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- Subject: Biology
- AS: AS 91602
- Level: 3
- Credits: 3
- Internal
Biology 3.2 Integrate biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue
Achievement criteria
‘Integrate’ means to select and collate relevant biological knowledge so that it can be used to develop an informed response to the socio-scientific issue.
Achievement
Integrate biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue.
This involves:
- presenting a personal position, developed using relevant biological knowledge
- proposing action(s) at a personal and/or societal level.
Achievement with Merit
Integrate biological knowledge to develop a reasoned informed response to a socio-scientific issue.
This involves:
- explaining why the position and the action(s) have been chosen.
Achievement with Excellence
Integrate biological knowledge to develop a comprehensive informed response to a socio-scientific issue.
This involves:
- justifying the personal position and proposed action(s) by analysing and evaluating the biological knowledge related to the issue. This may include:
- comparing the significance of implications
- considering the likely effectiveness of proposed action(s)
- commenting on sources and information, considering ideas such as
- validity - currency, peer review status, scientific acceptance
- bias - attitudes, values, beliefs.
