Assessment Task Distribution and Weighting Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Date of Task Term 4, 2014 Term 1, 2016 Term 2, 2016 Term 3, 2016 20/11/14 Week 7/8 Week 6 Weeks 3 - 5 Week 7 Type of Task Investigation Mid-Course Oral and HSC (Hand in task) Examination Research Task Component Syllabus being assessed Weighting Knowledge and 40% 10% 10% 20% understanding Planning and conducting 30% 20% 10% investigations Scientific thinking, 30% 10% 10% 10% problem-solving H11-14 H1, 4 16 H4,5,9,13,14,16 H1-16 – Outcomes Task Weighting 100% 20% 20% 30% 30% Biology Summary of Internal Assessment – Component Weighting % Knowledge and understanding of: the history, nature, and practice of biology, applications and uses of biology and their implications for society and the environment, and current issues, research and 40 developments in biology cell ultrastructure and processes, biological diversity, environmental interactions, mechanisms of inheritance and biological evolution Skills in planning and conducting investigations and in communicating 30 information and understanding based on these investigations
Assessment Task Distribution and Weighting Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Date of Task Term 4, 2014 20/11/14 Week 7 Term 1, 2016 Week 7/8 Term 2, 2016 Week 6 Term 3, 2016 Weeks 3 - 5 Type of Task Investigation (Hand in task) Mid-Course Examination Oral and Research Task HSC Component being assessed Syllabus Weighting Knowledge and understanding 40% 10% 10% 20% Planning and conducting investigations 30% 20% 10% Scientific thinking, problem-solving 30% 10% 10% 10% Outcomes H11-14 H1, 4 – 16 H4,5,9,13,14,16 H1-16 Task Weighting 100% 20% 20% 30% 30% Biology – Summary of Internal Assessment Component Weighting % Knowledge and understanding of: the history, nature, and practice of biology, applications and uses of biology and their implications for society and the environment, and current issues, research and developments in biology cell ultrastructure and processes, biological diversity, environmental interactions, mechanisms of inheritance and biological evolution 40 Skills in planning and conducting investigations and in communicating information and understanding based on these investigations 30