InService Teacher Training Assessment in IGCSE Biology 0610

In-Service Teacher Training Assessment in IGCSE Biology 0610 Session 3: Mark schemes and Examiners Reports

www. cie. org. uk Welcome • Introductions • Background • Aim of training

www. cie. org. uk Session 3 looks at: • Using the published mark scheme • Using the Examiner Reports • Additional resources for IGCSE Biology

www. cie. org. uk Using mark schemes (1): The importance of mark schemes Mark schemes: • Give the allocation of marks • Indicate the range of acceptable answers • Give examples of unacceptable answers • Give an indication of what Examiners are looking for in an answer

www. cie. org. uk Using mark schemes (2): Use with the Examiner Report The mark scheme and Examiner Report: • Both give information about each part of each question • Should be used side by side to analyse students’ answers to questions • Provide information which can be passed on to students

www. cie. org. uk Using mark schemes (3): Analysis of candidate scripts Take each question in turn and do the following: • Make yourself familiar with the mark scheme • Mark the questions showing clearly where you gave each mark • Bear in mind the marking guidelines given in Unit 2 • When you have finished, compare your marks with those of the Examiner.

www. cie. org. uk Using Examiner Reports (1): The importance of the reports • The range of candidate misconceptions is addressed • Areas of weakness of the candidates as a whole are highlighted • Reasons are suggested for common incorrect answers • The range of acceptable answers are commented on

www. cie. org. uk Using Examiner Reports(2): Analysis of contents • Misreading of questions • Incorrect reference or lack of reference to the stem of a question • Incorrect extraction of information from a table • Advice for future candidates • Careless use of words (which may result in candidates being penalised) • Poor quality of diagrams

www. cie. org. uk Using Examiner Reports (3): Teaching aims and Examiner Reports • It is useful to analyse the Examiner Reports over a number of years • There a number of misconceptions that regularly reappear • There a number of specific areas which students find conceptually difficult

www. cie. org. uk Additional resources (1): Schemes of work and tests • The scheme of work has 10 units providing ideas about how you might teach the syllabus • Each unit may also contain: ØQuestions ØOnline tests ØSimulations and simulation notes

www. cie. org. uk Additional resources (2): Other resources recommended by CIE • • • Standards booklets Specimen papers IGCSE Biology Past Papers on CD Toolkit IGCSE Biology endorsed textbooks Teaching and Assessing Skills in Practical Science

www. cie. org. uk Additional resources (3): Other resources recommended by CIE • Planning for Practical Science in Secondary Schools • Bioscope CD-ROM • Resource lists

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