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Re: CSSA 2016 Biology Thoughts?
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2016, 08:41:39 pm »
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I think my teacher is only just starting to mark bio after finishing physics
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Re: CSSA 2016 Biology Thoughts?
« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2016, 06:33:19 am »
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Yeah our schools marked them, got 83% and 20/20 in multiple choice
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Re: CSSA 2016 Biology Thoughts?
« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2016, 10:45:51 am »
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Quote from: Gregs on August 19, 2016, 06:33:19 am
Yeah our schools marked them, got 83% and 20/20 in multiple choice

Brilliant work Gregs! Top stuff ;D
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Re: CSSA 2016 Biology Thoughts?
« Reply #18 on: August 19, 2016, 07:11:31 pm »
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I dunno if my finishing heaps early is a sign of knowing the content or not knowing it enough
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Re: CSSA 2016 Biology Thoughts?
« Reply #19 on: September 03, 2016, 10:38:11 pm »
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After getting my results back, and also getting 20/20 for multiple choice, I topped my class with an 81, not too bad but it could've been better
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Re: CSSA 2016 Biology Thoughts?
« Reply #20 on: September 05, 2016, 06:55:13 pm »
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After getting my results back I realise the stupidest mistake I made. The last question (write about a prac you performed in this option) I wrote about a similar prac I did in senior. Lost me 7 marks.

Besides that, got a 70 (ranked 7th) but a 77 wouldve got me up to 2nd. Extremely frustrating...

Hopefully ill do better in the hsc lol
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Re: CSSA 2016 Biology Thoughts?
« Reply #21 on: September 06, 2016, 06:04:21 pm »
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Yeah that PFA is tough and lost me a few marks
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Re: CSSA 2016 Biology Thoughts?
« Reply #22 on: September 18, 2016, 04:58:07 pm »
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Hi guys, I got 91 for the bio cssa exam. Anyways, how did you guys find the 8 marker about the question that science solves problems about disease.
I got a 4/8, highest for our grade was a 6. I have no idea where I lost 4 marks!
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Re: CSSA 2016 Biology Thoughts?
« Reply #23 on: September 18, 2016, 06:04:37 pm »
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Quote from: karenc. on September 18, 2016, 04:58:07 pm
Hi guys, I got 91 for the bio cssa exam. Anyways, how did you guys find the 8 marker about the question that science solves problems about disease.
I got a 4/8, highest for our grade was a 6. I have no idea where I lost 4 marks!

Congratulations on the 91 for bio  ;)

TBH it's all about looking at the marking criteria and whether or not it addresses the question directly
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Re: CSSA 2016 Biology Thoughts?
« Reply #24 on: September 25, 2016, 03:44:54 pm »
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Is the cssa usually harder than normal exams?
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Re: CSSA 2016 Biology Thoughts?
« Reply #25 on: September 25, 2016, 03:52:38 pm »
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usually CSSA is a harder paper but sometimes independent papers can be harder, trials are meant to be harder than the HSC
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Re: CSSA 2016 Biology Thoughts?
« Reply #26 on: October 02, 2016, 02:50:08 pm »
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Quote from: karenc. on September 18, 2016, 04:58:07 pm
Hi guys, I got 91 for the bio cssa exam. Anyways, how did you guys find the 8 marker about the question that science solves problems about disease.
I got a 4/8, highest for our grade was a 6. I have no idea where I lost 4 marks!

That 8 marker is a Prescribed focus Area (PFA) and you'll find those in textbooks and in the syllabus (though I'm not sure where) and it is in the wording of Nature and Practice of Biology, so if you don't state the scientific method or the field of biology it is associated with you cannot get many marks. And as always you can lose marks for not answering the question
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