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Qualification => GCE AS & A2 Level => Queries => Topic started by: Dento on December 11, 2009, 09:31:30 pm

Title: CIE Biology A2, Help..
Post by: Dento on December 11, 2009, 09:31:30 pm
Hello Evryone,
I'm currently doing my AL Biology and i just wanted to ask (as it is not too clear) about paper 5,
is it a laboratory paper or written or just both of them? and if it's a laboratory paper, is there anyway we could practice? any website? revision notes/material ?

i just needed some help ,  :)
thanks in advance..  :)
Title: Re: CIE Biology A2, Help..
Post by: Lana Wolf on December 11, 2009, 09:36:21 pm
Quote from: Ahmad Samir on December 11, 2009, 09:31:30 pm
Hello Evryone,
I'm currently doing my AL Biology and i just wanted to ask (as it is not too clear) about paper 5,
is it a laboratory paper or written or just both of them? and if it's a laboratory paper, is there anyway we could practice? any website? revision notes/material ?

i just needed some help ,  :)
thanks in advance..  :)

Paper 5 is a completely written paper...
Its based on your practical skills from AS and knowledge of tht....
For bio it mostly includes statistical questions...im sure you wud hav heard of the chi square test or the t-test by now...
you need to know the independent and dependent variables....

it needs no practical work...
they may give you a statement to prove..and you explain how you'd prove it with an detailed explanation + controlled variabled and potential hazards involved while performing it...

well thts basic info... :)
Hope it helped....
Title: Re: CIE Biology A2, Help..
Post by: Lana Wolf on December 11, 2009, 09:38:41 pm
https://studentforums.biz/index.php/topic,5124.msg161979.html#msg161979

more info bout P5...i'd posted in another thread..
Title: Re: CIE Biology A2, Help..
Post by: Dento on December 11, 2009, 09:45:07 pm
so this means that in AS and AL there is no laboratory done  papers, its all written, ??
Title: Re: CIE Biology A2, Help..
Post by: Lana Wolf on December 11, 2009, 09:47:15 pm
Quote from: Ahmad Samir on December 11, 2009, 09:45:07 pm
so this means that in AS and AL there is no laboratory done  papers, its all written, ??

Havent you finished AS if you're asking bout A2..???  :-\
Thn you shud kno tht AS had practical...A2 duznt...
Title: Re: CIE Biology A2, Help..
Post by: Dento on December 11, 2009, 10:01:52 pm
am still going to do both AS + A2 this june , im registrng both in june
Title: Re: CIE Biology A2, Help..
Post by: Lana Wolf on December 11, 2009, 10:04:38 pm
Quote from: Ahmad Samir on December 11, 2009, 10:01:52 pm
am still going to do both AS + A2 this june , im registrng both in june

thts gonna be very difficult...
youre giving both exams in june or strting AS A2 in june..?? ??
Title: Re: CIE Biology A2, Help..
Post by: Dento on December 11, 2009, 10:07:18 pm
yes im giving both exams in june, i completed studying the AS syllabus, still got the paper 31/32 .. and will start this week the A2 syllabus..so i just wanted to make clear about paper 5 and just knew that its completely written !!
Title: Re: CIE Biology A2, Help..
Post by: Lana Wolf on December 11, 2009, 10:10:17 pm
Quote from: Ahmad Samir on December 11, 2009, 10:07:18 pm
yes im giving both exams in june, i completed studying the AS syllabus, still got the paper 31/32 .. and will start this week the A2 syllabus..so i just wanted to make clear about paper 5 and just knew that its completely written !!

If you've finished AS then gr8....focus on A2 well....
If you still have any doubts feel free to ask...P5 or anything.. :)
Title: Re: CIE Biology A2, Help..
Post by: Dento on December 11, 2009, 10:14:01 pm
thank u man, thats really nice of u , u too can feel free to ask anything whether its about exam papers or anything, good luck with ur exams... thanks agaiiin...  :) :)
Title: Re: CIE Biology A2, Help..
Post by: Lana Wolf on December 11, 2009, 10:15:14 pm
lol...thanks..but ive given my A2 this nov...so im on vacation..lol