Table Test

Content Assessment Weighting Timing of component
AS 1:

Molecules and Cells

 External written examination

 

1 hour 30 mins

 

Students answer six to eight structured questions and write an essay.

 37.5% of AS

 

15% of  A level

 May/June of Year 13
AS 2:

Organisms and Biodiversity

 External written examination

 

1 hour 30 mins

 

Students answer six to eight structured questions and write an essay.

 37.5% of AS

 

15% of  A level

 May/June of Year 13
AS 3: Assessment of Practical Skills in AS Biology External written examination assessing practical skills

 

1 hour

and

internal practical assessment (Teachers mark the assessment, and CCEA moderate the results.)

 25% of AS

 

10% of A level

 May/June of Year 13

 

Internal component will occur throughout the year
A2 1:

Physiology,  Co-ordination and Control, and Ecosystems

 External written examination

 

2 hours 15 mins

 

Students answer six to nine structured questions and write an essay.

 24% of A level May/June of Year 14
A2 2:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Evolutionary Trends

 External written examination

 

2 hours 15 mins

 

Students answer six to nine structured questions and write an essay.

 24% of A level May/June of Year 14
A2 3: Assessment of Investigational and Practical Skills in Biology External written examination assessing practical skills

 

1 hour 15 mins

and

internal practical assessment (Teachers mark the assessment, and CCEA moderate the results.)

 12% of A level May/June of Year 14

 

Internal component will occur throughout the year