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Cambridge International AS and A Level Biology <strong>9700</strong> <strong>sy</strong>llabus Syllabus aims and assessment objectives<br />
Candidates receive 15% of the total marks for awareness of the social, economic, environmental and<br />
technological implications and applications of biology. These marks are awarded within the ‘Knowledge with<br />
understanding’ (AO1) and the ‘Handling information and solving problems’ (AO2) categories.<br />
Teachers should note that there is a greater weighting of 60% for skills (including handling information,<br />
solving problems, experimental skills and investigations) compared to 40% for knowledge and<br />
understanding. Teachers should make sure that their schemes of work and the sequence of learning<br />
activities reflect this balance so that the aims of the <strong>sy</strong>llabus are met and the candidates are suitably<br />
prepared for the assessment.<br />
Back to contents page<br />
www.cie.org.uk/alevel<br />
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