Bio Study Guide Essay

Biology
Victorian Certificate of Education Study Design

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority 2005

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Accredited by the Victorian Qualifications Authority 33 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002 Developed and published by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority 41 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002 This completely revised and reaccredited edition published 2005. © Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority 2005 This publication is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Edited by Ruth Learner Cover designed by Chris Waldron of BrandHouse Desktop published by Julie Coleman Biology ISBN 1 74010 300 9

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Contents
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Important information Introduction
Rationale Aims Key skills Structure Entry Duration Changes to the study design Monitoring for quality Safety Use of information and communications technology Key competencies and employability skills Legislative compliance

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Assessment and reporting
Satisfactory completion Authentication Levels of achievement

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Units 1–4: Key skills Unit 1: Unity and diversity
Areas of study and Outcomes Assessment

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Unit 2: Organisms and their environment
Areas of study and Outcomes Assessment

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Unit 3: Signatures of life
Areas of study and Outcomes Assessment

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Unit 4: Continuity and change
Areas of study and Outcomes Assessment

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Advice for teachers
Developing a course Use of information and communications technology Key competencies and employability skills Learning activities School-assessed coursework Suitable resources

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION Accreditation period Units 1–4: 2006–2014

The accreditation period commences on 1 January 2006.
Other sources of information The VCAA...