1. SBA Requirement

2. Practical Related Tasks  Area A: practical ability  Area B: planning and reporting of scientific investigation

3. Minimum number of assessments for Bio SBA (Full X) Practical related taskNon-practical related task Area AArea BAssignment 2012 & 2013 exams S51 (8%) 1(6%)NA S611(6%)NA 2014 exam & thereafter S51 (6%) 1(4%)1 (6%) S611(4%)1

4. Minimum number of assessments for Combined Sci – biology part Practical related taskNon-practical related task Area AArea BAssignment 2012 & 2013 exams S5 1 (4%)1 (6%)NA S6 2014 exam & thereafter S5 1 (3%)1 (4%)1 (3%) S6

5. Minimum number of practical related tasks stipulated for S5 & S6  Full X: min. 8 practical related tasks  Combined Sci – Bio part: 4 practical related tasks

6. Task types in Area A a. investigative practical work b. microscopic examination c. dissection of animals/animal organs d. ecology fieldwork e. biological drawing Note: (b) – (e): optional, no more than 1 assessment on these tasks will be counted in the final Area A mark

7. Assessment of Area B (10 marks) Part R1: 1. Design of the investigation & its underlying principles 2. Procedure Part R2: 1. Presentation of findings 2. Discussion of results 3. Conclusion R1:R2 = 4:6 or 5:5 or 6:4

8. Non-practical related tasks Each assignment should cover: A. Curriculum emphasis (at least one)  Scientific inquiry  STSE  Nature and history of Biology B. Generic skills (at least one)  Creativity  Critical thinking skills  Communication skills  Problem-solving skills

9. Non-practical related tasks – Examples of assignments that can be included:  Information searches and report writing, survey studies, field-studies or site-visit reports, designing posters / pamphlets / webpages, writing articles on scientific issues, building models or developing multimedia artefacts

10. Non-practical related tasks – Mark Scale Marks1-23-56-89-10 Quality of work PoorFairGoodExcellent

11. HKDSE – SBA Handbook for Biology and Combined Science (Biology Part)