Released Items Biology 30 - Alberta

Released Items

Biology 30

Diploma Examinations Program 2019

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Students

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of Biology 30

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Alberta Education, Government of Alberta

2019?2020

Biology 30 Released Items

Distribution: This document is posted on the Alberta Education website.

Copyright 2019, the Crown in Right of Alberta, as represented by the Minister of Education, Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector, 44 Capital Boulevard, 10044 108 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 5E6, and its licensors. All rights reserved.

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Contents

Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 1 Additional Documents..................................................................................................................... 1 Biology 30 November 2018 Diploma Examination: Blueprint Summary....................................... 2 Biology 30 November 2018 Diploma Examination: Released Items............................................. 5

Please note that if you cannot access one of the direct website links referred to in this document, you can find diploma examination-related materials on the Alberta Education website.

Biology 30 | Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector

Biology 30 | Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector

Introduction

The questions in this document are from the Biology 30 November 2018 Diploma Examination. This material, along with the Biology 30 Program of Studies, Biology 30 Information Bulletin, Biology 30 Archived Bulletin, Biology 30 Student-based Performance Standards, Biology 30 Assessment Exemplars, and school authority or school reports, can provide insight for teachers to assist them with instructional programming.

The blueprint summary on the following pages shows the keyed response, outcome classification according to the program of studies, classification of cognitive level, and difficulty for each question. An explanation of the cognitive levels can be found in the 2019-2020 Biology 30 Information Bulletin. The percentage reported in the Difficulty column indicates the proportion of students who answered the question correctly.

For further information, contact

Shannon Mitchell, Biology 30 Exam Manager, at Shannon.Mitchell@gov.ab.ca, or

Claudine Coleman, Biology 30 Examiner, at Claudine.Coleman@gov.ab.ca, or

Deanna Shostak, Director of Diploma Programs, at 780-422-5160, or Deanna.Shostak@gov.ab.ca

Provincial Assessment Sector at 780-427-0010 To call toll-free from outside Edmonton, dial 310-0000.

Additional Documents

Provincial Assessment supports the instruction of Biology 30 with the following documents and online resources.

These documents contain information about administrations of the diploma examinations for the upcoming school year, course clarifications, information about standards, sample questions, and assessment samples for classroom use.

? Biology 30 Information Bulletin

? Biology 30 Archived Information Bulletin

? Biology 30 Assessment Exemplars

? Biology 30 Student-based Performance Standards

The Biology 30 Practice Tests contain questions from some previous diploma examinations and some practice questions that have been released.

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