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EXTENDED ESSAY REPORTS – MAY 2004
Biology
The extended essay in biology is an opportunity for candidates to apply independent research skills and
methodology appropriate to the subject. The subject matter must be biological, must lend itself to
investigation through biological research methods, must be at a theoretical level which is suitable for pre-
university students and must allow the candidate su fficient room to demonstrate personal initiative and
engagement. The report is intended to provide feedback on the performance of candidates and to act as a
guide for the supervision of future candidates. As such it is primarily addressed to supervisors, in an effort
to highlight those areas where candidates are in need of specific guidance and supervision.
The quality, and to a lesser extent the quantity, of su pervision received by a candidate can a play a major
role in the success of an extended essay. Comment s made by the supervisor on the circumstance
surrounding the research and level of personal involvement of the candidates can also be of considerable
assistance to the examiners.
Range and suitability of the work submitted
Appropriate topics in biology include ecology, genetics, evolution, animal and plant physiology,
biochemistry, biotechnology, microbiology, and a wi de variety of human biology topics including
behaviour, exercise physiology, health, drugs, nutrition and diseases. The most successful research based
papers had a small number of clearly defined an d easily manipulated independent variables and a
quantifiable and easily measured dependent variable . Successful essays often rely on a small amount of
simple equipment and can be carried out in the school laboratory or in the local environment.
While literature-based essays per se are not inappropr iate, those that rely exclusively on web-based
sources run the risk of failing to adequately meet particular criteria (especially the subject specific). These
essays are often poorly illustrated and inadequately referenced and show little or no sense of the
reliability, or otherwise, of the sources accessed. They tend also to be accumulations of fact with little or
no
File information
Subject
Biology
Document type
Subject report
Year
2004
Session
May 2004
Level
Not labelled in the archive
Paper
Not labelled
Examination zone
Not labelled in the archive
Language
English
File size
123 KB
Pages
4
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