NCEA Biology
NCEA Biology
What will I learn with my online tutor during our online tutorials?
NCEA students will learn a variety of Scientific Biological investigations through theoretical and practical tasks. They may look into life processes, genetic variation, and gene expression, plant and animal responses, evolutionary responses, and human evolution.
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With the use of demonstrations, through video chat and online documents, NCEA students can feel confident focusing on Scientific practices, analysis and investigations together with their online tutor.
Why is it important to learn about Biology?
NCEA students must gain a broader understanding of how things are formed. ​NCEA Biology challenges NCEA students to strive to become theorists and investigators.
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NCEA students see the value of engaging in investigations and Scientific practices with their online tutor. This is because our online tutorials build confidence in NCEA students, where they will become confident in understanding, investigating and developing biological tests and investigations.
What if I would only like support with my NCEA Biology exams?
The best part about one-on-one tutorials is that it is catered to the individual. This means the online tutor will cover the areas the NCEA student mainly needs support with. The online tutor has a variety of activities and resources to use to build confidence with NCEA Biology exams. This includes making sure students know how to read a question properly and answer it with examples and evidence.
NCEA
Biology Exams
What will I learn with my online tutor during our online tutorials?
NCEA students will learn the rules and processes for sitting an NCEA Biology exam. The NCEA student will learn how to collect information for their study prep, read an NCEA exam question properly and following key words appropriately, as well as practice adding examples, evidence and a critical opinion to a typical NCEA exam question. The online tutor will provide a variety of different typical NCEA exam problems to solve as well as resources to practice with.
Why is it important to prepare for NCEA Biology exams?
It is important to be prepared for Biology exams as the NCEA student may feel overwhelmed when in the official exam. This is because it is a different set up to their usual assessments. NCEA students have an allocated time and strict NCEA conditions, therefore having a plan and being able to know more about what to expect can alleviate some of the pressure.
NCEA students undergo a series of NCEA external examinations. Each school enrols students in one or more NCEA examination papers. It is appropriate that the NCEA student studies the NCEA approved texts in the classroom.
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NCEA exam 1 focuses on material physical properties and genetic variation.
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NCEA exams 2 focus on life processes, genetic variation, and gene expression.
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NCEA exams 3 focus on plant and animal responses, evolutionary responses, and human evolution.
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In our online tutorials, the online tutor may view NCEA Biology course outline to become familiar with NCEA internal and external assessment allocations, then the online tutor will work together with the NCEA student to practice answering typical NCEA exam questions.
What if I am feeling anxious about the NCEA Biology exams?
NCEA students may feel anxiety over their NCEA external exams, so it is comforting for them to practice the process of sitting exams with our online tutors. Savita and Michele, our online tutors, know how to alleviate the pressures of sitting exams. They do this by practising answering typical NCEA Biology external questions and they talk about the process with their NCEA students.
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