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It outlines what students must demonstrate, including understanding scientific techniques, identifying variables, reading apparatus scales, using diagrams, and plotting graphs. It also describes analytical AO3 tasks such as evaluating limitations, identifying errors, and adapting methods. 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For example:\ndescribe procedures stated in the specification\nidentify types of variable in a required practical\nidentify a zero error from an image with a reading\ndraw or label common practical apparatus correctly.\nAO1 examples from 2022 assessments\nHere are a couple of examples from the summer 2022 Combined Science papers; first clearly in context of required practical – osmosis.\nThe second one, although the context is not necessarily one students know, use of a quadrat is one of the RPAs (Field studies).\nBoth were questions that students struggled to answer well.\nExample 1: 2022 Combined Science Synergy 1F Question 10.1\nExample 2: 2022 Combined Science Trilogy Biology 2F Question 2.1\nPractical skills assessment in relation to AO2\nPractical skills are very likely to be assessed in the context of a practical students haven’t seen before – it may be something totally new, or a variant on what they may have done in a required practical. They need to use the skills and understanding they should have gained by doing practical work to do the things that are listed here.\nStudents need to use the skills and understanding they have gained doing practical work to, for example:\nidentify control variables in an unfamiliar practical where the variables are given in the question\nidentify dependent and independent variables in an unfamiliar practical\nmake a prediction or a hypothesis based on information in the specification\ntake readings from scales on apparatus\nuse diagrams to communicate experimental methods\nplot graphs and carry out calculations.\n\u000f\nAO2 examples from 2022 assessments\nExample 3: 2022 Combined Science Trilogy Biology 2F Question 2.4\nSame context as Example 2. Very low demand understanding of the variables, which are given in the method. It’s likely to be an unfamiliar context. Students need to identify that the number of buttercups is the dependent variable.\nExample 4: 2022 Combined Science Trilogy Chemistry 1F Question 5.1\nThe chemistry example is asking students to predict what they would see in this reaction; one they might not have done in a practical session. NB they have to prepare a salt but not necessarily this one.\nExample 5: 2022 Combined Science Synergy 4F Question 10.1\nA few marks in each series test ability to read a scale; many students do struggle if the scale is not given in an obvious way eg like this one. They can usually manage to read something like a thermometer, but as soon as something slightly unusual appears they are unable to do to; taking readings on a burette also seem to cause problems.\nPractical skills assessment in relation to AO3\nPractical skills are very likely to be assessed in the context of a practical students haven’t seen before – it may be something totally new, or a variant on what they may have done in a required practical.  They need to use the skills and understanding they should have gained by doing practical work to do the things that are listed here.\nIn the context of AO3 questions will take an analytical form such as suggesting limitations of a particular method.\nStudents will also be expected to be able to adapt, modify and enhance experimental procedures, but not to develop their own procedures.\n‘Experimental procedures’ encompasses but is broader than the core practical activities.\nFor example:\nidentify control variables in an unfamiliar practical\nidentify anomalous results\ngive reasons for anomalous results\nidentify specific sources of error\nconsider","cbCaimcvGgu7zXuv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimcvGgu7zXuv","docx",1909071,21,"English","# Practical skills assessment in relation to AO1\n# Practical skills assessment in relation to AO2\n# Practical skills assessment in relation to AO3\n# What is Brandon’s Matrix?\n# Applying Brandon’s Matrix to required practicals","[{\"question\":\"What skills do students need to show for AO1 practical questions?\",\"answer\":\"AO1 practical questions require students to demonstrate understanding of scientific techniques, skills, apparatus and materials, and awareness of safety aspects, such as describing procedures, identifying variables, detecting zero error, and correctly drawing or labeling apparatus.\"},{\"question\":\"How are practical skills assessed under AO2?\",\"answer\":\"AO2 practical skills are assessed in contexts students may not have seen, requiring use of gained practical understanding to identify control variables, dependent and independent variables, make predictions or hypotheses, take scale readings, communicate methods with diagrams, and carry out plotting and calculations.\"},{\"question\":\"What does AO3 assessment focus on in practicals?\",\"answer\":\"AO3 questions often take an analytical form, such as suggesting limitations of a method, identifying control variables and anomalous results, giving reasons and sources of error, judging the validity of methods, and designing a plan for non-required practicals.\"}]","ASE 2023 - Reinvigorating the learning experience during practical lessons | DOCX",1792462284,53]