Product Description

Under the new assessment scheme for A Level Biology, a much larger proportion of marks are allocated to the skills of data interpretation, application and analysis. This can be a problem for weaker candidates, although all students tend to perform less well on questions of this type.

Data and Data Handling for AS Level Biology aims to address this weakness. The book provides examples, practice and examiners tips on how to improve. It focuses on improving these data handling skills throughout the course.

The book has been written to accompany the AQA New Introduction to and Further Studies in, Biology and Human Biology, but is suitable for all specifications and exam boards.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44588 in Books
• Published on: 2003-05-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 120 pages

About the Author
Bill Indge is a chief examiner for a major awarding body.

Customer Reviews

Otherwise excellent book, if it were not for one thing
This book is organised into six chapters: 1. Collecting the evidence; 2. Playing around with the data; 3. Describing, explaining, evaluating; 4. Cells and cell biology; 5. Genes; 6 Gas exchange and transport. Each chapter opens with a very brief introduction to the topic area (which is merely descriptive - the skills and knowledge expected of the candidate are described, but the author doesn't elaborate on how those skills can be demonstrated). Each chapter then consists of several structured questions based on various experiments or case studies. The book doesn't teach us the skills of data handling or interpretation (there are no worked examples); rather, it is a book of practice questions and exercises. The most annoying thing about this book (apart from the lack of explanation and instruction) is that the answers to the questions in the book are not provided, nor does there appear to be a seperate answer book available. I bought this book thinking it would be suitable for self-study - it isn't. Teachers would probably find this book helpful, however. So long as they themselves know the answers to the questions.