Preparing for the 2025 HSC Biology Exam (17/3)

This interactive workshop contains brand new resources for Biology teachers, helping them to analyse the 2024 exam and best prepare their students for the 2025 HSC. 

In this workshop, teachers will:

• leverage 2024 RAP Analyses to benefit Biology teaching and learning
• scrutinise the 2024 exam for emerging themes and commonplace mistakes by students
• translate the language and stimuli within questions into Biology concepts
• pilot mark brand new bespoke questions and sample answers
• unpack and attempt a brand new 7-9 mark question
• identify strategies for cross-module questions
• collaboratively develop an exam-style question with marking criteria and exemplar answer

All teachers will walk away with a variety of resources to assist their students in their forthcoming exams. Also, all attendees will receive our bespoke RAP Analysis Spreadsheet upon registration to use for their own exam analysis meetings at school.

NESA Accreditation

Completing Preparing for the HSC Biology Exam will contribute 5 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and assessment of NSW Curriculum/Early Years Learning Framework addressing standard descriptors 1.1.2 and 2.1.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

Feedback from Previous Courses

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Workshop Delivered by Els van Zwieten

Els van Zwieten is a highly experienced Biology teacher and provider of Biology professional learning. She was Chief Examiner of HSC Biology for 5 years from 2018 until 2022 and served on numerous other NESA HSC Biology examination committees. She has also served as an HSC Biology marker and judge marker. Els holds a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Diploma of Education (Distinction). Prior to dedicating the last 25 years to science education in various NSW schools she worked as a biochemist for 20 years. With CrookED Science, Els is now leveraging her extensive experience in science, education and assessment to conduct professional development workshops for teachers and student tutorials and workshops. She is passionate about science education and inspiring teachers and students. ​

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