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Changes in the exam in biology in 2017

Posted on 10.09.2016 by Boris Sadykov

Hello, dear readers of the Skype biology tutor blog.

Finally, I had the opportunity to give an intelligible answer to your many questions about the changes in the USE in biology in 2017.

Rumors have been circulating for a long time that “a significant innovation for graduates of 11 classes will be the rejection of the TEST form of tasks for the final exam in three disciplines: physics, chemistry, biology. Such a fundamental change in the format of exams is due to an attempt to reduce the possibility of intuitively guessing the correct answer.

Yes, yes, very absurd rumors that the test part will supposedly be removed.

Was the USE bad in its previous form?

Rumors were supported by the fact that from the very beginning of the Unified State Examination, as a form of attestation of students, which allows them to be enrolled in a university based on the results of passing the Unified State Examination, this form of the exam was criticized for the fact that it supposedly would not be able to provide a normal acquisition of knowledge, leading only to “coaching » on memorization, not understanding of the material.

But only those who had never taught at school or at a university could think so. From the very beginning, the exam in the form of the Unified State Examination included, in addition to test parts (), necessary to test students' knowledge of a huge terminological base, also ( valued at three times the cost of Part A).

Therefore, no matter how much space the tests of part A take up in the examination paper, the points obtained by simply guessing the correct answer (and the chance of guessing is quite large - 25%), still was not enough even to pass the barrier for a triple.

The Federal Institute for Pedagogical Measurements (FIPI) dispels all rumors

August 26, 2016 FIPI on its official website published projects documents regulating the structure and content of the USE 2017 control measuring materials.

We are watching Codifier. It doesn't have any. In order to prepare well for the exam, it is necessary, as before, to study biology comprehensively in the following 7 blocks:

First block“Biology as a science. Methods of scientific knowledge” controls the material about the achievements of biology, research methods, about the main levels of organization of living nature.

Second block"Cell as a biological system" contains tasks that test: knowledge about the structure, life and diversity of cells; the ability to establish the relationship between the structure and functions of cell organelles, to recognize and compare cells of different organisms, the processes occurring in them.

Third block"Organism as a biological system" controls the assimilation of knowledge about the laws of heredity and variability, about ontogenesis and reproduction of organisms, about the selection of organisms
and biotechnology, and also reveals the level of mastery of the ability to apply biological knowledge in solving problems in genetics.

in the fourth block "System and diversity of the organic world" are tested: knowledge about the diversity, structure, life and reproduction of organisms of various kingdoms of wildlife and viruses;
the ability to compare organisms, characterize and determine their belonging to a particular systematic taxon.

Fifth block"The human body and its health" is aimed at determining the level of mastering the system of knowledge about the structure and life of the human body.

to the sixth block"Evolution of living nature" includes tasks aimed at controlling: knowledge about the type, driving forces, directions and results of the evolution of the organic world; the ability to explain the main aromorphoses in the evolution of the plant and animal world, to establish the relationship between the driving forces and the results of evolution.

Seventh block"Ecosystems and their inherent patterns" contains tasks aimed at testing: knowledge about environmental patterns, about the circulation of substances in the biosphere; the ability to establish the relationship of organisms in ecosystems, to identify the causes of stability,
self-development and change of ecosystems.

But there are indeed changes in the KIM of 2017 compared to the KIM of 2016, and they are quite significant ( see Demos, specifications, USE codifiers 2017. Biology)

These changes mainly relate to the optimization of the very structure of the examination paper. :

1. Excluded tasks in the form of a single digit corresponding to the number of the correct answer.
2. Reduced the total number of tasks from 40 to 28.
3. Reduced the maximum primary score from 61 to 59.
4. The duration of the examination work has been increased from 180 to 210 minutes.
5. Part 1 includes new types of tasks that differ significantly in types of learning activities : filling in the missing elements of a diagram or table, finding the correctly indicated symbols in the figure, analyzing and synthesizing information, including those presented in the form of graphs, diagrams and tables with statistical data.

The new structure of KIM USE in 2017

Thus, each version of the KIM exam paper now contains only 28 tasks and consists of 2 parts, differing in form and level of complexity.

Part 1 contains 21 tasks:

Most tasks (7 tasks), as before, with choice from ready-made answers. This is what was previously part of BUT. Only now students are asked to choose not 1 correct answer out of 4 offered, but 2-3 answers out of 5-7 offered.

Here, in fact, this is where the whole “cheese forest” “lurks” about the rumors about the elimination of the test part from the exams. Reduced and changed, as we see, only the former part BUT. Test tasks related earlier to the part AT, became even more:

6 tasks - to establish compliance;
3 tasks - to establish the sequence of biological processes, phenomena, objects, systematic taxa;
2 tasks - for solving biological problems in cytology and genetics;
1 task - to supplement the missing information in the scheme;
1 task - to supplement the missing information in the table;
1 task - to analyze information presented in graphical or tabular form ((these last three types of tasks are completely new for the USE, so students and biology tutors should pay special attention to how to answer them).

The answer forms of the examination paper of part 1 should be approached very, very scrupulously (do not leave cells missing), since this test part of the work, as before, is evaluated by a “ruthless” computer.

Part 2 contains 7 tasks with a detailed answer.

In these tasks, as before, the answer is formulated and written down by the examinee independently in a detailed form. The tasks of this part of the work are essentially aimed at identifying biological talents - graduates with a very high level of biological training.

The table below shows how the tasks from the various blocks of the Codifier are distributed in the examination paper in Part 1 and Part 2.

As you can see, all sections of biology in Part 1 and in Part 2 of any version of the examination paper should be distributed equally. That is, there should not be any “distortions” in terms of the fact that in some version there would be, for example, a lot of botany, and in another a lot of human biology.

The table below shows the maximum number of primary points that can now be obtained for the first and second parts of the examination paper.

We see, as before, students have the opportunity to receive about the largest share in the assessment (66%) is precisely for test part of the work(this is to answer the question that tests will be canceled from 2017).

findings

The strategy itself in preparation for passing the exam in biology in 2017 should. Teaching biology using various school textbooks and reference materials is necessary within the framework of the same basic 7 sections of the Codifier.

Since the test part of the examination paper has undergone significant changes, now, "without shelving", you should carefully study Demo version of KIM USE 2017 of the year. Pay special attention to the correctness of filling in the answer forms of the tasks presented in the new form.

In general, I can state that passing the biology exam in 2017 will be much more difficult than before (there is no longer an opportunity to get completely “free” points for simple guessing). It will be more difficult to reach both the minimum threshold and get the maximum number of points. But, the main thing is that the options for examination papers themselves do not differ much in complexity from each other, so that all applicants are placed on approximately equal terms.

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SPECIFICATION
control measuring materials
unified state exam 2017 in BIOLOGY

1. Appointment of KIM USE

The Unified State Examination (hereinafter referred to as the USE) is a form of objective assessment of the quality of training of persons who have mastered the educational programs of secondary general education, using tasks in a standardized form (control measuring materials).

The USE is conducted in accordance with Federal Law No. 273-FZ of December 29, 2012 “On Education in the Russian Federation”.

Control measuring materials allow to establish the level of development by graduates of the Federal component of the state standard of secondary (complete) general education in biology, the basic and profile level.

The results of the unified state exam in biology are recognized by educational institutions of secondary vocational education and educational institutions of higher education.
professional education as the results of entrance examinations in biology.

2. Documents defining the content of KIM USE

3. Approaches to the selection of content, the development of the structure of the KIM USE

The basis for the development of the KIM USE is the invariant core of the content of biological education, which is reflected in the Federal component of the state standard of secondary (complete) general education, various exemplary programs and textbooks recommended by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science for use in the implementation of state-accredited educational programs of secondary general education in biology.
KIM USE checks the graduates' mastery of knowledge and skills of the main sections of the biology course: "Plants", "Bacteria. Mushrooms. Lichens”, “Animals”, “Man and his health”, “General biology”. This allows you to cover the main content of the course with a check, to ensure the content validity of the KIM. The content of the KIM USE does not go beyond the biology course of a secondary school and does not depend on which program and which textbook is taught in a particular educational organization.

The examination work is dominated by tasks in the section "General Biology", since it integrates and generalizes the actual knowledge gained in the basic school, considers general biological patterns that manifest themselves at different levels of the organization of wildlife. These include: cellular, chromosomal, evolutionary theories; laws of heredity and variability; ecological laws of development of the biosphere.

Tasks that control the degree of mastery of knowledge and skills cover the most essential issues of the content of the biology course and test the formation of the scientific worldview and biological competence of graduates.

4. The structure of KIM USE

Each version of the KIM exam paper contains 28 tasks and consists of two parts that differ in form and level of complexity. Part 1 contains 21 tasks:

7 - with multiple choice with or without a picture;
6 - to establish compliance with the drawing or without it;
3 - to establish the sequence of systematic taxa, biological objects, processes, phenomena;
2 - for solving biological problems in cytology and genetics;
1 - to supplement the missing information in the scheme;
1 - to supplement the missing information in the table;
1 - for the analysis of information presented in graphical or tabular form.

The answer to the tasks of part 1 is given by the corresponding entry in the form of a word (phrase), a number or a sequence of numbers written without spaces and separating characters.

Part 2 contains 7 tasks with a detailed answer. In these tasks, the answer is formulated and recorded by the examinee independently in a detailed form. The tasks of this part of the work are aimed at identifying graduates with a high level of biological training.

In part 1, tasks 1-21 are grouped according to the content blocks presented in the codifier, which provides a more accessible
perception of information. In part 2, tasks are grouped depending on the types of learning activities being tested and in accordance with the thematic affiliation.

Training options for the exam in biology

After the thematic tasks in biology, start practicing. Since in order to demonstrate a high level of knowledge, it is necessary to confidently work with diagrams, tables and graphs. Explain biological processes using graphical information.

First of all, download FIPI, which is a sample and gives an idea of ​​the structure and form of complexity of future assignments for the exam.

Based on the new demo developed 10 training options, register and track the level of knowledge in your personal account.

Identify, analyze mistakes and train again. Your success is the constant decision of options during preparation!

The USE test in biology 2019 includes 28 tasks.

• Part 1 contains 21 tasks with a short answer (a sequence of numbers, a number, a word or a phrase)
• Part 2 contains 7 tasks with a detailed answer (give a complete answer: explanation, description or justification; express and argue your own opinion).

The variant is thematically grouped.

1. The first part contains 21 tasks, which are grouped according to the content blocks presented in:
   • For multiple choice;
   • To establish correspondence;
   • To establish the sequence of processes or phenomena;
   • Tasks in cytology and genetics;
   • To complement the drawings;
   • Analysis of a schema or table.
2. The second part contains 7 tasks. For the successful solution of which the student is required to thoroughly master the conceptual apparatus and competently operate with biological terms.

A short analysis of the conditions of some tasks

Tasks from the block of the first ticket:

• - a biological fragment is presented, requiring the establishment of links between concepts;
• - count the number of chromosomes and establish the number of cells formed during various processes;
• - find examples in the text that correspond to the concepts;
• - to test knowledge of species properties - select criteria from the test that correspond to the species.

Assessment of tests in biology USE

Behind first part ticket maximum - 38 points.
For problem solving second part - 20 points.

The points received for correctly completed tasks are summed up.

Converting points to grades

• 0-35 points - 2,
• 36-54 points - 3,
• 55-71 points - 4,
• 72 and above points - 5;

To enter a budget place in a prestigious university, you need to score more than 84 points.

Decide! Dare! Strive for the best!

The exam in biology is taken at the choice of a student who plans to enter a higher educational institution with a certain specialization. In terms of popularity, this item ranks 5-6th every year.places, about 18% of schoolchildren pass it. Which universities offer biology? This subject is taken in educational institutions of the following direction: medicine, biology, pedagogy with a degree in biology teacher, agriculture, veterinary medicine, physical education, psychology, garden design, ecology, technical specialties where biology borders on physics. Professions: psychologist, ecologist, athlete, engineer, doctor.

The work consists of tasks, which are conditionally divided into two parts. In 2018, there were 28 tasks: 21 - tests, you need to choose an option from the proposed ones, 7 - of increased complexity, you need to give a detailed answer.

210 minutes are given for work - the student decides on his own how to allocate time for answers.

The threshold score for admission to various universities depends on the requirements of a particular educational institution - this information must be clarified at the university.

• The first part contains tasks for knowledge of the theory and the ability to use this knowledge. Types of tasks of the first part: for multiple choice (may be accompanied by a picture), for establishing a logical sequence, for solving problems, supplementing data in a table, for analyzing data.
• The second part aims to identify the features and depth of knowledge of the subject. The purpose of such tasks is to test the ability to establish causal relationships, draw conclusions, use theory in practice, justify one's position, and think logically. It is this part of the test that is key in the process of selecting potential university students.

The first part is checked automatically by a computer. The second is analyzed by experts.

How difficult is the biology exam?

• The main difficulty lies in the significant amount of information that needs to be repeated. The school course begins in grades 5-6, so you will have to "dig deep" in preparation.
• Difficulties are also related to the structure of the exam. High-quality theoretical knowledge does not necessarily guarantee the successful passing of the exam - you need to learn how to perform tasks of certain types. This can be learned with the help of a professional tutor or by taking an online test. Every year, tasks of a new type are introduced into the structure - you need to be prepared for this.
• The most difficult topics are: photosynthesis, DNA, energy metabolism. With these sections and assignments on this topic, it is better to contact the tutor.

How to effectively prepare for the exam?

• The main thing is to listen carefully in class and study textbooks. This will become a solid basis for the successful passing of the exam.
• Planning: systematic preparation requires a stable and thorough study of the material of the USE program.
• Self-education: read manuals, on one's own.
• Take an online test.

The main advantage of online testing is the ability to work out to automatism the ability to solve tasks of various types and levels of complexity, to correctly allocate time in the exam. With a teacher or tutor, it is recommended to prepare for the second part.

The biology exam is one of the selective ones and those who are confident in their knowledge will take it. The exam in biology is considered a difficult subject, as knowledge accumulated over the years of study is tested.

The tasks of the USE in biology are selected to be of different types; to solve them, confident knowledge of the main topics of the school biology course is required. On the basis of the teachers developed over 10 test tasks for each topic.

See the topics that you need to study when completing assignments from FIPI. For each task, its own algorithm of actions is prescribed, which will help in solving problems.

Changes in KIM USE 2019 in biology:

• The task model in line 2 has been changed. Instead of a task with multiple choice for 2 points, a task for working with a table for 1 point has been included.
• The maximum primary score decreased by 1 and amounted to 58 points.

The structure of the USE tasks in biology:

• Part 1- these are tasks from 1 to 21 with a short answer, up to about 5 minutes are allotted for completion.

Advice: Read the wording of the questions carefully.

• Part 2- these are tasks from 22 to 28 with a detailed answer, approximately 10-20 minutes are allotted for completion.

Advice: express your thoughts in a literary way, answer the question in detail and comprehensively, give a definition of biological terms, even if this is not required in the assignments. The answer should have a plan, not write in solid text, but highlight points.

What is required of the student in the exam?

• Ability to work with graphic information (diagrams, graphs, tables) - its analysis and use;
• Multiple choice;
• Establishing compliance;
• Sequencing.

Points for each task in USE biology

In order to get the highest grade in biology, you need to score 58 primary points, which will be converted to one hundred on a scale.

• 1 point - for 1, 2, 3, 6 tasks.
• 2 points - 4, 5, 7-22.
• 3 points - 23-28.

How to Prepare for Biology Tests

1. repetition of the theory.
2. Proper allocation of time for each task.
3. Solving practical problems several times.
4. Checking the level of knowledge by solving tests online.

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