Confusion regarding syllabus terminologies (1 Viewer)

[Leadmen4y]

Okay so here are the two phrases commonly used in the sciences' syllabi,

"including but not limited to:..." and "for example:...", usually followed by a bunch of subpoints.

Here's an example for "including but not limited to" retreived from the biology syllabus:

And here's an example for "for example", also retrieved from the biology syllabus:


So obviously when it says "including but not limited to" it's saying that you MUST study everything listed in the sub-dotpoints, but what does it mean when it says "for example"? Does it mean we don't have to pick those examples? Can we just do one of them? Or is it the same of "including but not limited to"?

Thanks in advance!

 

[jimmysmith560]

I'm not entirely sure about this, but the fact that this syllabus dot point says "the response of a named Australian plant to a named pathogen" most likely indicates that you're only meant to cover one of the sub dot points, with the two sub dot points below given as examples that you can use. "For example" in this case might imply that there are other pathogens that you can explore/cover, meaning you're probably not limited to either of the given pathogens.

I hope this helps!

 

[Leadmen4y]

I'm not entirely sure about this, but the fact that this syllabus dot point says "the response of a named Australian plant to a named pathogen" most likely indicates that you're only meant to cover one of the sub dot points, with the two sub dot points below given as examples that you can use. "For example" in this case might imply that there are other pathogens that you can explore/cover, meaning you're probably not limited to either of the given pathogens.

I hope this helps!

Thanks Jimmy! Always so helpful haha XD

 

[zizi2003_]

Okay so here are the two phrases commonly used in the sciences' syllabi,

"including but not limited to:..." and "for example:...", usually followed by a bunch of subpoints.

Here's an example for "including but not limited to" retreived from the biology syllabus:
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And here's an example for "for example", also retrieved from the biology syllabus:
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So obviously when it says "including but not limited to" it's saying that you MUST study everything listed in the sub-dotpoints, but what does it mean when it says "for example"? Does it mean we don't have to pick those examples? Can we just do one of them? Or is it the same of "including but not limited to"?

Thanks in advance!

Honestly i'd have examples for both fungal and viral pathogens up my sleeve coz i've seen many trial papers that ask a plant's response to a specific viral and/or fungal pathogen. So just have notes for all dot points under the 'for example' in case

 

[Leadmen4y]

For all the syllabus dot points you’ve shown. You need to cover all of them. If the syllabus says for example, then you MUST cover all those examples in detail. With the plants I’ve seen many questions about both fugal and viral pathogens.

is it from hsc papers?

 

[Leadmen4y]

No trials. Actually might be hsc papers as well but I havent check their module 7 questions

how about DNA sequencing? I only have notes on profiling coz I'm lazy asf lmao

 

[Leadmen4y]

Are you asking if all the dot points will be in the hsc?

basically, coz I've seen many trial papers (not in bio, but in maths) that test things we don't need to know so I'm skeptical about trial papers.

 

[Leadmen4y]

Yea but you don’t know that the hsc won’t test you it. The first trial I did, I was like wtf are some of these questions. But when you do all the trial papers, you learn the content even better.
The trial papers don’t go syllabus, they just make you see it in a different perspective. My friends selective school builds exams called “band 9”. Exams which are harder than the hsc.
So their students smash the hsc, cus they’ve done harder exams

you may have mistaken my point, more difficult exams and exams that tests you on THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW are different.

Say there's a question on the structure of DNA, a hard question would probably try to combine it with processes of DNA replication, genetic variation, mutations etc to test the student's ability to apply his biology knowldge. While a question that doesn't belong in HS would ask something like "explain the bonding between nucleotides (not nitrogenous bases)", and it would require you to know things that you don't need to know like phosphodiester bonding along with dehydration synthesis which is entry biochemistry stuff.

 

[Leadmen4y]

I’ve never encountered a question on the trials that was very off syllabus. Except one that wanted me to add the chemical structures of haemoglobin.

And if you see something that you truly think is off syllabus as mentioned, then just skip the question and move on. That’s not a valid reason to lose faith in trials all together

yeah of course I'm still doing trial papers its just it comes back to my question regarding the whole "for example" and "including but not limited to" terminology lmao might have to email nesa or something