Provincial Examinations

Grade 12 Provincial Examination Specifications

Chemistry 12

2008/09 Exam Specifications - Effective September 2008 through August 2009.

Changes and Revisions

• Refer to the 2008/09 General Examination Information regarding booklet format information and general changes to provincial examinations.

• Revisions to Chemistry 12

Specifications

• The Table of Specifications and Description of Examination (55 KB) show teachers and students how the Chemistry 12 curriculum will be tested on provincial examinations.

The Provincial examination represents 40% of the student's final letter grade and the classroom mark represents 60%.

There may be a difference between school marks and provincial examination marks for individual students. Some students perform better on classroom tests and others on provincial examinations. School assessment measures performance on all curricular outcomes, whereas provincial examinations may evaluate performance on only a sample of these outcomes.

• Cognitive Levels (30 KB) provide a description of what each cognitive level means.

• Description of the Provincial Exam (30 KB) provides a description of the examination

• Curriculum Connections (30 KB) provide a link to the examinable Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs).

• Examination Terminology (91KB) provides some Chemistry-related terms commonly used on Chemistry 12 provincial examinations

• Ministry calculator policy (92 KB)

Samples

• Sample Questions (223 KB) illustrate the types and range of questions students may need to answer.

• Released Examinations show the format of an examination and the balance of questions across the curriculum organizers.