Provincial Examinations

Grade 12 Provincial Examination Specifications

Geology 12

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

Changes and Revisions

Specifications

  • The intent of the Table of Specifications (31 KB) is to convey to the classroom teacher and student how the Geology 12 curriculum will be tested on the provincial examinations. The Table of Specifications provides weightings for each of the curriculum organizers as well as the cognitive levels that are applied to questions. A detailed description of examinable material within each curriculum organizer will be found in the curriculum section of the Earth Science 11 and Geology 12 Integrated Resource Package (IRP), 2006.

    It is expected that there will 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 only evaluate performance on a sample of these outcomes.

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

    Students may require the use of a calculator. Aside from an approved calculator, electronic devices, including dictionaries and pagers, are not permitted in the examination room.

  • Description of the Provincial Examination (27 KB) provides a description of the examination.

  • Cognitive Levels provide a description of what each cognitive level means.

  • Curriculum Connections provides a link to the examinable Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs) as described in the Geology 12 Integrated Resource Package (IRP), 2006.

  • Ministry calculator policy (69 KB)

Samples

  • Sample Questions (1.05 MB) illustrate the types and range of questions students may need to answer.

  • A Vocabulary List (37 KB) provides some common geological and science terms which may be used in context in the wording of questions.

  • The Data Pages (1.37 MB) show the format of the Data Pages issued for the examinations.

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

Older exams posted on our website are for reference only and are not necessarily representative of the exams for the 2008/09 school year.