0697 · June 2024
Marine Science
Candidates were generally well prepared for the examination, attempted most of the questions and appeared to have manged their examination time well. Many candidates demonstrated an excellent knowledge and understanding from across the syllabus, and there were some excellent answers provided.
Source: Cambridge International
Cohort performance
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Key examiner messages
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Candidates need to ensure they have read the questions carefully and should attempt all questions.
Candidates need to devel MARINE SCIENCE Paper 0697/11 Theory and Data Handling There were too few candidates for a meaningful report to be produced.
Candidates need to develop the skill of linking different aspects of the curriculum to provide a full answer to some questions.
An area requiring development is aquaculture and understanding that the generic principles in the specification can be applied to different species.
Question difficulty map
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Assessment objectives
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Method marks watchlist
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Recurring mistakes across years
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Question choice intelligence
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Level exemplars
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Grade & admission context
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Deep insights
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Command word playbook
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Time traps
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Syllabus traceability
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MCQ trap analytics
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Topic heatmap across years
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Difficulty trend
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Paper comparison
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Marks you can still earn
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Practise what examiners flagged
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Self-diagnostic checklist
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- 1Message
Candidates need to ensure they have read the questions carefully and should attempt all questions.
- 2Message
Candidates need to devel MARINE SCIENCE Paper 0697/11 Theory and Data Handling There were too few candidates for a meaningful report to be produced.
- 3Message
Candidates need to develop the skill of linking different aspects of the curriculum to provide a full answer to some questions.
- 4Message
An area requiring development is aquaculture and understanding that the generic principles in the specification can be applied to different species.
Teacher briefing pack
One-page session summary for tutors and classroom review
June 2024 2024
Marine Science
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education 0697 Marine Science June 2024 Principal Examiner Report for Teachers © 2024 MARINE SCIENCE Paper 0697/11 Theory and Data Handling There were too few candidates for a meaningful report to be produced. Cambridge Int
Candidates need to ensure they have read the questions carefully and should attempt all questions.
Candidates need to devel MARINE SCIENCE Paper 0697/11 Theory and Data Handling There were too few candidates for a meaningful report to be produced.
Candidates need to develop the skill of linking different aspects of the curriculum to provide a full answer to some questions.
Examiner insights
General comments
- •Candidates were generally well prepared for the examination, attempted most of the questions and appeared to have manged their examination time well.
- •Many candidates demonstrated an excellent knowledge and understanding from across the syllabus, and there were some excellent answers provided.
- •Candidates generally understood the scientific terminology in the questions and used scientific terms accurately in their answers.