Year 13 Biology Goal Setting

There are a huge number of demands placed on students as South Otago High School, as a result of the large number of opportunities that are available. The purpose of this survey is to help you think about what you would like to achieve in the time you will spend studying this course during the year in order to help you focus on what you think is important.
Please be as honest as you can.
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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. What would you most like to achieve over the next ten years?
    (1 = most want to achieve)*
        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10   Other
    Academic success    
    Earn lots of money    
    Happiness    
    Health    
    Sporting success    
    Artistic success (drama/arts)    
    Travel    
    Material comfort (house/car)    
    Start a family    
    Progress in chosen career    


  1. Write down why you chose to study Biology in year 13.*


  1. I would like to...
    (tick all of the statements which apply to you)
    Continue to study Biology next year
    Go to university and study a Biology related course
    Go to university and study a different course
    Get a job in a Biology related field


  1. Rank the units in order of which ones you most want to achieve in.
        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Gene Expression (External, 5 Credits)  
    Research a Biological Issue (Internal, 3 Credits)  
    Applications of Biological Techniques (Internal, 3 Credits)  
    Organism Response to the Environment (External, 4 Credits)  
    Patterns and Processes in Evolution (External, 3 Credits)  
    Trends in Evolution (External, 3 Credits)  
    Patterns in Human Evolution (External, 3 Credits)  
    NA  


  1. By the end of the course I would like to...
    (tick all of the statementswhich apply to you)*
    Have a better understanding of Biology
    Pass 14 credits in Biology
    Pass as many credits as possible in Biology
    Aim for Merit or Excellenct in some units
    Aim for Merit or Excellence in all units


  1. Write down what you want to achieve in Biology this year.*





Mr Zani
Otago Boys' High School
Dunedin