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Produced in partnership with OCR for the 2008 OCR A Level Biology specification, this Student Book offers accessible and engaging material, and focus on the integration of How Science Works to help students understand the underlying principles of science.
- OCR Biology terminology is used throughout to ensure students are acquainted with the type of vocabulary used in the exams.
- Structured in line with the OCR specification with exciting content presented as double page spreads to help students easily assimilate and locate information.
- Stretch and Challenge sections throughout the book support this part of the specification.
- Plenty of worked examples and exam-style questions demonstrate how to approach complex questions.
- Contains learning objectives within the spreads, taken from the specification, as well as questions to test understanding and knowledge.
- FREE Exam Café CD-ROM, containing an array of student-friendly study, revision and exam preparation tools to support students and enable them to prepare thoroughly for their exams.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book covers the specification really well but the topics are totally disorganized and the language used isn't the easiest to understand. And there's wayyy too much overdescription of some topics and it leaves you a bit exhausted!! Overall its really good to learn from this book as it's really hard and anything else you have will seem much easier to you after, which is why i suggest you also get the OCR CGP biology revision guide which is excellent at breaking things down into their simplest form (but not quite sufficient to be a sole text book!)
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm an A-level tutor in this subject and I'm not as impressed with this book, compared with the A2 book. It seems it was rushed through, because there are a lot of elementary mistakes which a simple read-through would have detected. I think it is inexcusable to have so many mistakes in a school text: students are having a hard enough time understanding this complex material as it is!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book has some flaws, however, in my opinion is it essential for the A2 biology course. The book covers the specification well and provides in-depth double page spreads on many parts of the specification. There is usually enough information and sometimes there is too much! This is, of course, not an issue.
Further the book has past exam questions on each module and also end of module summary questions to test your knowledge. A key feature that is also very useful are the stretch and challenge questions which are placed on some of the spreads. This is helpful for students looking for A and A* grades.
There are some criticisms though. As other reviews suggest, there are mistakes; quite a few. However, these generally can be noticed and do not impact on understanding (although sometimes it can make concepts confusing). Furthermore, the language used could be simpler to make the topics more accessible.
Overall, it is a great book with a few flaws. However, it has many positives and I would be more than happy to use this book and this book only for my A2 biology exam. In my other subjects I would need more than one textbook.
Further the book has past exam questions on each module and also end of module summary questions to test your knowledge. A key feature that is also very useful are the stretch and challenge questions which are placed on some of the spreads. This is helpful for students looking for A and A* grades.
There are some criticisms though. As other reviews suggest, there are mistakes; quite a few. However, these generally can be noticed and do not impact on understanding (although sometimes it can make concepts confusing). Furthermore, the language used could be simpler to make the topics more accessible.
Overall, it is a great book with a few flaws. However, it has many positives and I would be more than happy to use this book and this book only for my A2 biology exam. In my other subjects I would need more than one textbook.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Very useful book!
It is a very useful product that has helped me a lot with my revision for my final unit!
Highly recommended, contains pretty much everything you need to know! Read more
Highly recommended, contains pretty much everything you need to know! Read more
Published 28 days ago by L.Keenan
Good Gam
I bought this book to prepare for the GAMSAT medical school entry test, which tests candidates knowledge of biology (as well as physics and chemistry). Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ajay Clare
OCR A2 Biology Student Book and CD-ROM
Excellent purchase. This book is to help my son in his A Level Biology Course. Recommended by schools, colleges and academies.
Published 5 months ago by foxi694
OCR A2 Biology Book
Brought this for my daughter to support her Biology course work. She has been very pleased with the level of information and uses it in her current studys. Read more
Published 7 months ago by G. Monk
Poor Mac OSX implementation
I can't speak to the quality of the content, but the software is rather shoddy. I'm not all that proficient with Apple software, but it seems that the publisher never actually even... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Extrawna
Book Review
Standard A Level textbook required for my son. Delivered very promptly and have had no complaints from him - which is unusual!!!
Published 10 months ago by Colin Povey
This is more targeted than general!
The title is a give away here !*OCR*! Biology A2 Text Book. This is specifically for people on the OCR A-Level Biology board, if you are not then I would personally steer away from... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Dannystaples
Brilliant
Really good product
although the content isn't easy, it is written well, with enough detail
to get a high grade.
Delivery was on time, all in all, a good buy.
although the content isn't easy, it is written well, with enough detail
to get a high grade.
Delivery was on time, all in all, a good buy.
Published 20 months ago by Lily
Excellent content and easy layout
Used this to help me revise my own subject knowledge as a sceince teacher. I found the book very easy to read and the layout was great.
Published on 10 Dec 2009 by MW
Superb!!!
This product is super. It gives clear, thorough explanation of all of the topics in the OCR A2 syllabus, accompanied by brilliant diagrams that help to improve understanding and... Read more
Published on 17 July 2009 by Hannah Guest
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