There are 4 sections in the biology course: general biology, human anatomy and physiology, botany and zoology. Most of the USE tasks most often relate to general biology. It's worth starting with.
When teaching, it is better to make your own notes. They should not contain continuous text: mostly drawings, diagrams, tables.
It is necessary to select literature for compiling notes. Basic school textbooks are not suitable for this work - there is too little material in them. Give preference to in-depth textbooks or manuals for preparing for the exam. There are free online resources such as Foxford's textbook, To All Who Learn, The Whole Biology Project, and others.
If the topic is “not given”, it is worth reading the explanations of other authors. Do not give up. Be sure to find something you understand. I can recommend works by Bogdanova T.L., Bilich G.L., Sadovnichenko Yu.A., Yarygin V.N., Mamontov S.G., Solovkov D.A.
- About manuals for preparing for the exam: many new publications are published every year. It's hard to figure it out, but it's possible. In the store you can look through what is on the shelves: open the most difficult topic for you and read. If you understand the author's explanation, you can take it.
If you need advice, on the Internet you will find reviews of various manuals, video reviews are very convenient. It is not necessary to buy a paper edition, almost all materials are available in electronic form.
You can find videos on biology on the Internet, for example, blogs on YouTube: "Khan Academy" or "Daniel Darwin". Topics such as cell division, photosynthesis, protein biosynthesis, ontogeny can be effectively studied using cartoons. For example, meiosis, mitosis, cell structure, how evolution works, immune system, phagocytosis. And be sure to make your own drawings on these topics in your notes - immediately evaluate your knowledge.
After passing each topic, it is necessary to work it out by solving the tasks of the exam. There is a rubrication by topic on the websites “I will solve the Unified State Examination”, “Dunno”, “ZZUBROMINIMUM”.
When you finish studying a section, for example, “Botany”: you have already studied the theory, you have solved tasks for each topic, go to the FIPI website in the “Open Bank of Unified State Examination Tasks”. There, the real tasks of the exam are grouped into sections, but no answers are given to them. This will allow you to critically evaluate the acquired knowledge.
And when all sections are completed, you can begin to solve the options for the exam. On the website “I will solve the exam” there is a constructor for compiling them. You will find a large number of options for past years on the 4USE website.
And don't forget that you are not alone. Many guys are in a similar situation. They communicate and share experiences in social networks. Many groups have been created on the Internet related to preparing for the exam in biology, with tips and tricks, with useful materials and links. For instance: "
The exam in biology in 2020 is an elective exam. Passing the final test in this subject is necessary for those who plan to enter higher educational institutions in specialties related to the natural sciences, medicine, physical culture and sports.
How to prepare for the exam?
Everyone knows that the key to successful delivery is good knowledge and constant repetition of the material covered. With the USE in biology, the complexity of preparation lies in the large amount of theoretical information. The questions of the unified state exam in biology cover absolutely all topics covered during the school years. That is why it is important to properly systematize all the knowledge gained.
Preparation algorithm:
- get acquainted with the demo versions of test materials, the number of questions and the structure of the upcoming exam;
- carefully review the list of topics, highlight for yourself those that cause difficulties;
- study the theory in all key sections of the school curriculum;
- in addition to textbooks, use special manuals and materials;
- to consolidate the theory, solve online tests - this will help improve the memorization process, automate answering skills and overcome psychological stress directly during the exam.
A selection of theoretical materials can be found on the Internet - it is divided into topics and adapted for study, it selects the main information for each section. If self-preparation seems incomplete to you, you can turn to tutors for help.
What to pay attention to?
The questions that graduates will meet at the unified state exam will reflect all the topics of the school course. Pay attention to the following aspects:
- The cell and its structure;
- Plants - tissues, vegetative and generative organs, fruits, development cycle, the concept of double fertilization, the plant kingdom and its taxonomy;
- Plants and fungi - classification, structure, features;
- Animals - tissues, organs, systems and characteristics of species;
- Systems of organisms - the structure and features of the spinal cord, nervous, endocrine, excretory systems;
- Blood groups, structure and work of the heart;
- Analyzers and their structure;
- Metabolism and respiration;
- Genetics;
- Biological processes - mitosis, meiosis, metabolism, photosynthesis, ontogenesis.
On a note
- while studying the theory, outline the key points;
- analyze thoroughly those points that are initially incomprehensible;
- visualize information - use tables, pictures, charts in preparation - this will allow you to better remember;
- if you do not know the exact answer, choose the one that, in your opinion, is the most suitable. Don't leave questions unanswered.
Drawing up a work plan
To begin with, we advise you to get acquainted with the USE program and draw up an individual training schedule: calculate how much time you need to work on each topic. It is better to prepare for individual topics, and not for all biology at once. In the future, we advise you to follow the schedule you have drawn up and not allow yourself any concessions, otherwise everything will remain for the last three days - and during this time nothing will be done!
Drawing up a summary
Surround yourself with all available textbooks, notebooks and manuals (look here), read, comprehend what you have read and make a summary that you understand. When compiling a summary, consider the school textbook as the main one, use other sources of information as additional ones - for a better understanding.
We recommend that you accompany the abstract with hand-drawn drawings (diagrams) - they are well remembered and allow you to restore the entire topic in memory. Leave empty spaces in the margins or at the end of each topic to make possible additions. We advise you to make an outline yourself, and not rewrite it somewhere ready - it fits better in your head.
cramming
Learn the summary and check yourself against the table of key terms. If you see terms that you did not know before, write them in the abstract in the topic to which they relate. Repeat the theory again.
Test solving
Solve half of the problems of parts A, B and C on this topic. If everything worked out, then feel free to solve the second half - for stuffing your hands - and you are ready!
Error Analysis
If something didn’t work out, analyze the mistakes: either you were inattentive (then read the assignments more carefully), or you didn’t draw up a summary well (then add additions to it), or you learned it poorly (then cram further), or the question was incorrect - this too happens - then shrug. After the work done, solve the second half of the tasks. If everything worked out, then you are ready; If not, then start over.
Preparation for the biology exam should begin with the analysis of the codifier of the content elements being tested. Identify key thematic blocks and check if you have information on them. Completing the tasks of the CMM demo can help determine your level of preparation.
In the process of preparation, first repeat the relevant topic, answer the questions of the textbook, complete thematic tasks. Remember that tasks in the section "General Biology" make up 70% of the exam paper. Therefore, even in conditions of lack of time, try to fully work out this section.
Pay special attention to mastering the techniques for solving problems in cytology and genetics, as they are presented in all parts of the work.
In parallel, in the mode of systematic repetition, it is advisable to work out the section “Man and his health”. We advise you to pay special attention to the structure of the nervous system and analyzers, their functions, neurohumoral regulation of the vital processes of the body. Also, we must not forget about the repetition of the sections “Plants. bacteria. Mushrooms. Lichens” and “Animals”: assignments on this topic are widely presented in the examination paper.
Use the open USE bank, which contains a variety of tasks on all topics tested in the exam. Analyze your mistakes, identify material that needs to be repeated again.
“In 2017, the USE model in biology has changed. The number of tasks requiring the analysis of images of biological objects has increased. When working with a textbook, one should carefully study the proposed illustrations of the internal structure of biological organisms, the flow diagrams of the most important biological processes. It is important to learn to “read” a biological drawing,” recommends Valeryan Rokhlov, chairman of the federal commission for developers of the KIM USE in biology.
In 2017, the examination time was increased by 30 minutes (from 180 to 210 minutes). When preparing for the exam, you should develop a certain approach to the distribution of time so that it is enough to complete all the tasks.
We wish you success in passing the exam in 2017!
Greetings! My name is Vadim Yurievich. I teach biology.
I really, really love my job!
My work makes me happy, I have a passion for it, and quiet confidence for biology itself.
In addition to the pedagogical education of the KSPU, I have a psychological education from the faculty of retraining of the Moscow State Pedagogical University. Moreover, I have a number of international certificates in the field of psychology.
Therefore, I have the knowledge of how to organize learning biology in a fun way, not only individually, but also in a group. Most of my students pass the exam in biology with high scores. This year I liked the figure - 86 points. Where did my students go? This year (and next year my student goes there again) one of the desired victories is the psychology faculty of Moscow State University, with an internal exam. Others mainly went to well-known medical universities - MMA, MGMSU.
I am constantly improving my teaching methods and my knowledge. I work a lot with a computer, I know the method of high-speed printing, I keep track of everything new from the world of biology on the Internet, I acquire modern literature on biology, I constantly refer to the university program in biology.
What is unique about my approach to teaching biology? Or in other words, why do you need me?
1. Deep structuring and analysis of the material required for passing the exam in biology.
Why is biology taught at school for 6 years? The answer is obvious: biology is very large (for example, 2 years more than chemistry). I conducted a complete analysis of the content of the material in grades 6-11, which must be mastered for the exam. Often students ask the question: namely, this material will be on the exam? I provide a list of all terms, concepts, topics that are included in the state standard. All of this standard is subject to study. If we lose some topics, we risk losing points on the exam. Often, even with a tutor, students do not have time to learn something, or do not know that it is necessary. This may have different consequences.
Many underestimate the need to carefully understand which blocks of content will be tested on the exam. Often I meet tests that go beyond the school curriculum.
For example, in the program of entrance examinations in biology at Moscow State University, there are many questions that go beyond the scope of the school curriculum. To answer them, knowledge is required that is not set out in school textbooks. Where can you find this knowledge? How to be sure to prepare and not miss anything? How to train to solve not only standard tasks, but also other, unexpected tasks, often encountered in part C, in Olympiads?
2. Speech acquisition of biological knowledge through live dialogue.
When can we talk about high results in the development of biology? When the student's language barrier will be mercilessly destroyed, when he will be able to speak freely using biological terminology. This is comparable to learning any foreign language.
In order for the student to speak, systems of deeply learned concepts must be created in the mind. In order to answer any tests, the tasks of part "C" in the Unified State Examination, in order to pass the internal exam at Moscow State University, you must be able to write texts on biology. Accordingly, before that, you need to talk, discuss, reveal a huge number of topics in the classroom with a tutor. How much does the student talk about biology? We are very deprived of live specialized speech. Yes, many have one biology lesson a week at school. But all other time is contact with books, computers. A lively dialogue with a knowledge holder is an opportunity to learn a lot of new things in a short time, to go through completely different topics, to fill in the gaps.
3. Use of the most modern computer programs and books on biology.
Real story. Meet a new student. And I see an excellent selection in his arsenal of books - two textbooks on biology by different authors! Excellent, preparing for this literature, he is ready even tomorrow to go to the exam. But no, how can I take such a risk? Other sources are needed. Often in some textbooks, students understand the material less, in others more. We need at least 2-3 lines of school textbooks. But we still need computer programs. They have great animations, videos, tests, drawings and diagrams. All this dramatically increases the level of understanding of the material, contributes to more effective memorization in preparation for homework.
How to choose such programs? How to evaluate them? How to combine work on these programs with the study of other sources when preparing homework? Another need is manuals for preparing for the exam. Which is better to choose? I evaluated these manuals, chose the most serious, well-known ones.
4. The development of logic in the classroom and constant answers to questions: why, why, how?
We analyze (we analyze any issues in detail), we synthesize (we put together whole pictures from details), we generalize huge topics. The result is a deep understanding of the most complex sections. We learn to reason, look for causal relationships, and even enter into discussions with students. Moreover, I teach the skills of finding in each paragraph of the text the main and secondary thoughts, as well as how these thoughts are connected. The text has not only content, but also a form. The content is the main and secondary thoughts. Form is how they are arranged, connected. Sometimes the main idea is hidden, or not indicated at all. How to find it? All this is necessary for high-quality reading when preparing homework.
5. Penetration into the very structure of memorization.
Emotions are needed to remember. The student begins to experience them when he deeply thinks about many questions, when interest lights up in him. When he asks smart and detailed questions. Moreover, I always deliberately propose such questions to the student. Biology becomes alive for the student. When he reads, does his homework, he forgets about everything, as he is fully involved in the process. That's when the memory works 100 percent! Knowledge gained through passion, through experience, through vivid visualization, remains forever.
Moreover, I often ask my students this question: “What does this knowledge look like?”. Why? So that the student himself, or with my help, comes up with a living, vivid metaphor - then knowledge will forever remain, at the physical level, in the body. Many years after the exam, such knowledge can be extracted to surprise posterity. I will never forget how one of my students, who entered the psychology faculty of Moscow State University this year, came up with an excellent phrase while studying suborders of artiodactyl animals. In the artiodactyl order, there are two suborders - ruminant and non-ruminant. So, ruminants have a four-chambered stomach, and most have horns (for example, a giraffe). So if it has horns, it's a ruminant. The student immediately came up with the phrase: “If you are a chewing gum, you are also a stag!”. Funny!
6. Demanding detailed check of the quality of assimilation of the material with setting the result as a percentage.
I am demanding and strict. The exam is a big responsibility. Systematic thorough preparation of homework is necessary. I evaluate the student's oral responses according to a special system. Any answer can be structured, divided into parts and the result converted into percentages. I give a lot of written work with difficult tests, assignments, tasks that the student must do with me for assessment.
I also watch how a student responds to standard USE tests from independent computer programs, where the programs themselves grade. At the same time, each student is a person for whom I have an individual program and my own learning rate. The statistics are as follows - testing knowledge, training reproduction gives a significant increase in the quality of the student's knowledge, more and more guarantees success. Successful results increase confidence, instill love for the subject. The whole process becomes easy, a pleasure, especially when huge sections in biology are mastered.
Everything in life is simple if you know HOW it works! By the way, how does biology work? I believe in you!
My friends, thank you for reading my page! I wish you success with all my heart, and I will be glad to see you in my classes!
The purpose of this exam is to assess the knowledge of high school graduates in a particular subject in order to subsequently form a rating of university entrants.
In other words, in order to get into the ranks of those who will be enrolled in a university or institute in the first place, it is necessary to score the highest scores on the USE.
Today we will talk about how to prepare for the exam in biology. It has its own characteristics, which are important to consider if the applicant is applying for a decent score.
USE in biology: how serious is everything
Biology is a subject that is not mandatory for all specialties, therefore it must be taken only by applicants for specific specialties. First of all, it is required for admission to medical and biological universities. The requirements for applicants must be clarified directly at the admissions office of the selected educational institution, and they can also be placed in the public domain on the website of the university.
Preparing for the exam in biology from scratch is incredibly difficult, since the exam includes testing the knowledge of the applicant, starting from the seventh grade of the school. That is, the best option is to learn the subject from the first day of its appearance in the school schedule, and if the moment is missed, start preparing as soon as possible.
Step 1. Finding out the depth of our knowledge in biology
First of all, decide what you already know from the course of the subject. Since you can prepare for the exam in biology with the help of special tests developed by the Ministry of Education, they are also perfect for preliminary diagnostics of knowledge.
Pass tests, highlight topics that you know well.
Step 2. Making a plan
The first lines of the plan for preparing for the exam in biology should include those topics that are not familiar to you or have not been studied by you at all. At the same time, keep in mind that it is necessary to study them in the order of the school curriculum, otherwise difficulties may arise.
Planning Tips:
- Use colored pens or markers to highlight topics that you have not studied at all, partially studied, fully familiar to you. So you can see the "scale of the tragedy" as a whole.
- Make sure you don't miss any of the biology sections you need to pass the exam.
- When the preparation plan is made, consult with the teacher. Perhaps he will give recommendations for its improvement.
Step 3. Fill in the gaps according to the plan
Since it will still not be possible to quickly prepare for the exam in biology due to the voluminous material for study, it is necessary to study gradually: daily, methodically, following the plan. It is better to spend several hours daily preparing than several days without a break just before the exam.
To prepare for the exam in biology, a year is a very real time, but if time is catastrophically short or there are too many topics that you have not studied, then study the most important thing in each topic: general definitions, basic terms. Fix this knowledge so that it does not get mixed up in your head. Then build up the "skeleton": learn other materials on the same topics. In this way, you can avoid a situation where you have perfectly learned, relatively speaking, one section out of five, and therefore correctly answered only a fifth of the questions. Basic knowledge in each of the sections will help you navigate and give more correct answers.
Step 4. Improving knowledge
Review what you have learned after each topic you have covered. This advice is especially relevant for those who started preparing for the exam in advance - a year or more. If the topic was studied by you a few months ago, most likely, now you could forget a lot. Reread textbooks, notes, check your knowledge with the same preparatory tests. This will help maintain the required level.
It would seem that in order to pass the exam well, you only need to study. This is true, but besides this, there are many life hacks that make the preparation process easier. So how do you prepare yourself for the exam in biology? Use the following tips:
- Start preparing early. Ideally, within a year or two. Practice has shown that the highest scores were scored by applicants who began training before the tenth grade.
- Learn gradually, so that the porridge known to many graduates in the head does not form.
- Study not only text, but also pictures, diagrams, infographics. The exam in biology assumes that the applicant knows the structure of the internal organs of a person, insect, animal of any kind, as well as the structure of plants. Some assignments include a requirement to describe it.
- Use the Internet to prepare: watch educational videos on biology, science films. It is important to choose materials for study carefully: they should provide the most reliable information. Otherwise, you will just waste your time, and later on you may even make many mistakes during the exam.
- Consider how convenient it is for you to study: your individual time of brain activity, the way you take notes (if you take them), the individual characteristics of remembering information.
Let's take a closer look at the last one.
Information storage methods
Use your individual features of remembering information. They will help in biology, and will be an excellent memory training.
If you are a visual (that is, a person who perceives visual information better), make memory cards. To do this, cut out rectangles of a size convenient for you from thick cardboard and write on them the basic concepts from each topic in biology. You can also use diagrams, drawings, colored pens or felt-tip pens - the main thing is that you feel comfortable and understandable. Carry these cards with you and review them in your spare time.
Audials (people who perceive information better by ear) will benefit from audio lectures on the subject. Download them to your phone and listen through headphones in your free time. Preferably not while on the street, as there is a danger of concentrating heavily on the material being listened to and not noticing a car on the roadway. If you have not found suitable lectures, try to record them on a voice recorder yourself.
Conclusion
The question of how to prepare for the exam in biology worries many applicants, and especially medical universities, since there is usually a lot of competition. If you follow the above recommendations, it will be much easier to pass the exam.
