This petitions is for concerned and affected Biol343 students with regards to Examination preparation, unclear questioning and strict way of marking

this module is too much to handle the lecturers should consider us and make questions clear and understandable

Honestly speaking I went to that exam knowing all the content we had covered in class. But when I looked at the questions I was not sure how to answer or what was required of me. So the problem is not that we haven't studied, we have the knowledge and we understand the content of the module but the way questions are asked in the exam are just very confusing

H for hectic

I am 100% behind the petition, the marking of both lectures is unfair. When we answer their questions they want their own answers that when we intergrate other module aspects which relate to the question we are marked wrong or given half. Who doesn't know that high CO2 concentration leads to ocean acidification? The lectures teach us using lectures notes but for exam we are expected to answer using scientific papers which we never done in class. The questions are not clear and most of the class uses English as second language. On the way forward lectures must be straightforward with what they want when asking questions and teach us how we should answer them.

The module BIOL 343 over the past few years has become unnecessarily difficult, with great emphasis placed on the vague questioning and extremely strict marking criteria. We as students have to cover vast amounts of scientific literature and we are provided with no direction on how to answer questions. The feedback from the lecturer is uninformative and largely unfair. In terms of essay based questions, partial marks should be awarded and not just ruled out entirely. It is extremely shocking that a module in our final year can have so many underperforming students. To move forward I believe that questions need to become more clear. The marking has to follow a set memorandum or conducted by an unbiased third party.

The questioning style in this module is not clear. It is important for the lecturers to note that English is not the first language for more than 70% of the student in class, it is therefore extremedy hard for many of us to answer questions we're not sure of. Biol 343, has been and still is, a hindrance to Marine Biology students graduating. We therefore ask for leniency when marking

Marking is too strict.

2019 is not the first year we've seen a low pass rate for BIOL343. Students have been raising concerns with regard to the way this module is assessed, marked and taught for at least three years. The number of incidents where we've found an answer awarded full marks in a test or a fellow student's exam yet marked incorrect on another script is alarming. It is also knowledge that a professor returned 2018 special exam scripts claiming that he was unable to moderate the scripts due to not understanding a question due to ambiguity and lack of memo for Professor Schaler's section. Hence the level at which this module is assessed is extremely unfair, as well as the lack of a memo has proved in inaccurate marking.

Question were unclear and our notes are articles... we Don't know which points are most important! No clear find back in our prac reports

I agree with the petition, and for questioning of BIOL343 examining to be re-established

Everything is Bad

22 ticks = 22 marks..... no extra marks for essay construction for essay construction or scientific writing skill maybe?

I agree with all that's been said on this petition

As a BIOL343 Students I am concerned and not satisfied about the strict marking criteria used by our lectures and would like for some changes to be applied. We do our best in answering the questions and still not get enough marks