SunshineMom Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I am looking at the SAT subtest for Biology and am confused. On the college board, under how to prepare for this exam, it states taking an introductory college biology course would be helpful. I am confused, isn't this subtest assessing high school biology knowledge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Can you show where it says that? Not under the AP section, right? Yes, it's high school level, and since we are going through the prep books now while using a Miller Levine, I feel pretty confident nfident saying that. Some students will take SAT subject tests after taking an AP course, but that isn't supposed to be what the test is assessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I am looking at the SAT subtest for Biology and am confused. On the college board, under how to prepare for this exam, it states taking an introductory college biology course would be helpful. I am confused, isn't this subtest assessing high school biology knowledge? Can you show where it says that? Not under the AP section, right? "Recommended Preparation One-year introductory college preparatory course in biology One-year course in algebra Experience in the laboratory" https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat-subject-tests/subjects/science/biology-em It says introductory college preparatory course in biology which is a high school biology course. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 "Recommended Preparation One-year introductory college preparatory course in biology One-year course in algebra Experience in the laboratory" https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat-subject-tests/subjects/science/biology-em It says introductory college preparatory course in biology which is a high school biology course. Agreed. But why on earth does biology require a year of algebra??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunshineMom Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Ok, I was looking for the words high school biology course rather the college preparatory. I forgot there are various levels of high school biology. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiaTia Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 "College prep" should mean that you hit the big five SAT Subject Test topic areas for biology, but ALSO get experience with scientific thinking, experimental design, and interpreting data tables and graphs. Basic algebra is very helpful for that last one, not to mention things like probability and the Harvey-Weinberg equilibrium in population genetics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Agreed. But why on earth does biology require a year of algebra??? Hardy-Wienburg was the only thing I could possibly think of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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