Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

This subject has a continuous evaluation process throughout the course that includes more than three evaluation activities of different types. None of them represents more than 50% of the final grade.

Theory

• Partial exams: In this exams, the knowledge acquired by the students during the course is evaluated individually, as well as their capacity for analysis and synthesis, and critical reasoning. The exam has part of test questions and other of conceptual questions, schemes, etc. There will be 2 partial exams, one corresponding to the part of Arthropods and the other to that of Chordates, each with a weight of 30% of the overall mark.

• Final exam: Students who do not obtain a grade equal to or greater than 4 (out of 10), can re-assess the part or parts not passed in the final exam. Likewise, students who wish to improve their grade in one or both parts may do so by taking the final exam. However, taking the final exam implies renouncing the grade previously obtained. The mark corresponding to each of the two exams has a weight of 30% of the final mark. In order to be able to average with the other evaluative activities (seminars and practices) the average mark of the two exams must be equal or greater than 4.

Classroom practices

Both the work to be presented on the classroom practices days and the activities (in group and individual) that take place throughout the practice are evaluated. This activity has no possibility of recovery. The grade for the seminars has an overall weight of 20% of the final grade.

Laboratory Practices

Attendance to practices is mandatory. After each laboratory practice, only the students who attended the practice will take an individualized test that assesses the use and achievement of the specific skills of each practice. Each of the parts (Arthropods and Chordates) will have a value of 10% in the final grade.Therefore the overall weight ofthe practices will be 20% in the final grade. In order to be able to average with the other evaluative activities the average mark of the practices must be equal or greater than 4. This activity has no possibility of re-assessment

Single evaluation

The students who take advantage of the single evaluation must carry out the laboratory practices (PLAB) and field practices (PCAM) presentially and it is a requirement to have them approved and they will have a weight of 20%. Classroom practices (PAUL) will also be compulsory, which will have a weight on the final grade that will be the same as that of the continuous assessment (20%).

The single assessment consists of a single synthesis test (with multiple choice and develop questions) on the contents of the entire theory programme.

The grade obtained in the synthesis test is 60% of the final grade for the subject, the one obtained in the practices is 20%, and the classroom practices are the remaining 20%.

The single assessment test will be done coinciding with the same date set in the calendar for the last continuous assessment test and the same recovery system will be applied as for the continuous assessment.

To pass the subject it is necessary to obtain a minimum final mark of 5 points out of 10 in the set of evaluation activities and a minimum mark of 4 out of 10 in the theory part.

Final considerations

The minimum overall grade required to pass the course is 5 out of 10.

To be eligible for the retake process, the student should have been previously evaluated in a set of activities equaling at least two thirds of the final score of the course or module. Thus, the student will be graded as "No Avaluable" if the weighthin of all conducted evaluation activities is less than 67% of the final score.

Students who can not attend an individual assessment test for justified reasons and provide the corresponding official documentation, will be allowed to take the assessment activity on another date.