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How to Get an A* in an A-Level Geography NEA
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An NEA is worth 20% of your overall grade in A-Level Geography. It may not seem like much at first, but that’s 1/5 of your qualification – so you definitely want to make sure it boosts your overall grade! As well as this, there will be hundreds of other students writing A-Level Geography coursework, so yours needs to stand out amongst the others. But, if you were like me, this might be the first time you’ve ever had to complete coursework for an A-Level. So how do you do well?
In this article, I’ll be taking you through (as a former A-Level Geography student) all the dos and don’ts for your geography NEA, and the advice you need to get an A*!
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What is an A-Level Geography NEA?
The geography NEA is the mandatory coursework, that is a part of A-Level Geography. All UK exam boards require A-Level Geography students to produce an NEA. It is also referred to as an “Independent Investigation”.
For an NEA, you will choose a question related to physical or human geography, and then you will collect data to help you answer this question . Most NEAs are around 3,000- 4,000 words. They are essentially research papers!
For inspiration make sure you check out this Think Student article with 75+ NEA ideas!
How is an A-Level Geography NEA structured?
At the front of your geography NEA, you will have to attach a cover sheet provided by your exam board. This will usually have your name, candidate number, centre number, and your title question on it. It must be signed by you and your teachers.
An A-Level Geography NEA typically has around 7 sections :
- Introduction to the investigation
- Methodology/data collection
- Data presentation, analysis, interpretation and evaluation
- Evaluation of the investigation
- Bibliography
Exam boards are not too strict on formatting, however, so as long as you have all the major areas covered, you can format these how you like.
Your bibliography should contain all the references for any secondary material you used as part of your NEA. When you submit an NEA, you will be asked to declare that the work you have produced is 100% your own, and your NEA will be checked for plagiarism . Make sure to reference properly!
As for the rest of the NEA sections, I’ll be explaining them in more detail later in the article, so don’t worry!
How do you get an A* in an A-Level Geography NEA?
Getting an A* in your A-Level Geography NEA is not easy, but it’s definitely not impossible.
The UK exam boards will have their NEA criteria up on their website. NEA marking criteria is usually broken down into 4 “levels” (with level 1 being the least marks and level 4 being the most marks), for each section of the NEA.
To achieve an A* in an A-Level Geography NEA, you’ll need to meet the level 4 criteria in most if not all sections of your NEA.
As a former A-Level Geography student, below I’ll share with you my advice on how to achieve the top marks in your NEA.
The A-Level Geography NEA introduction
The introduction to your A-Level Geography NEA is one of the most important parts – it sets up the rest of your investigation and shows examiners why they should keep reading!
Your introduction will outline your argument and will vaguely demonstrate what you are going to say and why this is important. Remember, you don’t want to say too much, because you’ve got the rest of the NEA to write!
Your introduction should also link to your title question; how is your argument going to relate to and answer your question?
The key to a good geography NEA introduction is to be concise and keep it simple. You should ask yourself: ‘if someone who doesn’t do A-Level Geography read my introduction, would they know what I’m going to talk about?’
How to write an A* A-Level Geography NEA introduction
Your introduction should break down your purpose for the investigation. It isn’t like your typical essay introductions which are 100-200 words – your NEA introduction should be up to 500 words.
It could be helpful to break down your title question into three or four “key inquiry questions”, which you can answer throughout your NEA.
You should also explain your title question, why you chose it and how your research is useful in thinking about the future of the research your question tackles.
Your introduction is the opportunity to provide the examiner with details about your location; you could use maps (as these count as a form of data presentation), point out key geographical features, etc. You should give some local (relevant to your area) context and global context for the issue your question is answering.
To round off the introduction, include some basic geographical theory. For example, if your NEA investigation focuses on erosion, explain the different theories of erosion and how these apply to your investigation. This is an important demonstration of knowledge!
Remember, you can format your NEA however you like (within reason), so you can put this information in whichever order you like. Just make sure you cover all the key areas of your investigation!
The A-Level Geography NEA methodology
Your NEA methodology is a breakdown of how you collected the data you use and present in your coursework.
Your methodology will be one of the most detailed parts of your NEA. This may be surprising, but it’s because your methodology is used to show that your data is legitimate and collected properly.
A methodology is included in the majority of research papers, and your A-Level Geography NEA is no exception! Make sure you put time and care into writing your methodology properly, or it could undermine your investigation.
How do you write an A* methodology for an A-Level Geography NEA?
The way you physically present your methodology is up to you, but it should cover all the qualitative data (non-measurable data), and quantitative data (measurable/numerical data).
For example, I presented my methodology as a big table across 2 pages of my NEA. Definitely don’t underestimate the size of your methodology – it’s what verifies that your data is legitimate!
In your methodology, you should include:
- The types of data you collected
- Where you collected this data (collection points)
- The equipment you used to collect your data
- A description of the method
- How often you collected data (intervals)
- The sampling technique (stratified, systematic, etc.)
- A justification for your method
As part of your methodology, you should also include what are called “ethical considerations” and a “risk assessment”.
Ethical considerations essentially means showing awareness of any ethical problems with your data collection methods. As an example, if you used a survey as a data collection, a problem with that may be that the participants’ privacy is not protected. Therefore, an ethical consideration would be to anonymise the survey.
A risk assessment is an awareness of the risks that are involved with data collection (such as getting lost, injured, weather events, etc.), and what you will do to prevent these risks. For example, having an emergency contact.
Data presentation, analysis, interpretation and evaluation in an A-Level Geography NEA
The data section of your NEA is the longest chunk and is worth the most marks. Now that you’ve set up your investigation, this is the section where you present all of your findings and interpret them, by explaining what they show and why.
Don’t panic if not all of the data you collected can be used – I certainly had a bunch of random data I didn’t need by the end! Try to use as much data as possible, and different types of data.
This section helps establish your argument; it’s essentially the evidence for your conclusion as well as just being the body of your NEA.
Since this is a long section, it’s helpful for you and your examiner to split it up into chunks using subheadings. It’s not a good idea to signpost, for example putting the subheading “Analysis”. Instead, you might divide up your data by the location, or the method you used to collect it.
How do you present data to get an A* in an A-Level Geography NEA?
Data presentation in a geography NEA is probably the most unique part of the process – you get to present your data however you want (in accordance with the exam board guidelines, of course)!
In the data presentation section, you need to display all the data you collected for your investigation. This can be in charts, graphs, tables, photos, and more.
The data needs to be readable, so your graphs should be labelled correctly, and your photos should have captions. If you’re using any data that isn’t yours, remember to reference it correctly.
It’s also a good chance to add a bit of colour, to make your A-Level Geography NEA look great!
How do you analyse and evaluate data to get an A* in an A-Level Geography NEA?
Your data analysis, interpretation, and evaluation section of your geography NEA is the most important section.
You should pick out key elements of the data and explain what they mean with regard to your NEA investigation question. How does the data you collected argue for/against your question?
Where applicable, it’s a good idea to calculate and explain medians, means, modes, and averages, to show that you aren’t just repeating what’s already in your presentation. You need to do something with the raw numbers, you definitely shouldn’t just relay your exact findings.
When you’re analysing, ask yourself the question: what does my data mean?
When you’re evaluating, ask yourself the question: how does my data answer my investigation?
By keeping these questions in mind when you’re interpreting your data, you can show the examiner that you can prove why your data is important and that you have a good understanding of analysis and evaluation.
Should you include statistical tests to get an A* in an A-Level Geography NEA?
The short answer to this question is: absolutely!
By now, you will have practiced a few statistical tests as part of the rest of A-Level Geography, such as Spearman’s Rank, the T-Test, Mann-Whitney U test, and standard deviation.
You should aim to use one or two stats tests when presenting the data, you collected for your geography NEA. There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ stats test, so choose whichever is applicable for your data.
Statistical tests are a good demonstration of your analytical, interpretative and evaluative skills . By including a couple, you are showing the examiner that you have a clear knowledge of what the tests mean and why they’re useful!
If you struggle with the calculations, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Obviously other people can’t do it for you (remember that as part of submitting your geography NEA, you will have to testify that your work is entirely your own), but you can always ask to be shown how to do them!
Evaluating your A-Level Geography NEA investigation
Your A-Level Geography NEA investigation evaluation is slightly different to the evaluation of your data. In this section of your NEA, you should evaluate the success of the overall investigation.
You should discuss your locations and the methods you used to collect your data (both primary AND secondary data!). What was good about them? What wasn’t so good? If you had been somewhere else and used different methods, how might the outcome of your investigation have changed?
It’s also important to acknowledge the validity of your conclusions.
For example, you may not have had time or access to the correct resources to collect some really important data, that would’ve affected your outcome and potentially changed it. Showing an awareness of this helps build a more sophisticated and mature argument.
It’s important to note than an evaluation is not the same as a conclusion! You shouldn’t be summarising your research. Instead, explain the positives and negatives of your research choices.
The A-Level Geography NEA conclusion
Your conclusion is crucial because it ties together your methods, research, and analysis. Remember those “key inquiry questions” I mentioned earlier? Well now is the time to answer them!
Your NEA conclusion will answer your title question and provide the examiner with a neat, rounded summary of your investigation. By reading the conclusion, someone should be able to know the key parts of your argument and why they are important.
A conclusion is also a place to propose solutions – what can we do in future that we aren’t doing now? How might future events like climate change impact your research?
If there are relevant questions that could impact the outcome of your investigation, but you don’t have time to consider them in detail, put them in your conclusion. This shows the examiner that you have an awareness of micro- and macro-scale issues!
How do you write an A* A-Level Geography NEA conclusion?
Like most essay conclusions, your geography NEA conclusion will summarise your main arguments, what you found, and what your data means. It can also be a good place to ask any of the questions you still don’t have answers to.
You could start by going through your inquiry questions and writing “sub-conclusions” in response to them. Then, you should move on to the big conclusion: answering your title question.
In your conclusion, you should highlight the key things you found as a result of your research, broadly and specifically. Showing consideration to the “big” and “small” issues is good for showing your critical thinking skills!
Your conclusion should be about the same length as your introduction, give or take. If you start running out of things to say, don’t add things unnecessarily to fill the word count – your conclusion should be the most clear and concise part of your NEA.
Examples of A-Level Geography NEAs
Most, if not all, exam boards will have an “exemplar” coursework on their website. For example, I’ve linked the OCR exemplar coursework for you here , so check your exam board website for their exemplar!
The exemplar coursework is written and submitted by a real student, but it’s important to follow the mark scheme, not just copying someone else’s coursework. Your NEA will be checked for plagiarism!
Similarly, most schools keep exemplar coursework from each year, so if you need some inspiration, ask your teachers for the coursework they have.
If you’re struggling for ideas of what to write on for your Geography NEA, check out this Think Student article with 75+ ideas!
*To learn more about the A-Level Geography NEA, check out the specifications from the main exam boards, AQA , Pearson Edexcel and OCR by clicking on their respective links.
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- Once data has been collected and presented it needs to be analysed
- It identifies patterns, trends, significance, connections and/or meaning in the data
- Describe the data shown in the graphs/photographs/maps
- Identification of the highest and lowest results
- Identification of any patterns and trends
- Identification of any relationships between data
- Methods of analysis depend upon the data collected
- Quantitative data is analysed using numerical and statistical methods
Analysing photographs and field sketches
- Annotation of photographs and field sketches is part of analysis
- The use of photographs and field sketches is a qualitative analysis
- Analysis in annotation gives meaning to the features shown in the photograph/field sketch
Statistical Methods
Numerical and statistical skills.
- Statistical methods can be used to help explore and explain the results gathered during data collection
Mean, median and mode
- These are measures of central tendency
- The mean is calculated by adding up all of the values in the data set and then dividing by the total number of values in the data set
- The median is the middle value of a set of data. The numbers are arranged in rank order and then the middle value selected
- The mode is the value which occurs most frequently in a set of data
- A measure of dispersion: the spread of data around the average
- Range is the distance between the highest and lowest value
- Interquartile range is the part of the range that covers the middle 50% of the data
- These are results which do not fit the pattern or trend
- They need to be described and explained
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The territory of the Moscow region was inhabited more than 20 thousand years ago. In the first millennium AD, this land was inhabited mostly by the Finno-Ugric peoples (Meryane and Meshchera). In the 9th-10th centuries, the Slavs began active development of the region. The population was engaged in hunting, fisheries, agriculture, and cattle breeding.
In the middle of the 12th century, the territory of the present Moscow region became part of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality, the first towns were founded (Volokolamsk in 1135, Moscow in 1147, Zvenigorod in 1152, Dmitrov in 1154). In the first half of the 13th century, the Vladimir-Suzdal principality was conquered by the Mongols.
In the 14th-16th centuries, Moscow principality became the center of unification of Russian lands. The history of the Moscow region is inextricably linked to military events of the Time of Troubles - the siege of the Trinity-Sergius Monastery by the troops of False Dmitry II, the first and second militias.
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In 1708, by decree of Peter the Great, Moskovskaya gubernia (province) was established. It included most of the territory of present Moscow oblast. In 1712, St. Petersburg became the capital of the Russian Empire and the significance of the Moscow region as the country’s economic center began to decrease.
In 1812, the Battle of Borodino took place near Moscow. It was the biggest battle of the Russian-French War of 1812. In the second half of the 19th century, especially after the peasant reform of 1861, the Moscow province experienced economic growth. In 1851, the first railway connected Moscow and St. Petersburg; in 1862 - Nizhny Novgorod.
The population of the Moscow region increased significantly (in 1847 - 1.13 million people, in 1905 - 2.65 million). On the eve of the First World War, Moscow was a city with a population of more than one million people.
In November, 1917, the Soviet power was established in the region. In 1918, the country’s capital was moved from St. Petersburg to Moscow that contributed to economic recovery of the province. In the 1920s-1930s, a lot of churches located near Moscow were closed, a large number of cultural monuments were destroyed. On January 14, 1929, Moscow Oblast was formed.
In 1941-1942, one of the most important battles of the Second World War took place on the territory of the region - the Battle for Moscow. In the postwar years, the growth of economic potential of the region continued; several science cities were founded (Dubna, Troitsk, Pushchino, Chernogolovka).
In the 1990s, the economy of Moscow Oblast experienced a deep crisis. Since the 1990s, due to the motorization of the population and commuting, road traffic situation in the Moscow region significantly deteriorated. Traffic jams have become commonplace.
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Moscow Oblast is located in the central part of the East European Plain, in the basin of the rivers of Volga, Oka, Klyazma, Moskva. The region stretches from north to south for 310 km, from west to east - 340 km. It was named after the city of Moscow, which however is not part of the region. Part of the administrative authorities of the region is located in Krasnogorsk.
On the territory of the Moscow region, there are 77 cities and towns, 19 of them have a population of more than 100 thousand people. The largest cities are Balashikha (518,300), Podolsk (309,600), Mytishchi (262,700), Khimky (256,300), Korolyov (225,300), Lubertsy (209,600), Krasnogorsk (174,900), Elektrostal (149,000), Odintsovo (138,900), Kolomna (136,800), Domodedovo (136,100).
The climate is temperate continental. Summers are warm, winters are moderately cold. The average temperature in January is minus 10 degrees Celsius, in July - plus 19 degrees Celsius.
One of the most important features of the local economy is its proximity to Moscow. Some of the cities (Odintsovo, Krasnogorsk, Mytishchi) have become in fact the “sleeping districts” of Moscow. The region is in second place in terms of industrial production among the regions of Russia (after Moscow).
The leading industries are food processing, engineering, chemical, metallurgy, construction. Moscow oblast has one of the largest in Russia scientific and technological complexes. Handicrafts are well developed (Gzhel ceramics, Zhostov trays, Fedoskino lacquered miniatures, toy-making).
Moscow railway hub is the largest in Russia (11 radial directions, 2,700 km of railways, the density of railways is the highest in Russia). There are two large international airports - Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo. Vnukovo airport is used for the flights within the country.
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Moscow Oblast has more than 6,400 objects of cultural heritage:
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- ancient towns with architectural monuments (Vereya, Volokolamsk, Dmitrov, Zaraysk, Zvenigorod, Istra, Kolomna, Sergiev Posad, Serpukhov),
- churches and monasteries-museums (the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Joseph-Volokolamsk monastery, Pokrovsky Khotkov monastery, Savvino Storozhevsky monastery, Nikolo Ugresha monastery).
The most famous estate complexes:
- Arkhangelskoye - a large museum with a rich collection of Western European and Russian art of the 17th-19th centuries,
- Abramtsevo - a literary and artistic center,
- Melikhovo - an estate owned by A.P. Chekhov at the end of the 19th century,
- Zakharovo and Bolshiye Vyazyomy included in the History and Literature Museum-Reserve of Alexander Pushkin,
- House-Museum of the composer P.I. Tchaikovsky in Klin,
- Muranovo that belonged to the poet F.I. Tyutchev,
- Shakhmatovo - the estate of the poet Alexander Blok.
The architectural ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The largest museum of the Moscow region is located in Serpukhov - Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum.
The places of traditional arts and crafts are the basis of the souvenir industry of Russia:
- Fedoskino - lacquer miniature painting,
- Bogorodskoe - traditional manufacture of wooden toys,
- Gzhel - unique tradition of creating ceramics,
- Zhostovo - painted metal crafts,
- Pavlovsky Posad - fabrics with traditional printed pattern.
Some of these settlements have museums dedicated to traditional crafts (for example, a toy museum in Bogorodskoe), as well as centers of learning arts and crafts.
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| Chernogolovka Population | 21,787 inhabitants |
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| Chernogolovka Population Density | 1,037.5 /km² (2,687.1 /sq mi) |
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| Chernogolovka Geographical coordinates | Latitude: , Longitude: 56° 0′ 0″ North, 38° 22′ 0″ East |
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| Chernogolovka Area | 2,100 hectares 21.00 km² (8.11 sq mi) |
| Chernogolovka Altitude | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Chernogolovka Climate | Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb) |
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| Day | Sunrise and sunset | Twilight | Nautical twilight | Astronomical twilight |
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| 24 August | 04:16 - 11:28 - 18:41 | 03:35 - 19:22 | 02:42 - 20:14 | 01:37 - 21:20 |
| 25 August | 04:18 - 11:28 - 18:38 | 03:37 - 19:19 | 02:45 - 20:11 | 01:41 - 21:15 |
| 26 August | 04:20 - 11:28 - 18:36 | 03:39 - 19:16 | 02:47 - 20:08 | 01:44 - 21:11 |
| 27 August | 04:22 - 11:27 - 18:33 | 03:41 - 19:13 | 02:50 - 20:05 | 01:48 - 21:07 |
| 28 August | 04:24 - 11:27 - 18:31 | 03:44 - 19:11 | 02:53 - 20:02 | 01:52 - 21:03 |
| 29 August | 04:26 - 11:27 - 18:28 | 03:46 - 19:08 | 02:55 - 19:58 | 01:55 - 20:58 |
| 30 August | 04:27 - 11:27 - 18:26 | 03:48 - 19:05 | 02:58 - 19:55 | 01:59 - 20:54 |
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| Surrounded by 420,000 m² of parkland and overlooking Kovershi Lake, this hotel outside Moscow offers spa and fitness facilities, and a private beach area with volleyball court and loungers... | from | |
| Ekotel Bogorodsk Hotel is located in a picturesque park near Chernogolovsky Pond. It features an indoor swimming pool and a wellness centre. Free Wi-Fi and private parking are provided... | from | |
| Located in a quiet area of Litvinovo on a large lake surrounded by nature, Fishing Club Litvinovo offers guests an ideal fishing setting along with a sauna, an on-site restaurant, and free Wi-Fi... | from | |
| Located in the green area Yamskiye Woods, 5 km from Elektrostal city centre, this hotel features a sauna and a restaurant. It offers rooms with a kitchen... | from | |
| Located in a green area, 4 km away from the centre of Fryazino, Sosnoviy Bor Hotel features a variety of sports and entertainment facilities. Indoor swimming pool, sauna, tennis court can be found onsite... | from | |
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A-level Geography
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3.3.4 Non-exam assessment mark scheme
Area 1: introduction and preliminary research.
AO3 (strand 1): 10 marks
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| To define the research questions which underpin field investigations. (AO3) | A research question(s) is effectively identified and is completely referenced to the specification. | A research question(s) is securely identified that is explicitly linked to the specification. | A research question(s) which is partial. Links to the specification are imprecise. | A research question(s) is generalised. Links to the specification are tentative. | Does not meet criteria. |
| To research relevant literature sources and understand and write up the theoretical or comparative context for a research question. (AO3) | Well-supported by thorough use of relevant literature sources. Theoretical and comparative contexts are well-understood and well-stated. | Supported by focused use of relevant literature sources. Theoretical and comparative contexts are consistently understood and stated. | Supported by some use of relevant literature sources. Theoretical and comparative contexts are inconsistently stated. | Limited or basic use of relevant literature sources. Theoretical and comparative contexts are isolated. | Does not meet criteria. |
Area 2: Methods of field investigation
AO3 (strand 2): 15 marks
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| To observe and record phenomena in the field and devise and justify practical approaches taken in the field including frequency/timing of observation, sampling, and data collection approaches (AO3). | Detailed use of a range of appropriate observational, recording and other data collection approaches including sampling. Thorough and well-reasoned justification of data collection approaches. | Clear use of appropriate observational, recording and other data collection approaches including sampling. Explicit justification of data collection approaches. | Intermittent use of appropriate observational, recording and other data collection approaches including sampling. Some justification of data collection approaches. | Basic use of appropriate observational, recording and other data collection approaches including sampling. Justification of data collection approaches is tentative. | Does not meet criteria. |
| To demonstrate practical knowledge and understanding of field methodologies appropriate to the investigation of human and physical processes (AO3). | Detailed demonstration of practical knowledge and understanding of field methodologies appropriate to the investigation of human and physical processes. | Clear demonstration of practical knowledge and understanding of field methodologies appropriate to the investigation of human and physical processes. | Intermittent demonstration of practical knowledge and understanding of field methodologies appropriate to the investigation of human and physical processes. | Limited demonstration of practical knowledge and understanding of field methodologies appropriate to the investigation of human and physical processes. | Does not meet criteria. |
| To implement chosen methodologies to collect data/information of good quality and relevant to the topic under investigation (AO3). | Detailed implementation of chosen methodologies to collect data/information of good quality and relevant to the topic under investigation. | Clear implementation of chosen methodologies to collect data/information of good quality and relevant to the topic under investigation. | Partial implementation of chosen methodologies to collect data/information of good quality and relevant to the topic under investigation. | Limited implementation of chosen methodologies to collect data/information of good quality and relevant to the topic under investigation. | Does not meet criteria. |
Area 3: Methods of critical analysis
20 marks – AO2: 6 marks ; AO3 (strand 2): 14 marks
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| To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the techniques appropriate for analysing field data and information and for representing results, and show ability to select suitable quantitative or qualitative approaches and to apply them (AO3). | Effective demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the techniques appropriate for analysing field data and information and for representing results. Thorough ability to select suitable quantitative or qualitative approaches and to apply them. | Precise demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the techniques appropriate for analysing field data and information and for representing results.
Clear ability to select suitable quantitative or qualitative approaches and to apply them. | Imprecise demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the techniques appropriate for analysing field data and information and for representing results. Some ability to select suitable quantitative or qualitative approaches and to apply them. | Limited demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the techniques appropriate for analysing field data and information and for representing results.
Basic ability to select suitable quantitative or qualitative approaches and to apply them. | Does not meet criteria. |
| To demonstrate the ability to interrogate and critically examine field data in order to comment on its accuracy and/or the extent to which it is representative, and use the experience to extend geographical understanding (AO3). | Thorough ability to interrogate and critically examine field data in order to comment on its accuracy and/or the extent to which it is representative. Complete use of the experience to extend geographical understanding. | Clear ability to interrogate and critically examine field data in order to comment on its accuracy and/or the extent to which it is representative. Secure use of the experience to extend geographical understanding. | Partial ability to interrogate and critically examine field data in order to comment on its accuracy and/or the extent to which it is representative. Inconsistent use of the experience to extend geographical understanding. | Limited ability to interrogate and critically examine field data in order to comment on its accuracy and/or the extent to which it is representative. Tentative use of the experience to extend geographical understanding. | Does not meet criteria |
| To apply existing knowledge, theory and concepts to order and understand field observations (AO2). | Effective application of existing knowledge, theory and concepts to order and understand field observations. | Focused application of existing knowledge, theory and concepts to order and understand field observations. | Implicit application of existing knowledge, theory and concepts to order and understand field observations. | Tentative application of existing knowledge, theory and concepts to order and understand field observations. | Does not meet criteria. |
Area 4: Conclusions, evaluation and presentation
15 marks – AO3 (strand 2): 5 marks; AO3 (strand 3): 10 marks
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| To show the ability to write up field results clearly and logically, using a range of presentation methods (AO3 strand 3). | Thorough ability to write up field results clearly and logically, using a range of presentation methods. | Clear ability to write up field results clearly and logically, using a range of presentation methods. | Some ability to write up field results clearly and logically, using a range of presentation methods, but with some inconsistency. | Basic ability to write up field results clearly and logically, using a range of presentation methods. | Does not meet criteria. |
| To evaluate and reflect on fieldwork investigations, explain how the results relate to the wider context and show an understanding of the ethical dimensions of field research (AO3 strand 2). | Effective evaluation and reflection on the fieldwork investigation. Complete explanation of how the results relate to the wider context(s). Thorough understanding of the ethical dimensions of field research. | Secure evaluation and reflection on the fieldwork investigation. Precise explanation of how the results relate to the wider context(s).
Clear understanding of the ethical dimensions of field research. | Partial evaluation and reflection on the fieldwork investigation. Imprecise explanation of how the results relate to the wider context(s). Some understanding of the ethical dimensions of field research. | Tentative evaluation and reflection on the fieldwork investigation. Generalised explanation of how the results relate to the wider context(s). Limited understanding of the ethical dimensions of field research. | Does not meet criteria. |
| To demonstrate the ability to write a coherent analysis of fieldwork findings in order to answer a specific geographical question and to do this drawing effectively on evidence and theory to make a well-argued case (AO3 strand 3). | Thorough ability to write a coherent analysis of fieldwork findings in order to answer a specific geographical question. Draws effectively on evidence and theory to make a well-argued case. | Focused ability to write a coherent analysis of fieldwork findings in order to answer a specific geographical question. Draws explicitly on evidence and theory to make an argued case. | Partial ability to write a structured analysis of fieldwork findings in order to answer a specific geographical question. Draws inconsistently on evidence and theory to make a reasoned case. | Basic ability to write an analysis of fieldwork findings in order to answer a specific geographical question.
Draws tentatively on evidence and theory to make an isolated case. | Does not meet criteria. |
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