IB Geography
Internal Assessment Methodology
A comparative analysis of three local football teams in southern
Limburg, the Netherlands
Remember that for Higher level the internal assessment counts for 20% of the final Geography mark and for Standard level 25%. That is why it is important that you ensure that your internal assessment is done well.
A high internal assessment mark gives you a stronger basis and more confidence in doing the exams.
It is essential that you read the internal assessment guidelines and assessment criteria very carefully. As you write your internal assessment, use the guidelines and criteria as your major framework.
The examiner will be assessing you on the assessment criteria and only on these.
In order to help you produce your final fieldwork report use the following as a guide as to how to organize your final piece of written work.
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Title page – include the title (see above), name, school number, candidate number. Include number of pages at the bottom.
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Any acknowledgements
3.
Table of Contents – with page numbers. Make sure you include an
Introduction and a Conclusion.
4.
List of Illustrations – Include figure numbers for all illustrations as well as page numbers. Illustrations are all diagrams, graphs, and maps.
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Introduction- Try to make a fieldwork question out of your investigation. You can also make a prediction and turn this into a hypothesis. Comment on the geographical context of your investigation and explain why this investigation has been carried out. Include a map of the research area with a proper key, orientation, and scale. Write around 300 words.
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Method of Investigation – Explain how you collected the data, the sampling techniques you used, the time and location and any special circumstances involved. Make sure you show that your method was justified. Write around 300 words.
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Data Analysis and Presentation- Here you should display the data collected using appropriate graphical and statistical techniques. You

can also include other maps and diagrams. Make sure they are all really clear and exact and accurately labeled. Look at some of the sample data and statistical techniques given. You could use line or point graphs to see where you would delineate the boundary of the catchment area or you could also use the breaking point theory.
You could use the Spearman’s correlation technique to see how strong distance-decay is in the catchment areas being studied.
Integrate all of this data in your analysis and see if you can recognize any trends and spatial patterns. Are there any anomalies in the data you present? Make sure your analysis relates directly to your topic and research question. Write around 1,350 words.
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Conclusion – Here you should summarize the findings of your investigation. Make sure you have answered your fieldwork question. Write around 200 words.
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Evaluation – Review your methodology and how you collected the data. Were there any factors which influenced the validity of your data? What are some ways your study could have been improved or what other suggestions could you make for future studies? Write around 300 words.
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You may want to include an appendix.
MAKE SURE YOUR REPORT IS WITHIN THE 2,500 WORD LIMIT.
NUMBER ALL PAGES.
USE REFERENCES IF USING SECONDARY SOURCES.