Producing Good Coursework
Some helpful hints, tips and
suggestions
Understand
the task and
look at the
mark scheme
… use
www.geogonli
ne.org.uk
resources in
school and at
home.
Read the Task sheet carefully and think about the issue for
yourself … look at the resources on GeogOnline … visit the sites
in Crickhowell … talk to other people about the issue. Research
the issue of the rise of supermarkets.
MARK SCHEME
Knowledge
Level 4 Up to 12 marks
The candidate is able to recall a wide
range of specific detail relating to
the hypothesis and uses specialised
geographical terms adeptly and
with confidence. Understanding is evident
throughout as the candidate
is able to draw detailed conclusions that
are fully consistent with the
evidence presented.
Details – describe and explain, use specialised geographical terms,
detailed conclusions – answer the questions set at the start.
MARK SCHEME
Application
Level 4 Up to 6 marks
The candidate is able to apply their
knowledge and understanding of the
Enquiry to their wider geographical study in
relation to geographical ideas, concepts
and theories and to other locations. They
are able to contextualise the findings of the
Enquiry in relation to wider geographical
questions
Use some secondary sources – background research – what is a Tesco
Express
MARK SCHEME
Skills
Level 4 Up to 12 marks
Total
K12 + A 6 + S 12 = 30
(15% final grade)
Across all phases of the Enquiry,
candidates are able to utilise a wide
range of entirely appropriate techniques to
collect, record, select,
process, refine and present primary and
secondary data. The work
shows an entirely logical sequence
throughout the research phase and
through the analysis phase. Linkage
between graphical and textual
material is immaculate. The candidate is
able to show sophistication
when evaluating methods of primary and
secondary data collection and
when presenting and analysing the
evidence. Moreover, they are able
to comment on the validity and limitations
of conclusions.
Communication skills are highly developed,
the text is legible and
meaningful and the candidates can spell,
punctuate and use the rules
of grammar with almost faultless accuracy.
Use the Preparation
time sensibly to
PLAN for the writing
up stage
DURING PREPARATION PHASE
Save materials in your work area (ICT)
or put paper copies in your folder
The teacher will put these
materials from
GeogOnline into a shared
area for the CA – you
can’t use GeogOnline or
other internet sites once
we start the Write-up
phase.
Using Images
USING SKETCH MAPS It’s Geography – apply geographical skills
that we have practised since Y7 …
USING SECONDARY DATA – images or text
Tesco Express stores are neighbourhood convenience shops, stocking mainly
food with an emphasis on higher-margin products (due to small store size, and
the necessity to maximise revenue per square foot) alongside everyday
essentials. They are found in busy city centre districts, small shopping precincts
in residential areas, small towns and on Esso petrol station forecourts. The
1000th Tesco Express site opened in July 2009. Tesco have now started building
Tesco Express stores with no staff tills, only having 'Self-Service' tills in which the
customer scans all their own shopping and packs it.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco
Techniques – Flow Line?
Flow line map – can we use
this technique? What for
The width of the arrow is
proportional to the number of
people.
The value depends on what
you write …
Describe …
Explain …
Link text and image
By computer or by drawing.
(see teacher marks)
Graphs – Excel?
Technique divided bar
(here) = appropriate
Data from Age Groups
– how often they go to
the cinema
Describe
Explain
Meaning
-- conclusion – how
does it help answer the
hypothesis?
--- link text and writing.
Bar chart, pie chart, line graph etc.
Fieldwork and scoring system
All depends on what use is
made in describing how the
scoring system works …. And
what the overall result is … and
how it helps us make a decision
answering the initial hypothesis
/ question.
Reach a decision based on your
evidence – CONCLUSIONS
Detailed split into sections
Can we de confident in our
findings? What is realistic –
what seems strange?
Does our local result match the
national picture
Do different ‘groups’ of people
have different opinions?
EVALUATION
Criticise
methods
How to
improve what
we did?
If doing it
again what
would we
change?