Evaluate the effectiveness of your chosen fieldwork methods in investigating how a physical characteristic of a river changed along its long profile. [9 marks]
AO1 (published assessment objective): Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas; select and synthesise evidence from different texts (English Language). For Literature: read, understand and respond to texts, maintaining a critical style, developing an informed personal response, and using textual references including quotations to support and illustrate interpretations. For Geography: demonstrate knowledge of locations, places, processes, environments and different scales. For History: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key features and characteristics of the periods studied.
AO2 (published assessment objective): Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views (English). For Geography: demonstrate geographical understanding of concepts and how they are used in relation to places, environments and processes, and the interrelationships between places, environments and processes. For History: explain and analyse historical events and periods studied using second-order historical concepts.
AO3 (published assessment objective): Compare writers' ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed, across two or more texts (English Language). For Literature: show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written. For Geography: apply knowledge and understanding to interpret, analyse and evaluate geographical information and issues to make judgements. For History: analyse, evaluate and use sources (contemporary to the period) to make substantiated judgements.
Assessed against AO1, AO2, AO3 using Revision Robin's own level descriptors below. These are not the exam board's mark scheme. Every quotation in the feedback is checked against your answer before you see it, and a teacher's mark overrides ours.
| Level 3 · 7 to 9 | Detailed and critical evaluation of fieldwork methods used to investigate a physical river characteristic. Identifies specific strengths and weaknesses of methods, explicitly linking these to the reliability and validity of data collected. Clear and reasoned suggestions for improving data quality are provided, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of geographical procedures. A coherent and well-structured argument is presented with accurate and specific geographical terminology. |
| Level 2 · 4 to 6 | Clear evaluation of fieldwork methods used to investigate a physical river characteristic. Identifies some strengths and weaknesses of methods, with some links to the reliability and validity of data. Some suggestions for improving data quality are offered, showing a sound understanding of geographical procedures. A logical argument is presented with generally accurate geographical terminology. |
| Level 1 · 1 to 3 | Limited evaluation of fieldwork methods. Basic statements about strengths or weaknesses of methods. Limited or no links to reliability or validity of data. Basic or no suggestions for improving data quality. A simple, unstructured response with limited use of geographical terminology. |