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Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating survey data
I can analyse and reflect on my survey data to create meaningful conclusions and an evaluation.
Lesson 12 of 12
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- Year 7
Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating survey data
I can analyse and reflect on my survey data to create meaningful conclusions and an evaluation.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Analysis is the process which makes sense of the data that has been collected.
- Analysis can involve looking for patterns and relationships in the data.
- Conclusions aim to answer the key questions or disprove hypotheses.
- Geographers evaluate their fieldwork to learn lessons for future studies.
Keywords
Analysis - Analysis is the process which makes sense of the data that was collected.
Conclusion - A conclusion summarises your main findings in an investigation.
Evaluation - An evaluation is a judgement on your fieldwork and the accuracy and reliability of your results.
Subjective data - Subjective data is data that is based on opinion rather than facts.
Common misconception
Subjective data is automatically invalid and should be ignored.
Geographers use subjective data a lot as they value people's, and their own, opinion about something.
Support students who are new to field work by allowing there to be a group discussion that evaluates the data before individual students record their own thoughts.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is fieldwork in geography?
What is fieldwork in geography?
Watching geography documentaries
Studying geography in a classroom
Reading a geography book
Q2.Why do geographers do fieldwork?
Why do geographers do fieldwork?
To get fresh air
To avoid doing homework
To find treasure
Q3.Which of these is a method geographers use to collect fieldwork data?
Which of these is a method geographers use to collect fieldwork data?
Counting cars on a road
Asking people questions in a survey
Measuring the speed of a river
Q4.What is the best way to record data collected in the field?
What is the best way to record data collected in the field?
Remembering it in your head
Throwing it away
Telling a friend and hoping they remember
Q5.What is an example of a human geography fieldwork study?
What is an example of a human geography fieldwork study?
Measuring the depth of a river
Observing different rock types on a cliff
Recording the number of birds in a forest
Q6.What are the two main types of data collected in fieldwork?
What are the two main types of data collected in fieldwork?
Digital and paper data
Easy and hard data
Fast and slow data
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What does ‘analysing data’ mean in fieldwork?
What does ‘analysing data’ mean in fieldwork?
Ignoring the data and making up results
Writing down random numbers
Throwing away any data that doesn’t fit
Q2.What are the phases of a geographical enquiry?
What are the phases of a geographical enquiry?
Q3.Subjective data is...
Subjective data is...
automatically invalid and should be ignored
not part of data collection in fieldwork
Q4.What should a conclusion in a fieldwork study include?
What should a conclusion in a fieldwork study include?
A guess about what the data means
A long list of everything collected
