Development of the Controlled Assessment task for 2015

By: Adrian PicklesFSC Preston Montford

The enquiry process

• Involve the candidates in the enquiry process. – What is the wider geographical concept / theory

that is being tested?– What are they aiming to achieve? – involve

candidates in posing enquiry questions– How might candidates take some ownership for

selecting or collecting data? How will they demonstrate independence?

Task Information

• Investigate the factors that help to create a sustainable residential community

• 4.3 How might sustainable residential communities be planned?

Setting up the TaskWhat are

the factors?

Investigate the factors that help to create a

sustainable residential community

Which community

or communities

?

A model or theory for

sustainable

What’s different?

• Sustainable Communities study focuses on sustainability aspects relating to equality, water, transport, energy, waste and materials

• Many field techniques are similar to Quality of Life studies, BUT a proposed study that just focuses on Quality of Life would not be accepted by WJEC.

Sustainable communities are places where people want to live and work, now and in the future. They meet the diverse needs of existing and future residents, are sensitive to their environment, and contribute to a high quality of life. They are safe and inclusive, well planned, built and run, and offer equality of opportunity and good services for all.Sustainable communities are:•Active, inclusive and safe•Well run•Environmentally sensitive•Well designed and built•Well connected•Thriving•Well served•Fair for everyoneSustainable communities embody the principles of sustainable development. They:•Balance and integrate the social, economic and environmental components of their community•Meet the needs of existing and future generations•Respect the needs of other communities in the wider region or internationally also to make their communities sustainableSustainable communities are diverse, reflecting their local circumstances. There is no standard template to fit them all.Source: Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)

Primary Fieldwork - Surveys

• Use a model/concept like this to break down “sustainability” into manageable chunks

• Allows you to choose areas that are more easily assessed through primary data collection

Sustainable Communities

• The Egan Wheel

• A model to begin with

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/sustainability/

Primary Fieldwork - Surveys

• Use a model/concept like this to break down “sustainability” into manageable chunks

• Allows you to choose areas that are more easily assessed through primary data collection

Primary Fieldwork –Other ideas

Look upWhere is everyone?

•Who goes where? Who lives here?•Who works here? Who comes for the day?

Railway town evidence?

You have arrived in a new and unfamiliar place- Derby Station area

Primary Fieldwork –Other ideas

Look up Where is everyone?

Who goes where? Ground level

Primary Fieldwork - Questionaires

• Questions linked to different aspects of sustainability

• Students have quantitative data for each aspect

Primary Fieldwork – Crime Surveys (Social and cultural sustainability)

http://www.ukcrimestats.com

Which comes first? The crime or the deterrents?

Primary Fieldwork – Services Surveys

For local areas, suburbs, rural communities

Primary Fieldwork – Transport Index

Include demographics---what would retired people need, the un-employed, school students, workers need?

Primary Fieldwork – Index of Decay

Primary Fieldwork - Interviews

• Use a couple of pointers to help students get started

• For best results good idea to prime interviewees first

• Quality of notes will be variable! For analysis consider:

Tallying positive/negative opinions

“Tick list” of key words

Primary Fieldwork - Photos

Image: windandsun.co.uk

Solar panels – save energy and generate income

Not on every property – evidence of inequality

Lack of off-street parking – problem for growing population

Useful apps:

• Skitch• Camera Ace (Android)• Fotobabble (iOS)• Audio Photos (Android)

• Microsoft Autocollage (PC)

How could a more Sustainable Community be planned?

How sustainable is the community you studied?

How do your results help us understand this community?

Using the evidence...