单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,2021/2/8,#,GA Conference,Guildford,March 2008,The New Sixth-Form Geography,Viv Pointon,1,The role of the sixth-form,Prepare students for university,Prepare students for work,The sixth-form,is a bridge,2,Changes,September 2008:,New AS courses,14-19 Diplomas,Cambridge Pre-U,September 2009:,New A2 courses,New GCSEs,3,Reasons for A level change,Reduction in exam time,Reduction from six to four assessment units,Removal of coursework,Stretch and challenge,Differentiation,4,Consequences of A level change,Less and different content,No coursework,per se,but,Questions on fieldwork,Fewer modules,New A*grade,5,The new A levels:content,Hazards,Climate change,Meteorology,Rivers&coasts,Hot&cold environments,Some ecology,Urban studies,Globalisation,Development,Population&migration,6,The new A levels:content,Newer themes:,Conflict,Inequality,Food supply,Health,Energy,Pollution,7,The new A levels:schools perspective,Familiar topics,can recycle old notes and handouts,schemes of work can be tweaked,Some refreshingly new ideas,opportunity to update materials,can introduce new topics,Wide choice of specification from rather traditional to radically new,8,Content continuum,traditional innovative,OCR AQA Edexcel,CCEA WJEC,9,Comparison of content:Thedevelopmentgap,CCEA AS:Studentsshouldbeabletoidentifyandexplainregionalcontrastsindevelopment(with)onecase study at thenationalscalewhichdemonstratesdistinctregionalvariationsindevelopment.,inAShumangeography unit,OCRA2:To whatextent is thedevelopmentgapincreasingordecreasing?,inoption on development andinequalities,Recommends study of countriesatdifferentstages on thedevelopmentcontinuum.,WJEC A2:What is thedevelopmentgap?Whathinderstheclosingofthedevelopmentgap?What types of strategiesexistfor reducing thedevelopmentgapand howeffectiveare these strategies?,inoption on development,AQAA2:Theconcept of theNorth/Southdivide,anditsrelationship to thedevelopmentcontinuum.,inoption on development andglobalisation,Edexcel A2:Wholetopicon,Bridgingthe development gap,causes,consequences,and reduction.,10,Thenew Alevels:HEperspective,Inphysicalgeography:,will findlittle newlearning,possiblyless basic geomorphologyand scientificanalysis,Inhumangeography:,will findaspectsofculturalturn,greater awarenessofissues,betterpreparation,11,Thenew Alevels:assessment,Some verytraditionalstyles andsome newapproaches,IssuesanalysisorDME papers,Nocoursework butfieldworkrequired(by QCA)atbothASandA2,Fieldworkquestions arelikelytobepredictableand answerslearned,Limited research opportunities,12,Thenew Alevels:assessment,AQA,CCE,EDX,OCR,WJE,Compulsory AS questions,some,most,some,none,all,Compulsory A2 questions,some,some,some,none,some,Multiple choice,x,x,x,x,Data response questions,Short mark questions(1 or 2 marks),few,x,Longer mark questions(c.10 marks),Decision-making or issue analysis,x,Individual research field based,Individual research secondary data,x,opt.,x,Number of essays(30 minutes or more),1,dme,2+,4,4,Pre-release information,x,x,13,Assessment continuum,straight-forwardchallenging,OCRAQAEdexcel,CCEAWJEC,14,Thenew Alevels:assessment,Schoolsperspective:,continuing or greaterteachingtothe examquestions,mayrequirenarrowerrangeofskills,HEperspective:,studentsmaybelesspreparedforindependentlearning,fewerresearchskills,less understandingofreferencing,15,Comparison of assessment:coasts,With referencetooneormorenamedexamples,explainhowmanagementschemes in coastalareascan provideprotectionfrom coastalprocesses.,(9)OCR AS,With referencetooneormorecase studiesofcoastalmanagement,discuss whetherthe benefits outweigh thecosts.,(15)AQAAS,Using namesexamples,examine the environmentalcosts ofcoastaldevelopmentsuch asthose showninFlorida.,(10)EdexcelAS,Withreference to namedexamples,explain the ways in whichhuman activitiesmight leadto conflictsincoastalareas,and examine whatis beingdone toreducesuchconflicts.,(25)OCRAS,Withreference to aregionalcase study,describe the natureofthehardandsoft engineering strategiesused toprotectcoastalareas and evaluatetheimpact of thesestrategies on the humanandphysicalenvironment.,(15)CCEA A2,Useexamplestoassess the success of strategiesused tomanagetheimpact of humanactivityonthecoastalenvironment.,(25)WJEC A2,16,Decision-makingandissues analysis,FourABsincludeDMEs orissuesanalysisassessment,Three ABs base thisuponpre-released data,CCEA:DME with 30 minutes reading time in exam,WJEC:DME resource folder released c.6weeks beforeexam,AQA:Issue Evaluation advance information released 2,monthsbeforeexam+morein exam,Edexcel:Issue Analysisadvancedinformationreleased 4weeks beforeexam+moreinexam,OCR:NoDMEor similar-simpleresource-based skills questionsin exam,17,Fieldwork&skills assessment,There are predictable questionsin all:,aims&hypotheses,datacollectionmethods,samplingmethods,datapresentation techniques,dataanalysis techniques,Edexcel,OCR&WJECprobablyrequireless could get away withtwodays,AQA&CCEA mostsolidlyexaminedinbothAS&A2butcould get awayw