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,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,*,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:The development gap,CCEA AS:Students should be able to identify and explain regional contrasts in development(with)one case study at the national scale which demonstrates distinct regional variations in development.,in AS human geography unit,OCR A2:To what extent is the development gap increasing or decreasing?,in option on development and inequalities,Recommends study of countries at different stages on the development continuum.,WJEC A2:What is the development gap?What hinders the closing of the development gap?What types of strategies exist for reducing the development gap and how effective are these strategies?,in option on development,AQA A2:The concept of the North/South divide,and its relationship to the development continuum.,in option on development and globalisation,Edexcel A2:Whole topic on Bridging the development gap causes,consequences,and reduction.,10,The new A levels:HE perspective,In physical geography:,will find little new learning,possibly less basic geomorphology and scientific analysis,In human geography:,will find aspects of cultural turn,greater awareness of issues,better preparation,11,The new A levels:assessment,Some very traditional styles and some new approaches,Issues analysis or DME papers,No coursework but fieldwork required(by QCA)at both AS and A2,Fieldwork questions are likely to be predictable and answers learned,Limited research opportunities,12,The new A levels: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-forward challenging,OCR AQA Edexcel,CCEA WJEC,14,The new A levels:assessment,Schools perspective:,continuing or greater teaching to the exam questions,may require narrower range of skills,HE perspective:,students may be less prepared for independent learning,fewer research skills,less understanding of referencing,15,Comparison of assessment:coasts,With reference to one or more named examples,explain how management schemes in coastal areas can provide protection from coastal processes.,(9)OCR AS,With reference to one or more case studies of coastal management,discuss whether the benefits outweigh the costs.,(15)AQA AS,Using names examples,examine the environmental costs of coastal development such as those shown in Florida.,(10)Edexcel AS,With reference to named examples,explain the ways in which human activities might lead to conflicts in coastal areas,and examine what is being done to reduce such conflicts.,(25)OCR AS,With reference to a regional case study,describe the nature of the hard and soft engineering strategies used to protect coastal areas and evaluate the impact of these strategies on the human and physical environment.,(15)CCEA A2,Use examples to assess the success of strategies used to manage the impact of human activity on the coastal environment.,(25)WJEC A2,16,Decision-making and issues analysis,Four ABs include DMEs or issues analysis assessment,Three ABs base this upon pre-released data,CCEA:DME with 30 minutes reading time in exam,WJEC:DME resource folder released c.6 weeks before exam,AQA:Issue Evaluation advance information released 2,months before exam+more in exam,Edexcel:Issue Analysis advanced information released 4 weeks before exam+more in exam,OCR:No DME or similar-simple resource-based skill
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