Conclusion (WJEC Eduqas GCSE Geography B): Revision Note
Exam code: C112
Specification links
The notes on this page cover part 1.5 of Component 3 of the WJEC Eduqas B specification – What conclusions may be drawn from fieldwork enquiries?
Synthesise findings to reach evidence-based conclusions that relate to the initial aim of the enquiry.
Appreciate that geography can be ‘messy’, i.e. that fieldwork does not always match typical or predicted outcomes.
Conclusion
The fieldwork conclusion should:
Return to the hypothesis and aim
Identify any evidence that supports the hypothesis
Outline any evidence that contradicts the hypothesis
Describe and explain any links to geographical theories
Acknowledge any unusual results
State whether the hypothesis is supported or not
Examiner Tips and Tricks
In the exam, you may be asked how valid or reliable your conclusions were. It is important to know the difference between the two.
Reliability refers to whether the results you have gathered could be reproduced in the same conditions. For example, would a student measuring river velocity at the same sample site in the same conditions get the same velocity measurements?
Validity refers to the accuracy of the measure and whether the results represent what they are supposed to measure. For example, a measure of environmental quality should measure the environment and not economic characteristics
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