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Evaluating Fieldwork Results and Conclusions
Write the title of the fieldwork enquiry you will use.
For one of your fieldwork enquiries, to what extent did your results and conclusions answer the enquiry question or hypothesis?
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Marking points
- 1 Provides the full enquiry title so the original question or hypothesis is clear.
- 2 Uses specific results and explains how they relate to the original enquiry question or hypothesis.
- 3 Explains the conclusion and evaluates how securely the results justified it, including limitations/validity where relevant.
- 4 Reaches an explicit, evidenced judgement about extent.
- 5 For full SPaG credit, writes accurately with effective grammar and a wide range of appropriate geographical terminology.
Full-mark answer
Adapt this structure using your own evidence. Title: [write the exact enquiry question or hypothesis]. My results showed [state the main pattern and at least two precise figures or site comparisons]. This led to the conclusion that [state whether and how the original question/hypothesis was supported]. The conclusion was reasonably secure because [explain a strength such as repeated measurements, a consistent pattern or suitable sampling]. However, [identify an anomaly, limited sample, measurement problem or missing evidence] reduced accuracy or validity and means the enquiry was not answered completely. Overall, the results and conclusions answered the original aim to a [small/moderate/large] extent because [weigh the strongest evidence against the main limitation].
Why this answer loses marks
My results supported the hypothesis, so the enquiry was successful.
This lacks specific results, does not test the conclusion against accuracy or validity limits, and gives no evidenced judgement about extent.