Coursework Data Interpretation

Data Interpretation

• Identifying main points from your data collection

(summary)?

• Clear links between information and coasts topic explained?

• Links between information collected explained and developed?

• Any conclusions linked to your original ideas?

Level 1

• A brief description of the results from your field data

Level 2

• Good description of results

• Give some meaning to your results

• Some concluding points

Level 3

• Detailed description of results with clear reasons

• Draw out the links between different data

• Concluding points link back to the original key ideas

Past examiners’ comments

Presentation and analysis

• “In the best investigations candidates use a variety of accurate techniques, including some more complex skills.”

• “In the weaker investigations candidates often repeat a number of basic techniques such as bar charts.”

Past examiners’ comments

Summary Analysis

• “In the best investigations candidates described and explained their data and identified detailed links between the data collected. They then linked the key points to the original title and used these to come to a sound conclusion.”

Past examiners’ commentsConclusionAn opportunity to:- Return to the original key ideas- Use the most useful parts of your data to:

- Answer the original questions/ideas- Say if your hypotheses were correct or not- Sum up the main points and come to a

decision

- Link your investigation back to what textbook examples say should happen.