development of the controlled assessment task for 2015
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Development of the Controlled Assessment task for 2015. Jason Lock Assistant Head of Centre Juniper Hall Field Centre 8 th October 2013. The enquiry process. Involve the candidates in the enquiry process. What is the wider geographical concept / theory that is being tested? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Development of the Controlled Assessment task for 2015
Jason Lock Assistant Head of Centre Juniper Hall Field Centre
8th October 2013
The enquiry process
• Involve the candidates in the enquiry process. – What is the wider geographical concept / theory
that is being tested?– What are they aiming to achieve? – involve
candidates in posing enquiry questions– How might candidates take some ownership for
selecting or collecting data? How will they demonstrate independence?
Task Information(2015 submission)
• Investigate the factors that help to create a sustainable residential community
• 4.3 How might sustainable residential communities be planned?
What’s different?
• Sustainable Communities study focuses on sustainability aspects relating to equality, water, transport, energy, waste and materials
• Many field techniques are similar to Quality of Life studies, BUT a study that just focuses on equality would not be appropriate.
Geographical model / theory
The Egan Wheel of sustainability
sustainable communities should: • make effective use of natural resources• enhance the environment• promote social cohesion & inclusion• strengthen economic prosperity
Sir John Egan identified that...
Geographical model / theory
Well connected?
Environmentally sensitive?
Service provision?
Well designed & built?
Egan Wheel of sustainability
Geographical model / theory
SurveysHousing density and off street parking
SurveysStreet Tranquillity and Greenery
Surveys
SurveysTraffic flows, Speed of Traffic & Congestion
SurveysPeople watching
Questionnaires
Who knows an area best? Obviously it is the people who live, work and
spend their lives there.
http://www.placecheck.info/
What do you like abo
ut
Dorking? What do you dislike about Dorking?
What needs to be changed?
Who needs to be
involved?
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Crime observation surveysAnti crime features in the built environment
Crime observation surveysCrime likelihood assessment
Service provision...within each survey area
Transport
•Examine the timetables at a bus stop and mark the routes onto a base map of the area.
•Identify areas that are not served and measure the distance required to travel to the nearest service.
Building surveysSustainable buildings
Building design & sustainable futures:•Materials used / double glazing / renewables
Building surveys
Stakeholder interviews
A community led initiative
Community action groups
DNA enables people to...
• Say what they really want• Discuss the practicalities of ideas and projects • Consider a vision for the future • Develop an action plan making that vision a reality
www.dorkingdna.org
Photographic evidence
