Controlled Assessment

The place of Controlled Assessment is uncertain, although what is clear is that there will be some element of coursework in GCSE related to fieldwork. Hopefully this will continue to involve a substantive piece of primary fieldwork.

It is important that students are taken on fieldwork which is carefully designed. This will have benefits beyond the obvious ones of helping with data collection. There are social benefits, as well as the way that physically visiting a place helps when it comes to the exam... It is easier to speak from personal experience than from a place that has also been seen in an image...

The Badger book features a section on preparing for Controlled Assessment to make sure that students make the most of it, as this is an area where a lot of marks can be lost.

Some further Controlled Assessment goodies will be shared here after publication...

As an example of how you may be able to support the students before and after the event, check out this little mini-site.
This Holderness website was created by Phil Wood: a teacher educator from the University of Leicester who is working with some Leicester schools to improve their Controlled Assessment performance.

Could you produce one of these for your CA ?
Why not try using POSTEROUS - the Badger book provides information on this easy to use blogging platform....