Wednesday, 27 June 2007
what's going on?
Right, just to update you. The Mr Wadeson "Conclusion" voice recording, will be put onto the blog ASAP. I am just experiencing technical problems at the moment.
For those of you who missed the lesson on Tuesday - you should be doing your Conclusion by now and there will be an audio posting of me talking you through the conclusion coming soon.
For those of you who missed the lesson on Tuesday - you should be doing your Conclusion by now and there will be an audio posting of me talking you through the conclusion coming soon.
Where should you be?
Well as the coursework tower above shows you should be working towards completing your conclusion. On the 10th of July i will take in everything you have done so far.
That Includes the following:
Front cover
Introduction
Maps
Background Information
Methodology
Results
Data Presentation
Data Analysis
Conclusion
These sections need to be completed, as i will take your coursework in and mark it, you will get your coursework back to make changes and then complete the final section which is your Evaluation.
That Includes the following:
Front cover
Introduction
Maps
Background Information
Methodology
Results
Data Presentation
Data Analysis
Conclusion
These sections need to be completed, as i will take your coursework in and mark it, you will get your coursework back to make changes and then complete the final section which is your Evaluation.
Monday, 18 June 2007
Data Analysis
Well last lesson we looked at Data analysis and we modeled a piece of analysis as a class for Hickling Broad EQI results. You should now have an idea of what you need to include in your initial analysis.
Now this section needs to be completed by: 26/06/07
Here's the example:
My EQI radar graph for Hickling Broad shows a mixed set of positive results. With 3 results clearly standing out as strong positive answers, these are Management which scored 3, Pollution which scored 4 and Litter which scored 5. The other 3 variables for Aesthetic Value, Diversity of wildlife and habitats and erosion scored 1,2 and 0 respectively. Litter scored the highest with a score of 5 this was because there was no litter visible at Hickling Broad there was also litter bins near to the visitor centre which will hopefully be well used another reason why this may be a positive score is the fact that Hickling Broad is a nature reserve and the people who visit this area will have a high level of respect for the landscape and the wildlife they visit and will thus not litter. Pollution was the second highest score with a 4 this means there was very little pollution (air, noise, water or land) visible at this site, there was possibly very little noise pollution as the reserve is located away form main transport links and also the people who visit want to observe wildlife and will therefore make little noise. Management also had a high positive result of 3 as there was lots of different management strategies visible, such as boardwalks, reed cutting, bird hides and Konik ponies and all of these appeared to be doing there jobs.
Overall all the results for Hickling Broad are positive and this reflected in the shape of the radar graph.
Unfortunately i haven't yet figured out how to publish the Graph into my Blog.
Happy Writing
Mr Wadeson
Now this section needs to be completed by: 26/06/07
Here's the example:
My EQI radar graph for Hickling Broad shows a mixed set of positive results. With 3 results clearly standing out as strong positive answers, these are Management which scored 3, Pollution which scored 4 and Litter which scored 5. The other 3 variables for Aesthetic Value, Diversity of wildlife and habitats and erosion scored 1,2 and 0 respectively. Litter scored the highest with a score of 5 this was because there was no litter visible at Hickling Broad there was also litter bins near to the visitor centre which will hopefully be well used another reason why this may be a positive score is the fact that Hickling Broad is a nature reserve and the people who visit this area will have a high level of respect for the landscape and the wildlife they visit and will thus not litter. Pollution was the second highest score with a 4 this means there was very little pollution (air, noise, water or land) visible at this site, there was possibly very little noise pollution as the reserve is located away form main transport links and also the people who visit want to observe wildlife and will therefore make little noise. Management also had a high positive result of 3 as there was lots of different management strategies visible, such as boardwalks, reed cutting, bird hides and Konik ponies and all of these appeared to be doing there jobs.
Overall all the results for Hickling Broad are positive and this reflected in the shape of the radar graph.
Unfortunately i haven't yet figured out how to publish the Graph into my Blog.
Happy Writing
Mr Wadeson
Missed a Lesson?
If you miss a lesson you need to find out what you've missed and then catch up the best you can. Please don't bury your head in the sand and hope it will go away-it won't!
Data Presentation - High level skills
Well you should noww be on the verge of finishing your data presentation, seeing as though i'm posting this on the day it is due to be finished. Remember you need to include the hig level methods of data presentation. Such as Spearmans rank and the proportional pie charts.
Remember you also need to include the data presentation which is listed below:
EQI results - Radar graphs and Average class graphs
Sustainability results - need to be converted into numbers and put into graphs.
Car park results = Pictogram and Proportional Pie charts
Water Quality results = Bar charts
Field Sketches = Neatly drawn up and annotated
Land use survey = Re Drawn and colour coded to represent the different land uses.
Photos = you should have a range of photos that need to be well annotated explaining what they show (4 for each site).
Remember you also need to include the data presentation which is listed below:
EQI results - Radar graphs and Average class graphs
Sustainability results - need to be converted into numbers and put into graphs.
Car park results = Pictogram and Proportional Pie charts
Water Quality results = Bar charts
Field Sketches = Neatly drawn up and annotated
Land use survey = Re Drawn and colour coded to represent the different land uses.
Photos = you should have a range of photos that need to be well annotated explaining what they show (4 for each site).
Monday, 11 June 2007
Update - 06/06/07
Last lesson we looked at what makes a good piece of coursework and the detail that needs to be in a good piece. Now you must make sure you are including all the information given to you when we were in Norfolk and using the help that i have given you during lessons. The coursework is marked on a 3 level system and over 5 sections.
These sections are:
Applied Understanding (Introduction/map/background information)
Methodology (Your methods for your main coursework and your mini-study)
Data Presentation (Results/Graphs/Field sketches etc..)
Data Analysis (Analysis of results and conclusion)
Evaluation
Each section is worth 6 marks (giving a total mark of 30), each section is then split into 3 Levels.
Level 1 = 1-2 marks
Level 2 = 3-4 marks
Level 3 = 5-6 marks
To get a level 2 or level 3 mark for each section, your work must show evidence of development of tasks and also show your understanding of the coursework. At this moment in time I'm worried that a lot of peoples coursework is only achieving Level 1, if it maintained this level for the whole coursework you would only get at best 10 marks overall. Which is an E grade.
You must therefore make sure you are making the changes that i suggest when marking your coursework.
Next hand in date: 12/06/07
These sections are:
Applied Understanding (Introduction/map/background information)
Methodology (Your methods for your main coursework and your mini-study)
Data Presentation (Results/Graphs/Field sketches etc..)
Data Analysis (Analysis of results and conclusion)
Evaluation
Each section is worth 6 marks (giving a total mark of 30), each section is then split into 3 Levels.
Level 1 = 1-2 marks
Level 2 = 3-4 marks
Level 3 = 5-6 marks
To get a level 2 or level 3 mark for each section, your work must show evidence of development of tasks and also show your understanding of the coursework. At this moment in time I'm worried that a lot of peoples coursework is only achieving Level 1, if it maintained this level for the whole coursework you would only get at best 10 marks overall. Which is an E grade.
You must therefore make sure you are making the changes that i suggest when marking your coursework.
Next hand in date: 12/06/07
Wednesday, 6 June 2007
Annotated Photos
The photo below is an example of what your annotated photos should look like, the annotation in this photo is high level so would get you into the higher marks for the Data presentation section. Your field sketches and maps should also include annotation like this.
The Coursework Tower
The Tower below shows all the sections that make up your coursework. The sections highlighted yellow are the sections that should be complete.
Remember the lesson on Tuesday 5th June, we looked at what makes each of these sections good, in order to gain the higher marks you must show clear evidence of your understanding and development of tasks. Most of you think that by attempting a section that is it done, you must make sure that you include all of the required detail, this is outlined in previous postings.
Remember the lesson on Tuesday 5th June, we looked at what makes each of these sections good, in order to gain the higher marks you must show clear evidence of your understanding and development of tasks. Most of you think that by attempting a section that is it done, you must make sure that you include all of the required detail, this is outlined in previous postings.
Monday, 4 June 2007
Coursework Interviews
Doesn't that sound like fun.
It's not really an interview but over the next three lessons, i will be sitting down with you individually and finding out where you are with your coursework and what you need to be doing to move on.
You will need everything you have done so far for this interview.
It's not really an interview but over the next three lessons, i will be sitting down with you individually and finding out where you are with your coursework and what you need to be doing to move on.
You will need everything you have done so far for this interview.
The story so far
Well i haven't updated the Blog for quite some time. So here is a list of what you should have done and what needs to be done.
Should be complete:
Introduction
Background Information
Methodology
Results Tables
Working Towards finishing:
Data presentation - so far in this section you should have Radar graphs for your EQI results and you should also of converted your Sustainability results into numbers and created graphs to present these results.
What we will do next:
We will look to complete the rest of our data presentation.
Car park results = Pictogram and Proportional Pie charts
Water Quality results = Bar charts
Field Sketches = Neatly drawn up and annotated
Land use survey = Re Drawn and colour coded to represent the different land uses.
Photos = you should have a range of photos that need to be well annotated explaining what they show.
Should be complete:
Introduction
Background Information
Methodology
Results Tables
Working Towards finishing:
Data presentation - so far in this section you should have Radar graphs for your EQI results and you should also of converted your Sustainability results into numbers and created graphs to present these results.
What we will do next:
We will look to complete the rest of our data presentation.
Car park results = Pictogram and Proportional Pie charts
Water Quality results = Bar charts
Field Sketches = Neatly drawn up and annotated
Land use survey = Re Drawn and colour coded to represent the different land uses.
Photos = you should have a range of photos that need to be well annotated explaining what they show.
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