Starter quiz
- Which of these does not appear in the GRaDE method of describing data?
- Discussing the general trend
- Discussing how the values are ranked ✓
- Quoting data directly
- Describing any exceptions in the data
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- A correlation shows ...
- the relationship between one variable and another. ✓
- which category has the greatest value.
- how local people feel about an issue.
- how to split a transcript up into parts.
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- ______ bias is when geographers try to conclude what they believe to be true rather than what their evidence shows them.
- 'Confirmation' ✓
- Which of the following questions would not form part of a discourse analysis?
- Where was the text written?
- What was the intended audience?
- Do people agree with the message? ✓
- When was the picture taken?
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- What is transcript coding?
- Asking questions about how the transcript was made
- Summarising the main points in the transcript
- Allocating a letter or number to key ideas in the transcript ✓
- Viewing the transcript from different audience perspectives
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- Which two types of statement should be avoided in conclusions?
- Assumptions and false conclusions ✓
- Assumptions and interpretations
- Interpretations and false conclusions
- Interpretations and empirical evidence
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Exit quiz
- An anomaly is …
- an incorrect piece of data.
- a piece of data that does not follow the general pattern. ✓
- a piece of data caused by human error.
- a piece of data that shows confirmation bias.
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- Which of the following statements is not true?
- Good geographers should discuss areas of weakness in their data collection.
- Good geographers should highlight where there may be human error in their data.
- Good geographers talk openly about how they would extend their study.
- Good geographers ignore the data that contradicts their ideas. ✓
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- Geographers want their data to be both ______ and reliable.
- 'valid' ✓
- Which of these is not an ethical or moral consideration?
- Not dropping litter
- Seeking a land owner’s permission
- Checking equipment is not faulty ✓
- Minimising the amount of noise
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Worksheet
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- There are many stages of a geographical enquiry that can be evaluated.
- Conclusions should be evaluated to show how reliable and valid the data is.
- Geographical research is often evaluated to see how ethically and morally considerate it is.
Common misconception
Highlighting the flaws in a geographical enquiry shows that I am a poor geographer.
Good geographers take time to be deeply reflective of their work and will present their findings honestly and transparently, even if they show errors that affect the final outcome. Good geographers also show how a study can be improved and extended.
Keywords
Objective - objective data is data that is considered to be factual
Subjective - subjective data is data that is based on opinions
Reliable - reliable data is data that would show the same result were it to be collected on a comparably similar occasion
Valid - valid data is data that allows the geographer to answer their enquiry question successfully
Anomaly - a piece of data that sits outside the general trend and cannot be explained