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Difference between an Outstanding/ Scholarship and a Not?

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Difference between an Outstanding/ Scholarship and a Not?

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Standard 93401

Part A: Commentary

The examination provided a good range of questions that were fair and valid, supported with adequate and effective resources.

Although two of three questions related to perspectives, it worked in terms of distinguishing between the grade margins and gave capable Geography candidates an opportunity to demonstrate their subject-specific understanding.

There was a good range of case studies within the resource booklet, for successful candidates to pull apart to support their answers.

The topic was contemporary and gave all candidates the opportunity to engage in the content.

Part B: Report on Performance

Candidates who were awarded Scholarship with Outstanding Performance commonly:

included clear planning, interpreted the question well, and gave a range of ideas that had good detail

applied a high level of geographic knowledge and skills in their responses and wrote with clarity and sophistication, demonstrating convincing communication

demonstrated sophisticated integration of extensive specific evidence both from within and beyond the given resources

demonstrated perception and insight through critical evaluation, discussion, justification, and analysis

understood what was meant by viewing an argument through perspectives

wrote concise introductions and conclusions specifically linked to the question

seamlessly integrated quality visuals into their writing and referred explicitly to them

presented a balanced perspective when addressing the questions.

Candidates who were awarded Scholarship commonly:

understood key command words of the question, planned their thoughts, and integrated original visuals consistently throughout their responses

showed logical development of ideas, used appropriate geographic terminology, and integrated evidence throughout, both from within the resource provided and beyond

demonstrated critical analytical, thinking, and evaluative skills when presenting their argument or justifying conclusions

applied a high level of geographic knowledge in their responses, using strong literacy skills that included enough detail and breadth.

Candidates who were not awarded Scholarship commonly:

wrote brief responses, often with no planning, and struggled to develop a clear argument

often lacked relevant visuals, or the visuals were weak and needed to have been integrated in their response

consistently showed a lack of understanding of how to be critical or how to argue through perspectives in their responses

copied the visuals and material straight from the resource booklet.

Previous years' reports

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The examination provided a good range of questions that were fair and valid, supported with adequate and effective resources. Although two of three questions related to perspectives, it worked in terms of distinguishing between the grade margins and gave capable Geography candidates an opportunity to demonstrate their subject-specific understanding.

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1. What can we learn from the assessment report about the difference between an Outstanding/ Scholarship and a Not?

2. What is the difference between the top scholar and the scholarship?

3. What are the key messages to take away from today?

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Across the globe, there is an emphasis in the importance of building communities in our cities, in order to allow connections as urban growth increases at high rates. Although cities were built primarily due to availability of resources such as rivers (ports, roads etc.) the key reason they were made were for people to transport goods, and increase accessibility of opportunity for people.  Therefore, although there is a range of urban design around the globe, cities are primarily made for people, even though prior urban design is presenting a challenge due to rapid urban growth. 

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