Title: Background OCR Legacy GCSEs
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2Background OCR Legacy GCSEs
3 established Specifications
1987 B Avery Hill
1988 C Bristol Project
1986 Spec A
GCSE D The Pilot (80 centres to date)
3- Introducing the new specification
- Geography B
4- Our new Geography B specification helps put the
student on the path to becoming a geography
specialist by giving them the skills and
knowledge relevant to the modern age. - This qualification covers four key themes of
geography as well as including new topic areas
such as globalisation, climate change and
sustainability relevant to the world today.
5- 3 Units of Assessment
- Unit B561 Decision Making Examination 25
- Unit B562 2 controlled Assessment tasks 25
- Unit B563 Terminal Examination 50
- 4 Geographical Themes underpin Specification B
6Four Key Themes
- Rivers and Coasts
- 2 Population and Settlement
- 3 Natural Hazards
- 4 Economic Development
7Unit B561 - Sustainable Decision Making
8Sustainable Decision Making
- One of the four key themes will be assessed
- Theme will be published to centre in advance
- Will relate to sustainable development
- Pre-release resource booklet sent to centres
prior to the exam - January and June sessions
- One opportunity to re-sit
- Higher and Foundation papers
- 3 stages of investigating the issue background
to the issue, options and then the decision
9Future Themes
- The Key Theme of the SDME will be as follows
- June 2010 / Jan 2011 Economic Development
- June 2011 / Jan 2012 Rivers and Coasts
- June 2012 / Jan 2013 Population and Settlement
- June 2013 / Jan 2014 Natural Hazards
- June 2014 / Jan 2015 Economic Development
- June 2015 Rivers and Coasts
10Unit B562 - Geographical Enquiry
Fieldwork Focus 15 of full GCSE
Geographical Investigation 10 of full GCSE
11Fieldwork Focus
- Task titles set by OCR on 3 of the 4 Key Themes
- 1 task per theme, but 2 tasks on Rivers and
Coasts - Follow route to enquiry as laid out in the
Specification - Collection of primary data
- 1200 word report under controlled conditions
- Marked by centres using a marking criteria grid
- Moderated
12Geographical Investigation
- 9 issue-based geography themes
- Two tasks set per theme one of local scale, one
on global scale
Disease
Trade
Ecosystems
Energy
Fashion
Sport
Tourism
Crime
New technologies
13Task
- Secondary data focus
- Investigative report which covers
- - location/background
- - investigation question
- - issues arising
- - evaluation of data
- - conclusion and future scenarios
- ICT encouraged
- 800 word controlled assessment task submitted
- Centre marked using a marking criteria grid
- Moderated
14Centres can choose more than one of the 9
Investigation themes. Each
candidates work must address one task title
Investigation Questions/Hypotheses will be
published in January prior to first teaching in
September
15Unit B563 - Key Geographical Themes examination
16Examination
Focus on the 3 key themes not covered in Unit B561
Candidates choose 1 question out of 2 on each of
three key themes
To be taken terminally (i.e. at end of Year
11) Higher and Foundation papers
17Short Course GCSE B
50 Controlled Assessment
50 Terminal Examination
- 2 of the 4 Key Themes covered in the Terminal
Examination
18Resources
www.GCSEchanges.com
19Resources
- Join the OCR Geography e-community
- http//community.ocr.org.uk/community/
- Free to join
- Easy to subscribe
- Useful way of getting in touch with subject
specialists throughout the country - Ask questions
- Share knowledge, views and ideas.
20Resources
- Publishing partnerships
- Publisher partner resources branded with the
Official Publisher Publication logo indicate
that OCR works in partnership with Heinemann,
Hodder and OUP.
21Get Started events
- Get Started events discuss how to teach the
qualification. - A typical Get Started event will
- review sample assessment material including
candidate style answers - evaluate the support available
- discuss the planning and time allocation
- discuss the delivery of the qualification
- focus on resources and delivery ideas for the new
content in the specification
22Get Started in
London
Thursday 15th January 2009 Monday 30th March 2009
Contact training - http//www.ocr.org.uk/training
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