Mark scheme for Kobe assignment
Geography levels in black
ICT levels in pink
Level 1
Brief description of the earthquake. There are no subheadings or images.
Geographical vocabulary is not used.
Level 2
Information is selected from one or more resources and used to describe
the earthquake under the headings given. The city of Kobe is not described.
Level 3
The city of Kobe is described. Information is extracted from more than
one resource to write a description of the earthquake under the headings
given. There is some use of appropriate geographical vocabulary.
Enter the text for your report.
Edit any mistakes. Produce a printout.
Level 4
The causes of the earthquake are described using appropriate vocabulary.
The report describes how the earthquake effected the lives of the people
of Kobe. A variety of resources have been used and appropriate pictures
included.
All Level 3 skills. Add graphics to your report, such as pictures from the Internet.
Level 5
The causes of the earthquake are described and an explanation of the effects
of the earthquake is attempted. A variety of resources are used and
the report is presented neatly using a range of images and with appropriate
geographical vocabulary. The report makes some basic conclusions about
the lessons that should be learned from the earthquake.
All Level 4 skills. Show that you have thought about
the readers of your article, the audience, by making your article easy
to read and attractive.
Level
6
The report gives a detailed and accurate description and explanation of
the effects of the Kobe earthquake. The report demonstrates how the earthquake
effected the rest of Japan and reaches conclusions about the lessons that
should be learned from the earthquake that reflect the evidence in the
report.
All Level 5 skills. Improve your report by using
information from a range of sources, e.g. text and pictures from different
web sites. Don't just copy text - say where you got the information from
and add your own ideas. Print several versions of your work, showing the
improvements.
Level 7
A very well researched report that demonstrates independent research and
reaches well argued conclusions. The report shows how earthquakes influence
human activities at a variety of scales, local national and global, and
lead to change in places. There is an attempt to evaluate the quality
of the evidence.
All Level 6 skills. Make sure that the quality of
your work is good enough to be presented to someone you don't know - like
a professional report. Print several versions of your work, showing different
layouts and improvements.
Level 8
At this level students will be carefully drawing out the need for planning
to reduce the effects of earthquakes and exemplifying with advanced material
that they have evaluated before incorporating into their research. There
is a full and coherently argued conclusion.
Exceptional Performance
In order to achieve this level the report will examine in detail the relationship
between the earthquake hazard and the effect on human activities. The
report will be based on a variety of carefully evaluated material and
will make reference to geographical theory. The work may contain an element
of self evaluation and suggestions for further enquiry.