GEOGRAPHY: A FOCUS ON INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

This workshop will focus on the nature, purpose and requirements of the internally assessed DP geography course, and the various stages of the internal assessment process. The structure, characteristics and presentation of the internal assessment reports will be covered, in addition to the importance of academic honesty in internal assessment.

Participants will:

• generate, discuss and share ideas that help teachers and learners in fulfilling the requirements of the geography internal assessment coursework
• discuss the geographic skills required to produce fieldwork reports, that is, undertaking resource development activities, sharing resources and strategies necessary to guide candidates to successful completion of fieldwork reports that meet the internal assessment requirements
• identify the opportunities for fieldwork in the various topics of the DP geography syllabus while reflecting on the implications of the topic choice and possible challenges candidates might encounter when completing the exercises

collaborate on the review of internal assessment reports, undertake the assessment of fieldwork reports and discuss the marks awarded.