GCSE

geography
OCR B

How does GCSE Geography OCR B support fieldwork?

The GCSE Geography OCR B specification states fieldwork must be undertaken:
l outside the classroom and beyond the school grounds
l on at least two occasions
l in contrasting locations
l including both physical and human geographical contexts

Students will be assessed on fieldwork by questions in the context of both Paper 1 Our Natural World
and Paper 2 People and Society components in the final exam. There will be questions both in relation to
students’ own experiences of fieldwork and on fieldwork examples in unfamiliar contexts.

Fieldwork is linked to five of the eight topics in the OCR B specification. Each of these links is covered by
fieldwork spreads in the Student Book, as follows:
Chapter Topic Spread Fieldwork
1 Global Hazards 1.11 Hazards fieldwork – UK drought
2 Changing Climate 2.12 Climate change fieldwork – UK flooding
3 Distinctive 3.12 Landscape fieldwork 1 – coasts
Landscapes 3.13 Landscape fieldwork 2 – rivers
5 Urban Futures 5.13 Urban fieldwork 1 – regeneration
5.14 Urban fieldwork 2 – population change
7 UK in the 21st 7.12 Economic fieldwork 1 – economic hub
Century 7.13 Economic fieldwork 2 – economic location

Fieldwork spreads in the Student Book serve two important purposes:

l Firstly, to prepare students for going out of the
classroom to do their own fieldwork, by offering
help and guidance on each stage of a geographical
enquiry, including:
- asking geographical questions
- a range of fieldwork techniques
- processing and presenting fieldwork data
- analysing and explaining data
- draw evidenced conclusions
- reflecting critically on fieldwork
l Secondly, to provide worked examples
of fieldwork, reflecting the range of
fieldwork enquiries students might expect
to encounter in the GCSE assessment.
Of course, the range of examples cannot
be exhaustive, but the broader students’
familiarity with fieldwork processes, the
better they will be prepared for fieldwork in
unfamiliar contexts.

For more information:

K42554

www.oxfordsecondary.co.uk/ocr_gcse_geog
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