THE SOUTHPORT SCHOOL

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

ASSIGNMENT – DATA REPORT

YEAR 8 HASS SEMESTER 1, 2024

MODULE: CHANGING NATIONS – INTERNAL MIGRATION IN CHINA

Name: _____________________________________________________ Class: _______________

Teacher: ____________________________ Word Count: ____________ Turnitin % _________

Distribution date: Monday, 19 February 2024 in class

Draft #1 (1.0, & 2.0) due: Monday, 26 February 2024 by 08.30am
Draft #2 (3.0) due: Thurs, 7 March 2024 by 8.30am
Draft #3 (4.0, & 5.0) due: Thurs, 14 March 2024 by 8.30am
Final Due date: Thurs, 21 March 2024 by 8.30am

Conditions: CRITERIA ACHIEVEMENT

 Word length: 800 - 1200 words
Knowledge & Understanding
 Date provided: Week 5
 Class time provided
 Written feedback provided on one draft Skills
 Teacher guidance throughout
 This will be your regular homework

Teacher’s Comment:
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Student’s Comment:
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Declaration of Authenticity:

I, _____________________________, declare the work presented in this assignment task is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, original
and my own work, except as I have acknowledged within the text, using the APA referencing system or referencing system identified in the
task. The ideas are mine and I have not copied any material from other sources, tutors or other students nor have I used Artificial Intelligence
for any part of this assessment. I have not provided my work to others. To validate this, I have ensured that plans, drafts and any other
appropriate documentation (as required) has been submitted. I have submitted my response to Turnitin via Schoolbox.

Work that contravenes this Declaration will be subject to the School’s Academic Misconduct Policy, of which I am aware.

Signature: __________________________ Date: _________________

And/or for electronic submissions:

(tick) to acknowledge your declaration of authenticity.

 FINAL COPY: TEACHER FEEDBACK 2024

CHANGING NATIONS – DATA REPORT

Student’s name: __________________________________________________________

Year 8____ HASS Teacher: Mr. ______________________

Please complete the following STUDENT CHECKLIST:

Is the Task Sheet signed & attached? (Y / N)

Do you have a bulldog clip to hold it together? (Y / N)
Are pages numbered and is there footer with your Name & Student
Number?
Number of PRIMARY sources used
Number of SECONDARY sources used
Are VISUAL sources (Maps, graphs, tables, diagrams or images) used
Number of CORROBORATIONS done
Are each of the sections numbered and named?
Does each section start at the top of a new page?
Reference List attached in APA7 format (Y / N)?

TEACHER COMMENTS:

Area of strength / s:

Area of improvement / s:

General Feedback:
TASK
You are required to investigate the causes and impacts of internal and international migration in China and
present your findings and proposal/s in the format of a geographic data report using the structure outlined
below. You will be required to support your findings with a wide variety of data, including maps, graphs, diagrams,
images, and referenced sources.

REPORT STRUCTURE:

Title Page – include an appropriate title and image, your name, your teacher’s name, and the due date.

Table of Contents – provide page numbers for all major headings and sub-headings.

1.0 Introduction

 1.0: Introduction to China

 1.1: Internal Migration and Urbanisation in China

 1.2: International Migration

 1.3: Purpose / Aim of Report

2.0 Methodology

 2.0: Data Collection Methods

3.0 Data Analysis

 3.1: Internal and International Migration in China

 3.2: Trends / Patterns / Relationships of Migration in China

 3.3: Impacts of Internal and International Migration in China

4.0 Conclusion

 4.0: Summary of findings

 4.1: Proposals

5.0 Reference List

 5.0: Reference List

SUBMISSION:

ALL students will be required to submit their Digital Report to Schoolbox and Hard Copy into the assignment
boxes no later than 8.30am on Thursday, 21 March 2024.

Each student is to submit the following to the assignment boxes:

1. Task sheet, including the Marking Criteria Sheet

2. Final copy of the report, including a correctly formatted Reference List

Each student is to submit the following to Schoolbox

1. The digital version of your assignment (must be the same version as your hard copy)

Ensure you save the drafts of your assignment in a number of different places; do not rely on one computer.
Computer failure will not be accepted as an excuse for late submission. You must keep a copy of your
assignment on a USB or paper.

PENALTY FOR FAILING TO VALIDATE YOUR WORK

The research process is an integral part of this assignment. Therefore, it is essential that the evolution of your
work from research notes to final submission is clearly evident. If there is a mismatch between your research
work, which includes processed notes, plans, and drafts, and your final submission, your marks in the
following criteria will not be counted: Knowledge & Understanding; Skills.

TIMELINE

What is due? When is it due? Check off

Title Page, Table of Contents, 1.0
Introduction, & 2.0 Methodology
3.0 Analysis
4.0 Conclusion & 5.0 Reference List
Final Report
Week 6, Monday 26 February, 2024
Week 7, Thurs 7 March, 2024
Week 8, Thurs 14 March, 2024
Week 9, Thurs 21 March, 2024
 2024 YEAR 8 HASS (GEOGRAPHY) MARKING CRITERIA: CHANGING NATIONS
STANDARD A A+ A A- STANDARD B B+ B B- STANDARD C C+ C C- STANDARD D D+ D D- STANDARD E
K
N
Comprehensive Detailed explanation of Explanation of the Partially described the Stated the causes of
O explanation of the causes the causes of internal causes of internal causes of urbanisation urbanisation and its
W
L
of internal migration and migration and migration and and its impacts on impacts on places and
E urbanisation and its urbanisation and its urbanisation and its places and environments, and its
D
G
reasons and effects on reasons and effects on reasons and effects on environments, and its implications
E places and environments, places and environments, places and implications
&
and its implications (1.1) and its implications environments, and its
implications
U
N Thorough explanation of Explanation of the Partial description of the Stated reasons for, and
Detailed explanation of
D the reasons for, and reasons for, and reasons for, and effects effects of, internal
E the reasons for, and
R effects of international effects of international of international migration and
effects of international
S migration (1.2) migration migration international migration
T migration
A
N
D
I
N
G

S Developed effective Developed Partially developed Fragmented

K Sophisticated
questions for a appropriate questions questions for a development of
I development of
geographical inquiry for a geographical geographical inquiry questions for a
L relevant questions for
related to a phenomenon inquiry related to a related to a geographical inquiry
L a geographical inquiry
S or challenge phenomenon or phenomenon or related to a
related to a
challenge challenge phenomenon or
phenomenon or
challenge
challenge (1.3)

Detailed and consistent Collected, organised, Partially collected, Included data and
Thorough and
collection, organisation, and represented data organised, and information from
consistent collection,
and representation of and information from represented data and research materials
organisation, and
data and information primary or secondary information from
representation of data
from primary research research materials, research materials,
and information from
materials, including using geospatial using geospatial
primary research
secondary research technologies and technologies and digital
materials, including
materials, using digital tools as tools as appropriate
secondary research
geospatial technologies appropriate
materials, using
and digital tools as
geospatial technologies
appropriate
and digital tools as
appropriate (Formatting;
BOLTSS; BATKIS, etc.)

Discerning Detailed interpretation Adequate Partial interpretation Fragmented

interpretation and and analysis of data interpretation and and analysis of data interpretation of
analysis of data and and information to analysis of data and information to data and
information to identify identify similarities and and information to identify similarities information to
similarities and differences, explain identify similarities and differences, identify similarities
differences, explain patterns and trends and differences, explain patterns and and differences,
patterns and trends and infer relationships explain patterns trends and infer explain patterns and
and infer relationships and trends and relationships trends and infer
(3.1; 3.2) infer relationships relationships

Drew detailed and Drew reasoned Drew conclusions based Drew fragmented
Drew insightful and
reasoned conclusions conclusions based on on the data and conclusions based on
reasoned conclusions
based on the data and the data and information the data and
based on the data and
information information information
information (4.0)

Identified a detailed Identified an Identified a partial Identified a fragmented

Identified a purposeful
strategy for action in appropriate strategy strategy for action in strategy for action in
strategy for action in
relation to environmental, for action in relation relation to relation to
relation to
economic, social, or other to environmental, environmental, environmental,
environmental,
factors, and explained economic, social, or economic, social, or economic, social, or
economic, social, or
potential impacts other factors, and other factors, and other factors, and
other factors, and
explained potential explained potential explained potential
explained potential
impacts impacts impacts
impacts (4.1)

Created detailed Created relevant Created descriptions, Created statements

Created thorough
descriptions, descriptions, explanations, and using geographical
descriptions,
explanations, and explanations, and responses, using knowledge and
explanations, and
responses, using responses, using geographical knowledge methods, concepts,
responses, using
geographical knowledge geographical and methods, concepts, terms and referenced
geographical
and methods, concepts, knowledge and terms and referenced sources
knowledge and
terms and referenced methods, concepts, sources
methods, concepts,
sources terms and referenced
terms and referenced
sources
sources (all)