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Theresource identifies five key questions for all departments, which you will find below.  \nIn the following pages you will also find some responses to each question. These are drawn from the expert panels that SSAT, ASCL and NFER convened, which were comprised of heads of department and representatives from subject associations. These are not intended to offer definitive answers to the key questions, but may help to support, challenge or structure your discussions.  \nFor details about the references in this document, please refer to the Refocusing Assessment overview document.  \nHow to use this resource  \n1 Spend time with your department discussing each of the five questions.  \n2 Record a summary of your discussion.  \n3 Look at the responses produced by the expert panels. How far do they reflect the thoughts of your team?  \n4 See if you can summarise the‘assessment requirements’ for your subject on the template.  \n5 You may then be asked to share your responses with other departments to help identify the commonalities and differences between subjects in order to help establish a whole school approach. You may wish to consider the following questions:  \n› How do the needs of different subject areas vary?  \n› How can you apply best practice in different subject areas whilst also maintaining consistency across the whole school?  \n6 You may wish to produce an action planto modify and shape your assessment policy and practice.  \n7 Set a time to review and evaluate the impact of the action plan on assessment.  \nFive key questions  \nWhat does it mean to be a successful student in geography?  \nWhat is the purpose of our subject?  \nWhat does it mean to bea good geographer? Is this what we are preparing students for?  \nWhat are the core knowledge and skills required for success?  \nWhat is the purpose of assessment in geography?  \nWhy do we assess?  \nWho is assessment for?  \nWhat does progress look like in geography?  \nHow do we know when a student is making progress?  \nHow might progress vary over time?  \nHow can progress be assessed most effectively in geography?  \nWhich assessment techniques work best in geography?  \nHow successfully do we use formative assessment approaches?  \nHow can formative and summative assessment work together to ensure effective assessment for learning?  \nHow do we benchmark/ quality assure our assessment practices?  \nHow do the assessment practices in our department contribute to/work with whole school policy?  \nQuestion 1: What does it mean to be a successful student in geography?  \nSome thoughts from the expert panel discussion  \nGeography requires a confidence in creating and interpreting a wide range of maps, graphsand diagrams, an ability to plan , execute and evaluate fieldwork and an analytical eye for details in photographs and a range of texts.  \nSuccessful students are inquisitive, open minded, and empathetic. Students need to understand that the subject is underpinned by research and fieldwork and is, therefore, dynamic. Although some elements of the subject are relatively fixed, global patterns and models are frequently adapting and changing – think of urban land use models and the fifth stage of the demographic transition model. Successful geographers use current examples and are able to apply their knowledge to recent events from extreme weather events to proposed housing developments.  \nGeographers use the ‘seven key concepts’ of the subject to consider any unfamiliar topic, developing enquiry questions (the 5 ‘W’s-What? Where? Who? When? Why? ) to identify issues for research:  \n› Place  \n› Space  \n› Scale  \n› Interdependence  \n› Physical and human processes › Environmental interaction and sustainable  \ndevelopment  \n› Cultural understandi","cbCaih0vJrWw1rMp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaih0vJrWw1rMp","pdf",369849,"English","# Introduction\n## How to use this resource\n# Five key questions\n## Question 1: What does it mean to be a successful student in geography?","[{\"question\":\"How should departments use this geography assessment resource?\",\"answer\":\"Spend time discussing each of the five questions, record a summary of the discussion, review the expert panel responses, and summarise the assessment requirements for the subject on the provided template.\"},{\"question\":\"Where do the responses in the resource come from?\",\"answer\":\"They are drawn from expert panels convened by SSAT, ASCL, and NFER, consisting of heads of department and representatives from subject associations.\"},{\"question\":\"What abilities define a successful student in geography?\",\"answer\":\"A successful student shows confidence in interpreting maps and data, planning and evaluating fieldwork, and using analytical attention to details across photographs and texts, alongside curiosity, open-mindedness, and empathy.\"}]","Refocusing Assessment - Geography - Five Key Questions | PDF",18]