Conduct geographic research with guidance
This standard asks you to plan and carry out a geographic research project that involves collecting your own data from a real location or environment, then presenting and explaining what you found. You'll need to identify a clear research question, gather information through methods like surveys or observations, present your data using maps and graphs, and reflect honestly on whether your research methods were solid and what you'd do differently next time.
You complete all the main steps: you set a research aim, collect some primary data yourself, present it in at least two different visual formats, explain your findings using some geographic concepts, and identify basic strengths or weaknesses in your methods.
You go deeper by explaining your findings in detail with clear geographic concepts, presenting data accurately using proper conventions and terminology, and providing a detailed evaluation of how your research strengths and weaknesses actually affected your conclusions.
You demonstrate full understanding by explaining findings comprehensively using geographic concepts throughout, presenting data accurately and effectively with correct conventions, thoroughly evaluating all aspects of your research process, and importantly, discussing specific ways you could improve the research if you did it again.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.