Topic 6: Fieldwork enquiry stage 5 - Drawing evidenced conclusions — Edexcel GCSE Geography B
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Topic 6: Fieldwork enquiry stage 5 - Drawing evidenced conclusions explained
Drawing evidenced conclusions means judging what your fieldwork shows about the enquiry question, with each judgement tied to named evidence.
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Summaries condense several findings into one short statement of the overall pattern, adding no new evidence. Transcripts are the recorded or written words from interviews or questionnaires; data covers counts, measurements and observations. Method: list the main findings, link each to a source, state what they show together, then check the answer to the enquiry question. A conclusion that footfall is higher on the main street must cite the counts from both streets. Never claim more than the evidence supports.
Your focus
- Identify the transcript extracts or data sets that support a given conclusion.
- Write a summary that condenses several findings without introducing new evidence.
- Evaluate whether a conclusion answers the enquiry question using the evidence available.
Topic 6: Fieldwork enquiry stage 5 - Drawing evidenced conclusions exam tips
Marking Points
- States a conclusion that directly answers the enquiry question.
- Cites specific transcript extracts or data sets that support each conclusion.
- Combines several findings into a short summary of the overall pattern.
- Keeps the summary to findings already evidenced, without adding new figures.
- Distinguishes what the evidence shows from what it cannot show.
Examiner Tips
- 💡Link each conclusion to a numbered data source before you write it.
- 💡Check each conclusion against the enquiry question to confirm it answers that question.
- 💡Write the summary last, using only findings you have already evidenced.
Common Mistakes
- Presents a conclusion with no reference to any transcript or data; name the source that supports it.
- Repeats every finding in full as a summary; condense the findings into the overall pattern instead.
- Introduces a new figure or quotation in the summary; keep summaries to evidence already presented.
- Generalises a claim about all streets from counts taken on one street; limit the conclusion to the places actually sampled.