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Presenting
your report
Marjorie Henry, Contributor
In
today's lesson I will continue the
discussion started in the previous
lesson on the other requirements for
a complete field study report. In
addition to the methodology and conclusion,
there is also the bibliography, which
must be included at the end of the
report. For this, you are required
to list all the literature you have
read in relation to your topic. You
should have had access to at least
three relevant and up-to-date references.
These are to be recorded in a specific
way. Refer to any of your textbooks
where a bibliography is found and
observe how it is done.
Let
me share with you on two likely sources
of information for your bibliography;
textbooks and the Internet.
Textbooks
- These are to be listed in alphabetical
order by the author's surname. Here
is how the information on each text
is to be recorded - author, title,
publisher, place of publication and
date. This information is usually
found on the cover or the first page
of the textbook. If, for example,
you had referred to the text Geography
for CSEC, written by Jeanette Ottley
and Marolyn Gentles, in the bibliography
you would record this book as follows:
Ottley,
J. and Gentles M., Geography for CSEC,
Pearson Education Limited, England,
2006
If
you read other textbooks such as The
Caribbean Environment for CXC Geography
and CSEC New Integrated Geography,
then you would record all three textbooks
as follows:
Bleadsdell,
S.G. and Cheong E., CSEC
New Integrated Geography, Caribbean
Educational Publishers, 2008
Ottley,
J. and Gentles M., Geography for
CSEC, Pearson Education Limited,
England, 2006
Wilson,
M., The Caribbean Environment for
CXC Geography, Oxford University
Press, Oxford, 2005
Internet
- For the information obtained from
the Internet, you are to name the
website and the date the information
was posted. For example -
http://www.forestry.gov.jm,
August 10, 2009
The
geography syllabus informs us that
the field study report should be no
more than 1,500 words (approximately
12 to 15 pages including all illustrations).
It is advisable to adhere to this
length. If, for some reason, you exceed
this, you must not go over 1,650 words
as this attracts a penalty of 10 per
cent of your earned marks. In light
of this, it is advisable to first
do a draft of the report. This definitely
helps you to keep within the word
limit. If the opportunity presents
itself, discuss the draft with your
teacher, who may offer you some suggestions
to improve your presentation. If you
can write legibly, then go ahead and
present a handwritten report. However,
if you cannot, you have the option
of typing it.
The
pages of the report must be numbered
as a TABLE OF CONTENTS is to be done.
If you have no idea how to do this,
you can refer to the first section
of any book and look at one. This
Table of Contents, as you will observe,
has a list of headings/chapters of
the text with corresponding page numbers.
This must be accurately done and properly
presented in your report. The following
should be included:
- The
aim of the study
- Location
maps
- Methodology
- Presentation
of data
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
You
will need to prepare a TITLE PAGE
as well. This should have the following
information:
- Your
name
- Your
registration number
- The
name of your school
- The
title of your study
Finally,
the report should be submitted in
a soft-back folder of Quarto or A4
size, and should be organised in this
order:
- Title
page
- Strategy
sheet
- Table
of content
- Aim
- Methodology
- Presentation
of data
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Appendix
Please
note that a copy of your instruments
used to collect data, such as questionnaires,
interview schedule and worksheet must
be placed in the appendix for reference.
In
closing this series on the school-based
assessment, I would like to encourage
you to do your best and produce an
excellent report. Follow the guidelines
given and aim at receiving the maximum
marks for it. All the best in your
efforts.
Marjorie
Henry is an independent contributor.
Send questions and comments to kerry-ann.hepburn@gleanerjm.com
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