MVRUS - Investigate Study
The investigative study carries a 20% weighting in the scheme of assessment (30% under new specification being taught from September 2009), and has been designed to give students the opportunity to demonstrate what they know, understand and can do in the context of investigating Road User Behaviour. The study should involve the student in research and give scope for originality and should involve thirty hours spent on all elements of the task. Each study should have a clear and appropriate title and the aim of the investigation should be specified.
The study should be relevant to a traffic situation and should permit individual research outside the classroom. The work may be submitted in written, typewritten, or word-processed form. Quotations etc. should be properly marked and their source clearly acknowledged.
As well as the investigating and collecting of data, students are expected to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on their results.
Teachers should see themselves as a resource and as such should give students guidance in the planning of the investigation to ensure that:-
- it clearly arises from an identifiable element of the syllabus involving road user behaviour;
- it relates classwork to a traffic situation;
- it has an appropriate aim and a clear title;
- it is a reasonable task to be completed in the time allocated;
- it is the unaided work of the student.
Teachers should also ensure that the study is carried out in an area where students can operate safely and without undue hindrance to other road users. Adequate supervision must be provided and consideration should be given regarding informing the local police. Suggested areas of study and methods of approach may be found in the G.C.S.E. syllabus under the heading
"Memorandum on the internal assessment of coursework".
