5.1.1 Aims & Hypothesis

Aims & Hypothesis

Aims & Hypothesis

Aims/Hypothesis

• Fieldwork is based around an enquiry into a 'real life' issue

  • This is linked to the content in the specification and then related to a place-specific context

• All fieldwork begins with the aims and hypothesis

• The aim explains what the enquiry is attempting to achieve 

  • An investigation into changes in beach profiles along Mappleton Beach

  • An investigation into the impact of building a wind farm in rural Lincolnshire

• The hypothesis needs to be clear, directional and measurable, it is a statement which can be tested

  • River discharge increases with distance from the source of the River Dove

  • Environmental quality increases with distance from the new housing estate in Swanland, East Yorkshire

• Aims and hypothesis may be based on what is already known about the topic. For example, Bradshaw's model in rivers