What is the group project?
The Group Project for Global Perspectives is an important collaborative task that is assessed out of 60 marks and represents 30% of your final mark. It is therefore essential that groups work well together to complete this. Each year in Global Perspectives, you will work towards completing a group project. In Year 11, your group project will be formally submitted to the exam board for assessment. All students therefore have two years in which to perfect their communication and collaboration skills.
The group project is both a research investigation into a global perspectives topic and a planned action/outcome based on that topic. For instance, groups could research a global issue such as food waste. They would research the issue from an international, local, personal and cross-cultural perspective, then plan an outcome such as a 'raising awareness' presentation or information poster. As well as raising awareness, some groups may like to consider an action designed to promote 'change' such as a campaign calling on students to waste less food. This may take the form of a school assembly, documentary video or piece of drama. This list of possible outcomes/actions that could be created is endless.
If you are planning to undertake a project that requires you to take time off school for a morning/afternoon or whole day, then please download and complete this proposal form.
The group project is both a research investigation into a global perspectives topic and a planned action/outcome based on that topic. For instance, groups could research a global issue such as food waste. They would research the issue from an international, local, personal and cross-cultural perspective, then plan an outcome such as a 'raising awareness' presentation or information poster. As well as raising awareness, some groups may like to consider an action designed to promote 'change' such as a campaign calling on students to waste less food. This may take the form of a school assembly, documentary video or piece of drama. This list of possible outcomes/actions that could be created is endless.
If you are planning to undertake a project that requires you to take time off school for a morning/afternoon or whole day, then please download and complete this proposal form.
How is the Group project structured and assessed?
To complete the group project, students complete a Group Plan, Group Report and Individual Evaluation. Each section has different requirements and word limits so check the information boxes below. All three sections should be submitted as one document with a clear title page and contents page. The title page should include the title, your name, tutor group, student number and teacher name.
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Group Plan
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Group Report
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Individual Evaluation
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Mark Scheme
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Student Examples
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Click here to download an example Group Plan form. The Group Plan and Group Report together represent 33% of your final mark for the Group Project. You can of course design your own layout for the plan and this is encouraged. There is no word limit for the Group Plan however it doesn't need to be too long. The group plan should contain information about the following:
When thinking about the final outcome for the Group Project, consider whether the outcome is 'SMART'. It means, is the outcome: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-Bound?
- Area of Study - What is the global issue you have chosen?
- Project Focus - What particular issues will you focus on?
- Purpose/Rationale - What do you hope to achieve by carrying out this project?
- Audience - Who is your project designed for?
- Outcome - What is your outcome going to be? Why is that an appropriate outcome?
- Global/Local/Personal Perspective - How will you collect information from these perspectives?
- Cross-Cultural Perspective - How will you collect information from different cultural perspectives?
- Work Cycle - What needs to be done if you are to achieve your outcome?
- Timeframe - A detailed, week by week, breakdown of what needs to be completed and when
- Team Roles - What are the individual roles and responsibilities of each team member?
When thinking about the final outcome for the Group Project, consider whether the outcome is 'SMART'. It means, is the outcome: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-Bound?
The Group Report is where you describe and explain the 'process' of planning, researching and carrying out your outcome. You should try to describe what you found out in your research and explain the steps you took as a group to carry out the project, including evidence of the final outcome.
The Group Report can either be 1500-2000 words in length if using only text, or 750 words if using a combination of text and multimedia like photos, diagrams, video or infographics.
Consider including the following sections to your group report:
1. The Issue - What global issue is your group project based on and what did you find out about it?
2. Different Perspectives - What global, local, personal and cross-cultural perspectives did you find out about in your research?
3. Collaboration - Show of evidence of how your group worked and what each person contributed to the project (a table is fine)
4. Resources - What resources did you use, consult or reference to complete your project?
5. Evidence of Outcome - What was the final outcome of your group project? Describe, explain and give evidence
6. Analysis of Outcome - What impact did your outcome have? How could this be measured? Surveys, comments, interviews
For each section of the Group Report, consider what evidence you can use to prove and illustrate the whole process i.e. photos, video, transcripts/recordings, minutes of meetings, record of who did what (and how this differed from the plan), letters, emails, texts, list of resources used etc...
The Group Report can either be 1500-2000 words in length if using only text, or 750 words if using a combination of text and multimedia like photos, diagrams, video or infographics.
Consider including the following sections to your group report:
1. The Issue - What global issue is your group project based on and what did you find out about it?
2. Different Perspectives - What global, local, personal and cross-cultural perspectives did you find out about in your research?
3. Collaboration - Show of evidence of how your group worked and what each person contributed to the project (a table is fine)
4. Resources - What resources did you use, consult or reference to complete your project?
5. Evidence of Outcome - What was the final outcome of your group project? Describe, explain and give evidence
6. Analysis of Outcome - What impact did your outcome have? How could this be measured? Surveys, comments, interviews
For each section of the Group Report, consider what evidence you can use to prove and illustrate the whole process i.e. photos, video, transcripts/recordings, minutes of meetings, record of who did what (and how this differed from the plan), letters, emails, texts, list of resources used etc...
The individual evaluation comprises 67% of your final mark for the group project. It is therefore important that you fully reflect on and evaluate the project in detail. This is the only part of the group project that you complete on your own. If you choose to write the report using text only, it must be between 1000-1500 words long. Alternatively, you can choose to integrate multimedia into your evaluation such as photographs, diagrams, posters, video or podcasts. If you do this, you only have to write 750 words.
Click here to download a reflective writing help-sheet to help improve your evaluative writing.
Your individual evaluation report must contain the following three sections:
1. Your evaluation of the project plan and process
2. Your evaluation of the project outcome
3. Your evaluation of your own contribution and learning from the project, including cross-cultural collaboration
Click here to download a reflective writing help-sheet to help improve your evaluative writing.
Your individual evaluation report must contain the following three sections:
1. Your evaluation of the project plan and process
- What have you learnt from planning the project? (research, communication, reading, time-management)
- Did the plan work well?
- What would you do differently next time?
- How did you stay on task?
- What was difficult about the planning process?
2. Your evaluation of the project outcome
- How effective do you think your outcome was?
- What would you do differently if you were to do this again? What could be improved upon?
- Did you fulfil your project aims?
- What was successful? What was a failure?
- How did you measure the impact of the outcome?
- Was the outcome SMART? Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound or was it inappropriate?
3. Your evaluation of your own contribution and learning from the project, including cross-cultural collaboration
- What have you learnt from doing this project?
- How did you approach your individual contribution?
- What were the strengths and weaknesses of your own contribution to this project?
- Did you support other members of your group?
- Did you need prompting to contribute?
- Did you listen well? Praise teammates? Compromise? Get your point across?
- How might this help me in the future?
- What are the most valuable lessons you have learnt and why?
- What was good about working in a group? What was challenging?
- What have you learnt about working together?
- How difficult did you find researching cross-cultural perspectives?
- Has researching cross-cultural perspectives helped to change or influence any of your own views?
Marks are awarded for the group and individual elements against the following assessment criteria:
Group element marks for the Group Plan and Group Report make up 33% of your final grade and marks are awarded against the following criteria:
Individual element marks for the individual evaluation and teacher evaluation of your participation make up 67% of your final grade and marks are awarded against the following criteria:
Student examples coming soon.
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