Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre

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Data processing and analysis

Data processing and analysis

The Field of Mars EEC fieldwork is unique in that it uses online apps for students to collect, check, process and analyse fieldwork data while they are onsite in the field. This is much more reliable than pen and paper.

Many assessment tasks require students to explain how they  collected, processed and analysed their fieldwork data. Students are urged to also read the video transcipt below.

 

 

Fieldwork data collection | YouTube | Field of Mars EEC (2:21min) | Video Transcript

  • Importance of reliable data collection

  • Common problems with fieldwork data collection

  • Use of Google sheets app for live data collection

  • Note: The live data collection app is only used in live (non-virtual) fieldwork