International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme Personal Project Assessment Criteria

Criterion

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7-8

SCORE

A: Planning and Development

The student has not reached a standard described by any of the descriptors given.

The student identifies the goal of her/his personal project but does not provide an outline of how she/he aims to achieve this purpose.

The student identifies and describes the goal of her/his personal project and provides a simple outline of how she/he aims to achieve this purpose.

The student identifies and clearly describes the goal of her/his personal project and provides a coherent description of how she/he aims to achieve this purpose. The development of the personal project is generally consistent with this description.

The student has not reached a standard described by any of the descriptors given.

The majority of any information and resources collected is irrelevant to the goal of the personal project.

The personal project contains a limited amount of relevant information and resources, from a limited number of sources.

The personal project contains sufficient, relevant information and resources from a variety of appropriate sources.

NOT Applicable

D: Analysis/ Creativity

The student has not reached a standard described by any of the descriptors given.

The personal project is an unimaginative treatment of the topic/theme and contains no reflection.

The personal project contains little reflection, but is largely narrative/descriptive. The student misses opportunities for creative and/or imaginative treatment of the topic/theme.

There is a serious attempt at reflection and personal treatment of the topic/theme, but significant opportunities for analysis and/or creativity remain undeveloped.

The personal project clearly shows the depth of reflection and/or vitality of the student’s own ideas and vision. It contains significant reflection and a truly personal response.

 

E: Organization of the Written Work

The student has not reached a standard described by any of the descriptors given.

The written work is poorly organized, lacking a sensible order and coherent structure.

The student has made some attempt at organization, with some attention paid to appropriate presentation (bibliography, footnotes, and symbolic, diagrammatic, and graphical representations, etc.) where applicable.

Organization and structure are coherent throughout, with appropriate presentation (bibliography, footnotes, and symbolic, diagrammatic, and graphical representations, etc.) clearly used, where applicable.

NOT Applicable

 

Criterion

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1-2

3-4

5-6

7-8

SCORE

F: Review of Process and Final Outcome

The student has not reached a standard described by any of the descriptors given.

The student’s review is simply a narrative summary of the personal project, or a superficial review of her/his project in terms of the goal set at its start.

The student consistently reviews her/his project in terms of the goal set at its start.

The student comprehensively reviews her/his project in terms of the goal set at its start, and shows an awareness of the overall perspectives related to the chosen topic.

NOT Applicable

 

G: Application of the Areas of Interaction

The student has not reached a standard described by any of the descriptors given.

The student manages to identify in a simplistic way links to at least one of the areas of interaction (community service, health and social education, environment, homo faber).

The student manages to identify and develop some links to at least one of the areas of interaction (community service, health and social education, environment, homo faber).

The student manages to identify and develop a series of links to more than one of the areas of interaction (community service, health and social education, environment, homo faber).

The student manages to identify and develop significant links in depth to more than one of the areas of interaction (community service, health and social education, environment, homo faber).

 

H: Personal Engagement and Attitude

The student has not reached a standard described by any of the descriptors given.

A personal project that is judged to be routine and to show little evidence of qualities such as personal engagement and enthusiasm, initiative, and empathy.

A personal project that is judged to be satisfactory with regards to the aforementioned qualities.

A personal project that is judged to be outstanding with regards to the aforementioned qualities.

NOT Applicable