Personal Project Criterion D Reflecting

Formative Feedback ‘Helper’ Checklist

 

Report Formatting

• MLA Formatting (applied to the entire paper)

  • 12 point font

  • Arial

  • Double-spaced

  • 1-inch margins

  • No space between paragraphs

  • Black Ink only

 

Criterion D General Descriptors (Reflecting)

i.  evaluate the quality of the product/outcome against their criteria

ii.  reflect on how completing the project has extended their knowledge and understanding of the topic and global context

iii.  reflect on their development as IB learners through the project

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Section 4.1 Evaluate the quality of the product/outcome against the criteria

Writing Requirements

• Organization

  • Most common

    • Mimic the table/paragraph/bullet point structure you used in Section 2.1

    • Consider copying the same structure, then completing your analysis and evaluation.

• Written in 3rd person

• Formal register

• Strong, clear language and phrases/sentences (this section is not in complete sentences)

 

Task-Specific clarifications for the 7-8 band:

• The evaluation analyses the quality of the product/outcome against all the stated criteria. 

 

Content Requirements

• Guiding Questions to help you evaluate and analyze the quality or success of your product.

  • Was each criterion met?

  • What was the quality of success for each criterion for your product/outcome?

  • How was each criterion successful?

  • To what level was success achieved?

  • How could the success of the criteria be extended? Been better?

  • If your criteria was not fully met, what could have been adjusted to make it met?

  • What elements of your criteria could have been adjusted to challenge you?

  • What would you do differently next time?

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Section 4.2 Reflection on Knowledge and Understanding

Writing Requirements

• Organization

  • Multiple paragraphs

• 1st person.

• Strong, clear language and sentences

 

Task-Specific clarifications for the 7-8 band:

• The reflection analyzes and evaluates:

  • How you extended your knowledge and understanding of the topic.

  • How you extended your knowledge of the global context.

  • Uses meaningful examples, detailed descriptions and insightful explanations to support.

 

Content Requirements

• Guiding Questions to help you with your evaluative reflection.

  • What did you learn? Be specific and detailed about the knowledge that you gained about your subject.

  • Evaluate your growth in your topic. Did you learn as much as you wanted? What kinds of questions did this bring up that could extend your knowledge? What did you learn that was unexpected?

  • What do you now know more about when it comes to your global context or global context exploration? What kind of ‘big’ connections can you make with it?

  • Give specific examples that show your growth and explain them well. Leave no detail untouched.

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Section 4.3 Reflection on the development as an IB Learner

Writing Requirements

• Two paragraphs

  • Most common

    • One paragraph for one IB Learner Profile selected

    • One paragraph for another IB Learner Profile selected

• 1st person

• Be authentic - it should sound like you.

• Strong, clear language and sentences

 

Task-Specific clarifications for the 7-8 band:

• The reflection justifies:

  • How you developed as an IB Learner

  • Uses specific, well-chosen examples to support your IB Learner selection

 

Content requirements

• Guiding Questions to help you with your evaluative reflection.

  • What IB Learner profile traits did you grow the most in?

  • What level (did you show this trait a lot before the project) did you begin your Personal Project at (in this strand)?

  • What experiences did you participate in/learn from that could show growth?

  • Based on that experience(s) what level are you now working at? 

  • What will this growth allow you to do now? How can you now apply this skill in school/life?

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