Reflection Sessions

There are three mandatory reflection sessions that are a formal part of the extended essay and should be

recorded on the Reflections on planning and progress form. Following each session, students are required to

complete the relevant comment section on the form and submit it to their supervisor. The supervisor must

then initial and date the form and after the final reflection session, the viva voce, add their own comment.

For more information on the protocols for completing and submitting the Reflections on planning and

progress form please refer to the section “Protocols on completing and submitting the Reflections on

planning and progress form”.

Following the completion of all three sessions, the form will be submitted to the International

Baccalaureate along with the completed extended essay. An incomplete form will impact the examiner’s

ability to apply assessment criterion E (engagement) and will result in the student receiving a lower mark

for this criterion. A mark of 0 is awarded for criterion E when a RPPF is not submitted, or is submitted in a

language other than that of the essay.