Assessment Criteria

The MYP community project is a culminating example of inquiry that reflects students' abilities to initiate, manage, and direct their own inquiries. The project is assessed based on four criteria:

Investigating: Students define a goal to address a need within a community based on personal interests. They identify prior learning and subject-specific knowledge relevant to the project.
Planning: Students develop a plan that outlines the approach to be taken, including strategies for overcoming obstacles.
Taking action: Students demonstrate initiative and perseverance in their activities. They work collaboratively to achieve their goal.
Reflecting: Students evaluate the outcomes of their project and their learning, and provide evidence of personal and academic growth.

The MYP community project provides an important opportunity for students to collaborate and pursue service learning. Students are expected to keep a process journal throughout the project, which should include reflections on how the project is based on a personal interest, prior learning that will contribute to the completion of the project, and subject-specific knowledge that will help them complete the project. The final grade for the project will be between 1-7, based on the assessment criteria

Criterion A: Investigating

In the community project, students should be able to:

i. define a goal to address a need within a community, based on personal interests
ii. identify prior learning and subject-specific knowledge relevant to the project
iii. demonstrate research skills.

Criterion B: Planning

In the community project, students should be able to:

i. develop a proposal for action to serve the need in the community
ii. plan and record the development process of the project
iii. demonstrate self-management skills.

Criterion C: Taking Action

In the community project, students should be able to:

i. demonstrate service as action as a result of the project
ii. demonstrate thinking skills
iii. demonstrate communication and social skills.

Criterion D: Reflecting

In the community project, students should be able to:

i. evaluate the quality of the service as action against the proposal
ii. reflect on how completing the project has extended their knowledge and understanding of service learning
iii. reflect on their development of ATL skills.

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