Internal Assessment (New)

• • General introduction

    • The internal assessment requirements are the same for biology, chemistry and physics. The internal assessment, worth 20% of the final assessment, consists of one scientific investigation. The individual investigation should cover a topic that is commensurate with the level of the course of study.

    • Student work is internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated by the IB. The performance in internal assessment at both SL and HL is marked against common assessment criteria, with a total mark out of 24.

    • The internal assessment task will be one scientific investigation taking about 10 hours and the write- up should be about 6 to 12 pages long. Investigations exceeding this length will be penalized in the communication criterion as lacking in conciseness.

    • For more information on how to carry out and interpret some of the statistics please click here.

    • For information on an appropriate layout for the report click here. Layout for your Investigation

Internal assessment criteria

The new assessment model uses five criteria to assess the final report of the individual investigation with the following raw marks and weightings assigned:

• Personal engagement 2

• Exploration 6

• Analysis 6

• Evaluation 6

• Communication 4

TOTAL 24