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The Extended Essay is an integral part of the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme. The essay is a 4,000-word personal research project, which aims to offer students the opportunity to investigate a topic of special interest and acquaints students with the independent research and writing skills expected at university
The Choice of Subject
It is best to choose the subject for the Extended Essay before deciding what the topic or research question will be. Certain topics may not be appropriate.
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Assessment of Extended Essays
Use of Assessment Criteria
All Extended Essays are externally assessed by IB examiners. Criterion levels will be awarded to each Extended Essay using a best match model. For each criterion, examiners are instructed to identify the level descriptor that is most appropriate for the Extended Essay under consideration. Each EE is awarded a grade from A-E.
The Nature of the Extended Essay
The Extended Essay is an in-depth study of a limited topic, within a subject. Emphasis is placed on the process of engaging in personal research, on the communication of ideas and information in a logical and coherent manner, and on the overall presentation of the Extended Essay.
For a diploma to be awarded, all the following regulations must be complied with:
For a diploma to be awarded, all the following regulations must be complied with:
Regulation 1 – The Requirement
Every IB Diploma candidate must submit an Extended Essay. Extended Essays may only be submitted by candidates in the Diploma and re-take categories.
Regulation 2 – Supervision
It is the school’s responsibility to ensure that each candidate submitting an Extended Essay is supervised by a teacher with appropriate qualifications and/or experience in the subject chosen by the candidate.
Regulation 3 - Language of the Essay
Extended Essays submitted in a Group 1 or Group 2 language must be written in that language.
Regulation 4 – Academic Honesty
Academic Honesty means making sure students do not try and gain an unfair advantage in any assessment through collusion or plagiarism. Plagiarism is the submission for assessment of the unacknowledged work, thoughts or ideas of another person as the candidate’s own. To avoid charges of plagiarism, candidates must always ensure that they acknowledge fully and in detail the words and/or ideas of another person.
Support
Support
The Extended Essay Coordinator holds several workshops to introduce the EE to students. These are held over four weeks and are in-depth introduction to research skills and tips for a successful EE.
Each candidate is given the GIS Extended Essay Handbook.
After the workshops, students choose their subject, topic and research question.
They then meet with supervisors and start to prepare their research.
A provisional draft is submitted at the end of IB1; this must be at least 1,000 words.
A first draft is submitted at the start of IB2. The final draft is submitted later in Term 1 of IB2.
These steps aim to support students and ensure they are on track throughout the whole process.
The EE is regarded as one of the most important elements in IB as it directly prepares students for the kind of research and analytical skills they will require at university.
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