INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (IA)

The IA is your design project in which you will complete either four (SL) or six (HL) criteria similar to that at MYP to ultimately create a coherent and thoughtful piece of problem-focused design work that follows the DP design cycle.

It is important that the 'design problem' chosen in criterion A is sufficient enough to allow for a thorough and iterative design investigation that ultimately leads to a product being made that has worked towards solving said 'problem' and can be tested accordingly.

• Evidence of thorough research

• A clear and justified design problem is identified

• The design process is iterative and shows clear and justified development

• It is clear that user / client feedback has been sought and actioned upon

• The brief and specification are referred to throughout - particularly when justifying design decisions

• Formatting looks professional and well presented

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• SL IA - max 38 A4 pages and 3000 words

• HL IA - max 52 A4 pages & 4000 words

• Titles and annotations under 10 words are not included in the word count

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