Internal assessment in Geography

Requirements

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Internal assessment criteria - SL/HL

Source: DP Geography  guide. February 2017 (First examinations 2019).

Criterion A

Source:  DP Geography  guide. February 2017 (First examinations 2019).

Criterion B

Source: DP Geography  guide. February 2017 (First examinations 2019).

Criterion C

Source:  DP Geography  guide. February 2017 (First examinations 2019).

Follow the link below for various ideas of presentation techniques:

Data Viz Project

Criterion D

Source:  DP Geography  guide. February 2017 (First examinations 2019).

Criterion E

Source:  DP Geography  guide. February 2017 (First examinations 2019).

Criterion F

Source:  DP Geography  guide. February 2017 (First examinations 2019).

More information

• Don't forget to number the pages of your report as well as all illustrative material you include. Make a table of contents and images to make sure everything is properly identified.
• A full rough draft can only be seen by the teacher once!
• Rough draft should include student IA checklist
• You should show excellent research skills by citing all the sources in MLA format, making proper use of footnotes, etc. 
• You work but be put through Turn It In before submission (ideally at the final draft stage)

IA checklist 

Crit. A

•  Well focused Research question
•  Detailed and accurate explanation of geographic context
•  Relation to the syllabus topic is pointed out
•  A good locational map is presented (A good map has: title, key, scale, orientation and grid reference)

Crit. B

•  Clear description of methods
•  Clear justification of methods
•  The suitability of the methods to answer the research question is pointed out

Crit. C

•  Information collected is directly relevant to the research question
•  Information collected is sufficient in quantity to allow for in-depth analysis
•  Information collected is sufficient in quality to allow for in-depth analysis 
•  The most appropriate techniques (graphs/images) are used for treatment and display of information collected

Crit. D

• Report reveals good level of knowledge and understanding (geographic theory and vocabulary are present)
•  Analysis of results is clear, well-reasoned and detailed
•  Analysis makes strong reference to research question
•  Analysis makes strong reference to geographic context
•  Analysis makes strong reference to information collected
•  Analysis makes strong reference to illustrative material
•  Anomalies are explained

Crit. E

•  Conclusion is clear
•  Conclusion is consistent with the analysis

Crit. F

•  Methods for collecting data have been evaluated clearly
•  There are valid recommendations for improvement
•  There are valid recommendations for extensions
•  There are suggestions for possible modifications of the research question

Overall presentation

•  Work is within 2500 words
•  Overall presentation is neat and structured
•  Pages are numbered
•  References follow standard convention (MLA)
•  All illustrative material is numbered
•  All illustrative material is fully integrated into the body of the report
•  All material (e.g. data collection forms and/or statistical calculations) included in the appendix are clearly labelled and numbered and referred to in the body of your text

Different writing styles

Criteria A and B should be written in a descriptive manner, criterion D should be analytical, E evaluative and F reflective. 

Source: http://www2.eit.ac.nz/library/ls_guides_descriptivewriting.html