MYP INDIVIDUALS and SOCIETIES

Criteria of Assessment

Criteria of Assessment

Criterion A: Knowing and understandingCriterion B: InvestigatingCriterion C: CommunicatingCriterion D: Thinking Critically

Criterion A: Knowing and Understanding

Students should be able to:use a range of terminology in contextdemonstrate knowledge and understanding of subject-specific content and concepts, through descriptions, explanations and examples.

Criterion B: InvestigatingStudents should be able to:formulate/choose a clear and focused research question, explaining its relevanceformulate and follow an action plan to investigate a research questionuse methods to collect and record relevant informationevaluate the process and results of the investigation, with guidance.

Criterion C: CommunicatingStudents should be able to:communicate information and ideas in a way that is appropriate for the audience and purposestructure information and ideas according to the task instructionscreate a reference list and cite sources of information.

Criterion D: Thinking CriticallyStudents should be able to:analyse concepts, issues, models, visual representation and/or theoriessummarize information to make valid, well-supported argumentsanalyse a range of sources/data in terms of origin and purpose, recognizing value and limitationsrecognize different perspectives and explain their implications.

Source:- Middle Years Programme (2014) Individuals and Societies Guide. Retrived in March 2016 from https://ibpublishing.ibo.org/server2/rest/app/tsm.xql?doc=m_3_human_guu_1409_2_e&part=4&chapter=4