Personal Project  

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Criterion A: Investigating 
Level 1‑2  Level 3‑4  Level 5‑6  Level 7‑8 

states a goal and context for the  outlines a basic and appropriate goal  defines a clear and challenging goal  defines a clear and highly challenging 
project, based on personal interests,  and context for the project, based on  and context for the project, based on  goal and context for the project, based 
but this may be limited in depth or  personal interests  personal interests  on personal interests 
accessibility       
  identifies basic prior learning and  identifies prior learning and  identifies prior learning and 
identifies prior learning and  subject-specific knowledge relevant to  subject-specific knowledge generally  subject-specific knowledge that is 
subject-specific knowledge, but this may  some areas of the project  relevant to the project  consistently highly relevant to the project 
be limited in occurrence or relevance       
  demonstrates adequate research skills.  demonstrates substantial research skills.  demonstrates excellent research skills. 
demonstrates limited research skills. 
 

Justifications: 
 
 
 
 
Criterion B: Planning  
Level 1‑2  Level 3‑4  Level 5‑6  Level 7‑8 

develops limited criteria for the  develops adequate criteria for the  develops substantial and appropriate  develops rigorous criteria for the 
product/outcome  product/outcome  criteria for the product/outcome  product/outcome 
       
presents a limited or partial plan and  presents an adequate plan and record of  presents a substantial plan and record  presents a detailed and accurate plan 
record of the development process of the  the development process of the project  of the development process of the  and record of the development process 
project    project  of the project 
  demonstrates adequate     
demonstrates limited self-management  self-management skills.  demonstrates substantial  demonstrates excellent 
skills  self-management skills.  self-management skills. 

Justifications: 
 
 
 
 
Criterion C: taking Action 
Level 1‑2  Level 3‑4  Level 5‑6  Level 7‑8 

creates a limited product/outcome in  creates a basic product/outcome in  creates a substantial product/outcome  creates an excellent product/outcome 
response to the goal, global context and  response to the goal, global context  in response to the goal, global context  in response to the goal, global context 
criteria  and criteria  and criteria  and criteria 
       
demonstrates limited thinking skills  demonstrates adequate thinking skills  demonstrates substantial thinking skills  demonstrates excellent thinking skills 
       
demonstrates limited communication and  demonstrates adequate communication  demonstrates substantial communication  demonstrates excellent communication 
social skills.  and social skills.  and social skills.  and social skills. 
 

Justifications: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Criterion D: Reflecting 
Level 1‑2  Level 3‑4  Level 5‑6  Level 7‑8 

presents a limited evaluation of the  presents a basic evaluation of the  presents a substantial evaluation of the  presents an excellent evaluation of 
quality of the product/outcome against  quality of the product/outcome against  quality of the product/outcome against  the quality of the product/outcome 
his or her criteria  his or her criteria  his or her criteria  against his or her criteria 
            
presents limited reflection on how  presents adequate reflection on how  presents substantial reflection on how  presents excellent reflection on how 
completing the project has extended his  completing the project has extended his  completing the project has extended his  completing the project has extended his 
or her knowledge and understanding of  or her knowledge and understanding of  or her knowledge and understanding of  or her knowledge and understanding of 
the topic and the global context  the topic and the global context  the topic and the global context  the topic and the global context 
             
presents limited reflection on his or her  presents adequate reflection on his or  presents substantial reflection on his or  presents excellent reflection on his or her 
development as an IB learner through  her development as an IB learner  her development as an IB learner  development as an IB learner through 
the project.  through the project.  through the project.  the project. 
 

Justifications: