IB DP Geography Rubric

AO1 (/10) - Knowledge and AO2a (/10) - AO2b - Key AO3a (/10) - Synthesis AO3b - Synthesis and AO4a (/10) - Appropriates AO4b - Appropriates skills
Understanding Application and Terminology and Evaluation Evaluation skills and techniques and techniques
Analysis

1/2 1/2 - The response is very brief or 1/2 - There is no 1/2 - Terminology is 1/2 - No evidence of 1/2 - No evidence of 1/2 - Information presented 1/2 - Maps, graphs or diagrams
descriptive, listing a series of unconnected evidence of analysis missing, not defined, evaluation or conclusion is evaluation or conclusion is is not grouped logically (in are not included, are irrelevant
comments or largely irrelevant information. irrelevant or used expected at this level expected at this level paragraphs or sections) or difficult to decipher (only if
The knowledge and understanding incorrectly. appropriate to the question).
presented is very general with large gaps or
errors in interpretation. Examples or case
studies are not included or only listed.

3/4 3/4 - The response is very general. The 3/4 - The argument or 3/4 - Basic terminology 3/4 - If appropriate to the 3/4 - there is no evidence of 3/4 - Most of the information 3/4 - Maps, graphs or diagrams
knowledge and understanding presented analysis presented is is defined and used but question, the conclusion is critical evaluation of is not grouped logically (in included lack detail, are
outlines examples, statistics, and facts that not relevant to the with errors in irrelevant evidence (examples, paragraphs or sections) incorrectly or only partially
are both relevant and irrelevant. Links to the question. understanding or used statistics and case studies) interpreted without explicit
question are listed. inconsistently. connections to the question
(only if appropriate to the
question).

5/6 5/6 - The response describes relevant 5/6 - The argument or 5/6 - Relevant 5/6 - If appropriate to the 5/6 -Other perspectives on 5/6 - Logically related 5/6 - Maps, graphs or diagrams
supporting evidence (information, examples, analysis partially terminology is defined question, the conclusions evidence (examples, information is grouped included do not follow
case studies et cetera), outlining addresses the question and used with only are general, not aligned statistics and case studies) together (in sections or conventions, and include
appropriate link(s) to the question. or elaborates one point minor errors in with the evidence and/or strengths and paragraphs) but not relevant and irrelevant
repeatedly. understanding or is used presented and/or based weaknesses of evidence are consistently interpretations in the text (only
inconsistently. on an incorrect listed. if appropriate to the question).
interpretation of the
evidence;

7/8 7/8 - The response describes relevant 7/8 - The argument or 7/8 - Complex 7/8 - If appropriate to the 7/8 - Other perspectives on 7/8 - Logically related 7/8 - Maps, graphs or diagrams
supporting evidence correctly (information, analysis is clear and terminology is defined question, the conclusion is evidence (examples, information is grouped included contribute to/support
examples and case studies) that covers all relevant to the and used correctly but relevant to the question, statistics and case studies) together (in sections) the argument or analysis (only if
the main points of the question, describing question but one sided not consistently. aligned with the evidence and/or strengths and consistently appropriate to the question).
appropriate links to the question. or unbalanced. but unbalanced. weaknesses of evidence are
described.

9/10 9/10 - The response explains correct and 9/10 - The argument or 9/10 - Complex and 9/10 - If appropriate to the 9/10 - Evaluation includes a 9/10 - Response is logically 9/10 - Maps, graphs or
relevant examples, statistics and details that analysis is balanced, relevant terminology is question, the conclusion is systematic and detailed structured with discussion diagrams are annotated
are integrated in the response, explaining presenting evidence used correctly relevant to the question, presentation of ideas, cause (and if appropriate to the following conventions and their
the appropriate link to the question. that is discussed, throughout the balanced and aligned with and effect relations, other question, a conclusion) relevance is explained and
explaining complexity, response. the evidence. perspectives; strengths and focusing on the argument or support the argument or
exceptions and weaknesses of evidence are points made, making it easy analysis (only if appropriate to
comparisons. discussed; (if appropriate) to follow the question).
includes justification of the
argument and conclusion.