What the resource consists of:

"Grade descriptors consist of characteristics of performance at each grade...Senior examiners use these grade descriptors when determining grade boundaries for examination papers and coursework components. For each grade, qualities of a typical performance are given." (pg11)

What relevance it has to the EE process:

The Extended Essay gets graded by the IB, so understanding the qualities of an essay that gets an A will help students self assess to determine what they need to do to get there.

Where to find the resource (the site, the path you took to find it, the URL):

- login to My IB through https://ibo.my.site.com/ibportal/IBPortalLogin?lang=en_US

- Programme resource center

- under Diploma Program, there is a link to View all DP resources -->

- click the Assessment tab

- under Key assessment resources you will find the link for Diploma Program Grade Descriptors which is available as a PDF as well, and the old and new versions are both available

How the resource might be used by an EE supervisor and/or a student writing an EE:

"The grade descriptors are also intended to help teachers explain the academic requirements of the IB Diploma Programme to students, undertake formative assessment, report progress and predict candidates’ grades." (pg11)

In contrast to Elisaveta, I went via the subject (in this case, Physics) and found the subject report for the EE in Physics.

The report contains:

• Range and suitability of work

  • Useful to a student and supervisor in understanding more how to format the paper, and it often comes with additional tips on choosing a topic and obtaining data.

• Student performance vs each criterion

  • Useful again to a student and especially to a supervisor to understand what the IB organisation emphasises more or less for each criterion.

• Recommendations for the supervision of future students

  • Useful to the supervisor, tips to ensure proofreading and advice is more in line with the IB's expectations.

• Further comments

  • Useful to the supervisor, tends to summary what the experience of the EE should be for a student.

I think the relevance of the EE report is strongest when looking at the criteria, and establishing what the IB wishes to see from a student's work (on completion). Moreover the 'range and suitability' can actually give strong clues to a student but especially a supervisor whether the student has picked a suitable topic with a strong method of data collection.

Pathway: go to MyIB → Programme Resource Center → Diploma Programme Assessment Procedures → section D7 (the Extended Essay)
https://resources.ibo.org/dp/works/dp_11162-430807?lang=en&root=1.6.2.40.5

The document is subdivided into 5 sections - Supporting publications, Regulations, Subject Availability, Completion of the Reflections on Planning and Progress Form, Summary of Latest Submission Dates

Supporting Publications includes a link to the EE website
Regulations - the rules for the EE that students and supervisors must follow
Subject Availability outlines which subjects students may choose for the EE, with special notes on Studies in Language and Literature, Language Acquisition, and World Studies (new for this year)
Completion of the RPPF provides a link to the form itself, instructions on how to complete the form, as well as how to submit the EE and the predicted grade
Summary of latest Submission Dates provides the dates by which the EE and the predicted grade must be submitted to IB and the method of submission for each.

How it can be used: this document is mostly relevant to EE coordinators, as it details important rules surrounding the submission of the EE, which subjects students can choose from, how predicted grades should be determined, formatting guidelines for the EE, and RPPF requirements. Students will need to know most of this information, but it probably makes more sense for EE Coordinators to distill it down into only what students at their school need to know. (I think some of the information might be confusing or overwhelming if provided directly to students.) EE Coordinators (and supervisors, if they wish) could use this resources to keep track of key requirements, make sure that all guidelines are being followed, and record deadlines, to ensure student success in the EE.

B. What the resource consists of

1. Session Overview

• Number of students

• Number of student subjects

• Number of subjects

• Number of countries

• Number of schools

• Mean grade

• Number of first languages

• Number of Nationalities

2. DP Diploma Results

• Pass rate

• Mean grade

• Mean total points

3. CP Certificate Results

• Pass rate

• Mean grade

5. Overall Year on Year Growth

• Number of schools

• Schools % change

• Number of students

• Students % change

• Average number of students per school

• Number of DP diploma qualification students

• Number of CP certificate qualification students

• Number of course students

6. DP Extended Essay

• Grade distribution by subject group

• Grade distribution percentage by subject group

• 7 extended essay subjects

7. DP Theory of Knowledge

• Grade distribution

• Grade distribution percentage

• Grade Distribution

• Number of students by language

C. What relevance it has to the EE process

I believe this information can be useful in the EE process to understand the current trends of the IB subjects and in turn how the EE is effected by that subject. For example, which subjects have a difficult EE, over which subjects are easier to pass. Also, it can help to see which countries struggle with the EE.

D. How the resource might be used by an EE supervisor and/or a student writing an EE

For EE Supervisors

1. information collection

2. Review of popular IB subjects

3. Analyzing data

4. Supporting Analysis Planning

For Students Writing an EE

1. Used for referencing

2. Can gather information graphs

3. Can be used to get a visual of information