Biology Internal Assessment
Overview
Workshop time commitment will depend on the level of engagement from the participants, however it is expected to be around 4-6 hours per week in the case of a standard length workshop or 8-12 hours per week for a condensed workshop.
Registrations can be submitted up to 14 days (GMT +2.00) prior to the workshop start date. Any cancellation occurring 14 days or more prior to the first day of the workshop will receive credit for the full amount of the registration fee. Please see our registration, transfer and cancellation policy for more details. For workshops that are not run by the IB, please refer to third party providers guidelines.
Outline
The course will cover the following:
- Module 1: Induction - this first week of the workshop will introduce participants to the philosophy of internal assessment (IA) as an integral part of the IB Diploma Programme, with specific reference to the biology course.
- Module 2: Overview of the IA requirements - the 4/PSOW form, the scope and range of student investigations that are possible, the ICT requirement, the Group 4 project and the treatment of errors and uncertainties in biology.
- Module 3: IA criteria - the role of both the moderated and non-moderated criteria in biology
- Module 4: Assessment of the IA part 1 - participants will be given two assessed student investigations for group analysis and discussion
- Module 5: Assessment of the IA part 2 - participants will be given two non-assessed student investigations for marking independently. Each participant will receive individual feedback from the moderator upon completion of the activity.
The induction module will also introduce participants to online learning, the environment where it takes place, and the course's e-moderator.
