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    This document provides instructions for students to evaluate an exemplar Extended Essay sample in their subject area to better understand the expectations and grading criteria. Students are asked to read examiner comments, select an essay to grade, use the rubric to score the essay, compare their scores to the examiner's, revisit any sections with large discrepancies, and reflect on what they've learned about Extended Essay expectations. Key points emphasized by examiners include exploring topics beyond the syllabus, including hands-on data collection and analysis rather than just literature reviews, constructing a theoretical framework, and assessing scientific arguments.

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    This document provides instructions for students to evaluate an exemplar Extended Essay sample in their subject area to better understand the expectations and grading criteria. Students are asked to read examiner comments, select an essay to grade, use the rubric to score the essay, compare their scores to the examiner's, revisit any sections with large discrepancies, and reflect on what they've learned about Extended Essay expectations. Key points emphasized by examiners include exploring topics beyond the syllabus, including hands-on data collection and analysis rather than just literature reviews, constructing a theoretical framework, and assessing scientific arguments.

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    This document provides instructions for students to evaluate an exemplar Extended Essay sample in their subject area to better understand the expectations and grading criteria. Students are asked to read examiner comments, select an essay to grade, use the rubric to score the essay, compare their scores to the examiner's, revisit any sections with large discrepancies, and reflect on what they've learned about Extended Essay expectations. Key points emphasized by examiners include exploring topics beyond the syllabus, including hands-on data collection and analysis rather than just literature reviews, constructing a theoretical framework, and assessing scientific arguments.

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    Extended Essay Grading Activity

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    Rishik Reddibattini
    This document provides instructions for students to evaluate an exemplar Extended Essay sample in their subject area to better understand the expectations and grading criteria. Students are asked to read examiner comments, select an essay to grade, use the rubric to score the essay, compare their scores to the examiner's, revisit any sections with large discrepancies, and reflect on what they've learned about Extended Essay expectations. Key points emphasized by examiners include exploring topics beyond the syllabus, including hands-on data collection and analysis rather than just literature reviews, constructing a theoretical framework, and assessing scientific arguments.

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    Extended Essay Grading (Exemplar) Assignment

    To help you better understand the expectations for an Extended Essay in the subject area you chose, you are
    going to spend some time evaluating one of the moderated samples that IB provides to us. When you are done,
    you should upload this activity to the assignment in managebac.

    1. Read the examiners comments for the subject you’ve chosen. What stands out to you as particularly
    important to graders of your subject?
    EE Examiner Reports 2018
    ● The IA is more likely to focus on the syllabus content, whereas the EE could explore aspects of biology
    not covered in the syllabus.
    ● The IA must include data collection and analysis (from hands-on experiments, databases, simulations or
    modelling) and cannot purely be a literature review.
    ● The EE must construct a theoretical framework for the underlying biology of the chosen topic, whereas
    the IA focuses on the application of the scientific method to a problem of interest and will only include
    some background information.
    ● The EE explicitly assesses the students’ ability to analyse and evaluate scientific arguments.

    2. Select one of the essays from this link (Be careful to avoid the examiner’s scores and comments until you
    have completed step 2.) Extended Essay exemplars
    Biology example A
    3. Use your rubric, rubric breakdown, and subject specific guidance to complete the grading chart below.
    Criteria Score Commentary

    A: Focus & 4 The topic is clear, so is the research question but it is only partially focused on
    Methods

    B: Knowledge & 3 The sources are relevant, and uses terms and concepts correctly
    Understanding

    C: Critical 3 Could have used more sources and only some of the data that was collected
    Thinking was relevant

    D: Presentation 4 Structure is good and not super crazy

    E: Engagement 4 Consideration and the student did perform an experiment

    4. Compare your scores and commentary to those provided by the examiner.

    5. Revisit sections that you were particularly off from the examiner and attempt to figure out why. Record
    your findings here.
    Most of my stuff was pretty similar to that of the grader
    6. Reflect on your thoughts and impressions of the Extended Essay that were confirmed by this process and
    what new knowledge and insights you now have about the expectations of your final product.
    The grading/scoring is a lot more harsh than I thought it would be

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