CP Core: Reflective Project Flashcards
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The IB CP Reflective Project is assessed using four criteria. Which criterion specifically evaluates the quality of the student's personal reflection?
Answer: Criterion D: Reflection
Criterion D is dedicated to assessing the depth and authenticity of the student's personal reflection on their learning journey.
What is meant by 'risk-taking' in the context of Criterion C of the Reflective Project?
Answer: Exploring unconventional approaches, creative formats, or challenging assumptions
Risk-taking in the IB context means intellectual courage—engaging with complex ideas, challenging conventions, or using creative formats to present arguments.
A student's Reflective Project on AI ethics in healthcare includes a section where they design a fictional patient-case scenario to illustrate the dilemma. This is an example of:
Answer: Risk-taking and creativity in presenting the argument
Creating a fictional illustrative scenario is a creative method to make abstract ethical arguments concrete, reflecting intellectual risk-taking.
Which of the following BEST explains why the Reflective Project must be connected to the student's career-related study?
Answer: To create meaningful links between theoretical ethics and real-world professional practice
The connection grounds the ethical inquiry in authentic professional contexts, helping students develop the ethical reasoning they will need in their careers.
Which type of source would an IB examiner consider LEAST credible for the Reflective Project?
Answer: An anonymous blog post with no references or author credentials
Anonymous blog posts lack author credentials and editorial oversight, making them unreliable for academic argument compared to vetted sources.
A student writes a Reflective Project arguing that all stakeholders in a medical ethics debate are equally at fault. Which critical thinking skill is this LEAST likely to demonstrate?
Answer: Differentiation between types of moral responsibility
Claiming equal fault without distinguishing between degrees or types of responsibility shows a failure to differentiate stakeholder roles, which is key to nuanced ethical analysis.
What is the purpose of the Reflective Project supervisor's report submitted to the IB?
Answer: To confirm the authenticity of the student's work and describe the support provided
The supervisor's report verifies that the work is authentically the student's and documents the nature of the guidance offered, supporting the integrity of the assessment.
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