IB Internal vs. External Assessment 2

Question 1

Which IB subject typically requires a laboratory report as part of its internal assessment?

Accepted Answer

Biology

Answer

Biology IA requires students to design and report on a scientific investigation, making the lab report a standard IA format.

Question 2

In IB, who is primarily responsible for moderating internal assessment marks to ensure global consistency?

Accepted Answer

External IB examiners

Answer

External IB examiners sample and moderate teacher-awarded IA marks to ensure they align with IB standards worldwide.

Question 3

What happens if a teacher's internal assessment marks are found to be significantly inflated during moderation?

Accepted Answer

A scaling adjustment is applied to all students in that cohort

Answer

If moderation reveals systemic inflation, IB applies a scaling adjustment to all students in that cohort proportionally.

Question 4

Which component of IB English Language & Literature is externally assessed?

Accepted Answer

Paper 1 textual analysis

Answer

Paper 1, the unseen textual analysis exam, is externally assessed by IB examiners.

Question 5

The IB extended essay is assessed by:

Accepted Answer

External IB examiners

Answer

The Extended Essay is externally assessed by trained IB examiners who do not know the student.

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