Hi David and Tim, A quick question on the HL essay. When giving feedback on first draft of a HL essay. Along with general feedback - are we also allowed to give marks or grades quality on the current status of the essay? A student...
Frequently asked questionsHi Yael, I don't think there is a requirement to include a theoretical background section. In fact, any background section, if included, should be brief. I write from a position of long experience and sometimes bitter experience (informed by...
Extended Essay (2027)Hi Tim and David,I am supervising an EE for the first time (Category 2). Despite having gone through the EE guide as well as many samples, I am still unsure whether students should include a theoretical background section in their EE, especially...
Extended Essay (2027)Hi Shelley, Yes, you are correct. And what the student has written - in terms of citation - looks fine to me. The student has clearly given the whole citation first and they are not referencing other films in the EE. After,...
Requirements (last exam in 2026)Hi Daniel, Thanks for the kind feedback and glad to hear this was/is of use! Tim (from the "other" AISB)
Using AI to Revise/Study for Paper 2Hi Chris, I'm in the thick of this right now! Let's see if I can walk you through the process. All of your students do the IO. Then, sometime in Year 2, you input the raw/total scores into IBIS (I just inputted our scores yesterday,...
ResourcesHi Lisette, Unfortunately for us, the IB doesn't release them until after the examination session (around September 2027). Some teachers will try to convert the old to a new using a percentage system. So, if in the "old" criteria,...
Extended Essay (2027): Predicting GradesHello David and Tim, Would there by any grade boundaries issued soon you think?
Extended Essay (2027): Predicting GradesI follow a cohort , so I am on one year and off one year with this assessment. What needs to be submitted to the IB ? Just the grades? If the ask for Samples for monitoring what do I need to send ? Is there some kind of form to fill out? I...
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Hi David, Wonderful to 'see' you again in the virtual space, and thanks so much for your prompt reply. Yes, this is for N26, so still working with the old syllabus. Your feedback is directly in line with the feedback I gave her, and I...
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