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8. Assessment

This section focuses on the external and internal assessment. External assessment consists of three papers. Papers 1 and 2 are each worth 35% of the SL and 25% of the HL final grade. These exam papers are the same for HL and SL. Paper 3 is only for HL and is worth 30% of the final grade. The internal assessment is a research proposal. The IA should take up to 20 hours to complete and is worth 24 marks. It is 30% of...

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