HL

External assessment - 4 hours testing time - 80% of IB Grade

Paper 1 - Testing Time 2 hours - Maximum score 46 marks - 35% of IB Grade

Section A: Three compulsory questions on part 1 of the syllabus.

• 8 marks x 3 questions = 24 marks
• each question 6.1% of overall grade
• Assessment Command Terms: analyse, apply, define, describe, distinguish, explain, outline, state
• Short answer Questions, approximately 250 words

Section B: Three questions on part 1 of the syllabus. Students choose one question to answer in essay form.

• 22 marks, 16.7% of IB Grade
• Theoretical and/or empirical support is required in all answers
• assessment objective level 3 command term, often with a level 1 or 2 used as well.

Paper 2 - Testing Time 2 hours - Maximum Score 44 marks - 25% of IB Grade

• Students choose two questions from 15 choices (5 catagories, 3 questions each) to answer in essay form.
• each question 22 marks, 12.5% of IB Grade each
• Theoretical and/or empirical support is required in all answers, Evidence of critical thinking is expected

Paper 3 - Testing Time 1 hour - Maximum Score 30 marks - 20% of IB Grade

• Three compulsory questions based on an unseen text, covering part 3 of the syllabus.
• Each question 6.7% of grade

Internal assessment - 20% of IB Grade - A report of a simple experimental study conducted by the student - 28 marks

• Criterion A: Introduction, 5 marks, 3.6% of IB Grade
• Criterion B: Method: Design, 2 marks, 1.4% of IB Grade
• Criterion C: Method: Participants, 2 marks, 1.4% of IB Grade
• Criterion D: Method: Procedure, 2 marks, 1.4% of IB Grade
• Criterion E: Results: Descriptive, 2 marks, 1.4% of IB Grade
• Criterion F: Results: Inferential, 3 marks, 2.1% of IB Grade
• Criterion G: Discussion, 8 marks, 5.7% of IB Grade
• Criterion H: Citation of sources, 2 marks, 1.4% of IB Grade
• Criterion I: Report format, 2 marks, 1.4% of IB Grade

SL

External assessment - Testing Time: 4 hours - 75% of IB Grade

Paper 1 - Testing Time 2 hours - Total Marks 46 marks - 50% of IB Grade

Section A: Three compulsory questions (biological, cognitive and sociocultural LOA) on part 1 of the syllabus.

• 8 marks x 3 questions = 24 marks
• each question x% of overall grade
• Assessment Command Terms: analyse, apply, define, describe, distinguish, explain, outline, state
• Short answer Questions, approximately 250 words

Section B: Three questions on part 1 of the syllabus. Students choose one question to answer in essay form (500-800 words).

• 22 marks, x% of IB Grade
• Theoretical and/or empirical support is required in all answers
• assessment objective level 3 command term, often with a level 1 or 2 used as well.

Paper 2 - Testing Time 1 hour - total score 22 marks - 25% of IB Grade

• Students choose two questions from 15 choices (5 catagories, 3 questions each) to answer in essay form.
• each question 22 marks, 12.5% of IB Grade each
• Theoretical and/or empirical support is required in all answers, Evidence of critical thinking is expected

Internal assessment - 25% of IB Grade - A report of a simple experimental study conducted by the student - Maximum score 20 marks

• Criterion A: Introduction, 2 marks
• Criterion B: Method: Design, 2 marks
• Criterion C: Method: Participants, 2 marks
• Criterion D: Method: Procedure, 2 marks
• Criterion E: Results, 4 marks
• Criterion F: Discussion, 6 marks
• Criterion G: Presentation, 2 marks

Markbands

paper 1A

Markband     Level descriptor
0            The answer does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.
1-3         There is an attempt to answer the question, but knowledge and understanding is limited, often inaccurate, or of marginal relevance to the
question.
4-6         The question is partially answered. Knowledge and understanding is accurate but limited. Either the command term is not effectively addressed
or the response is not sufficiently explicit in answering the question.
7-8         The question is answered in a focused and effective manner and meets the demands of the command term. The response is supported by appropriate
and accurate knowledge and understanding of research.

paper 1B and Paper 2

Rubric A - Knowledge and comprehension

Marks Level     descriptor
0     The answer does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.
1–3     The answer demonstrates limited knowledge and understanding that is of marginal relevance to the question. Little or no psychological research is used in the response.
4–6     The answer demonstrates limited knowledge and understanding relevant to the question or uses relevant psychological research to limited effect in the response.
7–9     The answer demonstrates detailed, accurate knowledge and understanding relevant to the question, and uses relevant psychological effectively in support of the response.

Rubric B - Evidence of critical thinking: Application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation

Marks Level     descriptor
0     The answer does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.
1-3     The answer goes beyond description but evidence of critical thinking is not linked to the requirements of the question.
4-6     The answer offers appropriate but limited evidence of critical thinking or offers evidence of critical thinking that is only implicitly linked to the requirements of the question.
7-9     The answer integrates relevant and explicit evidence of critical thinking in response to the question.

Rubric C - Organization

Marks Level     descriptor
0     The answer does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.
1-2     The answer is organized or focused on the question. However, this is not sustained throughout the response.
3-4     The answer is well organized, well developed and focused on the question.

Paper 3 (HL)

Marks Level     descriptor
0     The answer does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.
1–3     There is an attempt to answer the question, but knowledge and understanding is limited, often inaccurate, or of marginal relevance to the question. The response makes no direct reference to the stimulus material or relies too heavily on quotations from the text.
4–6     The question is partially answered. Knowledge and understanding is accurate but limited. Either the command term is not effectively addressed

or the response is not sufficiently explicit in answering the question. The response makes limited use of the stimulus material.
7–9     The question is answered in a focused and effective manner and meets the demands of the command term. The answer is supported by appropriate

and accurate knowledge and understanding of qualitative research methodology. The response demonstrates a critical understanding of qualitative research methodology applied to the stimulus material.