IB Personal Project (MYP) External Assessment Exemplar

Your application of research skills is well supported by detailed use of the CRAAP test, underlining high-level media and information literacy.

You give clear examples of interactive communication with professionals, showing how stakeholder feedback tangibly shaped product development.

Your research plan is driven by incisive questions closely tied to your learning goal, reflecting strategic information-literacy skills.

Detailed pre-mixing tables and concentration calculations showcase precise analytical skills and effective quantitative reasoning.

Descriptions of practical research and critical observation in manual and mechanochemical methods demonstrate hands-on skill application.

Although you list multiple ATL skills, concrete instances of each (such as a specific critical-reading strategy or timed brainstorming session) are not consistently provided.

References to creative thinking in design are not accompanied by examples (e.g., iterations of logo or packaging sketches) to illustrate your process and its impact.

Your product goal articulates specific functional aims and sustainability considerations, demonstrating depth and feasibility in planning the intended dentifrice.

The product success criteria cover safety, functionality, and marketability comprehensively, showing thorough planning for all key aspects of the toothpaste formulation.

You demonstrate a convincing personal connection to dentistry with vivid examples of experiences and role models, strengthening the relevance of your learning goal.

Clear alignment with the Scientific and Technical innovation global context clarifies the broader significance and frames your product goal effectively.

Success criteria remain broad in places and would benefit from more measurable targets (e.g., exact number of compounds tested or defined safety thresholds).

Planning lacks concrete sequencing and illustrative excerpts of your Gantt chart or timeline, which would clarify the order and timing of research activities.

Resource details such as specific databases, journals, or laboratory facilities are not fully specified, limiting the feasibility and traceability of your plan.

Your reflection thoroughly articulates growth in technical knowledge of nanomaterials and mechanochemistry, illustrating clear personal development.

You critically evaluate sourcing challenges and describe how you mitigated them through alternative suppliers and regulatory research, showing adaptable problem-solving.

You provide balanced self-assessment by highlighting product strengths and outlining clear areas for improvement, such as enhancing antibacterial efficacy.

Iterative adjustments following prototyping are thoughtfully reflected upon, demonstrating your ability to refine the product based on performance feedback.

You convincingly link your product’s sustainability features to the global context of Scientific and Technical innovation, showing environmental awareness and broader significance.

Your metacognitive insights connect the project to your development as an inquirer, thinker, and communicator.

While reflections are rich, they could be strengthened by incorporating quantifiable evidence (for example, comparison of performance metrics before and after each iteration).

There is an opportunity to tie each reflection more explicitly back to your original success criteria to show how evaluation informed subsequent planning and action.