IB Personal Project (MYP) External Assessment Exemplar

• Visual documentation of research: Screenshots of tutorial videos and articles effectively demonstrate your self-directed learning of bookbinding and staining techniques.

• Before-and-after design comparisons: Your Fig. 8 comparison illustrates creative adaptation and its positive effect on the product’s visual clarity.

• Demonstrated information literacy: You cite in-text examples and bibliography entries, supported by captioned screenshots (Fig. 1), showing rigorous research practices.

• Interview insights not fully leveraged: You conducted a subject-matter expert interview, but you need to quote specific insights and explain how they shaped your design or content choices.

• Unquantified impact of design adaptations: You describe creative changes to henna designs but don’t measure how these enhanced audience engagement or symbolism clarity.

• Abstract self-management evidence: While you reference planning skills, adding a concrete instance (e.g., how scheduling prevented delays in book assembly) would strengthen how you show organizational ATL skills in action.

• Measurable durability tests: You defined clear criteria (e.g., 20 opens) for book cover and binding strength.

• Quantified comprehension threshold: Establishing a 60% comprehension rate for content testing shows strong alignment between testing methods and success criteria.

• Lack of task sequencing and resource listing: The action plan would benefit from a step-by-step schedule and a clear list of materials (henna supplies, paper types, tools).

• Underspecified aesthetic criteria: While you outlined key design goals, you need measurable targets (for example, survey sample size or rating scales) to evaluate success.

• Incomplete success criteria for henna exploration: Your learning goal and interest in henna techniques are clear, but you should define specific, measurable indicators to know when you’ve fully explored symbolism and skill mastery.

• Personal and cultural reflection: You thoughtfully connect the project to your heritage, showing its impact on motivation and emotional engagement.

• Metacognitive insight: You reflect on how your ability to reflect has improved, acknowledging growth in self-assessment practices.

• Awareness of self-management and affective skills: You describe how strategies like persistence and emotion regulation influenced your workflow.

• Untested success criteria: Noting criteria that weren’t tested is honest, but you should propose alternative methods or justify why they were omitted.

• Strategies for waning motivation missing: You recognize dips in motivation but don’t suggest concrete actions (mini-deadlines, peer check-ins) to address them in future.

• Incomplete evaluation data: Your evaluation table lacks specific feedback and testing results for the format and contents sections, leaving gaps in assessing against your success criteria.