IB Personal Project (MYP) External Assessment Exemplar

Comprehensive identification of a range of ATL skills (self-management, affective and organizational) applied to the project

Effective use of artifacts—such as calendar screenshots and to-do lists—to demonstrate applied strategies

Examples of stress-management and organizational techniques show proactive skill application

Examples are descriptive but not linked to specific project milestones or outcomes, reducing evidence of impact

Lacks detailed explanations of how each ATL skill directly improved the product’s quality or accelerated progress

Non-verbal communication examples are given, but written and visual communication techniques are not demonstrated

Clear articulation of the user need for a baking app, providing a solid foundation for planning

Strong, convincing connection between personal interests and the learning goal, supported by concrete research tasks

Thorough success-criteria table that outlines multiple aspects of the intended product

Product and learning goals remain broad and lack specific, measurable benchmarks

Success-criteria section is currently templated and needs detailed, measurable criteria with testing methods

Planning diagram and action plan lack clear sequencing, resource identification and a focused workflow for app development and testing

Honest and thorough evaluation of the product against the established success criteria

Insightful reflection on how the project deepened understanding and developed new skills

Transparent discussion of challenges (e.g., procrastination) and strategies used to address them

Improvement plans—such as adding images and videos—lack measurable targets and evidence to assess effectiveness

Reflections do not explicitly reference the initial learning goal to compare intended versus actual outcomes

Future growth strategies are described in general terms without specific, quantifiable objectives to guide progress