To what extent did the Badme border dispute, compared to economic and political tensions, escalate into the Eritrean-Ethiopian War (1998-2000)?SL
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B
Official IB Result
IB Grade: B
Criteria A: Focus and Method
5/6
0
3
6
Criteria StrandsPro
A.1Topic communication and appropriateness
Excellent
A.2Research question clarity and focus
Excellent
A.3Methodology completeness and appropriateness
Moderate
Criteria Feedback
- The student chose a historically appropriate and investigable topic with clear causal dimensions.
- The student's research question is explicit, comparative, and time-bound.
- The student organized the investigation around a defensible distinction between an immediate trigger and deeper causes.
- Some wording is historically imprecise and occasionally overstates the situation.
- The method is described more generally than it is applied.
- The discussion sometimes drifts beyond the 1998–2000 time frame and weakens focus.
Criteria B: Knowledge and Understanding
5/6
0
3
6
Criteria StrandsPro
B.1Application of source material
Moderate
B.2Subject knowledge and understanding
Moderate
B.3Use of terminology and concepts
Moderate
Criteria Feedback
- The student uses several relevant historical sources to address the conflict’s territorial, economic, and political dimensions.
- The student shows a coherent basic understanding of the broader context surrounding Eritrean independence and the border dispute.
- The student uses key historical concepts such as sovereignty, territorial demarcation, and political mistrust.
- Some sources are only loosely relevant to the specific question about escalation in 1998.
- There are chronological errors and some claims are not securely supported.
- Subject terminology is sometimes used inconsistently or too broadly.
Criteria C: Critical Thinking
9/12
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6
12
Criteria StrandsPro
C.1Research quality
Moderate
C.2Analysis depth
Poor
C.3Discussion and evaluation
Poor
Criteria Feedback
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Criteria D: Presentation
3/4
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2
4
Criteria StrandsPro
D.1Structure appropriateness
Good
D.2Layout and formatting
Good
Criteria Feedback
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Criteria E: Engagement (Reflection)
Criteria StrandsPro
Criteria Feedback
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