IB Global Politics SL Internal Assessment Example

The student states a clear political issue and connects it directly to contemporary Taiwan–China relations.

The student's personal rationale for choosing the topic is specific and credible.

The student makes the link to relevant course concepts explicit from the start.

The issue would be even sharper if it were framed as a more precise research question.

A few parts of the wording are broad and would benefit from tighter definition.

The student could specify more clearly what kind of deterrence they are investigating.

The student describes the engagement clearly and chooses interviewees whose perspectives are highly relevant to the issue.

The student explains why each person was a useful source of insight into semiconductor politics and cross-strait dependence.

The student shows that the engagement developed their understanding of interdependence and supply-chain vulnerability.

The explanation would be stronger with a little more concrete detail from the interviews.

The student could explain more explicitly how their understanding changed as a result of the engagement.

Some of the learning is described in general terms rather than through specific examples.