IB History HL Internal Assessment Example

You stated a clear, focused, and historically appropriate research question.

You selected two highly relevant sources that gave you a useful primary/secondary contrast.

You explained the value of each source using origin, purpose, and content rather than simply describing them.

One source evaluation would be stronger if you tied limitations more precisely to the source’s specific argument or method.

Your discussion of perspective could include a more concrete comparison with another type of source or viewpoint.

Some evaluative claims are broad, so they would benefit from sharper evidence-based support.

Your investigation is generally clear, logically sequenced, and easy to follow.

You move beyond narration by explaining how political purges, mass mobilization, propaganda, and military intervention affected Mao’s control.

You reach a balanced conclusion that recognizes change over time rather than giving a one-sided answer.

Some evidence is grouped together too broadly, which sometimes limits how sharply individual sources are interrogated.

A few claims need more precise support, especially where you discuss the scale or effect of political measures.

There is at least one significant factual inaccuracy that weakens the reliability of the argument.

Your discussion of different historical perspectives is present, but it is not developed into a sustained comparison of interpretations.