IB History HL Internal Assessment Example

You stated a focused, historically investigable question with a clear time frame and a meaningful line of enquiry.

You selected two relevant sources and explained why each one mattered to the investigation.

You gave detailed source evaluations that identified value and limitation in relation to origin, purpose, and content.

Some source claims become too categorical, especially when a source is treated as direct proof of battlefield effectiveness.

The evaluation would be stronger if you distinguished more carefully between propaganda, perception, and what the evidence can actually demonstrate.

A few judgments about academic sources are a little overstated and need more precise qualification.

Your investigation has a clear argumentative thread and stays focused on a central judgement throughout.

You use a range of evidence to support your discussion, including historians, a contemporary source, and quantitative material.

You show real analytical thinking by linking Soviet aid not only to weapons but also to logistics, personnel, and political consequences.

You include different historical perspectives and reach a reasoned overall conclusion.

Some sections still lean toward summary or assertion rather than close analysis of how specific evidence proves the claim.

A few points go beyond the date range or are not fully tied back to the research question.

Some quantitative evidence is presented but not fully interpreted, and one data presentation issue weakens precision.