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Personal project

Reflecting

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Reflecting: Why did you do the personal project?

In this stage of the project you will …

Explain the impact of your project on you or your learning

evaluate your product based on the success criteria.

provide evidence and examples to support your reflection.

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Evaluating your product

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Evaluating your product

Comment on each of your success criteria.
Describe the extent to which you met each criterion.
State whether there were any unexpected features that you achieved.

Did you achieve your success criteria?

Gather evidence to show the success criteria that you met.
Give evidence or examples to explain why you were unable to meet other success criteria.

How do you know?

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Reflection prompts

When reflecting, you might want to ask yourself:

Were my success criteria too easy or too difficult?
How did the ATL skills contribute to the success of my product?
What was in my control? What was outside of my control?
What would I do differently if I started again?

If you did not meet all your success criteria, this does not mean that you have not been successful overall.

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Examples of evaluating success criteria

A rubric similar to an MYP assessment rubric

A table with each goal and an evaluation of strengths and limitations

A list of each goal with an evaluation of whether expectations were met or not

A “traffic light” checklist

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Evaluating evidence

Evaluate: make an appraisal by weighing up the strengths and limitations.

It is not sufficient to merely present survey results.

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Selecting evidence

Which type of evidence provides a better indication of whether the product goal was achieved?

or

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Evaluating project impact

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IB learner profile attribute

Reflective

We thoughtfully consider the world and our own ideas and experience.

We work to understand our strengths and weaknesses to support our learning and personal development.

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Reflection prompts

What have I learned about the subject?

What have I learned about myself?

What skills have I acquired?

What skills have I improved?

What am I most proud of?

How has my project prepared me for the future?

How has my point of view changed?

How have I changed?

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Impact of the project�

You could refer to any aspect of doing the project: inquiry, action and/or reflection.

You could include progress made towards the learning goal.

You could include ways in which you have grown as a learner, such as improved ATL skills or learner profile attributes.

You could include ways in which you have grown or changed as a result of the project.

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Reflection prompts

When reflecting, you might want to ask yourself:

How did the ATL skills contribute to the success of my learning?
What was in my control? What was outside of my control?
What would I do differently if I started again?

If you did not meet your learning goal fully, it does not mean you have not been successful overall.

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Reflection prompts

Project Impact	If yes, give examples / evidence
Has my research expanded my horizons?
Has my personal project made me want to learn more about the subject or other related subjects?
During my research, have I found interesting resources that have made me want to keep learning?
Have I spoken to people who have inspired me or made me want to learn more?
I made some mistakes during my project. How have these mistakes helped me learn and move forward?
Was the subject of my personal project interesting enough to make me want to learn more?
Did the people I encountered during my project teach me anything or make any contribution?

By using the table above, note that you haved used skills and knowledge in multiple contexts: demonstrating personal responsibility for your continuous learning.

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Think–pair–share

What did I learn since I started the personal project?�
What advice would I give to someone starting the personal project?�
What am I most proud of achieving through the personal project?

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Reflecting on the impact of the project

Because your personal project consists of a process and a product, it can result in a variety of impacts.

Possible learning goal impacts	Possible product goal impacts
Demonstrating and developing specific ATL skills Extending your knowledge of an area of interest Gaining confidence by completing an independent project	Meeting a need in the community Showcasing your skills or abilities

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Writing the report�

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Sequence in the report

Evaluate your product based on the success criteria

Provide evidence and examples to support your reflection

Explain the impact of the project on you or your learning

In this stage of the project, you will ...

report

second

report

first

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In the report

At the end of the personal project, you will submit a report with a section about this phase of the project.

You will need to:	Check
explain the impact of the project on yourself and/or your learning	√
evaluate your product based on the success criteria	√
support your reflection with detailed examples and evidence	√

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Checklist

Objective	Checklist
i. explains the impact of the project on themselves or their learning	I explained how the project impacted me and/or others and clearly linked the impact to my learning goal and/or my product. My explanation of the project impact is multidimensional and makes a clear link to me as a lifelong learner. I have included detailed examples and/or specific evidence to support my reflection.
ii. evaluates the product based on the success criteria, fully supported with specific evidence or detailed examples.	I evaluated all my original success criteria, weighed up their strengths and limitations, and provided explanations for deviations from the plan or from expectations. In my discussion on strengths and limitations, I considered alternative outcomes or solutions, as well as alternative methods to test my product success. I included detailed, specific and relevant examples and/or evidence for all success criteria.

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Tips and advice

You need to provide a detailed account, including reasons why the project had an impact on you.

You need to evaluate your product (making an appraisal by weighing strengths and limitations), systematically going through each of your stated success criteria.

If you choose to survey others for opinions on the quality of your product, you need to interpret that data to make an appraisal of the product’s quality: again, by weighing up strengths and limitations.

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Exhibition or �showcase

Your school may also have a showcase or exhibition for all students to present their projects. This is also a chance to reflect—but more importantly—to celebrate your hard work!

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Questions?

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Acknowledgements

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