The report
Presenting our personal project report.
Personal project report
Now that you have created your product/outcome and reflected and documented each step of the personal project inquiry cycle in your process journal, you now need to transfer this information to your personal project report.
Possible formats for the personal project report are divided into four main areas: written, electronic, oral and visual.
If you wish to present your report in a language other than our language of instruction - English, you are more than welcome to. You simply need to have a chat with your Supervisor who can give you the specifications surrounding reporting the personal project in either one of our College target languages - Japanese, German or French or your mother tongue.
Format | Length (English) |
Written | 1,500 - 3,500 words |
Electronic (website, blog, slideshow) | 1,500 - 3,500 words |
Oral (podcast, radio broadcast, recorded) | 13 - 15 minutes |
Visual (film) | 13 - 15 minutes |
Structure of articulation
When you have decided on the format that you wish to present your personal project, you then need to begin to organise how you will structure your report ensuring that you adhere to the task-specific clarifications issued by the IBO.
Your personal project report needs to be organised under the headings of the personal project inquiry cycle.
Remember this is a formal presentation of your work, ensure you employ your drafting and editing skills and remain in communication with your Supervisor so they can support you through this process.
Criterion A: Investigating | |||
i. Define a clear goal and context for the project, based on personal interests. | In my report:��I give the precise meaning of the goal of my project; I explain “what I wanted to achieve; when, where, how and why I wanted to achieve it”..�I define the global context that applies best to my project and explain its connection.�I describe what makes my project personal: the experiences, interest and ideas that make it important to me.�If I made changes to my goal during the project, I explain the changes and why I made them. | ||
ii. Identify prior learning and subject-specific knowledge relevant to the project. | In my report:��I identify what I already knew about this topic/project and the sources of my knowledge.�I identify what I learned in MYP subject groups at Good Shepherd Lutheran College before the project started, and how this was helpful. | ||
iii. Demonstrate research skills. | In my report:��I outline the research skills I had when I started the project.�I discuss the research skills I developed through the project.�I explain how I may have shared my research skills to help peers who needed more practice. | ||
Criterion B: Planning | |||
i. Develop criteria for the product / outcome. | In my report:��I refer to the criteria I designed to evaluate the project product/outcome.�If I made changes to my criteria during the project, I explain the changes and why I made them. | ||
ii. Plan and record the development process of the project. | In my report:��I provide evidence of my planning through timelines, milestones or other tools/strategies.�I present a record of how the project progressed from start to finish. | ||
iii. Demonstrate self-management skills. | In my report:��I outline the self-management skills I had when I started the project.�I discuss the self-management skills I developed through the project.�I explain how I may have shared my self-management skills to help peers who needed more practice. | ||
Criterion C: Taking Action | |||
i. Create a product/outcome in response to the goal, context and criteria. | In my report:��I discuss the product/outcome as the result of the process undertaken during the project.�I check that I have included evidence of my product to be submitted with my report. | ||
ii. Demonstrate thinking skills. | In my report:��I outline thinking skills that I had when I started the project.�I discuss thinking skills I developed through the project.�I explain how I may have shared my thinking skills to help peers who needed more practice. | ||
iii. Demonstrate communication and social skills. | In my report:��I outline the communication and social skills I had when I started the project.�I discuss the communication and social skills I developed through the project.�I explain how I may have shared my communication and social skills to help peers who needed more practice. | ||
Criteria D: Reflecting | |||
i. Evaluate the quality of the product/outcome against their criteria. | In my report:��I evaluate the product/outcome against the criteria I designed.�I identify the strengths, weaknesses and possible improvements of the product/outcome. | ||
ii. Reflect on how completing the project has extended their knowledge and understanding of the topic and global context. | In my report:��I identify challenges and the solutions I developed to meet them.�I demonstrate a deeper knowledge and understanding of my topic and the identified global context.�I base my reflection on evidence, including my process journal. | ||
iii. Reflect on their development as IB learners through the project. | In my report:��I identify how I have developed as a learner (using the IB learner profile as appropriate).�I discuss my strengths and weaknesses in completing the project.�I summarize the impact the project could have on my future learning. | ||
Self-assess
As you develop your personal project report, make sure you continuously self-assess against the criteria and the task-specific clarifications.
Communicate with your Supervisor, show them your developing report and ensure that you have employed your language skills appropriately.
Bibliography
As Academically Honest learners, ensure that you give credit where credit is due and reference ALL your sources in a Bibliography.
Remember to order your Bibliography in alphabetical order and follow the correct Harvard style process we use at Good Shepherd Lutheran College. �
Referencing a book
MacLeod, J 2014 Paris Letters, MacMillan, Sydney.
Author’s last name and first initial, followed by the date of publication.
Title in italics.
Publisher’s name and location.
Referencing a website
Environment, Land, Water and Planning 2015, Climate Change and Victoria, Victoria State Government, accessed 5 March 2015, <http://www.climatechange. vic.gov.au/>.
In this case, the author is an organisation, rather than a person.
Title of webpage in italics.
Publishing body.
The date you accessed the site.
The URL of the website, enclosed in angle brackets. <>. No underline.
Referencing a website (with a person as the author)
Frazer, M 2015, No Meat Athlete, accessed 12 January 2016, <http://www.nomeatathlete.com/>.
Online newspaper article
Banks, K 2016, ‘Tourists recall horror of Wayoutback Australian Safaris tour bus crash near Jabiru’, NT News, 14 July, accessed 15 July 2016, <http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/tourists-recall-horror-of-wayoutback-australian>.
YouTube Clip
Smith, J 2008, Plant Life in the Amazon, video, accessed 11 February 2012, <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wp1e3UedqGoQ&feature=fvsr>.
Creating an appendices
Appendices: evidence from your process journal that supports your claims within your report for each personal project inquiry cycle criterion.
For your Personal Project report you are allowed a maximum of 10 pages containing carefully selected process journal extracts that provide evidence for each section of your report.
Appendices possibilities
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Submission
When you have finished your personal project report with bibliography and appendices you need to see your personal project supervisor who will have an Academic Honesty Form that you will both need to fill in and sign.
Once this is all finalised, please bring your personal project report with bibliography and appendices along with your product or evidence of your outcome to the MYP Coordinators office and place in the alphabetically ordered boxes.