Assessment

= = =Assessment Outline=


 * **Assessment component** || **Weighting** ||
 * =====External assessment (2 hours 50 minutes)=====

**Paper 1 (1hour 30 minutes)**
Syllabus content: core theme Assessment objective: AO 1–4 Section A Students answer **all** short-answer questions. Some include data. (45 marks) Section B Students answer **one** extended response question. (15 marks) Section A and section B are common to both SL and HL assessment. (60 marks) || =====75%=====

40%
|| Syllabus content: Two optional themes Assessment objective: AO 1–4 Students answer **two** of seven structured questions, based on stimulus material. (20 marks) Some stimulus material is included in the resources booklet. This paper is common to both SL and HL assessment. (40 marks) || ======35%====== || This component is internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated by the IB at the end of the course. Syllabus content: any topic from the syllabus Assessment objective: AO 1–4 Written report based on fieldwork. Maximum 2,500 words. (30 marks) || =====25%===== ||
 * ======**Paper 2 (1hour 20 minutes)**======
 * =====Internal assessment (20 hours)=====

[[image:resources.png]]Assessment Outline HL

 * **Assessment component** || **Weighting** ||
 * =====External assessment (4 hours 30 minutes)=====

**Paper 1 (1hour 30 minutes)**
Syllabus content: core theme Assessment objectives: AO 1–4 Section A Students answer all short-answer question. Some include data. (45 marks) Section B Students answer one extended response question. (15 marks) Section A and section B are common to both SL and HL assessment. (60 marks) || 80%

25% || Syllabus content: Three optional themes Assessment objectives: AO 1–4 Students answer **three** of seven structured questions based on stimulus material. (20 marks) Some stimulus material is included in the resources booklet. This paper is common to both SL and HL assessment. (60 marks) || 35% || Syllabus content: higher level extension Assessment objectives: AO 1–4 Students answer one of three essay questions. (25 marks) || 20% || This component is internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated by the IB at the end of the course. Syllabus content: any topic from the syllabus Assessment objectives: AO 1–4 W ritten report based on fieldwork. Maximum 2,500 words. (30 marks) || 20% ||
 * ======**Paper 2 (2 hours)**======
 * ======**Paper 3 (1 hour)**======
 * =====Internal assessment (20 hours)=====