Criterion D: Reflection
This section will help you write your Criterion D Section, also each part can be used as a Process Journal Prompt. You can use these questions and ideas to help you describe the process of creating your product. Please refer to the Exemplar Personal Project Report for an example.
This section will help you write your Criterion D Section, also each part can be used as a Process Journal Prompt. You can use these questions and ideas to help you describe the process of creating your product. Please refer to the Exemplar Personal Project Report for an example.
Part One: Evaluation
Using your own criteria (look back at Criterion B, Part One), evaluate your product.
Did you meet your goal?
What could be better? Why and what would the impact be?
What factors impacted the quality of your product?
Based on your criteria for success, how well did you do creating your project?
Fully justify your answer by referring to each of your criterion for success.
If you fell short in meeting any of your criteria, explain why.
If you were able to exceed any of your criteria, explain why.
Overall how do you feel about the success of your project? Explain why.
What would you do differently next time?
What would your next steps be if you continued this project?
Part Two: Knowledge and Understanding
Reflect on your topic of interest.
How has your knowledge and understanding of that topic changed?
What do you now know?
Has this experience changed your views on your topic of interest?
What about the Global Context you choose,
Show how you have a better understanding of your focus Global Context.
Be explicit! Give details.
By doing this project, how did you extend your knowledge & understanding of
the topic you chose?
How will you use what you learned in the future?
Part Three: Development as a Learner
Reflect on your own personal learning journey throughout the personal project.
Use each of the ATL skills and show how this experience has helped you develop
(or not!) throughout.
A table is a good way to show this.
What about the IB Learner Profile?
Which IB Learner traits have you demonstrated?
Be explicit and give examples!
How did you grow as an IB Learner by doing this project?
Choose a few specific IB Approaches to Learning traits to discuss.
How will you be more successful in the future based on these IB traits that you
developed by doing this project?
What are your final thoughts about how doing this project benefited you as a
learner and as a person?
Using your own criteria (look back at Criterion B, Part One), evaluate your product.
Did you meet your goal?
What could be better? Why and what would the impact be?
What factors impacted the quality of your product?
Based on your criteria for success, how well did you do creating your project?
Fully justify your answer by referring to each of your criterion for success.
If you fell short in meeting any of your criteria, explain why.
If you were able to exceed any of your criteria, explain why.
Overall how do you feel about the success of your project? Explain why.
What would you do differently next time?
What would your next steps be if you continued this project?
Part Two: Knowledge and Understanding
Reflect on your topic of interest.
How has your knowledge and understanding of that topic changed?
What do you now know?
Has this experience changed your views on your topic of interest?
What about the Global Context you choose,
Show how you have a better understanding of your focus Global Context.
Be explicit! Give details.
By doing this project, how did you extend your knowledge & understanding of
the topic you chose?
How will you use what you learned in the future?
Part Three: Development as a Learner
Reflect on your own personal learning journey throughout the personal project.
Use each of the ATL skills and show how this experience has helped you develop
(or not!) throughout.
A table is a good way to show this.
What about the IB Learner Profile?
Which IB Learner traits have you demonstrated?
Be explicit and give examples!
How did you grow as an IB Learner by doing this project?
Choose a few specific IB Approaches to Learning traits to discuss.
How will you be more successful in the future based on these IB traits that you
developed by doing this project?
What are your final thoughts about how doing this project benefited you as a
learner and as a person?