Middle Years Programme
Assessment

Final assessment

Final assessment takes place at the end of the programme in order to determine the levels individual students have achieved in relation to the stated objectives for each subject group and for the personal project.

Teachers administer appropriate sets of assessment tasks and rigorously apply the prescribed assessment criteria defined for each subject group. The type of assessment tools available to teachers include all forms of:

• oral work
• written work
• practical work.

Teachers select appropriate tasks and assessment tools according to:

• the resources available within the school
• the subjects to which they are being applied
• the particular objectives that are being measured.

Grades from 1 (lowest) to 7 (highest) are awarded to final-year students, for each subject and for the personal project, according to predefined grade boundaries based on the levels students have achieved.

There are no formal examinations set or marked by the IB. Instead the IB validates the grades of final-year students in schools that request this service, and issues certificates to those students who reach a required standard.