Group Discussion
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Discussion question · 10 marks
Reflect on a time when your initial marking of a student's work differed significantly from the expected standard. How did you reconcile this discrepancy, and what specific evidence did you use to calibrate your assessment? Please provide a concrete example of how you used the IB assessment criteria to justify a mark that was contested by either a student or a colleague.
What a full-mark response shows
- Critically analyzes the alignment between the student's evidence and specific IB assessment objectives.
- Demonstrates the use of official IB command words and descriptors to justify marks rather than anecdotal opinion.
- Provides examples of how feedback can be pivoted to guide students toward the next mark band.
- Synthesizes classroom experiences and departmental moderation to defend a robust, evidence-based assessment strategy.