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Environmental Systems and Societies subject report · May 2009

Environmental Systems and SocietiesSubject report2009May 2009

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May 2009 extended essay reports Page 1 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS AND SOCIETIES Overall grade boundaries Grade: E D C B A Mark range: 0 - 7 8 - 15 16 - 22 23 - 28 29 - 36 General comments The multidisci plinarity of the subject makes environmental systems and s ocieties an ideal subject for exploring an environmental topic or issue of particular interest for the candidates or relevance for their communities. A systems approach is considered particularly effective, and students would be expected to show some employment of this approach in the analysis and interpretation of the data gathered. The extended essay is a unique opportunity for diploma candidates to do independent research but the supervisor plays a key role during several stages of the extended essay. The range and suitability of the work submitted This is the first year for the new general assessment criteria and subject specific guidelines and they are applicable with ease to extended essays in this subject. The guidelines state that the extended essay must refer to both ecosystems and human societies, and most extended essays did this. However, the downfall of many was the breadth of the research question which could never be properly addressed in the length of the essay. Many focused on climate change and its global effects, becom ing a descriptive essay with no analysis and scant evaluation. The best essays te nd to have two things in common; the student has a genuine curiosity or interest about the selected topic and the investigation contains experimental or field work. Although t hese are not absolute requirements for the essay, environmental systems and societies is an experimental science and lends itself to hands -on work. While literature -based essays are suitable, those that rely exclusively on web -based sources run the risk of failing to adequately meet particular criteria. The time spent with the candidate ranged from 0 to 30 hours which confirms that many teachers do not read the IB guidelines for the extended essays. Comments made by the supervisor on the circumstance s surrounding the research and level of
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Subject
Environmental Systems and Societies
Document type
Subject report
Year
2009
Session
May 2009
Level
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Language
English
File size
95 KB
Pages
5
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