Psychology EE exemplar B · May 2015

this cover The student did a very good job overall. Most of the deadlines were kept and with every draft he handed in, a clear progress could easily be detected. The student first consulted me in December 2013 to show interest in an extended essay in the field of psychology. He mentioned that he was somehow interested in the Fife-Factor Model of Personality. Soon after that first meeting we managed to narrow down the research question in a way that allows effective treatment within the word limits. Soon after that the student started the bibliographic research and in June 2014 he handed in a complete outline as well as a detailed work plan. Finally, a first draft was handed in September 2014. The first draft was already pointing in the right direcxn with only some drawbacks, most of which had to do with the essay's coherence. In a short meeting we managed to discuss these points and to clarify any uncertainties regarding references. In November 2014 the student eventually handed in the final version of the extended essay, which seems to be a very good piece of work and it seems obvious to me that he really put a lot of effort into it and the result is impressive, particularly when keeping in mind that this was his first piece of academic writing. Soon after the final version had been handed in, we conducted a viva voce in presence of the school's IB coordinator. During the viva voce the student could answer all the questions very well and there is no doubt that the result of yhe working process is the student's personal achievement which he can be very proud of. y a