Dance subject report · May 2009

May 2009 extended essay reports Page 1 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2009 DANCE Overall grade boundaries Grade: E D C B A Mark range: 0 - 7 8 - 15 16 - 22 23 - 28 29 - 36 General comments There was a large increase in papers submitted for this category in 2009. There were a number of excellent papers and on the whole t he standard of the writing and the analysis and understanding of the research questions showed considerable improvement. However, there are some suggestions to submit that might further improve the level of accomplishment for the candidates. There were a number of submissions where the supervisors offered no comments at all. There were a few that proved to be helpful for the process of marking. There were also instances where the supervisor commented inappropriately, seeking support for candidates or excusing them for poor performances. It should be made clear to the supervisors that their comments should only offer information about meetings, schedules and other matters relevant to the process, not the content. Given the reality of the number of candidate s that are writing in their second language, it would also be beneficial for the supervisors to assist them in identifying areas of the essay that need to be improved . It is important that the candidate not be marked on the basis of language alone as long as the thought and the analysis is clearly understood. To this end, supervisors should be encouraged to assist students. There is still a problem with some of the candidates ’ understanding of the difference between primary and secondary sources for their research. Some depend