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History subject report · November 2009

HistorySubject report2009November 2009

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This subject report is listed under History in the 2009 examination archive. The catalogue session is November 2009. The information below helps you identify the document before opening the complete PDF. Subject, year and session labels come from the archive catalogue; the original cover remains the reference if a label differs. A file is not automatically suitable for your current syllabus simply because its subject name matches.

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November 2009 extended essay reports Page 1 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2009 HISTORY Overall grade boundaries Grade: E D C B A Mark range: 0 - 7 8 - 15 16 - 22 23 - 28 29 - 36 General comments The large majority of essays received posed no fundamental problem in terms of the application of the new criteria. Schools were a ware of the new criteria and seemed to have instructed the candidates about the new requirements. A very welcome development was that it was noticed that several schools had read the May Subject Report and had followed the suggestions to teachers of how to improve the candidate’s performance in this component. The range and suitability of the work submitted Most of the subjects chosen were appropriate for historical investigation. However, there were a few instances of studies that were unhistorical in nat ure - either because they concentrated upon events and situations within the past 10 years, or because the topic would have better suited entry for another subject. Moreover, although many supervisors wrote comments , some did not. This session did not present a problem with the word limits, all the essays observed the 4.000 words, but there were some in which teachers had allocated too much time to discussion of the essays with their candidates. Some schools reported 8 to 10
File information
Subject
History
Document type
Subject report
Year
2009
Session
November 2009
Level
Not labelled in the archive
Paper
Not labelled
Examination zone
Not labelled in the archive
Language
English
File size
74 KB
Pages
3
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