# Assessment criteria ### Criterion A: Planning Maximum: 8 \ \ In the personal project, students should be able to: * State a learning goal for the project and explain how a personal interest led to that goal. * State an intended product and develop appropriate success criteria for the product. * Present a clear, detailed plan for achieving the product and its associated success criteria. | Achievement level | Descriptor | | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 0 | The student does not achieve a standard described by any of the descriptors below. | | 1-2 |

The student:
i. states a learning goal
ii. states their intended product
iii. presents a plan that is superficial or that is not focused on a product.

| | 3-4 |

The student:
i. states a learning goal and outlines the connection between personal interest(s) and that goal
ii. states their intended product and presents basic success criteria for the product
iii. presents a plan for achieving the product and some of its associated success criteria

| | 5-6 |

The student:
i. states a learning goal and describes the connection between personal interest(s) and that goal
ii. states their intended product and presents multiple appropriate success criteria for the product
iii. presents a detailed plan for achieving the product and most of its associated success criteria.

| | 7-8 |

The student:
i. states a learning goal and explains the connection between personal interest(s) and that goal
ii. states their intended product and presents multiple appropriate, detailed success criteria for the product
iii. presents a detailed plan for achieving the product and all of its associated success criteria.

| ### Criterion B: Applying skills Maximum: 8 \ \ In the personal project, students should be able to: * Explain how the ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their learning goal. * Explain how the ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their product. | Achievement level | Descriptor | | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 0 | The student does not achieve a standard described by any of the descriptors below. | | 1-2 |

The student:
i. states which ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their learning goal
ii. states which ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their product.

| | 3-4 |

The student:
i. outlines which ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their learning goal, with superficial examples or evidence
ii. outlines which ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their product, with superficial examples or evidence.

| | 5-6 |

The student:
i. describes how the ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their learning goal, with reference to examples or evidence
ii. describes how the ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their product, with reference to examples or evidence.

| | 7-8 |

The student:
i. explains how the ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their learning goal, supported with detailed examples or evidence
ii. explains how the ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their product, supported with detailed examples or evidence.

| ### Criterion C: Reflecting Maximum: 8 \ \ In the personal project, students should be able to: * Explain the impact of the project on themselves or their learning * Evaluate the product based on the success criteria | Achievement Level | Descriptor | | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 0 | The student does not achieve a standard described by any of the descriptors below. | | 1-2 |

The student:
i. states the impact of the project on themselves or their learning
ii. states whether the product was achieved.

| | 3-4 |

The student:
i. outlines the impact of the project on themselves or their learning
ii. states whether the product was achieved, partially supported with evidence or examples.

| | 5-6 |

The student:
i. describes the impact of the project on themselves or their learning
ii. evaluates the product based on the success criteria, partially supported with evidence or examples.

| | 7-8 |

The student:
i. explains the impact of the project on themselves or their learning
ii. evaluates the product based on the success criteria, fully supported with specific evidence or detailed examples.

| Use this table to help you understand the descriptors: | Terms | Definitions | | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | ATL Skill(s) clusters | One or more of: communication, collaboration, organization, affective, reflection, information literacy, media literacy, critical thinking, creative thinking, transfer. | | Describe | Give a detailed account or picture of a situation, event, pattern or process. | | Evaluate | Make an appraisal by weighing up the strengths and limitations. | | Explain | Give a detailed account including reasons or causes. | | Learning Goal | What students want to learn as a result of doing the personal project. | | Outlines | Give a brief account or summary | | Presents | Offer for display, observation, examination or consideration. | | Product | What students will create for their personal project. | | State | Give a specific name, value or other brief answer without explanation or calculation. | --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://guide.fariaedu.com/myp-personal-project/project-overview/assessment-criteria.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.