This is a guide to help IB DP Digital Society students create their Internal Assessment Criterion B document.
Criterion B
This section needs excellent structure
Your three sources need to be presented in a logical manner (e.g. source 1 big picture study; source 2 focussed study; and source 3 alternative viewpoint(s))
Avoid presenting a discussion of claims and perspectives that is primarily descriptive in nature… instead, you are to demonstrate your ability to analyse and evaluate evidence and to synthesize knowledge and concepts
This needs to be addressed in at least one of your sources — awareness of alternative points of view and subjective and ideological biases
Demonstrate your critical thinking skills by providing conceptual awareness, insight, and your digital society knowledge and understanding
CITATION - if you are only writing about the source you identified there is no need for in-text citations, however, if you also add insight from another source you must include in-text citations
BIBLIOGRAPHY - provide TWO! 1st Bibilogroahy is for the ideas/words and the 2nd is for all the multimedia (sounds, videos, images, chart, quotes, etc.) you used in your presentation
STRUCTURE!!!
CRAAP Structure
Each source needs to pass the CRAAP test. The CRAAP test is a test to check the objective reliability of information sources. CRAAP is an acronym for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.
CRAAP headings and subheadings:
HEADING: Claims and perspectives Criterion B:
SUB HEADING: word count 1,200 words
SUB HEADING: source one: Title of source
SUB SUB HEADING: reference: MLA or similar Reference/Citation and the source needs to be high quality and capable of supporting the demands of the discussion
SUB SUB HEADING: origins and purpose: provide a discussion of this source’s origin and the fundamental purpose of this source
SUB SUB HEADING: meaning and methods: provide a brief discussion of this source’s overarching purpose and the detailed strategies and techniques employed to achieve that purpose (i.e. what type of data was collected and how (qualitative or quantitative data) and how/why was this specific data analysed).
SUB SUB HEADING: corroboration and use: provide a brief discussion of other sources/ideas that can confirm or support the initial claim or theory to strengthen the validity and reliability of the research findings. (additional sources need in-text citation)
SUB SUB HEADING: justification: provide a thorough and clear justification of this source’s usefulness to your inquiry
OPVL(+J) STRUCTURE:
HEADING: Claims and perspectives Criterion B:
SUB HEADING: word count 1,200 words
SUB HEADING: source one: Title of source
SUB SUB HEADING: reference: MLA or similar Reference/Citation and the source needs to be high quality and capable of supporting the demands of the discussion
SUB SUB HEADING: origins: provide a discussion of this source’s origin and the strategies and techniques employed (i.e. what type of data was collected, how was it collected and analysed (qualitative or quantitative data); and address when/where/why
SUB SUB HEADING: purpose: provide a brief discussion of this source’s overarching purpose
SUB SUB HEADING: value: explain what this study offers concerning your inquiry
SUB SUB HEADING: limitation: identify any limitations this study may have concerning your inquiry
SUB SUB HEADING: justification: provide a thorough and clear justification of this source’s usefulness to your inquiry
Assessment for Digital Society IA Criterion B
Criterion B: Claims and perspectives (6 marks)
Project element: Inquiry process documentThe inquiry process document demonstrates how research was conducted with a discussion of the claims and perspectives for three sources including a justification of their usefulness in the inquiry.
0
The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below
1–2
The discussion of claims and perspectives is limited and primarily descriptive in nature. Fewer than three sources are discussed or there is no justification for their use in the inquiry
3–4
There is a partial discussion of the claims and perspectives for each source that includes some justification for their usefulness in the inquiry, but this is not fully developed
5–6
There is a thorough discussion of the claims and perspectives for each source that includes a clear justification for their usefulness in the inquiry
Grade 7
Demonstrates: conceptual awareness, insight, and knowledge and understanding which are evident in the skills of critical thinking; a high level of ability to provide answers which are fully developed, structured in a logical and coherent manner and illustrated with appropriate examples; a precise use of terminology which is specific to the subject; familiarity with the literature of the subject; the ability to analyse and evaluate evidence and to synthesize knowledge and concepts; awareness of alternative points of view and subjective and ideological biases, and the ability to come to reasonable, albeit tentative, conclusions; consistent evidence of critical reflective thinking; a high level of proficiency in analysing and evaluating data or problem solving.
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