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MYP personal project report checklist

The personal project report should be presented in identifiable sections, following the MYP projects objectives.
The report must include evidence for all strands of each criterion.

Section 1—Objective A: Investigating


This is your introduction. You started the project by investigating, but you may have followed the inquiry
cycle (inquiry, action, reflection) more than once in order to strengthen, extend or refine your inquiry.
Define a clear goal and global In my report:
context for the project, based on
personal interests • I give the precise meaning of the goal of my project; I explain
“what I wanted to achieve; when, where, how and why I
wanted to achieve it”
• I define the global context that best applies to my project and
explain its connection
• I describe what makes my project personal: the experiences,
interests and ideas that make it important to me
• I explain why my goal is challenging—in particular, why it is
challenging for me.
Identify prior learning and subject- • I identify what I already knew about this topic/project and the
specific knowledge relevant to the sources of my knowledge
project
• I identify what I learned in MYP subject groups before the
project started, and how this was helpful.
Demonstrate research skills • I outline the research skills I had when I started the project
• I discuss the research skills I developed through the project.
Section 2—Objective B: Planning
This includes all the work you did to plan and organize your project towards a product/outcome.
Develop criteria for the In my report:
product/outcome
• I refer to the criteria I developed to evaluate the project
product/outcome
• If I made changes to my criteria during the project, I explain
the changes and why I made them.
Plan and record the development • I provide evidence of my planning through timelines,
process of the project milestones or other tools/strategies
• I use my chosen planning tools to record my progress
throughout the project’s development
• If I alter my plan, I explain the changes and why I made them.
Demonstrate self-management • I outline the self-management skills I had when I started the
skills project
• I discuss the self-management skills I developed through the
project.
Section 3—Objective C: Taking action
This is the main “doing” part of your project—the action part of the inquiry cycle—where the
product/outcome is developed and completed.
Create a product/outcome in In my report:
response to the goal, global context
and criteria • I use the success criteria I developed to decide how well I
achieved my goal
• I explain the connection between my product/outcome and
the global context that my project explores
• I use the success criteria I developed to make reasonable
judgments about the product’s quality/outcome’s success.
Demonstrate thinking skills • I outline the thinking skills I had when I started the project
• I discuss the thinking skills I developed through the project.
Demonstrate communication and • I outline the communication and social skills I had when I
social skills started the project
• I discuss the communication and social skills I developed
through the project.
Section 4—Objective D: Reflecting
This is the point when you look back over the project and evaluate your development. You may have
reflected during the process of the project and you can refer to this here too.
Evaluate the quality of the In my report:
product/success of the outcome
against their criteria • if I made changes to my goal during the project, I explain the
changes and why I made them
• I evaluate the product/outcome against the criteria I
established
• I identify the possible improvements to the product/outcome.
Reflect on how completing the • I demonstrate a deeper knowledge and understanding of my
project has extended their topic and my identified global context
knowledge and understanding of
the topic and the global context • I base my reflection on evidence, including my process
journal.
Reflect on their development as IB • I discuss my strengths and weaknesses in completing the
learners through the project project
• I identify challenges and the solutions I developed to meet
them
• I identify how I have developed as a learner (using the IB
learner profile as appropriate)
• I report on any opportunities the project gave me to share
any expert ATL skills with other students who needed more
practice
• I consider the possible impact the project could have on my
future learning.

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