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ExtendedEssay
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ExtendedEssay-Aims
Theaimsoftheextendedessayareforstudentsto:•engageinindependentresearchwithintellectualinitiativeandrigour•developresearch,thinking,self-managementandcommunicationskills•reflectonwhathasbeenlearnedthroughouttheresearchandwritingprocess.
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ExtendedEssay
• EEinonesubjectfromthechosensixorwitha
supervisor
• 3reflectionscompulsory
• Reflectionispartofassessment
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ExtendedEssay-RequirementsKeyfeaturesoftheextendedessay
•compulsory
•Dgradeorhigher.
•externallyassessed
•independentresearch
• asupervisorintheschool.
•4,000words
• reflectionform-500words.
•40hoursofwork
•3–5hoursofsupervision(reflectionsessions)
•vivavoce,whichisaconcludinginterview
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ExtendedEssayRequiredaction-Student
•Chooseasubject•Ensurethatthestartingpointforyouressayisasubjectthatisavailable,orinthecaseoftheworldstudiesextendedessay,anissueofglobalsignificancewithinoneofthesixworldstudiesthemes.•Observetheregulationswithregardtotheextendedessay,includingtheIB’sethicalguidelines.•Readandunderstandthesubject-specificrequirementsforthesubjectinwhichyouintendtocompleteyourextendedessay,includingtheinterpretationoftheassessmentcriteria.•Meetallinternaldeadlinessetbyyourschoolinrelationtotheextendedessay.•Understandconceptsrelatedtoacademichonesty,includingplagiarismandcollusion,forexample,andensurethatyouhaveacknowledgedallsourcesofinformationandideasinaconsistentmanner.ThisalsoincludesunderstandingtheimplicationsoftheGeneralregulations:DiplomaProgrammeshouldtherebeabreachofthese.•Attendthreemandatoryreflectionsessionswithyoursupervisor,thelastofwhichisthevivavoce.•RecordyourreflectionsontheReflectionsonplanningandprogressformforsubmissionaspartoftheassessmentofcriterionE(engagement).
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ExtendedEssayQuickglance:theroleofthestudent
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ExtendedEssay-Reflection• Reflectionintheextendedessayfocusesonthestudent’sprogressduringtheplanning,researchandwritingprocess.Itisintendedtohelpstudentswiththedevelopmentoftheir
extendedessayaswellasallowingthemtheopportunitytoconsidertheeffectivenessoftheir
choices,tore-examinetheirideasandtodecidewhetherchangesareneeded.
•Theemphasisintheextendedessayisonprocessreflection,characterizedbyreflectingon
conceptualunderstandings,decision-making,engagementwithdata,theresearchprocess,time
management,methodology,successesandchallenges,andtheappropriatenessofsources.
•Studentswillbeencouragedtoinformallyreflectthroughouttheexperienceofresearchingand
writingtheextendedessay,butarerequiredtoreflectformallyduringthereflectionsessions
withtheirsupervisorandwhencompletingtheReflectionsonplanningandprogressform.
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ExtendedEssay-Animportantnote
Oncestudentshavewrittentheirreflectionandthishasbeensignedanddatedbytheirsupervisortheymustnotmakechangestothesecomments.ExaminerswanttoseetheprogressionofideasthroughthethreereflectioncommentsandifstudentsmakeamendmentsatalaterstageoftheprocessthiswillunderminetheauthenticityoftheirexperiencesandaffectthewayinwhichexaminersapplycriterionE.
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ExtendedEssay–Whenresearchingtheextendedessay,studentsshouldfollowthestepsbelow.
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ElementsofExtendedessay
Sixrequiredelementsoftheextendedessay:1.Titlepage2.Contentspage3.Introduction4.Bodyoftheessay5.Conclusion6.ReferencesandbibliographyNote–Yourcandidateno,nameorschoolcodeshouldnotbepartofEE.
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ExtendedEssay-FormatTheextendedessayshouldbewritteninaclear,correctandformalacademicstyle,appropriatetothesubjectfromwhichthetopicisdrawn.Giventhattheextendedessayisaformallywrittenresearchpaper,itshouldstrivetomaintainaprofessional,academiclook.Tohelpachievethis,thefollowingformattingisrequired:•theuseof12-point,readablefont•doublespacing•pagenumbering•nocandidateorschoolnameonthetitlepageorpageheaders.Submittingtheextendedessayintherequiredformatwillhelpsetthetoneoftheessayandwillaidreadabilityforon-screenassessmentbyexaminers.WordcountsTheupperlimitis4,000wordsforallextendedessays.
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ExtendedEssayAcademichonesty
Researchpracticeswhenworkingonanextendedessaymustreflecttheprinciplesofacademichonesty.Theessaymustprovidethereaderwiththeprecisesourcesofquotations,ideasandpointsofviewthroughaccuratecitations,whichmaybein-textorfootnotes,andfullreferenceslistedinthebibliography,which,regardlessofthesystemused,mustensuretheminimumrequirements.Producingaccuratereferencesandabibliographyisaskillthatstudentsshouldbeseekingtorefineaspartoftheextendedessaywritingprocess.Documentingtheresearchinthiswayisvital:itallowsreaderstoevaluatetheevidenceforthemselves,anditshowsthestudent’sunderstandingoftheimportanceofthesourcesused.
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ExtendedEssayCriteria
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ExtendedEssayTheSchedule
4thDecember2017-EEintroduction4thJanuary2018-EEsubjectchoiceandproposal14thFebruary2018-EEFinalizeresearchquestionJuly2018–FirstReflectionsessionAug2018-ExtendedEssay–1stdraft(submittotheSupervisor)Oct2018–SecondReflectionsessionDec2018-ExtendedEssay-FinalSubmissionJan2019-ExtendedEssayEERPFformand
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