Philpot Education. The Extended Essay Journey. Philpot Education, Philpot.education/mod/page/view.php?id=430. Accessed 12 Jan. 2024.
The extended essay is a required component of the International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP).
It is an independent piece of research, culminating with a 4,000-word paper.
The extended essay provides the following:
practical preparation for undergraduate research
an opportunity for students to investigate a topic of personal interest to them, which relates to one of the student's six DP subjects, or takes the interdisciplinary approach of a World Studies extended essay.
Through the research process for the extended essay, students develop skills in:
Participation in this process develops the capacity to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate knowledge.
Students are supported throughout the process of researching and writing the extended essay, with advice and guidance from a supervisor who is usually a teacher at the school.
Students are required to have three mandatory reflection sessions with their supervisors. The final session, a concluding interview, is also known as viva voce.
The extended essay and reflection sessions can be a valuable stimulus for discussion in countries where interviews are required prior to acceptance for employment or for a place at university.
All extended essays are externally assessed by examiners appointed by the IB. They are marked on a scale from 0 to 34.
The score a student receives relates to a band. The bands are:
The extended essay is a required component of the International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP).
It is an independent piece of research, culminating with a 4,000-word paper.
The extended essay provides the following:
Through the research process for the extended essay, students develop skills in:
Participation in this process develops the capacity to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate knowledge.
Students are supported throughout the process of researching and writing the extended essay, with advice and guidance from a supervisor who is usually a teacher at the school.
Students are required to have three mandatory reflection sessions with their supervisors. The final session, a concluding interview, is also known as viva voce.
The extended essay and reflection sessions can be a valuable stimulus for discussion in countries where interviews are required prior to acceptance for employment or for a place at university.
All extended essays are externally assessed by examiners appointed by the IB. They are marked on a scale from 0 to 34.
The score a student receives relates to a band. The bands are:
Find out how points awarded for the extended essay contribute to a student’s overall diploma score.
International Baccalaureate. "Extended Essay." International Baccaluareate,
edited by International Baccaluareate, International Baccalaureate, 12 Dec.
2023, www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/curriculum/dp-core/
extended-essay/. Accessed 26 Jan. 2024.