B—biology C—chemistry P—physics D—design technology CS—computer scienc
Schools may adopt mixed subject groups and choose one common topic. The number of groups will
depend on the number of students.
Schools with large numbers of students may choose to do more than one topic.
For schools opting for single subject groups with one or more topics
The collaborative model is open to any school. To this end, the IB will provide an electronic collaboration
board on the OCC where schools can post their project ideas and invite collaboration from another school.
This could range from merely sharing evaluations for a common topic to a full-scale collaborative venture at
all stages.
For schools with few Diploma Programme students or schools with cer tificate students, it is possible to
work with non-Diploma Programme or non-group 4 students or under take the project once ever y two
years. However, these schools are encouraged to collaborate with another school. This strategy is also
recommended for individual students who may not have participated in the project, for example, through
illness or because they have transferred to a new school where the project has already taken place.
Timing
The 10 hours that the IB recommends be allocated to the project may be spread over a number of weeks.
The distribution of these hours needs to be taken into account when selecting the optimum time to carry
out the project. However, it is possible for a group to dedicate a period of time exclusively to project work if
all/most other school work is suspended.
Assessment of group 4 project
The group 4 project is to be assessed for the personal skills criterion only.
| Level / Mark | Aspect1 - self motivation and perserverance | Aspect2 - working within a team | Aspect 3 - self-reflection |
| Complete /2 | Approaches the project with self-motivation and follows it through to completion | Collaborates and communicates in a group situation and integrates the view of others | Shows a thorough awareness of own strengths and weaknesses and gives thoughtful consideration to their learning experience |
| Partial /1 | Completes the project but sometimes lack self-motivation | Exchanges some views but requires guidance to collaborate with others | Shows limited awareness of own strengths and weaknesses and gives some consideration to their learning experience |
| Not at all /0 | Lack perserverance and motivation | Makes little or no attempt to collaborate in a group situation | Shows no awareness of own strengths and weaknesses and gives some no to their learning experience |