MYP 2: Summative assessment Unit 1
For every euro …
Goal:
You want the government of a certain EU country (you choose) to spend
either more or less on something. (It will be your decision what that thing is.)
Role:
You work for the PR department of an NGO. You want the public to be aware
of your opinions about the government budget.
Audience:
You want to reach a broader public, that follows your NGO on social media.
Most of your audience does not have a background in mathematics or
statistics.
Situation:
You have a table with data on government spending by EU countries, but you
think not everybody will be able to understand this table by itself.
Product:
You have decided to make an infographic that shows how your country is
different from other EU countries.
Your infographic will contain, at least:
-
A graph that compares spending of multiple countries
A simplified ratio (for example, “For every euro we spend on X, we spend Y euros on
Z”)
Information about the same ratio in other EU countries, or (preferably) in the EU as a
whole.
A clear and powerful visualization of one or more of these ratios
An interpretation: what conclusion do you draw about your government’s budget
choices?
(on a separate page) An explanation (1-2 paragraphs is enough) of your source, and
of how you used the data to make the infographic.
You will be assessed on criteria C (communicating) and D (application in real-life contexts).
For details, see the next page.
Assessment criteria
Your achievement levels for this task will be based on the following criteria:
C (communicating)
Use of ratios
Lvl 1-2
Limited
Lvl 3-4
Some
Lvl 5-6
Usually
appropriate use
Visual representation of
the information
Connection between ratios,
charts and visual
representation
Clarity of the text
Limited
Adequate
No
connection
Weak
connection
Difficult to
interpret
Not always clear
but
understandable
Adequate layout
Appropriate and
correct
The different
representations
are connected
Clear but not
always complete
Structure of the infographic
D (application in real-life contexts)
Selection from the rough
data
Application of Excel
procedures
Results
Discussion
No clear
layout
Lvl 1-2
Identified
some
elements in
the data
Limited
success
Ratios and
other
relations
found are
not always
accurate
Minimal
discussion
of methods
and results
Lvl 3-4
Identified
appropriate data
Adequate, with
assistance
Ratios and other
relations found
are usually
accurate
Accompanying
text makes clear
how the results
were reached
Well organized
layout
Lvl 5-6
Identified
relevant cases
Adequate,
largely
autonomous
Ratios and other
relations found
are accurate
Accompanying
text also
discusses the
accuracy of the
ratios
Lvl 7-8
Consistently
appropriate
use
Correct and
effective
The
connection is
effective
Complete and
coherent
Effective and
creative layout
Lvl 7-8
Identified
relevant cases
that proved to
be interesting
Appropriate
and creative
Ratios and
other relations
found are
accurate and
meaningful
Accompanying
text shows
awareness of
the limits of
this
representation