SVKM J.V. PAREKH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
GRADE 9A/B/C
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Individual Report
Pre-assessment checklist for the Individual Report
1
Is the report on one of the eight IR topics: Belief
Systems, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Loss,
Changing Communities, Digital World, Family,
Humans and Other Species, Sustainable Living,
or Trade and Aid?
2
Is the research question focused enough to be
answered in a 2000 word report?
3
Is the research question about an issue1
that is global in scope?
4
Is the research question answerable from
different perspectives and viewpoints?
5
Does the introduction explain the issue and the
research question?
6
Is at least one global perspective on the issue
included? Is it actually a perspective – e.g. what a
global community thinks, not just information
about the global situation? Is the view clearly
represented, (e.g. by a quote2 from a relevant
person or organisation) and relevant information
to explain it?
7
Is at least one national perspective on the issue
represented? Is it actually a perspective – i.e. what
the nation thinks, not just information about the
national situation? Is the view clearly represented,
(e.g. by a quote2 from a relevant person or
organisation) and relevant information to explain
it?
8
Does the report contain a balanced range3 of
different, well-supported perspectives?
1 “An issue is usually a concern
or matter within a topic that causes controversy, disagreement or hardship, has causes and
consequences, and is usually a problem which can be solved with different courses of action. Within a global topic, an issue goes
beyond a local or national context.” – Coursework Handbook 2018
2 “When quoting directly, [the writer] must use quotation marks and avoid quoting extensively. Quotes count towards the word
count.” – Coursework Handbook 2018
3 For example, this might be a controversy between different global perspectives, a comparison of different national perspectives,
or inclusion of other relevant local and personal perspectives.
9
Does the report analyse causes of the issue? Are
causes compared in a way that establishes the
most important ones to help formulate courses of
action?
10
Does the report analyse consequences of the
issue? Are consequences compared in a way that
establishes the most important ones to help
formulate courses of action?
11
Are all factual claims supported with evidence
and in-text attribution to cite their sources?4
12
In addition to in-text attribution, is there also a
complete list of full references to sources cited?
Is it in a separate document as required? Is the
format of citations and references suitable and
consistent?5
13
If the student has included any primary
research, is this suitably referenced?6
14
Are the key7 sources of information evaluated?
Are at least three developed evaluative points
made?
15
Is a range of sources of information used?
Are they of a suitable quality?
Is a range of types of information used?
16
Are section headings used to organise the report?
17
Are any charts or diagrams properly labelled,
integrated into the discussion, and words within
them added to the total word count?
18
Does every paragraph stay relevant to the
research question?
19
Does the report reach a conclusion which is a
clear answer to the research question? Is the
conclusion fully supported?
4 “In-text attribution: Candidates may use bracketed citations, or numbering, or in-text referencing, to indicate where they have
used sources. They must include complete references somewhere in their work, either footnotes, endnotes, or in-text references.
(For ease of reading and control of word count, numbers or brackets are more manageable).” – Examiner Report, summer 2021
5 “References: References for books or magazines should include author, date, and title of publication. References for online
materials should include at least the full url (leading to the document, not just to a website) and date of access.
The full reference list/footnotes/endnotes should be clearly linked to the in-text attribution. Candidates should use one clear,
consistent, and logical method (one set of numbers, or alphabetical order). References should be clearly organised and easy to find.”
– Examiner Report summer 2021
6 “Some candidates carry out primary research, particularly to explore different perspectives. Where they do so, they should
mention this in text; so that it is clear where/how the information has been gained. They may wish to put a note at the end of their
reference list or in a footnote, to give details such as date of interview. If candidates wish to include evidence of their primary
research, such as statistics, they can append this to the reference list, unless it is to be read and counted in the words allowed for
the IR.” — Examiner Report summer 2021
7 Most students use more than three sources of information and don’t have enough space to write evaluations of all of them, so
include written evaluations of the sources that are most important to your analysis and conclusions. Of course, you should also use
the same skills during your research to help you select all your sources, to avoid using poor-quality information.
20
Does the report include reflection on how the
investigation has developed8 the writer’s
personal perspective?
21
Is at least one course of action proposed to help
solve the issue? Does the writer explain who
should take the action, how, and what the impact
will be.
22
Does the course of action follow from what has
been learned from the information and analysis in
the report? (E.g. aimed at the most important
cause and/or most important effect)
23
Is the report between 1500 and 2000 words9 long
(including quotes, the title, subheadings, titles and
words within charts/diagrams, but excluding the
list of works cited)? Is a word count given?
24
Is the report written concisely to make efficient
use of the 2000 words allowed?
25
Is the report edited carefully to avoid obvious
errors?
26
Is the report written clearly to avoid confusing
the reader? Is it written cohesively10 to make it
effective and persuasive?
8 Has the source opened your eyes to something / changed your mind / confirmed an opinion / raised a question?
9 “The strongest work … used the full available word count.”
— Examiner Report, summer 2021
good cohesion one point leads to the
next in a way that steadily builds up an overall picture, story, or argument. It avoids making the reader uncomfortable with abrupt
jumps or irrelevant parts.
10 Cohesion is how the writing “sticks together” to make a whole. In a piece of writing with