The IB Exam external assessment is based entirely on free-response writing and uses a rubric system (in IB lingo answers fall into a “markband”) which helps graders categorize the quality of responses and assign numerical scores. As you’ll see, determining … Read More
How Are IB Psychology Grades Calculated? IB Grade Calculator for SL & HL (2024)
Your overall IB grade from 1-7 is calculated based on your scores on both the internal assessment (your experiment report) and the external assessment (the exam). For details on how each aspect of the external assessment is scored, see this … Read More
What is the Internal Assessment for IB Psychology?
The Internal Assessment for IB Psychology consists of collection of data from a simple experiment, followed by a written report. The report is graded by the class teacher and then the reports and grades are sent to an IB Moderator … Read More
How is the AP Psychology Exam Graded? AP Score Calculator
Students generally want to know how the different sections of the AP Psychology Exam are graded to produce an overall AP score. Here’s a score calculator that you can use to estimate your AP Psychology score based on your performance … Read More
What’s on the IB Psychology Exam?
The IB Psychology exam assesses students by combining results on 3 or 4 assessments, depending on if a student is taking SL or HL. These parts are Paper 1; which assesses biological, cognitive, & sociocultural approaches, Paper 2; which assesses applications … Read More
What’s on the AP Psychology Exam? (2024 Update)
This year’s AP Psychology Exam will be at 12pm on Thursday May 9, 2024. So what can you expect? Here’s a quick summary of the question types and the areas of psychology that are covered in AP Psychology. The Format … Read More
Can I Get a 5 on the AP Exam?
From day one, I had a rule in my classes, and that rule was that throughout the entire school year, students were never allowed to ask me some variation of “Can I get a 5 on the AP exam?” or … Read More