How is the IB Psychology External Assessment Graded?

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 which descriptors best apply to a response can be tricky, so some responses are randomly sent to Senior Examiners for … Read More

How Are IB Psychology Grades Calculated? May & November 2022 Modifications

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 the external assessment is scored, see this post: https://psychexamreview.com/how-is-the-ib-psychology-exam-graded/ How much each section counts toward your IB grade depends on whether you take SL or HL. Here’s how to calculate … 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 who reviews a sample and adjusts scores if needed. For both SL and HL there are a number of ethical … Read More

How is the AP Psychology Exam Graded?

Students generally want to know how the different sections of the AP Psychology Exam are graded so here’s an overview, along with an explanation of raw score conversions and estimated grade distributions. The Multiple Choice Section Section 1 of the exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions. Each question has 5 possible answer choices and each correct answer is worth … Read More

What’s on the IB Psychology Exam?

Note: For May 2022 and November 2022, the IB exam will be shortened for SL and HL students. SL students will only complete Paper 1 and the internal assessment (no Paper 2) and HL will complete Paper 1 and 1 ERQ for Paper 2 (no Paper 3). For more details on this and new grade calculations, see this post: https://psychexamreview.com/how-are-ib-psychology-grades-calculated/ … Read More

What’s on the AP Psychology Exam? (2022 Update)

This year’s AP Psychology Exam will be at 12pm on May 3, 2022. 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 The AP Psychology exam consists of two sections. The first section is multiple choice. There are 100 multiple choice questions … Read More