Internal assessment
For the new IB Diploma Computer Science syllabus to start teaching in August 2025, and for first examinations in May 2027.
Unit and lesson overviews will be gradually published as developed.
Overview
The Hachette textbook contains a 40 page guide to the Internal Assessment. For each of the 5 criteria, it includes:
- The official IB assessment criteria text
- Top tips and common mistakes
- Exemplar samples (separate to the IB authored samples)
- Detailed checklist
Those who found my guide to the IA for the previous syllabus useful, should find the chapter in the Hachette textbook very helpful for navigating the new IA.
The following is my anticipated breakdown of the 35 hours of class time for this IA…
Important note: I am not planning to deliver these lessons as one uninterrupted sequential block. For instance, lesson 1 will be delivered by itself with at least a two week gap before lesson 2 so students can research into their ideas at home before needing to submit a proposal.
| Lesson | Teaching and learning |
|---|---|
| 1 | Assessment overview Advice on project selection Review of exemplar projects Research ideas |
| 2 | Submit project proposal |
| 3,4 | Scenario, context, success criteria |
| 5,6 | Intial planning UML, structure diagram, gantt |
| 7-12 | System overview 1 lesson for each of… UX diagrams Flowcharts UML overview Extras such as case diagram, DFD, networking diagram, ML modeling etc Functional testing Structural testing |
| 13-30 | Self directed programming time |
| 31-33 | Development documentation and video |
| 34,35 | Evaluation |