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8 INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME | YEARS 7 – 10 2019 – 2020 knowledge - students gaining awareness of the thinking and learning preferences, strategies, techniques and skills they use at present; and metacognitive performance - students using that knowledge to improve performance, changing ineffective strategies, trying new ones and learning new skills. Academic honesty • Acknowledging your sources • Using your own words • Doing your own work • Being honest and principled The Middle School recognises that academic honesty is embodied in the Mission Statement, values and IB Learner Profile which are foundations of Queen Margaret College. A clear, positive approach to academic honesty as good practice is imperative to ensure that: • Teacher and student integrity is promoted through sound teaching and learning practice • Student research is properly conducted • Assessment is authentic • Intellectual property and copyright regulations of New Zealand are upheld. This policy is consistent with the International Baccalaureate’s philosophy and expectations and is designed to support the Middle Years Programmes from Principles to Practices (2014). Assessment Assessment in the MYP is an integral part of learning, involving students in self-assessment and providing feedback on thinking strategies and processes as well as the end result. Assessment is criterion-based and relates to subject objectives. Activities on which the students are assessed can include: open-ended problem-solving activities, investigations, organised debates, hands-on experimentation, analysis and reflection as well as the more conventional written assignments. Middle School students do not sit any formal examinations. Clear marking schedules are issued to students using the MYP Criteria and Achievement Level Descriptors where a 1 signifies minimal achievement in terms of the objectives, and an achievement level of 8 signifies maximum achievement. At the end of the year a final grade of 1-7 (highest) is awarded for each subject based on an evaluation of student achievement in the criteria. All students are awarded a final grade of 1-7 for each subject in their end of year summative report. This is similar to the Diploma where a final grade of 1-7 (highest) is awarded for each subject. The MYP Year 10 Community Project The Community Project gives each student an opportunity to develop awareness of the needs in various communities, and the opportunity to address a specific need about which they feel concerned. Students may choose to complete their Community Project independently, or to work in a small group. The Community Project offers the opportunity for students to: • Give service to the community • Pursue a goal which will make a real difference to others or to the environment • Inquire and research an issue about which they are passionate IB : YEAR 7 - 10