
Save time marking IB Geography Internal Assessment drafts with this practical, teacher-friendly feedback checklist.
This resource is designed to make IA draft marking quicker, clearer and more consistent, while also giving students constructive feedback they can immediately use to improve their work.
Instead of writing the same comments repeatedly, teachers can simply use the structured tick-box feedback, add a provisional mark, and identify the most important next step for each criterion.
The language is deliberately student-friendly, so the completed sheet can be returned directly to students as a clear redrafting guide.
What is included?
The resource covers all six IB Geography IA assessment criteria:
Criterion A – Fieldwork Question and Geographic Context
Criterion B – Method(s) of Investigation
Criterion C – Quality and Treatment of Information Collected
Criterion D – Written Analysis
Criterion E – Conclusion
Criterion F – Evaluation
For each criterion, teachers have access to:
- Quick strength checkboxes
- Clear improvement checkboxes
- Guidance on what higher-level work should demonstrate
- A provisional mark section
- Space for a focused teacher comment
- A clear student next-step prompt
Particular attention is given to Criterion D – Written Analysis, helping teachers identify whether students are moving beyond simple description towards stronger use of evidence, explanation, geographical theory, anomalies, relationships and interpretation.
Designed for fast draft marking
This is not a lengthy teacher handbook. It is a practical marking tool that can be used while reading student drafts.
Teachers can quickly identify what is working, tick the areas requiring improvement, add a short personalised comment and return the sheet to the student.
This makes feedback:
- Faster to produce
- More consistent across a class
- Easier for students to understand
- More clearly linked to the IB assessment criteria
- Focused on meaningful redrafting rather than general comments
Also included
The resource contains an overall feedback section where teachers can record provisional marks and identify the student’s main priorities for improvement.
Students are then given a Redraft Action Plan, allowing them to turn teacher feedback into three clear priorities before submitting their next version.
Ideal for
- IB Geography SL and HL
- IA first drafts
- Individual student conferences
- Departmental standardisation
- Peer/self-assessment support
- Final redrafting before submission
- Teachers managing large IB Geography classes
A useful resource for reducing marking workload while still providing students with detailed, criterion-linked feedback that helps them understand exactly how to improve their Geography IA.
Format: Microsoft Word document – editable, printable and suitable for digital feedback.
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