Egos Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) Hi everyone!As you are aware, we are nearly done with the IB. I am finishing my IAs for biology but I have a problem with my bio teacher. She is TOO harsh at marking my lab reports. Therefore, I am getting EXTREMELY low grades for my lab reports. When I ask her to explain why I deserve only one point for design, not only does she digress but also she yells at me for not studying and understanding the IB. Then, she questions me if I am well suited to IB. Basically, my biology teacher is CRAZY. I am scared because there are ten students in my biology class and only five samples are sent to the IB to be moderated. If my sample is not sent, I am basically f***ed. Is there anything I could do about it? Does any of you have the same situation? I feel like changing schools but it would be too expensive for me at the moment. So, I am stuck with this crazy woman! Is it possible to complain to the IB or something? or make sure that IB moderators correct my lab reports.Ohh, I forget to tell you this story from September. She told the class that she received the moderator's comments on the lab reports from last year. The comment was "The teacher was generally too harsh on marking students" There were four students in bio class last year and all of them earned five or six points more because the teacher was too harsh. I am concerned because only five samples are sent and, if mine isn't sent, I will get VERY low grades. I need your opinions about this please ASAP. I am desperate.Thank you for reading! Edited February 23, 2013 by Egos Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameera95 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 ask another bio teacher at school for their opinion on your IA, good luck! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egos Posted February 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) ask another bio teacher at school for their opinion on your IA, good luck!My school is too small. There is only one biology teacher. Edited February 23, 2013 by Egos Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameera95 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 well a chemistry teacher perhaps? i know bio and chem IAs are different but they both have a design, data collection and processing, and conclusion and evaluation aspect to them Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egos Posted February 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 My chem teacher cannot even finish correcting my IAs. I dont think she has time for that. I gave my chem teacher my IA two months ago. She hasnt corrected it yet. I hate my school. FML Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameera95 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 have you tried going to find your bio teacher at lunch or sometime when she's free and asked her to explain it one-to-one? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egos Posted February 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Yes, I did that last Friday. She was just yelling at me all the time but I will go to see her again on Monday. I hope she will understand me. She is totally crazy. I HATE HER SO MUCH that she can make me quit the IB. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameera95 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 lol don't quit, your exam are this year and it will all be over! btw how many IAs did you do? because they take the best marks from your design, data collection and processing, and concusion and evaluation but not necessarily from the same piece of work. and tell your teacher not to shout because it's not helping and there's no need to, she's not helping herself or you 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egos Posted February 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 I did quite a few IAs. However, every time I get the same results. Although I improve, she does not help me at all! I am sending a complaint email to IBO now. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameera95 Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 good luck with it! did you ever tell your school about this? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CkyBlue Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 I bring good news- you've gotten the idea of moderation wrong. The sample that is sent out to the IBO for moderation is in essence a representation of the entire cohort. If the IBO finds a general discrepancy between their evaluations of a lab report and your teacher's evaluations, all the lab report marks for the cohort marked by that teacher will be adjusted accordingly. So even if your lab report isn't sent in for moderation, if your teacher is who you claim she is, then there isn't too much to worry about. That's how it's supposed to work, anyway. Godspeed. 4 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flinquinnster Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Our class is having a similar issue in physics, methinks, and it is also quite distressing. However, as mentioned above, moderation is meant to adjust this! Even if your samples are not sent to IB, if they think that everyone else has been marked harshly then you are marked up. Only problem is if the teacher applies inconsistent standards to different members of the class, in which case moderation may do weird and funny things. So, if you end up with a decent marker, you should get your IAs re-moderated upwards by a few points to a more reasonable standard. Hope for the best. Personally, I think that if you present the IA moderator with an IA that was savaged by the teacher as a 1 or 2 there's no chance of getting moderated upward that much to a 5 or 6, but I'm learning to try and not question the psychology of the IBO too closely. I mean, the score that the teacher gives is the 'anchor', it is the first impression that the moderator gets - and they could be inclined to follow that harshness. Then again, they might just live to try and refute everything a teacher marks... so whatever. What a convoluted process. Also, I don't think sending the IBO a message about this is the most effective way to address the issue. I'd say try talking to your bio teacher first and if that doesn't work (which sort of appears the case), step it up to someone important within the science department, and then go try your IB co-ordinator, who's meant to deal with these kind of things. If none of these avenues work, I wish you the best of luck, and don't lose hope! Think about how happy you'll be if your IAs get moderated up. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lero Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 No need to worry my friend, follow the detailed criteria found in the IB syllabus for biology and follow that religiously in your internal assessment or lab reports. The moderator will mark you according to that, regardless of whether your teacher is accurate in her marking. Your entire cohort should get their scores bumped up significantly hopefully, just never stray from the criteria, it is your guidance. 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricketcrazynerd Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 I think that if the ibo bumps up the grade of the sample, they usually bump up the grade for the whole cohort (my first ia is coming up soon and my teacher was talking about it). Don't worry that much because if you are sure that you deserve better, IT WILL HAPPEN try to concentrate on your final biology exams... there's a whole 76% on stake there instead of your ias Good Luck 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egos Posted February 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Thanks everyone. I feel really relieved now. I follow the document attached to this reply to check whether I have done enough. Do you think it is helpful?Grading Scale.docx Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lero Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 That document is perfect, summarizes the criteria succinctly, conveying the points needed clearly. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egos Posted February 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 That document is perfect, summarizes the criteria succinctly, conveying the points needed clearly. I have been using this document for quite a long time and, I think it is helpful as you said. Thanks for the help and your comment on the document Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricketcrazynerd Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 I use something very very similar to this (it's essentially the same minus the colourful formatting) for chemistry Think you're fine Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egos Posted February 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 I use something very very similar to this (it's essentially the same minus the colourful formatting) for chemistry Think you're fineDo you think I could have a look at it? I am doing chemistry as well. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricketcrazynerd Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Check out my school wiki:http://slider-dpchemistry-11.wikispaces.com/Internal+Assessment You'll find it there 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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