NOTE: To be eligible for these credits you must have successfully completed the training for examiners as successfully marked during this examination session. The deadline to apply for Fall 2025 credits is October 1, 2025, and payment must be made before October 4, 2025.
For eligibility questions or questions about IBEN programs, please contact IBEN@ibo.org. For graduate credit enrollment, assignment, or transcript questions, please contact pd@kent.edu.
Assignments should be written in English, use 12-point font, and be double spaced and spell checked. Send your completed assignment to pd@kent.edu by Friday, October 10, 2025.
- 2-Credit Assignment Information
Please respond in the form of a thoughtful essay of approximately 3-5 pages to one the following prompts:
1. From your experience as an IB examiner, explain the significant components of best assessment and grading practices.
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2. Compare and contrast your understanding of grading practices before and after the IB examiner training. Provide specific examples to illustrate how you may have marked exams differently before and after viewing the resources on the online examiner training site.
- 3-Credit Assignment Information
Please respond in the form of a thoughtful essay of approximately 5-7 pages to one the following prompts:
1. After you reviewed the Principal Examiner's marks and comments on the examiner training site, how were your evaluation practices refined? How did the guidance enhance your effectiveness as a fair and uniform evaluator?
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2. The International Baccalaureate prides itself on serving students worldwide, but the assessments are uniform. What challenges does the global student give an examiner and how are you developing skills as an examiner to keep the standards the same for all students?