MYP

The Middle Years Program continues to focus on the way students learn at QAK, incorporating inquiry-based learning as a fundamental concept of tapping into young people’s curiosity. Once students become engaged in this process, the learning becomes deeper, especially when combined with skills needed to achieve a task or project.

The subjects in the MYP have been changed in order to reflect our changing world. The importance of informational technology and strengthening national identity has meant that Digital Design and Qatar National History have become fundamental components of the Middle Years Program.
The MYP continues to adopt the e-Assessments as the preferred method of summative assessment for our students in Grade 10. As such, 28 students matriculated from MYP into the Diploma Program at the beginning of 2021-22, and we expect 47 students to graduate from Grade 10 by the beginning of next school year. As they grow, we expect that these students are equipped with the essential knowledge and skills to succeed in the Diploma Program.

GRADING IN THE MYP

Grades are reported using a seven-number system based on the International Baccalaureate grading system where 7 is the highest overall grade and 1 is the lowest.

Grade	Boundary Guidelines	Descriptor
1	1 – 5	Produces work of very limited quality. Conveys many significant misunderstandings or lacks understanding of most concepts and contexts. Very rarely demonstrates critical or creative thinking. Very inflexible, rarely using knowledge or skills.
2	6 – 9	Produces work of limited quality. Expresses misunderstandings or significant gaps in understanding for many concepts and contexts. Infrequently demonstrates critical or creative thinking. Generally inflexible in the use of knowledge and skills, infrequently applying knowledge and skills.
3	10 – 14	Produces work of an acceptable quality. Communicates basic understanding of many concepts and contexts, with occasionally significant misunderstandings or gaps. Begins to demonstrate some basic critical and creative thinking. Is often inflexible in the use of knowledge and skills, requiring support even in familiar classroom situations.
4	15 – 18	Produces good-quality work. Communicates basic understanding of most concepts and contexts with few misunderstandings and minor gaps. Often demonstrates basic critical and creative thinking. Uses knowledge and skills with some flexibility in familiar classroom situations but requires support in unfamiliar situations.
5	19 – 23	Produces generally high-quality work. Communicates secure understanding of concepts and contexts. Demonstrates critical and creative thinking, sometimes with sophistication. Uses knowledge and skills in familiar classroom and real-world situations and, with support, some unfamiliar real-world situations.
6	24 – 27	Produces high-quality, occasionally innovative work. Communicates extensive understanding of concepts and contexts. Demonstrates critical and creative thinking, frequently with sophistication. Uses knowledge and skills in familiar and unfamiliar classroom and real-world situations, often with independence.
7	28 – 32	Produces high-quality, frequently innovative work. Communicates comprehensive, nuanced understanding of concepts and contexts. Consistently demonstrates sophisticated critical and creative thinking. Frequently transfers knowledge and skills with independence and expertise in a variety of complex classroom and real-world situations.

eASSESSMENTS IN THE MYP

As part of the successful completion of the Middle Years Programme, students in Grades 9 and 10 will be preparing for the MYP eAssessments(external assessments) At the end of Grade 10, students will complete a range of eAssessments and complete ePortfolios from 8 subject areas. The results of the eAssessments will lead to formally recognized IB MYP Certification.

These are:

Mathematics
Arabic Language and Literature
Integrated Sciences
Individuals and Societies (Integrated Humanities)
Interdisciplinary learning
English Language Acquisition (if applicable)
English Language and Literature (if applicable)

Arts or Design

Candidates must also meet the school requirements for participation in community service (service as Action). Students receive IB MYP course results for each component completed. The maximum total score for the IB MYP certificate is 56, with a grade from 1-7 assigned to each required eAssessment. Students must achieve a total of at least 28 points, with a grade of ‘3’ or higher in each eAssessment component, to be eligible to receive the IB MYP certificate.

Through the use of technology and the focus on deeper levels of understanding, the examination process will be an engaging, positive experience for students, while ePortfolios provide a stimulating and structured final unit of study. eAssessment will therefore be an appropriate and natural culmination of the student’s time in the MYP.

eAssessment on screen examinations in: