Assessment Guide: Research Presentation

Note on marks and limits: Grade boundaries are set by the IB for each examination session, so any mark ranges below are approximate and unofficial. Time limits and format requirements change between guide versions; always confirm the exact requirements in the current subject guide your school is teaching before you finalize your work.

What the task is

For the Research Presentation you investigate a theatre tradition that you have not previously studied, focus on a specific convention of that tradition, and then plan and deliver a live, individual presentation to an audience of your peers in which you both explain your research and physically demonstrate the convention. The task combines academic research with practical, embodied understanding: you