The process journal is the most important part of your entire personal project. If your process journal is thorough and well-organized, it will make it easier for you to write the final report.
Document your thinking, ideas and the development of the project
It is a working document, it does not need to be neat and well presented
Show your supervisor evidence of the process documented in the journal at every meeting or by providing digital access
It can be written, visual, audio or a combination of these and might include both paper and electronic formats.
Each entry in your process journal should be clearly dated for your future reference.
It contributes to assessment through the 10 extracts you include as appendices at the back of your report, but you must refer to these extracts/appendices in your report with explanations about what they demonstrate
The journal will be submitted for display purposes at the Presentation Evening.
Possible things to include in your process journal
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Helpful headings |
you could use to provide a structure to your journal, ensuring you make best use of the journaling process |
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Work completed this week |
this section should detail all aspects of work completed on the personal project in the week |
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Resources consulted |
you can record bibliographical details in this section. You should also record details of any conversations that took place with sources relating to the project |
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Challenges or difficulties faced |
you should detail obstacles and indicate how you did or intended to deal with them |
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Evaluation of progress |
this is where you should refer to your initial goals and indicate whether or not you are achieving them. You may also identify any areas that need improvement at this stage |
Divide your journal into four sections: Investigating, Planning, Taking Action and Reflecting. Print off each of these four templates and paste them at the beginning of each of the corresponding sections.
They will remind you of what criteria you need to address in each of the four sections.
Material contained in this LibGuide has been sourced from the OCC (Online Curriculum Centre IBO), MYP Projects Guide 2016, Yokohama International School Personal Project guide and the American International School of Lusaka.
