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Extended Essay Rubric for IB Feedback

Check an Extended Essay draft against rubric expectations for focus and method, knowledge and understanding, critical thinking, presentation, and engagement.

Rubric AI is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the International Baccalaureate Organization. It does not supply official IB assessment materials. Use only rubric criteria and student work you are authorized to provide.

Use the Extended Essay Grader

Teacher-reviewed feedback draft, not auto-final grading.

Current mode is shown before users enter the workspace.

Current support

Supported

Rubric AI does not provide official IB assessment materials. Paste your authorized rubric, confirm the parsed criteria, and review all feedback before use.

Audience

IB supervisors and students reviewing Extended Essay drafts

Use case

Understand EE rubric criteria and check a draft for research question focus, argument, evidence, structure, and reflection alignment.

Mode

supported

Rubric options

Your Custom Rubric

Use this workflow for feedback and revision planning, not for generating an Extended Essay.

How it works

A simple teacher-reviewed workflow

Paste an authorized rubric

Use classroom or school criteria you are allowed to provide; Rubric AI does not supply official IB assessment materials.

Confirm the parsed criteria

Review criterion names, descriptors, weights, and the total before the essay is evaluated.

Review the feedback draft

Verify the cited essay evidence, edit the comments, and keep the final judgment with the teacher or supervisor.

Sample essay

History Extended Essay on Postwar Housing

To what extent did postwar housing policy reshape working-class communities in one urban district?

The essay argues that housing policy did more than rebuild damaged infrastructure; it reorganized social life by relocating families, changing access to work, and redefining neighborhood identity.

Illustrative output example

Overall score: Strong focus, evidence needs calibration

The research question is focused and the argument has a clear direction. The next revision should make source evaluation more explicit and connect evidence back to the central line of inquiry.

This synthetic example demonstrates the report format. It is not a validation result or a substitute for teacher judgment.

Strengths

Research question is narrow enough for sustained analysis
Argument connects policy to social consequences
Structure follows a logical historical sequence

Improvements

Evaluate source value and limitations more directly
Connect each body section back to the research question
Make the reflection link clearer between process and decision-making

Rubric breakdown

What the tool reviews

The exact dimensions come from the rubric you provide and confirm before grading.

Focus and Method

Focused

Checks research question clarity, scope, method, and alignment with the selected subject.

Critical Thinking

Developing

Reviews argument quality, source use, analysis, evaluation, and sustained reasoning.

Presentation and Engagement

Review

Looks at structure, academic presentation, and whether reflections show meaningful research decisions.

Who this is for

IB supervisors and students reviewing Extended Essay drafts

Understand EE rubric criteria and check a draft for research question focus, argument, evidence, structure, and reflection alignment.

Use this page as the starting point for the Extended Essay rubric workflow, then continue into Rubric AI to upload the essay, choose the rubric context, and review the feedback draft.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Practical answers for teachers evaluating whether this tool fits their grading workflow.

Is Rubric AI an official IB product?

No. Rubric AI is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

Does Rubric AI provide official IB rubrics?

No. Use only rubric criteria and student work you are authorized to provide. You confirm the parsed criteria before feedback is generated.

Is the generated score final?

No. Scores and comments are drafts for teacher or supervisor review. Verify the evidence and current school guidance before making a final judgment.

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