EE Coordinator: Ms Clare Tansill                                           

Email: clare.tansill@wis.edu.hk

The Extended Essay is an opportunity for students to undertake independent research on a topic of their choice. Students can either choose a subject-focused EE exploring a topic through the lens of a single DP subject, or they can choose to write an interdisciplinary EE that combines 2 different DP subjects to bring different perspectives. The purpose of the essay is that:

• • It develops individual research and investigation skills

  • Provides students with intellectual challenge in a topic of interest to them

  • Develops critical thinking skills of analysis, evaluation and reasoning

  • Prepares students for university thesis writing

  • Provides students with a document which can be used as a focus in university admissions interviews

Approximately forty hours should be spent on the research and writing process. Each essay is supervised by a teacher employed at WIS. The length of the essay is restricted to a maximum of 4000 words and is assessed according to set criteria. Students are also required to write a 500-word reflection on the process which is also assessed. The marks awarded for the Extended Essay are combined with the marks for the Theory of Knowledge course to give a maximum of three bonus points. Extended Essays submitted in a group 2 language must be written in that language. Extended Essays in all other subjects must be written in English.