IB Geography IA Grader

Grade your Geography IA before you submit. Upload your draft and get a mark for each criterion, comments tied to your sentences, and a list of what to fix first.

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Geography IA mark and criterion feedback in Marksy
of marks within one grade of the IB's final mark
92%
marking score. ChatGPT 65, Claude 61, Gemini 57
74/100
real IAs and TOK essays tested against the mark the IB gave
1,317
See how we testedMarksy vs ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
Marks
25, from six criteria
Length
2,500 words at most
Data
Primary data from your own fieldwork
Biggest criterion
D, written analysis, worth 8

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Check the quality of your method, analysis, evaluation, communication and subject-specific reasoning. Find the weakest parts of the draft and see what to change first.

Geography IA: comments on your writing
Comments on your writingEach comment points at a passage in your draft, so you can see why Marksy said it.
Geography IA: what to fix first
What to fix firstA short list of edits in order, instead of changing random parts of the draft.

What Marksy checks for each Geography IA criterion

You get a mark for each IB assessment criterion below. The points under each one are what Marksy looks for in your draft. See the mark bands

Criterion A: Fieldwork question and geographic context

3 marks
  • The question is geographical, focused, and allows primary data collection.
  • It is linked to a syllabus topic or geographic theory in a way that allows hypotheses.
  • One or more locational maps follow mapping conventions.

Criterion B: Method(s) of investigation

3 marks
  • Methods collect evidence relevant to the question and hypotheses.
  • Instruments and sampling techniques are used correctly.
  • The primary data is reliable and good enough for analysis.

Criterion C: Quality and treatment of information collected

6 marks
  • Data is relevant and sufficient to answer the question.
  • Presentation techniques suit each type of data.
  • Graphs, tables, and maps follow conventions such as titles and labels.

Criterion D: Written analysis

8 marks
  • Descriptive and, where appropriate, statistical techniques suit the data.
  • Trends, patterns, and anomalies are explained, not just listed.
  • The analysis allows the question to be answered.

Criterion E: Conclusion

2 marks
  • The answer is explicit.
  • It uses the main findings.
  • Its certainty matches the evidence.

Criterion F: Evaluation

3 marks
  • Methods, question, data presentation, and choice of location are evaluated.
  • The most important strengths and weaknesses are explained.
  • Improvements and their likely impact are explained.

Where Geography IAs usually lose marks

Marksy flags these in your draft and links each one to the sentences it is about.

  • A question with no place or theory"How does land use change across a city?" is too broad. Name a precise location, link the question to a syllabus topic or theory, and turn that into hypotheses you can test.Criterion A
  • A copied mapA screenshot of an online map rarely earns full marks. Make or adapt your own locational map with a title, scale, north arrow and your sites marked on it.Criterion A
  • Sampling that is named but not explainedSay how you chose your sites or people, how many, and when. Calling a convenience sample "stratified" costs marks. Link each method to the hypothesis it tests.Criterion B
  • Describing graphs instead of explaining them"Pedestrian counts rise towards the centre" is description. Say why the pattern happens, using theory, your sites and your methods, and explain any anomalies.Criterion D
  • Statistics that prove too muchIf you use Spearman's rank or chi-squared, check significance. A result that isn't significant doesn't support your hypothesis, so don't call it proven in your conclusion.Criterion D
  • An evaluation that is all about equipmentRain and a faulty meter are only part of it. Also evaluate your question, your choice of location and how you presented data, and say how each fix would change your results.Criterion F

Before you upload

  • Add your maps, raw data and fieldwork sheets in the supporting documents box, as one PDF.
  • Caption every map, graph and photo, and say whether it is your own, adapted or copied.
  • Write your key values and statistical results in the text, not only inside images.
  • Number your hypotheses so each one can be followed through to its result.

Your draft stays at the centre

Marksy reads the work you upload, points each comment back to your writing, and puts the most important changes first.

Does each section stay anchored to the fieldwork question and geographic theory?
Read Geography IA Planning Guide
  1. 1

    Upload your draft

    A PDF of your Geography IA, finished or not. Every comment stays connected to your own writing.

  2. 2

    Read the comments

    Highlights show which passage each comment is about.

  3. 3

    Fix the important parts first

    Work down a short list instead of making scattered edits.

  4. 4

    Keep the final say

    Accept, adapt or ignore each suggestion. You stay the author.

What students wrote afterwards

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Your work stays your work

Marksy reads the draft you upload and comments on it. It doesn't rewrite your assessment, and your files are never used to train AI.

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  • Private to youOnly you can see your work unless you choose to share it.
  • Never used for trainingYour coursework is not added to any AI training data.
  • Feedback, not ghostwritingUse the report to improve your own analysis and decisions.
  • Delete it whenever you wantYou control the files stored in your account.

Questions before you upload

Still planning? The coursework guide covers the criteria and what to ask yourself while you write. Open the guide

Marksy reads the text in your PDF, so it learns most about your figures from their captions and how you discuss them. Write the key values and patterns into your analysis.

Yes. Add your maps, data and fieldwork materials as supporting documents. Marksy uses them when it marks your methods and data presentation, so leaving them out can lower those marks.

No. SL and HL students do the same fieldwork investigation and are marked against the same six criteria.

Along with the IB criteria, Marksy's geography marking uses notes on how real IB-marked fieldwork reports scored at each mark band.

We tested Marksy on 1,317 real IAs and TOK essays with the mark the IB gave them. 92% of Marksy's marks landed within one grade. On a set with as many weak as strong essays, it scored 74/100 on our marking score, against 65 for ChatGPT, 61 for Claude and 57 for Gemini. Every number, and how we tested, is on the grading accuracy page.

Yes. Marksy checks your Geography IA against the IB assessment criteria for it and returns marks, comments and fixes instead of generic essay advice.

Yes. Early drafts are useful because the report can show a weak criterion before you spend hours polishing the wrong section. You can revise and grade another version later.

A free account includes 5 gradings a month. You don't need a card.

No. Marksy reads your existing work, explains each comment, and suggests what to revise. The writing and the final decisions stay yours.

Your upload is private to your account, is not used to train AI models, and can be deleted whenever you want.

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