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Criterion A
This criterion focuses on three main strands. 1. The topic – identification and effective explanation 2. The research question – clear, relevant and focused 3. The methodology – relevance and appropriateness...
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Reflections on planning and progress
A reflective central american squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) taken by Ben Neuss (benneuss.com) in the Corcovado N.P Costa Rica During the Extended Essay process you must arrange to meet formally...
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Assessment
All Extended Essays are marked by an external examiner. All the external examiner sees is the final copy of the Essay together with the completed Reflections on planning and progress form, EE/RPPF. Based...
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The first draft
As a supervisor you are only allowed to comment (i.e. give advice and guidance) on the one completed first draft. During the research and writing process you will probably have seen and advised and discussed...
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Check List
As a supervisor you should make constructive and helpful comments on the one completed draft of the Essay that you see but you must not make corrections. If, for example, you find that a student has written...
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Writing the essay
Once the research question is agreed students need to understand that all they will be judged on ultimately is the quality of their final Essay and how it fits the four summative assessment criteria together...
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Framing the Research Question
(3) What is the aspirin being synthesised from? Note that, unlike in the past, the Research Question must be framed as a question. A hypothesis or statement of intent is not acceptable. For...
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Choosing the research topic
The student has determined an area of investigation in Chemistry and you have agreed to act as supervisor. The stage is set for the first meeting. In fact I would suggest dividing this meeting up into...
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Research
This section on Extended Essays looks at the processes involved in the types of research students will need to undertake. As a supervisor you are expected to spend about 3-5 hours discussing the progress...
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Student EE handbooks
One of the responsibilities of the school and the supervisor is to ensure that students have enough information to understand what an Extended Essay is, how to go about researching and writing one and...