Writing about theories
The following page outlines how to respond to essays asking you to discuss or evaluate a theory. This prompt is quite common and may appear on both papers 1 or 2. It is important to have a strategy for approaching the question that is in line with the IB's assessment criteria. Theory questions may either ask you a specific theory - e.g. Evaluate schema theory, or asking you to choose a theory - e.g. Evaluate one...