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14 Oct 2026
Research questions - IA and EE
What is the difference between an extended essay research question and an IA research question (RQ)? The first difference is that the IA proposal does not have to have an RQ; an aim is sufficient. But...
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Reflecting on P2B
In the second year of giving students practice Papers 2, Section B, I see they repeatedly make mistakes evaluating a study. These mistakes reflect more a misunderstanding of the goals of the assessment...
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Is it important for students to understand Beck's theory of depression also?
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Sorry, one other question, the first example has a suggested grade 5 (9/15, 60%) but the top one (13/15) doesn't have a grade. Do you have suggsestions about the minimum marks out of 15 for a 7? Does 12/15 (80%) sounds about right or too high? I was...
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Dear John or Laura, I am going through IA drafts at the moment and am still a little bit unclear about what exactly is graded for the "Data collection tool" strand of the "Data Collection" section, even after going through the samples on here...
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Hi John and Laura, Am aiming to cover animal models under health and wellbeing (depression specifically), which study would you recommend using to aid discussion? Best, Ismat
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