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28 Oct 2026
IA: The data collection tool
For Criterion C, students are required to create “an appropriate and effective data collection tool” to investigate the issue they have identified within their population of interest. But what exactly...
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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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Hello, I have seen the comment above about using AI in their IAs but I am still wondering how much of AI use is considered okay. One of my students is doing an experiment to investigate whether watching short-form videos (reels) for 10...
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Hi John, I understand that students must meet ethical considerations in the practical. Must they make a suggestion for Paper 2 A, question 4 that is both ethical and reasonable/feasible for students to carry out, or can it be hypothetical? i.e. "If...
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Choice of research topic