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It's been a while since we went through your questions and picked out some of the most frequent ones to answer. We get a wide variety of queries, but some come up more often than others, and it helps...
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To be successful on Paper 2, students need knowledge and understanding of research methodology and of how to apply concepts to a previously unseen study.Paper 2 Section A is on the research methodology...
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Thank you for your help. I am following the "one-year-sl-course." Are there any sections that can be omitted given time constraints? It looks like I need to include all the "unit lesson plans" and then add in the teaching ideas when time allows....
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Thank you, John, That makes sense, so I am wondering if the IB has anything to say about the IA aim and methodology, alluding to what extent their proposal needs to be original. It seems that without a very thorough understanding of the quantity...
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Piaget is definitely a cognitive model. Vygotsky is also, but is also sociocultural. I think that Piaget is the better option. If writing about Vygotsky, then aspects such as scaffolding is important for the cognitive model.
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Site authorDear Ethan That is not a problem. For example in the experiment I proposed regarding the modality of learning, I am sure this has been investigated before, and the background reading showed me something similar, but the actual experimental methodology,...
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