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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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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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Dear John and Laura, I have a student who wants to investigate the following RQ: “To what extent does hostile attribution bias increase aggressive responses in children?” Her real-life problem focuses on aggressive behaviour among...
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Sorry, revised RQ: To what extent is hostile attribution bias associated with aggressive response intentions among adolescents aged 12–16?"
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