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Thanks so much, John! Happy to know I'm doing the right thing and my frustrations with initial IB materials is shared. :)

Hi John!  Can the terms transactive and transactional memory be used interchangeably or should transactional only be reserved for discussing indigenous memories? In the past I've taught transactive memory as knowing where info it and how...

Hi John and Laura, I have two questions: 1. Based on the thread above, do you think using student samples put students at any particular disadvantage?  Many of my students did and I suspect it's because they felt comfortable identifying...

Dear Mandy, They might.  The key is that they only need to be able to discuss the p-value, regardless of the test that is used.  The exception is they have to be able to interpret r values for a correlation coefficient. 

Dear Durrain, Either one is fine.  I assume that the questionnaire does not use the questions from these established scales.  They have to create their own questionnaire.  If that is the case, it is fine.  There is a minimum...

Dear Pinar, What problem are they are trying to address?  This is the first thing they should decide before coming up with a research question.  Also, no question should be "To what extent."  This is not an EE.  The IA examines...

No worries, and thank you for always taking the time to answer mine (our) questions on here. Appreciate it as I navigate the new curriculum. All the best, Mike

Hi there John and Laura, I see that source 2 mentions the Kruskal–Wallis test which I think is only used when you are comparing more than two independent groups. However the guide states that students only need to be able to interpret typical tests...

Dear John, 1. Which question is more appropriate for the IA, using a survey?The relationship between the duration of Type 2 Diabetes and levels of diabetes-related emotional distress OR The effect of the duration of Type 2 Diabetes...

Dear John, I am really having difficulties deciding whether topics my students choose are appropriate for the new IA. Would this be a good RQ? ''To what extent does the framing of a choice as a gain or a loss affect the risk-taking among university...