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Dear Christiaan, Absolutely. It could be used either on the individual or group level. 

Dear Shari, Sorry, somehow I missed this question.  I don't think that this is the type of observation that IB is thinking of.  It would also be highly biased in its organization and execution.  I would not recommend it.

This should be ok since you are giving consent. I would check with your administration as well. 

Dear John, I wanted to ask whether Anna Coates et al. (2019) can be used as an example for the requirement of applying SLT to change behavior under the Learning and Cognition context. You mentioned that it can be used as an example of...

Hello! Would it be possible to have the students observe the teacher's own child? I have a one year old and was thinking whether I could bring her to class. The students would observe infant-caregiver interaction without diagnosing...

Dear Anakshi, They are not required to know any research for the exam.  The second question I have answered in your other posting.

Dear Anakshi, There is nothing in the assessment rubric about applying research/studies.  

Dear Camilla So long as the scoring system is general enough to be applied to the questions that the student has designed themselves, then that is fine. The key is to be totally transparent, say why they have consulted this existing tool, which...

Thanks John I’m also a little confused about the 15-marker on concepts. If students don’t need to learn specific studies in detail, how are they expected to apply research/studies when answering a 15-mark concept question?

Hi John, just a quick question about the new Psychology syllabus. For each context, do students need to know two studies, or would one well-learned study be enough? I’m also a little confused...