Thank you, John. Does this mean the traditional explanations can be discussed but not compared to the gut biome explanation? Will it be sufficient if the students uses 3 - 4 studies that support the gut biome argument and about 2 studies (serotonin...
An overview of Extended Essay (2027)Dear John, Just to confirm: so for both SL and HL, they will meet the same P1 and P2 questions in the real exam, with no HL extention topics. All the prep on HL extension topics will only show up on P3. That is to say, when we teach HL extentions,...
HL ExtensionsDear Imon, Yes, that is correct.
Exam prepDear Dwi, I am not sure I understand your question. The marks awarded will depend on the question that is asked. There are three threads for which students are assessed: knowledge and understanding of the relevant content; analysis based...
P1C Perspective: ModelsDear Imon, Whatever problem she identifies, she must be able to document that it is, in fact, a problem. There should be some citations to validate this claim. If she can do that, then the problem is ok. However, it might be better to...
IA: IntroductionDear Tala, This is for the old curriculum. Please see the presentation under the new resources for teachers. In Teacher Only Pages, the right-hand column lists the new resources. We will remove the old resources after the November...
Intro to EE powerpointDear Gayle, You should have received a message from me yesterday in InThinking. All presentations have been moved under "Revision/Review" for students. There had been many comments that the placement under "Activities" was not logical...
Health and wellbeingHi John, For the HL Extensions, is my understanding correct - they will only show up in Paper 3? No questions on the extensions will show up on Paper 1 and 2? (in the old curriculum, they did)? Thanks, Imon
Exam prepHi Laura and John, I am learning to mark Paper 1 Section C. Could you please guide me how to identify the links (whether it is relevant, explained) and also how to identify the points in the students' work? Thank you in advance. Regards, Dwi
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Site authorDear Durrain, No, they should not discuss other theories. Those do not show that the biome argument is not supported - they are simply alternative arguments. This loses marks for focus and line of argument. Students should...
An overview of Extended Essay (2027)