Dear Usha, I think that we know the answer to this question - burnout is defined as a loss of motivation. I am not sure what issue they would actually be addressing. They should reconsider the topic.
Scaffolding the IAHi John- just thinking about the format of exam questions. For 1C do you anticipate the wording to be like your sample (using the terminology human relationships) or will they be more convoluted and say something like: "Discuss measurement in...
P1C Measurement and CommunicationDear John, is the IA topic - "influence of Academic burnout on intrinsic motivation of the adolescent" is valid and is it addressing the bigger issue? Kindly need guidance. Thank you, Usha
Scaffolding the IADear Becc, Yes, that would be a totally valid (and for me, recommended) approach to the question.
Practical: ExperimentHi John and Laura, In terms of bias for Q2 the IB sample mark scheme indicates for students to explore sources of bias and that they can also discuss how bias could be avoided. If there were controls in place, is it a valid approach for them...
Practical: ExperimentThank you both. This makes perfect sense
Paper 2: Section AThank you for your clarification - greatly appreciated. It's a really interesting study to do, but due to issues with informed consent - which the students will need to obtain from parents/guardians for the younger participants - it might quite...
What is love?That is correct. They would have to do a thematic analysis. It was actually a questionnaire. You could have them design a Likert-Scale survey and carry out a quantitative analysis - or have them use an existing tool and discuss its validity...
What is love?It looks like students' would be doing qualitative analysis on these - looking for themes, rather then quantitative? Although if Likert questions are included it may need to be more quantitative...
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Site authorDear Ben, It most likely could be either. But I think that it will be the more general wording of "human relationships."
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