Dear Laura, Yes! But my student is really excited by this topic. The Mustonen study (focusing on children’s lexical and phonological development) suggested that screen time leads to passive and reduced vocalised interaction of the child...
Scaffolding the IAHi John, I just want clarify something before I begin making my HL extension resources; you said elsewhere that you can 're-use' content for the extension inquiries. For example, within culture, I plan to link to Globalisation and AN, which we covered...
HL ExtensionsDear John & Laura,I have a student proposing a questionnaire. She phrases her aim this way: "The aim of this proposal is to investigate the association between internet addiction and anxiety among adolescents in Denmark. My research question...
Writing the introductionHello, thank you for the above information; it was very helpful. I have a question about Section A, 1. Describe how you used an interview or focus group in your class practical, and its aim and procedure. 4. Design an observation...
Reflecting on P2BDear John and Laura, Can Q3 be as general as the exemplar shown above, or does it need to specifically link back to their class practical?
Paper 2: Section ADear Sara Expectancy bias usually originates with the researcher unintentionally through the design of the study, or their instructions transferring their expectations of the findings to the participants, who then try to fulfil these expectations....
P2B: Conformity (Franzen and Mader)Dear Nicholas It is not the "model" of cognitive development for the first lesson, but an overview of what development is: the idea of how we develop, and especially the use of "milestones".
Human developmentDear Ivanka You are correct - while the student could use "strategies" to answer the question, it should not be in the stimulus itself, and we will need to change that. Schema theory or cognitive load may be used, but not "strategies." Thank...
Mock P1: Strategies for memoryDear Alisha This is absolutely not necessary. There is no need to score any questionnaire used. This example is a little too complex, and I would encourage use of the other two that are on MyIB.
Sample questionnaire 1
Allison
Hi John, I just wanted to clarify something about Paper 2, Section A (Questions 3 and 4). Can students only be asked about the 4 research methods from the class practicals, or could IB ask about case studies/correlational research as well? Thanks...
Paper 2 Writing samples