Dear Ron, Yes, that is correct. There is no need to reference the focus of the practicals. This has been confirmed by the chief examiner.
Experiments: Contrasting methodsHi John, I conducted a class practical in which I divided my Grade 11 IB Psychology students into two independent groups (music vs. silence) to investigate the effect of background music on math performance. Students documented the...
Practical: ExperimentHello John, Do the students need to also memorize and remember the brand names of the biological treaments, such as Prozac and Venlafaxine, or naming the type of the treatment such SSRIs and SNRIs are enough?
Biological treatments: DepressionThanks John, I think I am back to school ;)
Box and whisker plotsHi John, this is the example on effectiveness of online teaching on the teacher resource page.
Box and whisker plotsDear John, So we can assume that Paper 2 question 1c is a strict compare and contrast question about research methods without students reference what they did in their specific practical. My entire class appears to be referencing...
Experiments: Contrasting methodsThanks John
SAQ sample: Excitatory synapsesYes, that is correct. Since the incongruent group is skewed to the right, this means that most participants identified the flavour in a relatively short amount of time, but a few participants took much longer, creating a long tail on the right...
Box and whisker plotsI am sorry, but I don't know what you are referring to. There is nothing on online teaching on this page.
Box and whisker plots
Laura
Site authorDear Ron It is fine if students compare and contrast the two methods without referring to their practical. They will not lose marks if they do refer to it, but the main point is that there must be a detailed discussion of similarities and differences.
Experiments: Contrasting methods