Hi John,Above you write that: Sweden has a low score of 29 on the Uncertainty Avoidance Index, indicating a lower level of discomfort with ambiguous or unknown situations. This may explain why Swedes have accepted the...
Drug abuse: Differences in populationsHi, I am wondering what constitutes a "real life problem" for the IA.. One of my students is interested in understanding conformity in humour perception. He is focusing on "canned laughter" in tv series and how this may affect "perception of funniness",...
Internal assessmentDear Nuzhah Students are not required to link it to a context. This topic is fine. It is actually linked to health and well-being.
Choice of research topicDear John and Laura, I have a student who wants to write his IA on the impact of music (fast/slow) on motivation while exercising but is unsure how to link it to a context. Do you think it is a suitable topic to investigate and if so, which...
Choice of research topicIn that case, it would be in the 1 - 3 markband. Then I would look at how clear the presentation of the argument is and whether they use the stimulus effectively. If those two criteria are met, my guess is that it would not earn higher...
Paper 2: Section BDear Richard, I see. I would still encourage them to keep it simple and not compare two treatments, but use a placebo. Even in the EE, where students have a lot more leeway for discussion, this often is not done well. I must...
Choosing IA questionsDear Evgeniia, You are correct. Evaluation is not part of the assessment of question 2. They should only explain what the data tells us and draw a conclusion. If they want to evaluate the source, they could make that part of their...
Culture and relationshipsDear Megan, You could teach this as part of schema theory, but it is no longer required to teach the reliability of one cognitive process. As the IB wanted teachers to be able to choose a cognitive process, this learning objective is problematic....
Culture and memoryDear Joanna, I am assuming that you set this page as a task, right? If so, they should be able to access the page by going to their task manager on their homepage. If that does not work, please click the "report a problem." My own students...
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Site authorDear Lorena It is up to the student to tell you what the problem is with distorting viewers' authentic enjoyment (and why particularly 'young viewers'?) He should read the background research carefully; I can see possibilities, if, for example...
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