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Students must be able to justify the sampling strategy used in their investigation.

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Students must be able to justify the sampling strategy used in their investigation.

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This is a great resource for them to review ecological sampling methods-
http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/biol_sampl_cont.htm

Richa

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Thank you Jon for your valuable points shared in this....

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Thank you Jon for your valuable points shared in this....

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Thank you Naureen for sharing slideshare.... a very good one. 

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Thank you Naureen for sharing slideshare.... a very good one. 

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My students find difficulties on error analysis in the data......any one has suggestions for this

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My students find difficulties on error analysis in the data......any one has suggestions for this

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Hi Naureen - I am not sure personal skills are still formally assessed in the IA. I think it was phased out in 2015 during the last curriculum review
Which personally I thought was a shame as they are important skills that link well to the IB learner profile.

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For me the most important skill students need to have is the big picture thinking - How does the IA / Investigation link together? is it cohesive and logical? Has the report been structured to guide the reader? Does the conclusion / data allow the RQ to be answered and validated / supported by the data acquired?
Inherent to this is the ability for students to redraft and critique their own work and make adjustments as independent learners.
The outcome needs to be a single piece of work that stands alone

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Deciding on appropriate timings, locations or sources to gather reliable and appropriate data from

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Selecting an appropriate method of data analysis  for their investigation.
At an early stage I like to discuss with the student 'in an ideal world' what do they envisage doing with their data to highlight possible relationships / correlations.

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Additional Skills the students need:
Being able to select and justify the choice of sampling strategy - For example why was a continuous belt transect used rather than a point sampling method?
Being able to critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their research or method and suggest possible improvements or further areas for research based on their method and or results - My students find this one quite hard.

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Naureen

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The personal skills criterion is assessed throughout most of the two-year course, with a single summative mark awarded at the end. The mark given should not be the average achieved over the whole...

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Another useful link which i frequently discuss with my students while providing an introduction to IA
Naureen

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Skills for research paper taken from the slide share.

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Skills for research paper taken from the slide share.

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Naureen

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Writing academic papers, theses and dissertations

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Many ESS studies will involve ethical or safety considerations. The students must address this, where necessary, paying attention to the IB animal experimentation policy (which includes guidelines on working with human subjects), and should write about their strategies for upholding safety and/or ethical standards in the report.

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To score highly, students will need to be able to justify the connection between their own study and the bigger problem that was the stimulus for their investigation.

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The internal assessment investigation consists of:

identifying an ESS issue and focusing on one of its specific aspects

developing methodologies to generate data that are analysed to produce knowledge and understanding of this focused aspect

applying the outcomes of the focused investigation to provide understanding or solutions in the broader ESS context.

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A good IA starts with a focussed RQ that is based on a ESS topic that the student is curious about and wants to investigate further
Richa

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Working in China

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Someone is already posting on here - thats brilliant - can you add your name please

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differentiating all the three variables with its manipulation. 

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differentiating all the three variables with its manipulation. 

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Should be able to frame a research question by understanding the aim of the investigation. 

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Should be able to frame a research question by understanding the aim of the investigation. 

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A good background knowledge on the topic which they choose.....

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A good background knowledge on the topic which they choose.....

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Just click on the + in the bottom right hand corner and a tile will pop up and you can add things.