Internal Assessment HL: Please also read pp 53-58 of the IB Syllabus!!

Title page Done To do

State title: An experiment(al)…
Student name and number, School
Subject and Level, Session: month and year of examination
Number of words

Abstract –after table of contents.

Begin with a one-sentence summary of background to your
research.
Given some details about the participants and where the
research was conducted?
Have you mentioned the aim and hypotheses? IV, DV?
Have you described the essentials/summary of the method?
Have you stated your results? Given figures…
Have you written your conclusion?

Introduction: 5 marks
Have you referred to some relevant theory?
Have you described at least three relevant studies including
one replicated?
Is the literature/studies logically linked to the aim/hypothesis?
ie same prediction
Is your aim clearly stated and in bold?
Does the prediction in your hypothesis match the research
findings?
Have you stated a clear experimental hypothesis?
One-tailed or two-tailed?
Have you stated a clear null hypothesis?

Method: (6 marks total)

Design: 2 marks
Have you stated the research design?
Have you explained why the design decision was made ie and
justified?
Have you stated the independent variable?
Operationalised? ie how it was put into practice in your expt.
Have you stated the dependent variable?
Operationalised?
What about controls – what did you keep the same? Not
essential if saving words
Have you described and documented all (4-5) the ethical
considerations followed?

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Participants: 2 marks
Have you described participants (number, age and gender?) N
= ? other features?
And the target population from which they were drawn?
Sample method & justification
Have you stated how the participants were allocated to the
conditions? This must be random!

Materials Done To do
Have you included all materials that you used? (ref: Appendix)
Have you included specimens of the materials in the
appendices? Logical order!
Have you included standardised instructions in the appendices?
Have you included briefing and debriefing instructions in the
appendices?
Have you included a blank copy of the consent and info forms in
the appendices?
Have you included other important material in the appendices?

Procedure: 2 marks
Is the procedure relevant and clearly described (past tense)?
Starting with ethics!
Is the procedure easily replicable by someone else?
Referenced?

Results: 5 marks (2 for descriptive & 3 for inferential use subheadings)

Have you given a summary table of raw data in the appendix?
Have you provided descriptive statistics for your data? Select
one - Justified choice?
Have you labelled axes on graphs, columns on tables and given
clear titles?
Have you made direct reference to the graphs and explained
them?
Are the results clearly stated in words and accurate? Figures
given!
Have you reported why this statistical tests was used?
Shown all the calculations for your inferential statistical test in
the appendix (screen clip)? State critical values and observed
values in your inferential results paragraph.
Does your statement of results contain details of the
appropriate level of significance (confidence), the critical and
observed values and conclusion regarding the null hypothesis?
Have the hypotheses been accepted or rejected according to
the results of the statistical tests?

Discussion: 8 marks
Refer back to the introduction – theoretical framework & all
research studies?
Have you stated what your results mean in relation to your
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hypothesis?
Have you compared your results with those of other studies in
the introduction?
How would you improve this study if you were to do it again?
Have you explained why you got such results?
What were the limitations about your design?
Provided a modification?
What are the limitations of your methodology? Modifications?
What are the implications of your findings? optional
Is your conclusion appropriate and well-balanced with
confidence levels.

Citation: 2 marks
Have you used correct citations in your report?
Have you included all and only the references mentioned?
Alphabetically!
Have you followed the correct form references? See APA format
for presenting.

Format: 2 marks
Do you have all of the proper section headings, page numbers,
table of contents?
Appendices: clearly labelled with headings and logically
ordered. Starting with ethics!
Have you used the spelling and grammar check?
Is your report within the word limit of 1,600 – 2000 words? If
not go back! Max = 1990
Excludes abstract, title pg, refces, headings, (citations), graphs,
charts, appendices.

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