Internal Assessment
An Eight-Step Guide
Step Seven: Research Question, Scientific Context, Method, and Extensions
By the end of this step you will have:
✔︎ Answered your research question and evaluated your hypothesis based on the data from your experiment
✔︎ Compared your results to the accepted scientific context
✔︎ Written about the strengths of your method
✔︎ Evaluated errors in and possible improvements to your method
✔︎ Suggested possible extensions to your investigation
Answering your research question
Comparing your results to the accepted scientific context
Evaluating the strengths of your method
Discussing errors and possible improvements
Discussing possible extensions
Actions
➜ Answer your research question
➜ Compare your results to the accepted scientific context
➜ Evaluate the strengths of your method
➜ Discuss errors and possible improvements
➜ Discuss possible extensions
Checklist
✔︎ I restated my research question and hypothesis
✔︎ I answered my research question based on the data from my experiment
✔︎ I evaluated my hypothesis based on the data from my experiment
✔︎ I compared my results to the accepted scientific context
✔︎ I wrote a paragraph explaining the strengths of my method
✔︎ I explained errors that could have affected my method
✔︎ I explained how errors in my method could be improved
✔︎ I discussed at least two possible extensions to my method
Questions to ask your teacher
✤ Is the research question answered clearly and correctly based on the data from the experiment?
✤ Is the comparison between the investigation and the accepted scientific context clear and correct?
✤ Are the strengths of the method correctly chosen and discussed?
✤ Are the errors in the method correctly chosen and discussed?
✤ Are the suggested improvements clear and realistic?
✤ Are the suggested extensions clear, realistic and relevant?
Additional resources
Example IA (PDF)
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