Internal Assessment: Completing the Write-up

This week we will be talking in class about some of the common errors students make when completing the write-up.  We will review the checklist, the rubric and various details such as elements of the Method and Discussion sections. 

While I am absent from class on Wednesday and Thursday you will be in the computer lab and should use the resources available on my blog to work on developing your write-up. 

*You should procede in order from the title page down through the discussion.  *You should be working on the discussion by the tme I return.  I will answer any questions when I return and we will be doing some peer assessment at that time.
Be productive!

Writing the Report: The Internal Assessment - January 24-28th

This week we will be concentrating on writing the actual report.  Remember to bring your guide (which I gave you back in November) and a USB so you can save all the work you complete during class.  We will be in the lab this week and I will be available to answer questions about any section of your report.  You should be writing this on your own so no plagiarism creeps into your report.  Please be sure to share the results with other members of your group. 
By the end of this week, you should have completed your title page, abstract, introduction, method and results.  The entire paper is due in it's finished form by Monday, February 14th.

Step 3: Internal Assessment - Jan 17-20th

Hopefully you have conducted your experiment and you now have your data ready to calculate.  You should meet with your partner(s) to share all data and calculate your statistics - mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation (if you are unsure as to how to find each of these, come see me or talk with one of the math geniuses in class.)

After you have all of your data you need to say "goodbye" to your partners and commence with your write-up by yourself.  Remember, plagiarism will void your grade (you will have earned a "zero" and this will apply to both your class grade and your overall IB score - oh, and you will also be removed from the IB program, so just don't do it.)

We will have time in class to discuss the components of your write-up - you will also have opportunities to get some peer editing.  Bring your report via a USB so you can work on it during class time.

This website has some helpful information as well as actual examples of papers.  http://ibpsychrevision.blogspot.com/p/internal-assessment.html

Step 2: Internal Assessment

This is the week you should be conducting your experiment replication.  What does this mean for you?

1. You need to make arraingements with another teacher(s) to use his/her students as your participants during class time.  I recommend conducting the experiment during our block on Thursday to ensure you have enough time to be successful.  *be sure to let the teacher know when you will be there, how many of his/her students you will need to use and how long you plan to use them.
2. Write or type up the procedure you will be following in conducting the experiment (I will be checking this for a grade.) You will need the original (or at least another) write-up of the experiment.
3. Be sure you have all the neccesary materials to conduct the experiment.  You should make a list and be sure you have everything before Thursday.
4. Create and print up your consent forms - you will need one for each participant and anyone under 16 needs to have a parent sognature before they can participate.