IB Mathematical Studies internal assessment Layout of project Skills that need to be shown Higher and lower skills necessary for project

Ia Layout Sections needed for project Examples for sections

Title Page Candidate name Candidate number Date Subject Teacher’s Name

Table of Contents Number sections and make these sections apparent on a contents page Intro Information and measurement Mathematical process Interpretation of results (analysis) References (bibliography) appendix Have page numbers in the bottom right corner(footer) of each page so each section can be found easily Have sub-sections in the contents table so that each part can be easily seen by the marker/examiner Example: under introduction you could list aim, plan

A: Introduction INTRODUDCTION Part I: statement of the task What is the aim of the project? Mention what you will be investigating and what you plan to prove Part II: plan What is your plan for the project? What information do you need? Is the data secondary/primary? How will it be collected? What must be done to prove or disprove your aim? Include all relevant information about your project and how this has lead to your project direction. A: Introduction This is where you set the scene for the project and mention all the details of how your project is going to entail and what the project is about

B: Information/Measurement INFORMATION and MEASUREMENT Raw data: This should be raw data that has not been altered and can clearly be seen by the moderator as to where calculations have come from. If this data table is too large, list it in the appendix and reference where it can be found. Justification of data(If you have primary data); Is quantity of data sufficient? How can you show this mathematically? How did you collect your data? Is there any other data being used, or just your own? If yes, where did you find this data? NOTE: This should be all your collected data, in a specified order and any relevant comments on how you collected your data Describe all information about sampling techniques If primary data, include questionnaires/surveys used to collect data B: Information/Measurement

C: Mathematical Processes Part I: Scatter Plot There should be a graph comparing your data Use all the raw data for these graphs Describe the graph What does it show? What is the relationship? Part II: Outliers Test Complete an outliers test for the raw data Describe what you’ve found Does any data need to removed/replaced? Do you still have enough to complete the project? What are the implications? C: Mathematical Processes

C: Mathematical Processes Part III: New Scatter Plot (if needed) These are scatter graphs created from your new data after removing any outliers from the raw data Do they show a new relationship? Describe as before Part IV: Mean & Standard Deviation Sample calculation (how you calculated each) Why have you used these? How do they help prove your hypothesis? What will you use these for? C: Mathematical Processes

C: Mathematical Processes Part V: Pearson Correlation Coefficient Describe PCC What is it used for? What does your pcc show? How does this relate to your graphs? What will this lead to? Part VI: Linear Regression Line What is a linear regression line? Why have you used it? What does it show? Does it correlate with the other findings you have made? C: Mathematical Processes

D: Interpretation of Results Discussion What were your results? What do your results show? Evaluation Keep this consistent with the descriptions you have made throughout the project. Consolidate all your findings from your graphs and mathematical processes. Be detailed and precise D: Interpretation of Results

E: Validity Evaluation (continued) Part I; Limitations State any limitations your project had Describe improvements or what you would do next time to improve your project due to these limitations Part II; Validity of Process State the validity of the mathematical processes you used How valid were you results? NOTE: If you believe there were no issues you must justify this also E: Validity

F: Conclusion Conclusion did the data and calculations help with the aim of your project? How? Did you follow your plan? If you strayed, why? What reasons made you change your direction? Discuss limitations in brief and improvements for the project. Discuss any other directions you could have taken and how they would have improved the project. Or how you could have extended your study further. F: Conclusion

G: References References All references of where you collected data or found information should be collated in a bibliography on a new sheet after the main project Websites Books Newspapers Etc. Appendices Include any raw data or extra information you used to collect data You may include example surveys collected G: References