FORMATTING THE IA CRITERIA H & I FOR HL - CRITERIA G FOR SL
REFERENCES AND CITATION METHOD There is one way to correctly do the references – APA style!! Every work NOT YOUR OWN deserves a citation! Original study and other research Coolican, Jameison, etc. Double check – reference page to citation, vice versa
REFERENCE PAGE EXAMPLE
REPORT FORMAT Follow the IA rules to the letter on headings and sections. Common mistake: the word ‘criteria’ instead of the sub-section name
REPORT FORMAT : TITLE PAGE Minimum things: Title of paper Your name and IB student number (if you don’t have it, put XXXXXXX and we will reprint if needed) Subject and level Day/month/year of submission Word count
REPORT FORMAT : ABSTRACT Seven sentences: Aim & Hypothesis Design Population Procedure Descriptive results Inferential results conclusion
REPORT FORMAT : SECTIONS AND SUBSECTIONS Use APA formatting Don’t say Criteria, use appropriate name Subsections are in BOLD APA format of pages
APA HEADINGS EXAMPLE
APA PAGE STYLE EXAMPLE
APPENDIX LIST A. teacher consent form (blank) B. Student consent form (blank) C. Raw data table D. Briefing statement E. De-briefing statement F. Standardized instructions G. Copy of instrument used (whatever you used to collect the DV) Everything else after these!
WORD COUNT HL 1500 minimum, 2000 maximum SL 1000 minimum, 1500 maximum These things do NOT count to word count: Abstract Title page Reference page Appendicies Section headings Parenthetical citations Graphs & charts