1. FORMATTING THE IA CRITERIA H & I FOR HL - CRITERIA G FOR SL

2. REFERENCES AND CITATION METHOD  There is one way to correctly do the references – APA style!!  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/  http://www.docstyles.com/apastudy.htm http://www.docstyles.com/apastudy.htm  Every work NOT YOUR OWN deserves a citation!  Original study and other research  Coolican, Jameison, etc.  Double check – reference page to citation, vice versa

3. REFERENCE PAGE EXAMPLE

4. REPORT FORMAT  Follow the IA rules to the letter on headings and sections.  Common mistake: the word ‘criteria’ instead of the sub-section name

5. 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

6. REPORT FORMAT : ABSTRACT  Seven sentences:  Aim & Hypothesis  Design  Population  Procedure  Descriptive results  Inferential results  conclusion

7. REPORT FORMAT : SECTIONS AND SUBSECTIONS  Use APA formatting  Don’t say Criteria, use appropriate name  Subsections are in BOLD  APA format of pages

8. APA HEADINGS EXAMPLE

9. APA PAGE STYLE EXAMPLE

10. 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!

11. 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