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Guided Inquiry Design

Kuhlthau, Carol C., et al. "Guided Inquiry Design." Rutgers School of Communication and Information, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,  wp.comminfo.rutgers.edu/ckuhlthau/guided-inquiry-design/. Accessed 12 Dec. 2019. 

IB Research and Writing Process Flowchart

IB Subject-Specific Guidance


Use the jump menus under each subject for further information about all four pieces of the subject-specific guidance:

  • Overview
  • Choice of topic
  • Treatment of the topic
  • Interpreting the EE assessment criteria

Group 1: Studies in language and literature

Studies in language and literature (Dutch A and English A)

Group 2: Language acquisition

Language acquisition (Dutch B, English B, French B, Spanish B)

Group 3: Individuals and societies​

Business management
Digital Society
Economics
Global politics​
History
World Studies

Group 4: The sciences

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental systems and societies
Physics

Group 5: Mathematics

Mathematics

Group 6: The arts

Film
Theatre
Visual arts

Formatting the extended essay

Writing the extended essay:
 

Title page - Contents page - Introduction - Body of the essay (research, analysis, discussion and evaluation) - Conclusion - References and bibliography


Presentation:

Title page - Word counts - Illustrations - Tables - Headers - Appendices  -  Reliance on external sources - Specimen materials (photos only!)

Appendices:

MLA: How do I format an appendix?

The Appendix appears before the Works Cited list -- If you have more than one appendix you would name the first appendix Appendix A, the second Appendix B, etc. -- The appendices should appear in the order that the information is mentioned in your essay -- Each appendix begins on a new page -- Use signpost only (see Appendix A).

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