IBDP math IA: teacher responsibilities

Teacher responsibilities

in the IBDP math IA

Multiple Select

Choose all relevant responses.
"During the process, a teacher must ..."

• advise students in choosing appropriate topic

• teach students the relevant skills for exploration work

• provide students with topics

• encourage students throughout the process

Multiple Choice

During the process, the teacher must ...

• provide feedback on work completed at various stages

• provide feedback on multiple drafts from the student

• tell students what are the errors and how to change the analysis

Multiple Select

Select all the possible responses.
At the end of the process, the teacher must ...

• verify all calculations

• annotate and indicate where achievement levels have been awarded

• indicate mistakes on the work

• ensure students fully understand the strengths and weaknesses of the work

Multiple Choice

Does the exploration need a title?

• No.

• Yes and as focus as possible.

Multiple Choice

Who is the targeted audience of a math IA?

• Examiners.

• Teachers.

• Fellow students.

• Parents.

Multiple Choice

Can all students from one class submit explorations on exactly the same topic?

• No.
  A class can have the same stimulus but the analysis and approaches of each work should be different.

• Yes.

Multiple Choice

The class can share research sources, discuss together to generate ideas and provide each other with peer-feedback on writing. However, the final submission must be the work of the individual.

• False.

• True.

Multiple Choice

The teacher should provide oral or written advice on how the work can be improved but not edit the draft.

• False.

• True.

Multiple Choice

Can a teacher provide informal feedback after the first draft?

• Yes but no editing or annotation.

• Yes, with appropriate editing and annotation.

• No.