IB Psychology SL Internal Assessment Example

The student states a clear, directional aim and explains why the investigation matters in a real classroom context.

The student describes Levels of Processing accurately enough to support the investigation and connects it to note-taking.

The student operationalizes the independent and dependent variables clearly, including the 10-question test.

The hypothesis would be even stronger if the dependent measure were stated more explicitly in the hypothesis itself.

Some of the support from the earlier study could be linked even more tightly to the exact mechanism being tested.

A few phrases are slightly too broad, so the theoretical link could be made more precise.

The student clearly describes the independent-measures design and explains why it suits the investigation.

The student identifies the sample and sampling method clearly, including the age range and school context.

The student explains several material and control choices, such as using the same video and test and standardizing instructions.

The justification for convenience sampling is limited, so the choice of participants is described more than fully explained.

Some control features are not perfectly secure, especially where conditions were run sequentially or instructions were not fully identical.

The explanation of materials could do more to show why each choice best supports a fair comparison.