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This is the start of a series of posts on how to do well in the IB Math IA segment.
I want to begin this series by urging you all to treat it at the same level of seriousness as your final IB exam because I have seen too many students giving up and settling for a lesser piece of work due to laziness, tardiness.
Let me explain why 100% of your focus is required. As we all know it's a math exploration report that is worth 20% of the final grade, and it is graded upon a raw score of 20 marks. Comparatively the remaining 80% is graded upon 250 (200) for HL (SL) students. So an extra mark on your IA over your peers is an head-start of 3.125 (2.5 for SL) marks in your final exams.
So say two students get 12 and 15 marks for their IA respectively. A 3% lead implies a raw score advantage of 9.375 (7.5 for SL). This translates to a late section A question. The advantage is not insignificant.
Push the 15 to 17 marks, and we are looking at an advantage of 15.625 (12.5 for SL), that's practically a section B question already. Not to mention the mental advantage you have knowing that you did a great job for your math IA going into your exam compared to another who is entering the exam hall hoping to make up for lost ground.
So in conclusion:
Don't slack off, every bit matters.
Don't do last minute work
Everyone will tired, down or demotivated, it's normal. But it's what you do when you are tired that matters most.
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