IB Psychology IA Checklist SL/HL
I. Presentation - All info in the header Done To Do
A. Title of investigation
B. Your IB candidate code (Alphanumeric)
C. The IB candidate code of people in your
group (Alphanumeric)
D. Date, month, and year of submission
E. Number of words
II. Introduction6marks
A. Background of psychology concept
Explain the field of psychology you are
examining.
Explain the area within the field of
psychology that you are examining.
B. Explain Theory/experiment to be
replicated
Evaluate the theory replicating.
Purpose and utility of investigating on the theory.
Explain the study you are replicating in detail.
Refer the study by mentioning the researcher’s
names and year.
Procedure and its findings.
Aim of the experiment you conducting o
studying
Any modification from the original study.
Results
C. Link to your replication. How does your
study test the theory? What do you expect to
find.
D. IV and DV (How has it been operationalized)
E. Experimental hypothesis
F. Null Hypothesis
III. Exploration4marks
A. Controlled variables
B. IV and DV explained
C. Research design used and justified
D. Sampling technique used and explained
why it was used.
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E. Participants characteristics explained
(amount, age, gender, language level, cultural
background)
Explain why they were chosen and any
characteristics particularly important for your study
Explain how participants were assigned to groups
F. Method explained. Bullet points can be used.
G. Ethical precautions taken and justified.
Materials used and why.
H. Include links to your standardised
instructions, debrief and examples of
materials in the appendix
IV. Analysis: 6 marks
A. Create a table and bar chart separately
showing the mean or median or mode
Include either the range of the standard
deviation Give the table a title
B. Descriptive statistics (variance and central
tendency) explained
Why was that descriptive statistics used in
relation to the hypothesis
Attached in appendix
C. Graph and table/ bar chart clear to
hypothesis- supports or refutes it
D. Whether parametric or non-parametric test
was used
E. Inferential stats explained- data type and
experimental design used why.
F. State the degrees of freedom
G. State the results- Raw data is in appendix
where is it attached?
H. State which hypothesis (Null/ Experimental)
the results support or disprove-
Which hypothesis is accepted
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V. Evaluation: 6 marks
A. Discussion of results in reference to the
theory or study replicate
any outliers
what the results mean in relation to the
hypothesis
Link the your results with the original study
State the reasons why the results are the same
or different
B. Strengths and limitations of the design,
sample and procedure
Explain any unforeseen extraneous/confounding
variables that may have affected your results.
Explain any factors that you were aware of but
beyond your control.
Explain how you could improve your method.
Strengths and limitation of the design, sampling
method.
Explain (in detail) how your study
supports/refutes the theory.
C. Modifications are explicitly linked to the
limitations
Suggest future avenues of research into the
theory you have examined.
Write a conclusion (not a separate heading)
based on the hypothesis and statistical results.
VI. Works Cited/References
VII. Appendices
A. Raw data
B. Print of Calculations
C. Consent form
D. Instructions
E. Debrief
F. Supplementary materials
Give each appendix a title and place on the
Contents Page For example: Appendix A –
Standardized Instructions
IB Psychology IA Checklist SL/HL
Report Format Your written format must contain the
following sections:
1. Title page
2. Contents Page
3. Introduction
4. Exploration
5. Analysis
6. Evaluation
7. References
8. Appendices
