1. EXCESSIVEWRITING & WORKING
The IB Math SL and HL guiderecommends 6 - 12 pages for theMath IA. Repetitive working and
content should be removed
2. MISSINGCITATIONS
Many students neglect to cite sourcesin their IAs. This amounts to
plagiarism and students will bepenalized.
3. USING COMPLICATED MATHJUST TO
RAISE THE LEVEL OF MATH
Students copy complicated Math from Mathjournals without demonstrating a real
understanding of the Math. Examiners can tell thatstudents lack real understanding.
4. NOT LABELINGTABLES AND GRAPHS
All tables, graphs and charts have to be labeled. Ifexaminers struggle to guess what these graphs and
tables are trying to demonstrate, marks will bededucted.
5. INSUFFICIENTRESEARCH
Students who copy common textbook problems orreproduce topics from websites such as Khan
Academy or Numberphile usually do not score well.Try to do in-depth research and come up with your
own topics
6. LACK OF EXPLANATION OF CALCULATOR WORKING
Students inserted the mathematical modelobtained from the calculator without much
explanation. For example, modelling of musicalnotes is one of the more popular IAs. Students justplotted the function without much explanation on
how the function was derived.
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