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Check the quality of your method, analysis, evaluation, communication and subject-specific reasoning. Find the weakest parts of the draft and see what to change first.
What Marksy checks for each ESS IA criterion
You get a mark for each IB assessment criterion below. The points under each one are what Marksy looks for in your draft. See the mark bands
Criterion B: Strategy
4 marks- The strategy must have a credible connection to the investigation's question.
Criterion C: Method
4 marksCriterion D: Treatment of data
6 marksCriterion E: Analysis and conclusion
6 marksCriterion F: Evaluation
6 marksYour draft stays at the centre
Marksy reads the work you upload, points each comment back to your writing, and puts the most important changes first.
Can your research question be answered with the data you actually plan to collect?Read Environmental Systems and Societies IA Planning Guide
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Upload your draft
A PDF of your ESS IA, finished or not. Every comment stays connected to your own writing.
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Read the comments
Highlights show which passage each comment is about.
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Fix the important parts first
Work down a short list instead of making scattered edits.
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Keep the final say
Accept, adapt or ignore each suggestion. You stay the author.
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Questions before you upload
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