IB Sports Science IA source requirements

IB SEHS IA Source Checker

SEHS IA sources should support a safe investigation of sport, exercise, or health science variables with clear data quality, uncertainty, participant consent, and ethical safeguards.

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Sports, Exercise and Health Science IA source check

Marksy reads the links or source notes you provide, applies the selected IB assessment profile, and only stops for clarification when the score depends on it.

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Sports, Exercise and Health Science IA

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Source rules

What usually works for Sports, Exercise and Health Science IA

Usually strong

Student-collected performance data, heart-rate/recovery data, reaction-time data, or biomechanics measurements with consent.
Peer-reviewed studies for method and background.
Public datasets where method and limitations are clear.

Needs review

Fitness tests without safety screening or consent.
Self-reported health surveys with privacy issues.
Online articles that make medical claims without evidence.

Avoid or replace

Invasive or diagnostic measurements.
AI-generated participant data.
Procedures that put participants under unsafe exertion.

Examples: strong, risky, weak

Strong

Consent-backed reaction-time data with repeats, controlled variables, and a peer-reviewed method source.

Review

A public sports dataset with useful variables but limited collection detail.

Weak

A fitness blog claiming one training method is best.

Where to find better Sports, Exercise and Health Science IA sources

If your current source gets a warning, do not just add more websites. Use searches that match the assessment rule and replace weak evidence with sources that can actually carry analysis.

Search queries to try

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Replacement moves

Replace invasive or diagnostic measurements. with student-collected performance data, heart-rate/recovery data, reaction-time data, or biomechanics measurements with consent..

Use fitness tests without safety screening or consent. only as context unless your teacher confirms they can carry evidence.

Add one source that gives direct evidence for the IA, not just general background.

Strong places to look

Student-collected performance data, heart-rate/recovery data, reaction-time data, or biomechanics measurements with consent

Peer-reviewed studies for method and background

Public datasets where method and limitations are clear

Full source-pack rules

Check human-participant ethics

The pack flags sources and methods that lack consent, privacy, or safety evidence.

Use data suitable for analysis

Performance or health data should have units, method, and limitations.

FAQs

Can Marksy guarantee that my SEHS IA source is accepted?

No. Marksy flags likely suitability risks from published IB-style requirements and source evidence, but your teacher remains the final authority for your school and session.

What makes a source strong for SEHS IA?

A strong source is relevant to the actual task, traceable to a clear publisher or creator, cited accurately, and matches the component's source expectations. For this checker, the best fit is usually ethical participant data or sport science evidence.

Can I use AI-generated material as a source?

AI-generated material should be treated as a tool output, not an authoritative source. If you use it, acknowledge it and verify claims through traceable primary, academic, official, or published sources.