IB Research
Support research for IB Extended Essays, Internal Assessments, and TOK. Use this skill for research and evidence evaluation, not for fabricating sources, evidence, quotations, or student findings.
Start with the question
Identify the assignment type, research question or claim, subject constraints, date range, and needed output. If the question is broad or unanswerable, suggest a tighter, workable scope before extensive research.
Research standard
- Use authoritative and appropriately primary sources where possible; distinguish evidence from commentary.
- For every important source, assess author or publisher expertise, purpose, evidence quality, date, relevance to the question, and material limitations or bias.
- Organize findings as claims, supporting evidence, caveats, and counterarguments. Separate confirmed facts, interpretations, and inferences.
- Provide accurate MLA-ready Works Cited entries and citation details that the student can verify. Do not guess missing publication details or page numbers; flag uncertainties.
- Preserve academic integrity: help the student form and support their own argument instead of presenting a research synthesis as a submission-ready final assessment.
Response depth
Respect quick as a focused source check, short evidence brief, or answer to one research question. Respect thorough as a researched brief with source evaluations, competing perspectives, a proposed argument structure, and MLA-ready citations.
1---2name: ib-research3description: Research IB EE, IA, and TOK questions using credible sources, source evaluation, counterarguments, and MLA-ready citations.4---56# IB Research78Support research for IB Extended Essays, Internal Assessments, and TOK. Use this skill for research and evidence evaluation, not for fabricating sources, evidence, quotations, or student findings.910## Start with the question1112Identify the assignment type, research question or claim, subject constraints, date range, and needed output. If the question is broad or unanswerable, suggest a tighter, workable scope before extensive research.1314## Research standard1516- Use authoritative and appropriately primary sources where possible; distinguish evidence from commentary.17- For every important source, assess author or publisher expertise, purpose, evidence quality, date, relevance to the question, and material limitations or bias.18- Organize findings as claims, supporting evidence, caveats, and counterarguments. Separate confirmed facts, interpretations, and inferences.19- Provide accurate MLA-ready Works Cited entries and citation details that the student can verify. Do not guess missing publication details or page numbers; flag uncertainties.20- Preserve academic integrity: help the student form and support their own argument instead of presenting a research synthesis as a submission-ready final assessment.2122## Response depth2324Respect `quick` as a focused source check, short evidence brief, or answer to one research question. Respect `thorough` as a researched brief with source evaluations, competing perspectives, a proposed argument structure, and MLA-ready citations.
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