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IB Philosophy: the syllabus, exam papers and the internal assessment
The core theme Being Human, the optional themes and prescribed text, what Paper 1, Paper 2 and HL Paper 3 ask, and the IA on a non-philosophical stimulus.
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IB guides, IA / EE notes and exam strategies
From Internal Assessment and Extended Essay examples to HL/SL course guides, we share content here that makes the IB Diploma Programme journey easier.
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How does IB Business Management Paper 2 Section C decide the 7
IB Business Management Paper 2 Section C: how a single evaluative judgement decides the 7 boundary, plus command-term traps and a 20-mark planning map.
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Why the IB Economics internal assessment commentary is graded
IB Economics Paper 1 micro diagrams: which labels, which movements, and which three evaluation moves separate a 5 from a 7 on the IB Diploma Higher Level paper.
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Why ESS SL Paper 1 Section A credits the verbs, not the nouns
Section A credits the verbs, not the nouns: naming a flow scores at the bottom band, pointing to the arrow and both storages moves you to the top.
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How to read an ESS SL Paper 2 extended-response mark scheme
Section B is banded on level descriptors, not tick points. Four answer frames, a word budget per band, and the descriptive drift that caps you at band 3.
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Why ESS Paper 1 data-response marks are won in the second read
On the second read, check the depth test: one accurate statement earns 1 mark, a causally linked extension earns the second. Describe is not explain.
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A 7 in IB Chemistry Reactivity 2 starts with stoichiometry
A senior-tutor walk through IB Chemistry Reactivity 2: how much, how fast, and how far. Mole ratios, rate expressions, and equilibrium constants mapped to Paper 1 and Paper 2 marks.
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Why IB Chemistry Reactivity 3.4 depends on the lone pair
A senior IB Chemistry tutor's reading of Reactivity 3.4: how curly-arrow mechanism answers are actually marked, and the scoring habits that separate a 6 from a 7.
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Why IB Chemistry Reactivity 3.3 separates a 5 from a 7
IB Chemistry Reactivity 3.3 electron sharing reactions: curly-arrow rules, HL mechanism drawing, SL pattern recognition, and rubric criteria that decide a 5 from a 7.
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