{"id":13243,"date":"2020-08-24T10:44:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T01:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/?p=13243"},"modified":"2020-08-25T03:50:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T18:50:38","slug":"how-to-write-the-perfect-ee-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2020\/08\/24\/how-to-write-the-perfect-ee-question\/","title":{"rendered":"How to write the perfect EE question"},"content":{"rendered":"

With so much riding on the EE question itself, it’s important to get it right. But I often disagree with a lot of advice offered on EE questions, so here’s\u00a0my\u00a0<\/em>advice for writing the perfect EE question.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The best EE questions are clear and focused. It’s important to have a focused EE research question because it’s stated in the rubric (see below). This is why whenever someone asks about a research question the advice is always “it’s too broad. Make it more focused.”<\/p>\n

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Download this free eBook that gives you a brief intro to the EE.<\/p><\/div>\n

However<\/strong>, it’s impossible for students to\u00a0begin\u00a0<\/em>their research process with a specific, focused essay question. Why? Because you can’t ask questions about something you know nothing about. Therefore, if the EE is a genuine inquiry into a subject the students don’t already know about (which it should be), then the question can’t begin by being broad. It should then be a living thing that is continually evolving throughout the process.<\/p>\n

This is why in this blog post<\/a> my answer to the question, “is this a good EE question?” is inevitably, “it depends!”<\/p>\n

Teachers sometimes even offer specific research questions for a kid to ask. This breaks my heart. It’s not us as teachers who should be assigning the research question because then the kid’s EE will become a summary of the topic we already knew about, rather than a product of their genuine research.<\/p>\n

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