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Is there any benefit in being original when choosing a focus question for the ISP? Or is it better to select something simpler and less original, but to write a more comprehensive report and diary?
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snapperhead
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Depends on your interests really. As a marker, I really dislike reading the same thing from year to year. I appreciate the effort that goes into a topic area/question that I have not seen before and based upon my experience, students tend to enjoy ISP questions that are "different". I dont know how many ppl are in your course (I know the school so Im guessing its not 7 - like in my class!!) so resourcing/access to resources becomes an issue to consider as well!~ ReNcH ~ said:
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Add about 120 to that figure and that's how many guys are doing it each year 
I guess the good thing is that the teacher who marked it last year isn't teaching Year 12 SOR this year. (it feels weird to write Year 12 now).
My focus question is quite easy to investigate, so I don't think it would be exactly the most highly original hypothesis, which is a worry. But then again, there are a few students this year exploring similar areas to last year's cohort.
When you say you dislike reading about the same thing repeatedly...suppose the report is comprehensive and the information is analysed well along with a detailed diary, do you still find it difficult to award full marks if the focus question has been investigated before? Technically markers should still award an "A" as long as all the criteria in the rubric are met, so would that mean that if you got 125 "excellent" responses all on the same topic that you would award them all full marks (or at least 90%+)?
I guess the good thing is that the teacher who marked it last year isn't teaching Year 12 SOR this year. (it feels weird to write Year 12 now).
My focus question is quite easy to investigate, so I don't think it would be exactly the most highly original hypothesis, which is a worry. But then again, there are a few students this year exploring similar areas to last year's cohort.
When you say you dislike reading about the same thing repeatedly...suppose the report is comprehensive and the information is analysed well along with a detailed diary, do you still find it difficult to award full marks if the focus question has been investigated before? Technically markers should still award an "A" as long as all the criteria in the rubric are met, so would that mean that if you got 125 "excellent" responses all on the same topic that you would award them all full marks (or at least 90%+)?
snapperhead
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I mark to the criteria but it doenst mean that its enjoyable to read the same thing over and over again!!~ ReNcH ~ said:Add about 120 to that figure and that's how many guys are doing it each year
I guess the good thing is that the teacher who marked it last year isn't teaching Year 12 SOR this year. (it feels weird to write Year 12 now).
My focus question is quite easy to investigate, so I don't think it would be exactly the most highly original hypothesis, which is a worry. But then again, there are a few students this year exploring similar areas to last year's cohort.
When you say you dislike reading about the same thing repeatedly...suppose the report is comprehensive and the information is analysed well along with a detailed diary, do you still find it difficult to award full marks if the focus question has been investigated before? Technically markers should still award an "A" as long as all the criteria in the rubric are met, so would that mean that if you got 125 "excellent" responses all on the same topic that you would award them all full marks (or at least 90%+)?
The difficulty is when they contradict each other (!!!) or when they have used the same source and you recognise patterns of text use so you have to fail due to plagiarism....
The report will be marked on its merits, not interest/"my Lord how many visual arts (renaissance) / bibliography (Mother Theresa or Princess Diana) questions do i have to read?"....
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Well, luckily in my case there can be no plagiarism (not that I would plagiarise ) and no repeated use of sources, because most information is meant to be collected from primary sources in order to gain the most marks.
Seeing as a few of the SOR teachers have been at the school a while, I just hope that they haven't had too many ISPs on the topic I'm considering doing. At least there won't be any contradiction of the sort you've talked about, since I'll be collecting first-hand data based on people's opinions and opinions technically can't be wrong.
) and no repeated use of sources, because most information is meant to be collected from primary sources in order to gain the most marks.Seeing as a few of the SOR teachers have been at the school a while, I just hope that they haven't had too many ISPs on the topic I'm considering doing. At least there won't be any contradiction of the sort you've talked about, since I'll be collecting first-hand data based on people's opinions and opinions technically can't be wrong.