How to score A in Extended Essay (3. Abstract)

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The simplest thing about abstract?

Abstract is a BRIEF SUMMARY of your EE as the word limit is 300.

Should be written in progress not at the end of thesis as you need to fill all the elements while conducting the investigation.

Elements in Abstract?

a) Main objective

b) Explaining key terms ( focus on the Islamic term) 

c) Methodology 

         - Quantitative or Qualitative

         - Population ( How many respondents ? who are they?)

d) Outcome 

e) Conclusion 

Example using my EE

RQ : To what extent does Hijab can contributes to the Islamophobia level of Non- Muslim students in UTM?

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Advice to explain important key terms

- Read the facts

- Understand

- explain using your own words, because EE is all about originality. Use ideas from book/ researcher but explain using your own way, your own touch.

later, in the other post I will share on the method to rephrase sentence to produce your own word.

Hope this post help you a lot

Mangat selalu! =)

How to score A in Extended Essay (2. Operational Framework and Dateline)

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So what is operational framework?

This framework consist of important steps as a guideline for you to keep your momentum to write this essay

Yes! Writing needs a momentum. Write even a few words or lines every day. Don’t skip!

Hence, to keep the momentum, you should set a dateline and try to meet the date!

Surely, you will be a very discipline person and reward yourself whenever you have made it! Yeah!

IB is all about instilling good character in you! Build it from now.

You can also apply this framework in IA and perhaps in your career.

Procrastinating work! I know it is very hard! But I witnessed how an excellence person like my fellow friend Shahirah Isnin, grab the opportunity and be the first in everything that she did. Never procrastinate! I admire her so much!

So here is the operational framework, a simple flow chart

This is one of the example of my operational framework

Why should I do this?

So that you know  what you should do next ( For the beginner)
as well as your progress and to avoid from work redundancy.
It is easy. just sketch your flow of investigation and set the date.

Remember,

And, change yourself!

~ Good luck!

How to score A in extended essay (1. Research Question)

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Hello there, this post actually is a wake up call for me to share my knowledge and skills for my beloved juniors in Kolej MARA Banting who are struggling to score A in extended essay in the IB programme. These are some of the details about my EE

Subject : World Religion

Topic    : Islamophobia and Hijab (headscarf)
Title     : To what extent does Hijab can contribute to the Islamophobia level of Non- Muslim students in University Technology Malaysia?

IB result: A (32 Points)

Though our subject in EE might be different, but I will share the general knowledge that I gained from my advisors to score each element in this mini thesis. I guarantee that you can apply this knowledge for your master thesis and also pHD. It is a very basic knowledge and core info that you have to know in order to get it right.

Any problem  you can leave a comment or call me directly or send me an email
I am glad to help you out. Chaiyok!

Okay, there are several components which are very important in your mini thesis. 
( you can click on the component to visit directly to the post)

1. Research Question + Operational Framework
2. Abstract
3. Introduction
4. Literature Review
5. Methodology
6. Result & Analysis
7. Discussion
8. Conclusion
9. Reference

Today, I will start with the structure of the research question.  

1. Concept of " How does" and " To what extent"

So what to do now?

Once you finish your EE, read it all over again and ask yourself

- Did my EE give me something new? Then you should choose " How does"

- Am i able to argue with all my findings? if yes, Then you should choose " To what extent"

Why it is so important?

- Because the reader will expect more when you use the word " To what extent"

- The word hint the reader about the concept of your EE

So... choose wisely.