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Explain Question: Reflection
Posted on: April 25, 2011
Hmm.. How would I explain this?
I was quite disappointed at my performance in answering this time’s explain question. One of the thing I have noticed is that I need to be careful when reading the question. Even one letter counts in this question type. For example, I have missed the “s” after diagram. Therefore, I concentrated on one diagram and not even bothered about the second diagram. Because of this, the maximum grade I could get became six. Other than that, it is important to define all terms and talk about the change in price level and real GDP.
“Explain” Question Reflection
Posted on: February 7, 2011
Explaining the "Explain" questions (Picture from the Huffington Post)
“Explain” questions are asked in paper 1 (a) and paper 2 of the IB Economics HL exam. In these questions, it is necessary to define all the key terms, draw relevant diagrams and explain them; they are mini-essays. Here are several tips to do well in the data response.
Introduction
- rehash the question
- define the key terms present in the question
- state the general structure of the response
Definitions
- integrate definitions of all other key terms
- make sure that the definitions are precise
Diagrams
- draw the diagrams with a pencil
- don’t forget ELOTAA
Explanation
- make your explanation concise yet clear
- do not forget to refer to the diagram drawn
- include every important concepts
- if time allows, give an example
With practice, “explain” questions will not be too much of a burden. Certainly the formative data responses helped me to do well in the summative data response.
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