Reflections on Planning & Progress
RPPF | Official reflection on EE coversheet
1st Formal Reflection in ManageBac - the RPPF
This is typically done after the 2nd Supervisor meeting. Your first meeting was really a logistical one. Maybe you met each other for the first time? There is not much to reflect on until the 2nd meeting when you can talk more about your research and research question PROCESS. It should be about how you are going to move forward. What has been challenging? Say things that only you can say about your topic and your journey. Don't say things like "my supervisor and I had a meeting". Yes. You and every other EE student in the entire world.
Log into ManageBac and click on the RPPF tab and find the "First reflection". Take some good sentences from your ReflEQ reflections. Feel free to cut and paste anything you wrote. I suggest starting in a GoogleDoc and making your reflection great! Then paste it into ManageBac. ManageBac will lock your reflection 5 minutes after you click "save". You cannot go back. If the internet flickers, you may lose your work in ManageBac. GoogleDocs saves everything.
Send me an email or see me if you have any questions.
Mrs. Janek
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The IB says (preparation for the first reflection session)
As preparation for their first reflection session, students should do the following.
- Think about subjects and areas of particular personal interest and do some initial background reading into a subject and topic of their choice.
- Using this as a starting point, explore a variety of possible research topics.
- Read the subject-specific section of the Extended essay guide for the subject they are interested in, paying particular attention to the nature of the subject and the treatment of the topic.
- Undertake further background reading and begin to gather information around their area of interest. This exploration should give rise to a variety of topics and questions that students can consider for further research. At this stage it is important that students consider the availability of reliable and valid sources for the topic under consideration. All of this should be recorded in their Researcher’s reflection space.
- Begin developing a research proposal which might include a MindMap® of ideas, an annotated article or preliminary bibliography. Additionally, students must already be thinking in terms of the following questions.
- Is my topic appropriate for the subject I am considering?
- Why am I interested in this area and why is it important?
- What possible questions have emerged from my initial reading?
- Are there any ethical issues that I need to consider?
- What possible methods or approaches might be used for research in this area and why?
It is recommended at this point that the student–supervisor relationship is formalized and the student can consider himself or herself prepared for the first formal reflection session.
Questions to Consider...
- What am I interested in researching and why?
- What are my motivations for undertaking research in this area?
- How will I begin the research process?
- Is my chosen topic appropriate for the subject I have chosen to complete it in?
- Do I have sufficient knowledge of the subject area to fulfill the criteria of an EE?
- What possible question(s) might I research?
- How might I go about undertaking this research?
- Do I have access to appropriate sources?
- Are my chosen research methods appropriate for the subject I have chosen to complete it in?
- Are there any ethical issues I need to consider before pursuing this area of research?
- Is there sufficient focus to my research area?
- What have I learned about my subject area so far?
- What questions are emerging? Are these similar or different to my initial questions?
- Given the initial reading I have undertaken on the subject, is my research question appropriate for the subject I am submitting my EE in?
- Is my research question manageable within the word limit of the EE?
- Will my research question allow me to think critically about the topic I am researching? If it suggests a descriptive response, how might I need to change it to allow for more critical thinking?
- Are there any challenges that I need to overcome in order to achieve my desired outcomes?
👀🌟150 word limit on the first reflection 👀🌟
150 word limit on the first reflection
150 word limit on the first reflection
150 word limit on the first reflection
150 word limit on the first reflection
150 word limit on the first reflection
150 word limit on the first reflection
150 word limit on the first reflection
150 word limit on the first reflection