CP Core: Reflective Project Flashcards
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Which primary source type is MOST appropriate to include in the Reflective Project when investigating a real-world ethical issue?
Answer: Interviews with professionals directly involved in the issue
Primary sources such as interviews with professionals provide direct, firsthand evidence that strengthens the investigation's credibility.
The Reflective Project requires students to engage with an ethical dilemma related to their career-related study. What does 'ethical dilemma' specifically mean in this context?
Answer: A situation where two or more morally defensible positions conflict
An ethical dilemma involves genuine tension between competing values or obligations, neither of which is obviously wrong.
How does the Reflective Project differ from a standard academic research paper?
Answer: It emphasizes personal reflection alongside academic analysis
The Reflective Project uniquely combines rigorous inquiry with genuine personal reflection on the student's own development and learning.
A student writes only about the positive aspects of their chosen ethical topic, ignoring opposing viewpoints. Which IB criterion does this most directly harm?
Answer: Criterion B: Knowledge and understanding of the issue
Criterion B assesses balanced use of sources and understanding of multiple perspectives, which is undermined by a one-sided analysis.
When a student revises their Reflective Project after feedback from their supervisor, what IB CP core principle does this process best demonstrate?
Answer: Reflective
Acting on feedback by reconsidering and improving work is a hallmark of the IB Learner Profile attribute 'Reflective'.
The IB recommends the Reflective Project be approximately how long?
Answer: 3,000–4,000 words
The IB specifies a word count of approximately 3,000–4,000 words for the completed Reflective Project.
Which section of the Reflective Project is specifically designed to show how the student's thinking evolved throughout the process?
Answer: Reflective component
The reflective component is where students explicitly articulate how their understanding, perspectives, and skills developed over time.
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