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Japanese ab initio IA Research Question Evaluator

Use the tabs below to generate a new Japanese ab initio IA idea or evaluate your current research question.

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Compare High-Scoring vs. Flawed Japanese ab initio RQs

Below are examples of evaluated RQs from recent Japanese ab initio IAs. Review the strengths and weaknesses to understand the scoring criteria, and feel free to evaluate your own RQ using the form above.

10/10 Score
日本の学校で行われる部活動が生徒の友情や協力にどのように影響するかを説明しますか？
Strengths:
3

Clear topic focus on school club activities in Japan.

Weaknesses:
0
7/10 Score
How does Japanese ab initio affect things?
Strengths:
2

Clearly names the topic (Japanese ab initio) and hints at a communicative purpose (how it affects).

Weaknesses:
2

Specify a single, clear focus to narrow the scope (e.g., change to a specific outcome). Example: before → "How does Japanese ab initio affect things?" after → "How does studying Japanese ab initio affect speaking confidence in everyday conversations?"

9/10 Score
日本の祭りで見られる代表的な衣装や屋台の食べ物を紹介し、なぜ参加してみたいか理由を述べますか？
Strengths:
2

Clear topic about Japanese festivals and culture.

Weaknesses:
1

Specify a single, narrow focus to fit the IA task. Consider limiting to costumes only or foods only, not both at once. For example: "日本の祭りで見られる代表的な衣装を紹介し、なぜその衣装を着てみたいと思うのかを述べますか？"

10/10 Score
What is Japanese ab initio?
Strengths:
2

Clear topic and purpose are evident in one sentence.

Weaknesses:
0

How to Evaluate Your Research Question

Simply choose your subject and enter your research question. Our evaluator will then analyze your question against the IB requirements and return a report with any issues or improvements you can make. Trained on thousands of IB RQs marked by official IB examiners, our evaluator is able to provide accurate and helpful feedback.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Our Research Question Generator was trained on thousands of high-scoring IB exemplars, and the ideas it generates are designed to align with IB criteria so you can develop research questions that meet the standards.

Select your subject and category (IA or EE), optionally enter a few keywords or interests, then click Generate. The AI returns research question ideas tailored to your subject, which you can refine further with the tweak tools.

No. You can leave the keyword field blank for instant inspiration, or add a few words about your interests to get more targeted ideas.

Generated questions are starting points aligned with IB expectations. Similar research questions appear across cohorts—what matters is that your investigation or essay content is your own work.

The Research Question Evaluator was trained on thousands of research questions marked by IB-certified examiners. It evaluates your research question using the same IB criteria, helping you understand its strengths and areas for improvement.

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The ab initio course rewards clear communication in Japanese. Highly complex or dense literary close-reading topics are generally not recommended at this level.

Yes for Language B literary options—keep focus on theme and response appropriate to ab initio.

Theme-linked discussion ideas you can sustain in Japanese at ab initio—Try combining a stimulus or text, a syllabus theme, and your own personal examples.