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Latin IA Research Question Evaluator

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

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Compare High-Scoring vs. Flawed Latin RQs

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

7/10 Score
How does Latin affect things?
Strengths:
3

Clear focus on Latin as the subject

Weaknesses:
2

Specify the scope to limit the topic (e.g., limit to a particular author or period). Example: replace 'How does Latin affect things?' with 'How does Latin rhetoric in Cicero influence Roman political discourse in the late Republic?'

10/10 Score
Quomodo Vergilius in Aeneide, liber II (v. 1–200), per lectionem dictionis et imaginem Aeneae pietatem construat et quae figurae retoricae huic effectui conferant?
Strengths:
3

Clear reference to a specific Latin text and passage.

Weaknesses:
0
10/10 Score
Quam frequenter et in quibus contextibus Caesar in De Bello Gallico, liber I (capitula 1–20), utitur ablativo absolutō ad exprimendam temporis aut causalitatis relationem, secundum corpus exemplarium latinum?
Strengths:
3

Clear focus on a specific Latin author and text context (Caesar, De Bello Gallico, Lib I, capitula 1–20).

Weaknesses:
0
6/10 Score
What are the effects of Latin on society?
Strengths:
2

Clear overall focus on impact (uses 'effects' to signal analysis).

Weaknesses:
3

Specify a concrete scope to make the project manageable (e.g., limit to a defined period and place). Example improvement: change to "What were the social effects of Latin as a language of administration in Rome between 100 BCE and 200 CE?"

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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On Clastify, generate/evaluate in the language you will use for planning; ensure the final school submission follows your subject’s language rules.

A focused inquiry suited to Latin language and cultural/literary study—clear enough to investigate with texts or language data at your level.

Include themes, text types, or cultural contexts you can analyse. Overly specialised phrasing often produces unfeasible questions.