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Mandarin ab initio IA Research Question Evaluator

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

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Compare High-Scoring vs. Flawed Mandarin ab initio RQs

Below are examples of evaluated RQs from recent Mandarin 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.

9/10 Score
How does 在上海，学生如何评价学校校服对他们日常着装选择的影响？ work?
Strengths:
4

Clear focus on a single, concrete context (Shanghai) and a defined group (students).

Weaknesses:
1

Specify/Rewrite to remove the stray English word and ensure the question is a single, coherent sentence. Example: replace the ending with: “How do students in Shanghai perceive the impact of school uniforms on their daily clothing choices?”

10/10 Score
在上海，学生如何评价学校校服对他们日常着装选择的影响？
Strengths:
5

Clear central focus on how uniforms affect daily clothing choices.

Weaknesses:
0
9/10 Score
描述北京市高中生在一周内家庭晚餐时用普通话交流的常见话题和交流频率。
Strengths:
4

Clearly positions the study in a specific city and school-age group.

Weaknesses:
2

Specify a single central focus to avoid covering multiple aspects. For example, limit to: "描述在一周内北京市高中生在家庭晚餐中用普通话交流的主要话题。"

9/10 Score
Is Mandarin ab initio important?
Strengths:
3

Clear focus on Mandarin ab initio as the topic.

Weaknesses:
2

Specify a concrete context to limit scope (e.g., explain for high school students in a local IB Mandarin course).

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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IB themes plus concrete Mandarin-world contexts and vocabulary you know. Clarify script/region when it affects interpretation.

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

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