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Theatre IA Research Question Evaluator

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

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Compare High-Scoring vs. Flawed Theatre RQs

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

3/10 Score
Is Theatre important?
Strengths:
2

The sentence is clear and grammatically correct.

Weaknesses:
4

Specify the theatrical focus (e.g., a production element, practitioner, or performance tradition) to show what in theatre will be examined. Example: replace with 'To what extent does live theatre performance (acting, direction, set design) influence audience engagement in a contemporary play?'

10/10 Score
In what ways do lighting design choices (intensity, colour and focus) shape the psychological portrayal of Willy Loman in a school production of Death of a Salesman?
Strengths:
4

Clear focus on a theatre practice element (lighting design) rather than a generic topic.

Weaknesses:
0
4/10 Score
Is Theatre important?
Strengths:
2

The question is concise and clearly centered on a theatre concept (theatre) and its significance.

Weaknesses:
3

Specify the theatre element or practice you will examine (e.g., lighting, sound, set design, or acting choices) to ground the inquiry. For example, change to: "How does lighting design in a contemporary production influence audience perceptions of theatre's importance?"

10/10 Score
To what extent does Brechtian alienation through actor-direct address alter audience empathy and critical distance in a 30-minute adaptation of a scene from Mother Courage?
Strengths:
4

Clear theatre-focused topic (Brechtian technique and performance practice).

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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A focused question about staging, practitioner theory, performance, or spectatorship in a defined theatrical context.

Yes—centre intention, form, and audience effect so process evidence maps to criteria.

Try combining a theatre practitioner or form, a staging technique, the audience relationship, and the production context.