IA3 Research Task Checklist
☐ Cover Page
☐ Title (needs to be meaningful and describe the research question)
Rationale:
☐ State the claim
☐ Linked research question and the claim
☐ clear development of research question from the claim
“Identify Key Terms” “Explain critical thinking of how claim and key terms were broken down to arrive at research
question”
☐ In Text Referencing: Use relevant sources to justify reasoning and link to unit’s topics
Research question:
☐ State the research question ☐ Specific, ☐ Relevant
☐ Clearly define the research question and how it can support or refute the claim
Background: Give the reader the necessary knowledge required to understand the rest of the essay
☐ Go over the scientific concepts required to analyse and evaluate the research question.
☐ Science concepts must be relevant to unit’s topics and research question specific
Analysis and interpretation:
Construct justified scientific arguments to answer research question.
☐ Evidence Identified
☐ Trends Patterns or Relationships Identified
☐ Scientific Arguments
☐ Justified Scientific Arguments “insightful interpretation of research evidence demonstrated by”
See QCAA Glossary: Interpret, Analysis
Evaluation, Recommendations & Conclusion:
☐ Identify limitations of evidence
“Is the data: reliable, out of date, outside the range of physical conditions specified in the question, within the scope
of the claim?”
☐ Quality of evidence described See QCAA Glossary: Describe
☐ Quality of evidence discussed See QCAA Glossary: Discuss
☐ Extrapolation of credible findings to the claim
☐ Suggest improvements and extensions relevant to the claim,
“Suggest improvements and extension that are relevant to the claim. Address limitations and how they can be
improved. What could be done or is needed to further evaluate the claim”
☐ Refute or Support Claim
Referencing
☐ Correct Use of Harvard
☐ In Text References Throughout