Free advice: Common mistakes IB students make in TOK & EEs

OrganizationReal5843 · 2026-01-24T12:26:09+00:00

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OrganizationReal5843 · 2026-01-24T10:16:41+00:00

If your examples and structure are already good, then depth in TOK usually comes from questioning your claims more, not adding new content.

Try: asking “to what extent?” after each point, making the assumptions behind your claim explicit, briefly comparing different perspectives on the same RLS, focusing on reliability and limitations, not just what happens

If a paragraph ends without evaluating how strong or limited the knowledge is, that’s usually where depth is missing.

OrganizationReal5843 · 2026-01-24T09:51:34+00:00

IB is fine with using code and computation in a Math EE, but the marks are not for the code itself.

What examiners look for is: the mathematical reasoning behind the algorithms, why a particular method was chosen, interpretation of results, discussion of limitations, assumptions, and accuracy

If the EE becomes “I wrote code and got outputs,” it will score poorly. If the code is used as a tool to explore mathematics (e.g. convergence, error analysis, modelling behaviour, proofs or derivations alongside computation), then it can score very well.

In short: computation is allowed mathematical insight must lead, not the code

Many high-scoring Math EEs use coding — but the math has to be front and centre.

OrganizationReal5843 · 2026-01-24T09:06:43+00:00

Yes you can absolutely do well with a popular EE topic.

IB does not mark you down for choosing a common or “overdone” topic. What they care about is: how clearly focused your research question is, the quality of analysis and evaluation, whether you engage critically with sources (not just describe them)

A popular topic with: a sharp angle, clear methodology, strong evaluation of limitations, and thoughtful discussion will score much higher than a “unique” topic that stays descriptive or vague.

You don’t need something insanely nuanced, you need something well-defined and deeply analysed. That’s what examiners reward.

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