Data Collection and Processing Checklist (DCP)

DCP and CE checklist

Lab report checklist for DCP & CE

• Title of lab, your name, partners name ( if you have one) and date
• Data table has a title
• Data has observations
• Data has errors and uncertainties
• Data decimal places agree with uncertainty decimal places
• Data processing equations given
• Data processing calculations have subheadings are clear and easy to read
• Processed data table has a title
• Uncertainties have been propagated:
• % error has been calculated
• Graph has a title
• Graph has axis labels, with units and uncertainties
• Graph has best fit line if appropriate
• The final calculated values have been presented with the correct significant figures and propagated errors
• The conclusion has been stated and justified by referring to theory, analyse graph or measured values
• Sources of theoretical values have been given
• The magnitude of the propagated error has discussed as a measure of precision
• Different repetitions  of the same experiment have been compared to give an estimate of random error
• Percentage error has been calculated if there is one and discussed in terms of systematic error
• All types of error have been commented on
• All possible limitations, assumptions and errors in the lab procedure have been discussed with reference to the random (trials) and systematic error.
• Modifications to the procedure to eliminate errors have been suggested that are not superficial

ABCs of IB (or ToK, I.A, IB, IOP, What?) aka the Alphabet Soup of IB

 

 

What do all these Acronyms MEAN?!?!?!

 

T.o.K. stands for Theory of Knowledge.  It is a class where you learn how you know what you know.  And if you know it at all.

 

 

C.A.S. stands for Creativity, Action and Service.  These are projects that the 11th and 12th graders are involved in for credit.

 

I.A. stands for Internal Assessments.  This is an assignment that is assessed by the teachers at our school.  Some may be sent out as samples. Sometimes, these may have limited teacher input.

 

E.A. is an External Assessment.  These are assignments that are graded by IB assessors.

 

I.B. is the International Baccalaureate. It is the programme of study.

 

I.O.P. Individual Oral Presentation.  This can also be an I.A. or an E.A.

 

E.E. is the Extended Essay, a 4000 word paper on the topic of the student's choice.

 

S.L. is Standard Level.

 

H.L. is Higher Level.

 

P.P.A. is a Practical Play Analysis (did you think there was only acting the Theatre class?).

 

These are only the beginning.  Want to see more? Check here and here. And this is kind of funny, here.  Once you have read all these, you can quiz yourself here