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IB IA Word Count Requirement Checklist

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Wednesday 29th of January 2025 11:07:30 AM

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Completing an internal assessment IB is not a piece of cake. It’s the difference between a pass and a fail since it contributes 20-30% of total marks in various subjects. That said, a student has to prepare well. Among the things that students should familiarize themselves with is the IB IA word count requirement for specific subjects. I will save you the trouble in this blog and create an IB IA word count checklist for reference.

IB Math IA word count

Math IA does not have a particular word count. However, you are encouraged to keep your page count between 12- 20 pages. This covers calculations, tables, figures, and sections requiring detailed text like the introduction, background, discussion, conclusion and evaluation. This applies to Math IA HL, Math IA SL and IB Math IA studies.

Tip

If your Math IA exceeds the recommended page count, you can use a few tricks. First, you can reduce your line spacing to 1.5 or single spacing. Second, you can have some tables or data attached as appendices. Lastly, stay brief throughout your exploration.

Sciences

Unlike Math IA, page numbers do not matter in sciences. However, scientific explorations have a word limit of 3000 words. Subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, and Physics fall under this word count. On the other hand, some science subjects have unique word count requirements, as outlined below;

  • Environmental Systems and Societies/ Ess ia word count - 1500 to 2250 words
  • Computer Science ia word count - 2000 words
  • Digital Technology ia word count- 3000 words, and maximum pages are between 34-and 36 pages.
  • Sports exercise and health science/ SEHS ia word count- around 3300 words maximum. It should be between 6 and 12 pages(Double spaced).

Individuals and Societies

  • Subjects under this group have diverse word count requirements as listed below;
  • IB History IA word count - 2200 words
  • Global politics ia word count- 2000 words
  • IB psych ia word count (HL/ SL)- 2200 words
  • IB business ia word count (HL and SL)- 1500-1800 words max
  • Economics HL/SL- 750 to 800 words per economic commentary
  • Digital Society HL/SL-  1500 words maximum

Language and Literature Studies

This includes an English HL essay and an Individual Oral presentation. The HL essay should be around 1200 to 1500 words, while the IB IO should be around 300 for the outline.

Arts

A theatre project may take up to 2500 words to complete, while a musical investigation requires 1500 to 2000 words.

Summing up

While our list is not exhaustive, we have provided word count limits for some of the most common disciplines in IB. With such knowledge, planning structure and following the given IB  ia criteria is easy. It gives you a chance to earn easy marks and boost your grade.

 

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