Viva Voce Questions

 To what extent were your initial ideas realized?

 Were your original plans/ideas realistic and appropriate?
 What do you think your successes were in this process?
 What was the most rewarding aspect of the entire process?
 How will this experience prepare you for future work of this nature in college?

 "I am not clear what you mean on page XXX. You quote Y: could you explain a
little more about what this tells us?"
 "On page *** you cite Z. I couldn't find this reference (for example, website).
Could you tell me more about it?"
 "What have been the high and low points of the research and writing
process?"
 "What were the most interesting aspects of the process? Did you discover
anything that surprised you?"
 "What have you learned through writing this essay? Is there any advice you
would want to pass on to someone just starting out on an extended essay?"
 "Is there anything else that you would particularly like me to mention in my
report?"

1. What have been the high & low points of the research & writing processes?
2. What would you have done differently in the research process?
3. What is the most important thing that you learned?
4. What was your greatest challenge and how did you overcome it?
5. What would you change in your research if you did another EE?
6. How rewarding did you find the experience??
7. What was the most valuable experience you took away from the process?
8. What was your greatest challenge and what did you do to overcome it?
9. What advice would you give to the next year’s group?
10. Would you like to continue reading on this topic?
11. What questions did this process raise?
12. What conclusions have you drawn about the topic?