s8 latest developments in the diploma programme groups 4 and 5 curriculum reviews
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Latest developments in the Diploma Programme Groups 4 and 5 Curriculum Reviews Group 4, Experimental Sciences, is now into the early stages of its latest curriculum review. The outcome of this review will be new courses for teaching in schools from September 2014 with the first examinations in May 2016.TRANSCRIPT
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Group 4&5 Curriculum Review
IBAP Annual Conference
Singapore March 2012
David Jones CAH G4/5
Saturday, 16:15
Morrison room
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Curriculum Review Group 5
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Aim of all IB programmes
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“The aim of all IB programmes is to develop
internationally minded people who, recognizing their
common humanity and shared guardianship of the
planet, help to create a better and more peaceful
world.”
Every IB teacher and subject has a role to play in this
- you’re an IB teacher first and a mathematics
teacher second
More like this
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Should mathematics classrooms look a bit more like this?
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Less like this
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And a bit less like this?
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Principles of DP Curriculum
Reviews
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Principles of DP Curriculum Reviews
collaborative, working with teachers, examiners,
consultants and IBCA staff
surveying teacher opinion via questionnaires on OCC
supported by the assessment division
reporting to the diploma review committee
aware of the impact of a subject or group review on
the hexagon as a whole
scheduled on a seven year review cycle
• 7 YEAR REVIEW CYCLE
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7 YEAR REVIEW CYCLE
06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14
Teaching
schedule
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T1
T2
Review
schedule
- - IY
R1
R2
R3 R4 R5
-
Key:
IY – investigation year
R1 – first year of subject review
T1 – first year of new course
Tr – teacher training year Gr 5 CR 2006-2014
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Group 5 curriculum review 2006 - 2014
All subjects in group 5 were given a one year
extension
The original first teaching date was September 2011,
but the extension moved this to September 2012, with
first examinations in May 2014
Final examinations for the current courses will be in
November 2013, final examinations for the new
courses will be November 2020
Evaluation and development for the next review will
be in 2014/2015 Outcomes of CR
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Outcomes of the curriculum review
draft guides published December 2011
new guides published March-June 2012
new TSM available May 2012
specimen papers available May 2012
subject specific seminars early 2012
begin teaching September 2012
first exams May 2014
last exams Nov 2020 Followed by
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Followed by
Online moderator training
Online and face to face teacher training
OUP course companions
Other publishers provided with drafts of the guides
Partnerships for support materials on specific issues
eg GDC
SSS to introduce the new courses have already taken
place in IBA Portland, Memphis, IBAEM Berlin and
IBAP Singapore, Hong Kong, Melbourne and Delhi
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Whole group and Subject Meetings
Informed by
group 5 questionnaire
subject specific questionnaires
consultation with universities and subject associations
audit of overlap with other group 5 subjects
academic research
Profile of participants
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Profile of participants
participants from each IB region
a mix of publicly funded / privately funded schools
gender balance
a mix of experienced and relatively new teachers
representative senior examiners
representatives of the three IB working languages (though meetings are normally held in English)
potential to lead workshops on the new courses
Group 5 Review plan
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Group 5 Review Plan
whole group review
initial group 5 questionnaire to schools in July 07
group 5 meeting in October 07
subject specific questionnaires
two subject specific meetings each year
one IA meeting each year
Aims of meetings
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Aims of meetings
To consider the questionnaire results
To produce relevant courses for students which will
be of use to them during their diploma studies,
through university and beyond
Reports on OCC
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Reports on the OCC
After every meeting a report is produced and
published on the OCC for teachers. Comments are
invited from teachers as the review progresses.
Report on MSSL April 2010
Report on SL and HL April 2010
Report on SL and HL April 2011
GR 5 Aims and links
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Group 5 aims and links
Diploma-wide issues, TOK (including ethical
implications), and international mindedness have
been addressed in the new group 5 aims
The final column in the syllabus details provides
useful links to these aims.
APPL- real life examples and links to other diploma
subjects
Aim 8- moral, social and ethical implications
Int- international mindedness
TOK- suggestions for discussion Gr 5AOs
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Group 5 assessment objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Problem solving
Communication and interpretation
Technology
Reasoning
Inquiry approaches
Revised courses
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Revised courses
Mathematical studies SL
Mathematics SL
Mathematics HL
• Graphic display calculators are
required for all 3 courses
Calculators yesterday and today
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Calculators yesterday and today
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Assessment Models
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Assessment models
External assessment largely unchanged
• Both SL courses have 2 x 1.5 hours
• Mathematics HL 2 x 2 hour papers for the core,
1x 1hour for the option.
Summary Curric changes
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Summary of curriculum changes
Syllabus content similar to current content
• 7 topics for mathematical studies SL
• 6 topics for mathematics SL
• 6 topics for mathematics HL core (182 hours)
• Note that matrices has gone from both mathematics SL
and HL core
• 4 options for mathematics HL (48 hours)
Contd
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Summary of curriculum changes (cont)
The project retained for mathematical studies SL, with
minor amends to the criteria
Internal assessment for mathematics SL and HL
changed completely
Syllabus outline for studies
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The Mathematical Exploration
The mathematical exploration is a written submission,
which will address one or more of the group 5 aims ,
6-9 which cannot be assessed in examinations.
The intended audience is their mathematics class.
The emphasis is on communication by means of
mathematical forms (e.g. formulae, diagrams, graphs
etc) with accompanying commentary.
A list of optional stimuli will be provided in the TSM.
Stimuli
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Criteria for the exploration
Communication
Mathematical presentation
Personal engagement
Reflection
Use of mathematics
For more details see Report on SL and HL April 2011
New TSM
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The new TSM
• guidance on introducing and developing the
exploration
• advice on how to support students
• exemplar student work marked according to new
criteria
• guidance on marking ‘explorations’ written for
teachers by teachers
• an example of a mind map from a given stimulus
Spirals
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Spirals in Nature – plotting points
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FM future
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Further Mathematics - the future
Further mathematics SL is an anomaly in the diploma
It will be replaced by a new Further mathematics HL
course modelled on the existing SL course
Four existing mathematics HL option topics to
increase to 48 hours, plus geometry and a new topic –
linear algebra
Six topics of 48 hours = 240 hours, as one topic will
be taught as part of the mathematics HL course.
FM new course
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Further mathematics HL- the new course
Statistics, Sets and Discrete to remain broadly as they
are at present but augmented to make 48 hours
Series will be renamed ‘Calculus’ and be less series-
based
Geometry ‘topic’ in Further Mathematics will be
augmented from 30 to 48 hours. The additional
content is less abstract and more accessible while still
demanding.
Linear algebra will include an introduction to matrices
(excluded from core) and extended to look at vector
spaces and applications to geometry. Assessment model
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Further Mathematics HL
Assessment model
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Paper 1 GDC hours Paper 2 GDC hours
50% 50%
Short & medium response
questions
Medium & extended response
questions
Changes to Comp Sci 1
12
2
12
2
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Changes to Computer Science (1)
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Group 4 non-elective (can count as a Group 4
subject) rather than Group 5 elective (must take
Mathematics as well).
Participate in Group 4 Project.
Has options like other Group 4 subjects.
Common Internal assessment across SL and HL.
Algorithmic thinking lies at the heart of the pedagogy.
Changes to Comp Sci 2
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Changes to Computer Science (2)
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Assessment statements for core and HL extension
radically different.
Any pseudo-code developed should use the approved
notation (although if it is understandable the student
will not get penalised).
No insistence on one specified programming
language (Java), unless the OOP (object orientated
programming) option is taken.
Case study is more researched based than current
one, linked to HL Paper 3 only (similar to ITGS Case
Study).
Changes to Comp Sci 3
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Changes to Computer Science (3)
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New components
SL and HL Paper 1 – similar to current paper 1 and
paper 2 (except Case Study).
SL and HL Paper 2 – linked to the option chosen.
HL Paper 3 - based on the Case Study and
independent research.
Solution (replaces Dossier) – Development of a
product underpinned by algorithmic thinking linked to
an unresolved question or problem, submitted
digitally, 2000 word max.
Last slide
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Group 4 Curriculum Review
IBAP Annual Conference
Singapore March 2012
Saturday, 16:15
Morrison room
© International Baccalaureate Organization 2007
“The aim of all IB programmes is to develop
internationally minded people who,
recognizing their common humanity and
shared guardianship of the planet, help to
create a better and more peaceful world.”
Every IB teacher and subject has a role to play in this
- you’re an IB teacher first and a subject teacher second
Page 54
© International Baccalaureate Organization 2007
Principles of DP Curriculum Reviews
collaborative, working with teachers, examiners,
consultants and IBCA staff
surveying teacher opinion via questionnaires on OCC
supported by the assessment division
reporting to the diploma review committee
aware of the impact of a subject or group review on
the hexagon as a whole
scheduled on a seven year review cycle
Page 55
© International Baccalaureate Organization 2007
Followed by
Online moderator/examiner training
Online and face to face teacher training
OUP course companions
Other publishers provided with drafts of the guides
Partnerships for support materials on specific issues
eg GDC
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Group 4 Review Plan
initial group 4 questionnaire to schools in March 2010
whole group 4 review meeting in October 2010
subject specific questionnaires
two subject specific meetings each year (first took
place in April and 2nd will be in November)
one IA meeting each year
After every meeting a report is produced and
published on the OCC for teachers. Comments are
invited from teachers as the review progresses.
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Subjects in Group Review
Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Design Technology
(Design Technology has separate but parallel
development)
Not in group review:
Sports Health and Exercise Science (currently a
standard level pilot subject. The course is on open
offer from September 2012, with first examinations in
May 2014.)
Environmental Systems and Societies
(interdisciplinary groups 3 & 4 SL) 1st year of review.
Computer Science moving to Group 4 from Sept
2012 as a non-elective (can count as a G4 subject)
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7 YEAR REVIEW CYCLE
10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18
Teaching
schedule
T4 T5 T6 T7 T1 T2 T3 T4
Review
schedule
R1 R2 R3 R4
SSS
IY IY R1
Key:
IY – investigation year
R1 – first year of subject review
T1 – first year of new course
SSS – subject specific seminars
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Outcomes of the curriculum review
draft guides published December 2013
new guides published March-June 2014
new TSM material available May 2014
specimen papers available May 2014
subject specific seminars early 2014
begin teaching September 2014
first exams May 2016
last exams Nov 2023
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1st Group 4 Curriculum Review Meeting
Informed by:
Reports from investigative year
Questionnaire to schools
Online discussion with participants
Internal Review Committee (Senior IB Staff)
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Significant outcomes
Diploma-wide issues, TOK (including ethical
implications), and international mindedness have
been addressed.
Teacher notes in the syllabus details provides useful
links to these aims.
APPL- real life examples and links to other diploma
subjects
Aim 8- moral, social and ethical implications
Int- international mindedness
TOK- suggestions for discussion
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Significant outcomes
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Number of options reduced from 2 out of 8
to 1 out of 4 at both SL and HL
Number of written papers at SL reduced from 3 to 2
New internal assessment at SL and HL
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Significant outcomes
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Nature of science to be overarching theme in physics,
chemistry and biology (nature of technology in Design
Technology)
Group 4 project to continue with collaboration
between schools emphasized
New science course at SL
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Internal Assessment IA group 4
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New Internal assessment
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“The model proposed is for one, open-ended practical
investigation with new generic criteria that will allow
both a wider range of activities satisfying the varying
needs of the three subjects and more agreement on
the marks awarded as a result of the application of the
criteria. It would be 20% of the overall assessment.
The criteria would need to reflect the learner profile
and the overarching Nature of Science theme for the
new group 4 courses.”
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New Internal assessment
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Summary of outcomes
The practical activities programme will remain at
40/60 hours and the group 4 project would remain and
be assessed, as now, with the criterion personal skills.
The IA task will be one investigation/scientific
exploration similar in length and time to the new group
5 IA. It will be presented as written task (as the group
4 project already allows for wider range of
presentational modes).
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New Internal assessment
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The task will allow a wider range of activities than the
present traditional hands on practical investigation
(this latter would remain as a possible IA task but the
detailed assessment of specific aspects of it would be
undertaken in the written papers) :
E.g. Using a spreadsheet for analysis and modelling
Extracting data from a database and analyzing graphically etc
Simulations – must be interactive and open ended
More qualitative work allowed
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New Internal assessment
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The task will have the same assessment criteria for
SL and HL but may have different grade boundaries.
Moderation would probably be based on e-portfolios
and e-moderated by seeding.
The rigour of the IA would be maintained by ensuring
the criteria reflect the demanding conceptual
understanding required by making the nature of
science (NOS) the overarching theme.
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New Internal assessment
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Draft criteria are Context, Analysis, Communication,
and Reflection, each on a possible 0-4 point scale.
The tasks produced would be complex and
commensurate with the level of the course. They
would require a purposeful research question and the
scientific rationale for it and a cognitive component -
critical scientific thinking element (thinking like a
scientist).
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New Science course. Why?
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The broad rationale for the course was accepted by
DRC and DPC. i.e. for the vast majority of SL science
students this may be their last experience of science
education so the current single subject courses may
not serve them well.
What may be more relevant is a general education in
science that will allow them to understand and make
judgements on critical societal issues affecting their
lives arising from developments in science and
technology.
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Recommendation: New SL Course
Design a new SL science and technology course for
the vast majority of students (who may not study
science again) but will need to understand scientific
issues arising in their lives upon which they need to
make reasoned judgments. This will run alongside
the existing subject specific SLs.
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New Science course
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There be an exclusion with the new physics,
chemistry and biology.
It is believed that the primary clientele would be
diploma students who would not choose a science
subject if free to do so and are unlikely to choose
additional G4 subjects. We would not have to worry
about any overlap, perceived or real. We would be
free to introduce some of the ideas, philosophy and
content from the science course into the new phys,
chem. and bio SLs.
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New science course
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The course philosophy is to bring forth through
student centred activities, the wonder of science, its
power to change the world for good or bad and its
concomitant limitations.
The aim is to explore 6 big ideas in science,
illustrating in the process the nature and
methodologies of science and raising the implications
for society and how these affect the student’s place
within it.
© International Baccalaureate Organization 2007
“The aim of all IB programmes is to develop
internationally minded people who,
recognizing their common humanity and
shared guardianship of the planet, help to
create a better and more peaceful world.”
Every IB teacher and subject has a role to play in this
- you’re an IB teacher first and a subject teacher second
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