Individuals and Societies – Humanities Sciences

Individuals and Societies – Humanities

The MYP Individuals and Societies course encourages learners to respect and understand the world around them and equips them with the necessary skills to inquire into historical, contemporary, geographical, political, social, economic, religious, technological, and cultural factors that have an impact on individuals, societies, and environments. It encourages learners, both students and teachers, to consider local and global contexts.

Assessment

Criterion A: Knowing and understanding

Students are assessed on their ability to know and use humanities terminology in context; they should demonstrate knowledge and understanding of subject-specific content and concepts through developed descriptions, explanations and examples.

Criterion B: Investigating

Students are assessed on their ability to formulate a research question and to follow a related action plan that effectively answers their question, using methods to accurately collect and record information.

Criterion C: Communicating

Students are assessed on their ability to communicate information and ideas using an appropriate style and format that includes documentation of sources.

Criterion D: Thinking critically

Students are assessed on their ability to analyze concepts, events, issues, models and arguments using a range of sources, recognizing values and limitations, interpreting different perspectives and synthesizing information to make valid, wellsupported arguments.

Sciences

The MYP sciences course framework aims to guide students to independently and collaboratively investigate issues through research, observation, and experimentation. Scientific inquiry also fosters critical and creative thinking about research and design, as well as the identification of assumptions and alternative explanations. Students should learn to appreciate and respect the ideas of others, gain good ethical-reasoning skills and further develop their sense of responsibility as members of local and global communities.

Assessment

Criterion A: Knowing and understanding

Students are assessed on their ability to describe scientific knowledge, apply their understanding to solving problems in familiar and unfamiliar situations, and analyze information to make scientifically supported judgements.

Criterion B: Inquiring and designing

Students are assessed on their ability to explain a problem using scientific reasoning, describe how to manipulate the variables and design scientific investigations.

Criterion C: Processing and evaluating

Students are assessed on their ability to interpret data and describe results using scientific reasoning; discuss the validity of hypotheses and methods based on scientific investigation, and describe improvements to these methods.

Criterion D: Reflecting on the impact of science

Students are assessed on their ability to discuss and analyze the various implications of using science in solving problems; apply scientific language effectively; and document sources and information.