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Theatre teacher’s thoughts on updates to Diploma Programme subject guide
Diploma Programme launches new Digital Society subject: “A much needed innovation in the DP”
Lost in translation? Simple steps to follow when planning formative assessments
Preparing for November 2020 examinations
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent): Student well-being at the core
We spoke with the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Singapore, about their efforts to smoothly transit to online learning and to conduct the November 2020 examinations.
Shaping the learning experience for students in Ecuador
We spoke with Nadia Salmon, IB Coordinator of Unidad Educativa Particular Bilingüe Liceo Panamericano, Ecuador about the efforts the school made to ensure that students were fully prepared to sit the November 2020 examinations.
Preparing for exams: Tokyo Metropolitan Kokusai High School
Diploma Programme coordinator, Kazumasa Aoki, talks about the changes the Tokyo Metropolitan Kokusai High School, Japan had to make to administer the November 2020 examination session.
Preparing for November 2020 examinations: Westwood International School
IB Coordinator, Anandhi Lakshminarayanan from Westwood International School, Gaborone, Botswana, shares invaluable insights from the November 2020 Middle Years Programme (MYP) eAssessment.
Managing MYP e-assessment in a global crisis: TNS Beaconhouse, Pakistan
This has been an unprecedented year for schools, students and educators all over the world. The global disruptions to education due to the pandemic have had an impact on schools, educators and students worldwide. In this story, we spoke with IB World School TNS Beaconhouse in Lahore, Pakistan about the challenges they had to overcome […]
The pros and cons of marking exams one question at a time
Assessment researcher Katie Schultz explains what “Question Item Groups” are and how marking exams as QIGs impacts assessment.
Bringing student choice to assessment
Well-designed, student-led assessments can enhance self-efficacy and promote self-regulated learning. IB World Magazine talks to our Learning in Assessment Manager, Wendy Choi about best practice.
The power of internal assessments
With the cancellation of May exams due to COVID-19, a lot of IB students are wondering how two years of their work will be assessed and graded. Paul Campbell, Head of Development and Outreach, turned to his best source on the IB experience: his daughter, Sarah, a Diploma Programme (DP) graduate.
Tips during the exam period
Students across the globe are currently sitting their IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), IB Diploma Programme (DP) and IB Career-related Programme (CP) exams. Here are six tips to stay calm during this exam period.
Allowing students to make mistakes does not make one a bad teacher- understanding learning beyond grades
Research in neuroscience and the psychology of learning in the last decades has persistently demonstrated the immense plasticity of the brain, the importance of the adolescent years for the development of higher order cognitive abilities and the inherent nature of practice and struggle for growth function (Hohnen & Murphy, 2016). So why do we still […]