IB - Group 3 - History - Psychology

GROUP 3

IB History 1 SL/HL

IBSO30SL - IB History 1 SL

IBSO30HL - IB History 1 HL

The DP history course is a world history course based on a comparative and multi-perspective approach to history. It involves the study of a variety of types of history, including political, economic, social and cultural, and provides a balance of structure and flexibility. The course emphasizes the importance of encouraging students to think historically and to develop historical skills as well as gaining factual knowledge. It puts a premium on developing the skills of critical thinking, and on developing an understanding of multiple interpretations of history. In this way, the course involves a challenging and demanding critical exploration of the past. Teachers explicitly teach thinking and re-search skills such as comprehension, text analysis, transfer, and use of primary sources. There are six key concepts that have particular prominence throughout the DP history course: change, continuity, causation, consequence, significance and perspectives.

The aims of the DP history course are to enable students to:

• develop an understanding of, and continuing interest in, the past

• encourage students to engage with multiple perspectives and to appreciate the complex nature of historical concepts, issues, events and developments

• promote international-mindedness through the study of history from more than one region of the world

• develop an understanding of history as a discipline and to develop historical consciousness including a sense of chronology and context, and an understanding of different historical perspectives

• develop key historical skills, including engaging effectively with sources

• increase students’ understanding of themselves and of contemporary society by encouraging reflection on the past.

IB Psychology 1 SL/HL

IBSO50SL - IB Psychology 1 SL

IBSO50HL - IB Psychology 1 HL

The IB Diploma Programme higher level psychology course aims to develop an awareness of how research findings can be applied to better understand human behaviour and how ethical practices are upheld in psychological inquiry. Students learn to understand the biological, cognitive and sociocultural influences on human behaviour and explore alternative explanations of behaviour. They also understand and use diverse methods of psychological inquiry.

In addition, the course is designed to:

• encourage the systematic and critical study of human experience and behaviour; physical, economic and social environments; and the history and development of social and cultural institutions

• develop the capacity to identify, analyse critically and evaluate theories, concepts and arguments about the nature and activities of the individual and society

• enable students to collect, describe and analyse data used in studies, test hypotheses; and interpret complex data and source material

• enable the student to recognize that the content and methodologies are contestable and that their study requires the toleration of uncertainty

• develop an awareness of how psychological research can be applied for the better understanding of human behaviour

• ensure that ethical practices are upheld in psychological inquiry

• develop an understanding of the biological, cognitive and sociocultural influences on human behaviour

• develop an understanding of alternative explanations of behavior

• understand and use diverse methods of psychological inquiry