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The Group 3: Individuals and societies subjects of the IB Diploma Programme consist of ten courses offered at both the Standard level (SL) and Higher level (HL): Business Management, Economics, Geography, Global Politics, History, Information technology in a global society (ITGS), Philosophy, Psychology, Social and cultural anthropology, and World religions (SL only). [1] There is also a transdisciplinary course, Environmental systems and societies (SL only), that satisfies Diploma requirements for Groups 3 and 4. [2]
History is the process of recording, reconstructing and interpreting the past through investigation of sources. IB DP History teaches candidates to interpret and critically evaluate these sources and allows them to understand and appreciate the culture and context of those living in other periods of time.
All candidates must study one prescribed subject and two topics for 150 hours.
The Paper 1 Prescribed subjects are two case studies and lead to the source-based Paper 1 examination.
All candidates must study two World history topics (45 hours each)
HL candidates must study one option from the following for 90 hours. Each option has twelve sections. Candidates must study three sections.
The remaining 20 hours for both SL and HL candidates comes from the internal assessment component, making a total of 150 teaching hours for SL and 240 hours for HL.
There are three assessment components at SL and four at HL.
External assessment accounts for 75% of the course grade at SL and 80% at HL.
Internal assessment accounts for the remaining 25% of the course grade at SL and 20% at HL.
The syllabus of the Economics course is divided into four sections – microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics, and development economics – all of which receive approximately equal weight. All sections must be studied by all candidates, and questions of all will be posed in examinations. The Diploma programme Economics course is noted for focusing more on development than any other economics course at a pre-university level, and this is all part of the IB programmes' international perspective.
The final exams consist of three papers for HL and two for SL. There have been changes to both the external and internal assessments starting with the 2022 examination period. Paper 1 consists of one prompt from each of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Global Economics. Students choose and write on one of the prompts only. Each question is divided into two sections with part (a) being worth 10 points and part (b) being worth 15. Paper 2 involves answering one of two data response questions. Each question pulls material from any of the four sections of the course. Paper 2 is worth 40 points. Paper 3 involves calculations (only HL is required to do this paper), with two mandatory questions that involve all sections of the course. Internal assessment includes three commentaries of current news items involving the use of economic concepts and terminology. The time allowed for each exam is a strict limit of 75 minutes each for Paper 1 and 105 minutes for Paper 2 and Paper 3. [3]
The focus of this course is the systematic study of behavior and mental process. The program studies three main perspectives as influences on human behavior: the biological, the cognitive and the sociocultural. It includes the examination of optional topics that include health psychology, abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, sports psychology and psychology of human relationships. Finally all students have to carry out their own experimental study as an internal assessment. Students at higher level study two options whereas standard level students study only one. [4]
Each of the perspectives should be explored using the following four compulsory topics:
The aims of the psychology course at HL and at SL are to:
First, students must choose an experiment to replicate. When conducting the experiment, the IB demands that certain ethical guidelines be followed. [5] After the experiment has been completed, a written report must be produced detailing the experiment. The students are required to The external assessment, which is administered in May or November; the second year of the course is specially focused to the development of this assessment where the students are introduced to a variety of studies and the student is expected to draw connections between them. The test is divided into two parts, which are referred to as "papers". Using the internal and external assessment, IB calculates a grade value of one through seven. [6]
Philosophy is offered both as a standard and higher level Group 3 subject. It consists of both internal assignment (philosophical approach to an essay on current topic) and 2 (3 on higher level) externally assessed exam papers on core and optional topics.
All students study the core theme which consists of six key concepts:
SL students are required to study one theme from the following list. HL students are required to study two themes from the following list.
All students are required to study one text from the “IB list of prescribed philosophical texts” shown below:
The IB Diploma Programme information technology in a global society (ITGS) course is the study and evaluation of the impacts of information technology (IT) on individuals and society. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of the access and use of digitized information at the local and global level. ITGS provides a framework for the student to make informed judgments and decisions about the use of IT within social contexts.
Requirements for SL :
Requirements for HL:
Practical computer work is conducted while researching for the project at Standard Level. As of exams starting in 2012 both HL and Sl students will take the Project.
Geography involves the study and investigation of human relationships with the environment.
SL candidates study three themes - the core theme and two optional themes, while HL candidates study five themes - the core theme, three optional themes and the HL extension. [7]
All candidates must study this theme.
Theme: Patterns and change (70 hours)
SL candidates must study two of the following seven themes (60 hours), while HL candidates must study three (90 hours). Teachers may teach more themes than prescribed so that the candidates have a greater freedom of choice in Paper 2, since all options are set on the same paper.
HL candidates must study this theme.
Theme: Global interactions (60 hours)
There are three assessment components at SL and four at HL.
External assessment accounts for 75% of the grade for the entire course at SL, and 80% of that at HL.
Internal assessment accounts for the remaining 25% of the grade at SL and 20% at HL.
In some cases, Standard level subjects can be studied in one year, as opposed to the two years for Higher level subjects.[ citation needed ] This gives students more study time in their final year of school, as well as the option to spend more hours on their higher level subjects. All anticipated subjects are studied at standard level.
Business and Management SL, Economics SL, Economics HL, ITGS SL, ITGS HL, Psychology SL and Philosophy SL are offered online to students enrolled in the IB Diploma Programme. [8] [9] [10]
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