International Baccalaureate knowledge course to change | Tes - 0 views
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The curriculum of one of the key components of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, theory of knowledge, is due to change next year.
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Teachers will start teaching the new version of the course next year, with the first assessment to be carried out in 2022.
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The curriculum model is currently based on three components: a core theme called "knowing about knowing", which encourages students to critically reflect on knowledge claims; "ways of knowing", which encompasses eight areas including language and faith; and "areas of knowledge", which includes areas such as the arts and natural sciences.
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it will encourage students to reflect on their perspectives, their values and their critical thinking skills – for example, their awareness of manipulation, or "spin".
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“We have a new core theme focused on the students themselves as a knower and thinker, what shapes their perspectives, where their values come from, how they know who to trust, how they navigate the world,”
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“What we really wanted was to focus on the real-world situation, so we have decided to create a completely new task around this real-world focus,”