Changes to DP Biology (II) Structure of the new course

February 21, 2014

Some aspects of the revised Biology Diploma course for 2015+ have not changed, yet as you would presumably anticipate, other aspects  have significant changes. The syllabus content structure (organisation)  is the same: there exists a core component / AHL component,...

summary of Changes to DP Biology

January 17, 2014

In Sept 2014 IBO diploma centres will begin teaching the new, revised Group 4 syllabi. I thought it would be useful to discuss some of the changes and will post 4 brief summarising blogs. Much of what I write is consistent across all three disciplines. Though the...

Online quizzes and Assessment as learning

November 20, 2013

In Ontario there has been a move away from the standard terms of ‘formative’ and ‘summative’ assessment to: Assessment as learning Assessment for learning (Formative) Assessment of learning (Summative) Assessment as learning got me thinking. To...

mind mapping

October 12, 2013

[youtube]HyJrrUIocUI[/youtube] My school has been subscribing to http://www.mywebspiration.com/ for as long as I have been at the school.   “Designed for teachers and students in grades 5-12, Webspiration Classroom™ provides a safe and reliable online...

Academic Honesty

September 22, 2013

Yesterday I took part in a one hour IBO webinar on the topic of Academic Honesty. In the webinar we touched on some of the following points that I would like to share: Academic honesty is routed in the learner profile, in particular within attribute of...

Welcome

August 1, 2013

I would like to say a very big welcome to the Oxford Study Courses Ltd Biology blogging site. As you can see from my previous blogs; I have been writing for a little while and I encourage you to review my earlier posts as they cover a variety of topics that you may...