Flashcards · IB Middle Years Programme Individuals and Societies (MYP) · Topic 1

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Which disciplines can an MYP Individuals and Societies course cover?: Integrated humanities, history, economics, geography, philosophy, sociology/anthropology, business management, psychology or world religions. The choice is the school's; the four criteria stay the same.
In which subjects is the I&S on-screen eAssessment offered?: Only history, geography and integrated humanities — even where a school teaches another discipline such as economics or psychology.
Does MYP Individuals and Societies have a prescribed content list?: No. Schools design their own units. What is prescribed is the use of key and related concepts and global contexts to build the curriculum.
Primary versus secondary source: A primary source comes from the time or event studied (an 1840s factory report). A secondary source is written later about it (a modern historian's book).
Correlation versus causation: Two series moving together do not prove that one causes the other. A causal claim needs a mechanism and evidence that rules out other explanations.
Intra-disciplinary versus interdisciplinary learning: Intra-disciplinary: connecting courses within I&S (history with geography). Interdisciplinary: connecting I&S with other MYP subject groups, often through shared key concepts.