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Design (MYP) study guides
11 published, listed by title. Topic explanations written to be read once and understood.
All 11, by title
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Study Guides
IB Middle Years Programme Design: Syllabus Guide
The design cycle and four assessment criteria of IB Middle Years Programme Design – inquiring and analysing, developing ideas, creating the solution, evaluating – and how the ePortfolio eAssessment is structured.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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IB MYP Design – Criterion A – Inquiring and analysing Study Guide
IB MYP Design study guide to Criterion A: justify the need, plan primary and secondary research, analyse existing products and write a design brief.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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IB MYP Design – Criterion B – Developing ideas Study Guide
How to write a measurable design specification, generate feasible ideas, justify a choice and draw planning drawings for IB MYP Design Criterion B.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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IB MYP Design – Criterion C – Creating the solution Study Guide
IB MYP Design study guide to Criterion C: how to write a logical plan, show technical skill, follow the plan and justify changes, with worked examples.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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IB MYP Design – Criterion D: Evaluating Study Guide
IB MYP Design study guide to criterion D: planning tests from your specification, judging success with data, and explaining improvements and impact.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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IB MYP Design – Global contexts and design situations Study Guide
IB MYP Design study guide to the six global contexts: turning a design situation into a problem statement and letting the context shape research and tests.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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IB MYP Design – Key and related concepts in design Study Guide
IB MYP Design study guide to the key and related concepts, with design examples and how to write statements of inquiry and inquiry questions.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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IB MYP Design – Product Design and Digital Design Study Guide
IB MYP Design study guide to product, digital and combined design: the evidence each produces at every design-cycle stage, and how to prototype and test.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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IB MYP Design – Sustainable and ethical design Study Guide
IB MYP Design study guide on life-cycle thinking, materials choice, ergonomics, inclusive design and data ethics, with worked examples for A and D.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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IB MYP Design: The Design Cycle
Inquiring and analysing, developing ideas, creating the solution, evaluating – IB Middle Years Programme Design's repeated methodology, and how its four stages map directly onto the four assessment criteria.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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IB MYP Design: The Four Assessment Criteria in Practice
Worked, criterion-by-criterion guidance on what top-band evidence actually looks like for MYP Design's four assessment criteria – Inquiring and analysing, Developing ideas, Creating the solution, and Evaluating – mapped onto the design cycle.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB