IBPYP Essential Elements Quiz

What is at the heart of the PYP as a vehicle for learning?

• Structured inquiry

• Lecture-based learning

• Memorization of facts

• Standardized testing

How many organizing themes help teachers and children explore knowledge in the IBPYP program?

• Six

• Three

• Four

• Five

drive transdisciplinary learning. They are timeless, significant, universal and allow students to engage in higher-order thinking in a meaningful way.

Answer explanation

Key concepts drive learning experiences and help to frame a unit of inquiry. By identifying and investigating key concepts, students learn to think critically about big ideas. This may be done through broad, open-ended questions in an inquiry.

consist of Five categories of interrelated skills and associated sub-skills that support students of all ages to become self-regulated learners.

Answer explanation

ATL skills play an important role in helping students learn about how they learn. Over time, students are able to develop clear and sophisticated understandings of how they learn best and how they can evaluate the effectiveness of their learning. This further helps students: reflect purposefully on their learning.

What are the 5 main parts to the PYP?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• concepts
• knowledge

• skills

• attitudes

• action