WorksheetsConceptual or factual
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 9mins
Conceptual understanding is
key to IB education
Conceptual understanding makes opportunities for learners to
(a)
In the PYP, concept-based inquiry is a powerful vehicle for learning that promotes
meaning and understanding, and challenges learners to engage with significant ideas.
Concepts are fundamental, abstract ideas and play a critical role in organizing, designing and planning curriculum and learning.
yes
no
maybe
Conceptual understanding supports the IB mission because it enables learners to:
conceive of multiple solutions to a problem
imagine multiple perspectives on issues
understand more deeply how ideas change in different contexts
all are correct
It allows them to apply skills, knowledge, and understandings to new or different contexts in generative, autonomous, dynamic ways
Organize these options into the right categories
Open-ended
Closed-ended
Lead to deeper disciplinary and transdisciplinary understandings
Concrete
Explore contradictions
Knowledge-based
Skills-related
Encourage recall and comprehension
Information
Enable exploration of complex issues
Highlight opportunities to compare and contrast
Promote transfer to familiar or less familiar situations, issues, ideas and contexts
Encourage analysis and application
Frequently topical
