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Core eBook
Inquiry 4.1 How can I research ethically and critically?
We could argue that the most important skill we can all leave school with, is not how much we can recall from our memories but how well we can discern what is true and what is not. In a world that is...
Reflective project
PPS for RP Inquiry 3.3 How can ethical frameworks help me find out what I think?
There are actually three branches of ethics - meta-ethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. Our focus is on applied ethics and the way ethics plays out in the world around us; in fact, to be more...
Reflective project
PPS for RP Inquiry 3.1 What is my own ethical compass?
Let's get you talking, debating and thinking creatively about your values and how they connect with those around you. This is a great way for you to build understanding of ethical issues and dilemmas...
Core eBook
Inquiry 7.1 How can I develop into a critical thinker?
'Critical thinking' is a term you have undoubtedly heard many times. We know it is apparently good for us, but so is having enough fibre. The key here is to understand where it can get you; it will require...
Core eBook
Inquiry 7.2 How can I think in creative ways?
Imagine. Predict. Innovate. All words that demand independent thought and risk-taking; this all sounds rather intimidating. However, creative thinking is happening all around us and you are already doing...
Learning journal/portfolio
Phase 4 LJ overview
The Presentation of Findings phase takes place early enough for you to present to your peers and have time to make changes to your draft ready to submit to your supervisor for feedback. Presentations...
Learning journal/portfolio
Phase 5 LJ overview
The Completion and Submission phase after the presentation but before the Viva Voce, the supervisor will read and comment on only one draft of the your RP. Use this overview to check out the ten steps...
Core eBook
Inquiry 5.1 What is my relationship with language and culture?
Language and Cultural Studies is founded on the fact that everyone has an individual relationship with language learning. Whether you are multilingual or monolingual, the aim of LCS is not about how good...
Core eBook
Inquiry 7.3 What role does creative thinking play in DP subjects?
We have been exploring how thinking creatively is about risk-taking as you have to step out from what you know, to think about what is possible in the unknown. The more we think critically and creatively,...
Learning journal/portfolio
RP Learning journal introduction
By the time you get to the RP process, you should have some decent self-management and thinking skills to tap into for the mandatory RP Learning journal. This could be reflexive thinking practices from...
Core eBook
Inquiry 3: How, where and why might I apply ethical thinking?
The IB's mission statement refers to the importance of appreciating how 'other people, with their differences, can also be right'; this is key to being a critical and ethical thinker. With 'ethical decision-making'...
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Introducing the student section Free
Here we are going to use Personal and Professional Skills primarily as a place to get a sense of yourself and your personal and professional growth across the CP and all the different contexts you will...