Mapping a context
Tuesday 18 March 2025
The four contexts, health and wellbeing, human development, human relationships, and learning and cognition, form the framework for the course. Here, we look at how to map the context of human development by integrating concepts and content.
Not all concepts have to be taught in each context. The recommended number is 3-4 (Psychology Guide, p. 20).
Concepts are often related, so you may naturally find measurement and/or perspective relevant when teaching about bias. Look for these connections to facilitate the integration of concepts into your context.
Research methodology is a good content area in which to explore bias, causality and measurement.
Students are encouraged to explore overlaps and links between the approaches, as well as consider them individually.
While the biological approach may lend itself to exploring the concepts of causality and measurement, for example, change and bias are relevant to the sociocultural and cognitive approaches.
Remember that studies do not need to be learned in detail; they provide a springboard for discussing concepts, approaches, and methodology
Human development context
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The next blog post will focus on suggestions for investigating the HL extensions and human development. How do culture, motivation and technology affect human cognitive and social development? Areas include child development in indigenous cultures, the role of motivation in cognitive and social development and how technology may influence the development of self.