IB Approaches to teaching is informed by assessment

Assessment plays a crucial role in both supporting and measuring learning. Formative and summative assessments, paired with appropriate feedback, can be powerful tools to improve student learning. The key to assessment is that the data is then used to inform instruction as assessment and feedback are as important to the teacher as they are to the student.

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Read excerpts from IB documents (.PDF 1.5 MB)

From CLAS Network - PLCs at Work: Analyzing and Using Formative Assessment Data This production is part of a partnership between NJIT and the NJDOE to provide support for NJ educators in the Online Professional Learning Exchange or OPLE. For more information, please visit www.NJCORE.ORG

FREE Nano PD: MYP eAssessment - the what, why, and how

Whether or not your school implements the Middle Years Programme or offers the eAssessment, this Nano PD provides an excellent window into the IB’s innovative approach to assessment for learning

Reflect on what you are learning

In your most recent unit/topic, how often did you:

  • set clear objectives for an assessment task?

  • give evidence-based feedback on a task?

  • use information from a formative assessment task to amend/update your planning for the rest of the unit?

  • ask students to give peer feedback on an assessment task?

  • provide opportunities for students to reflect on the assessment of their work?

Find the section in the Teacher Self-reflection Guide to capture your ideas.

Navigating the IB Programme Resource Center (PRC)

 

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Further reading to understand the IB

 

Read the Brookings Institute case study Transcending borders: The International Baccalaureate’s systemic approach to educating the whole person by Whitney Hegseth (2023)

  • How is the IB explained in this case study?

  • How might the Brookings explanation contribute to your thoughts about the difference between an IB World School and a school with an IB programme?

  • How does this article expand your understanding of IB Approaches to Teaching?

US Growth Access and Outcomes Final Report (2024)

This newly published report contains a rich array of graphics, data, and testimonies that consolidate a number of research study findings. This is an ideal resource to either distribute as a whole, or draw from to strategically present relevant topics, to address misconceptions and re-write narratives.