Appendix 3: International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (MYP)
Students learn best when: (p60)
- Their prior knowledge is considered to be important
- Learning is in context
- Context is relevant
- They can learn collaboratively
- The learning environment is provocative
- They get appropriate, formative feedback that supports their learning
- Diverse learning styles are understood and accommodated
- They feel secure and their ideas are valued and respected
- Values and expectations are explicit
- There is a culture of curiosity at the school
- They understand how learning is judged, and how to provide evidence of their learning
- They become aware of and understand how they learn
- Structured inquiry, critical thinking, learning through experience and conceptual developments are central to teaching in the school
- Learning is engaging, challenging, rigorous, relevant and significant
- They are encouraged in everything they do in school to become autonomous, lifelong learners.
Link to the Middle Years Programme, MYP: From principles into practice document (2008):
http://www.guajome.net/uploads/MYP%20From%20Principles%20into%20Practice.pdf