IB Group 3
Individuals and Societies
History
The IB History course is designed to enable students to:
- Understand the historical concepts of change and continuity, cause and effect, and be able to use them in their interpretation of current affairs
- Understand the significance of certain twentieth century events and ideologies in their global dimension
- Understand the nature of history as a discipline through the study of different sources, visual and written
- Develop an awareness of different interpretations of the past
- Respond to historical issues with empathy and critical analysis
- Promote a lifelong interest in the study of history
Areas of Study
Standard Level and Higher Level
World History Topics
A selection of materials is studied from the following topics:
- Authoritarian States
- States studied could include Stalin, Mao, Hitler and Castro.
- The Cold War: Superpower tensions and rivalries.
Document Analysis of a Prescribed Subject
Rights and Protests: USA and South Africa
Higher Level
Regional Study: Oceania
Students engage in an additional study.
In this unit we will be looking at British Colonialism and Emerging Identities in Oceania 1788-1919 and the Development of Oceania Post WWII.
Assessment
Assessment is part of the regular teaching and learning programme. General assessment monitors of the student’s performance are made on a selection of assessment tasks chosen from the following:
- Analytical exercises, including visual evidence
- Essays (time and research)
- Oral presentations
- Research assignments
- Tests
- Film reviews
- Short reports
- Short answer exercises
- Multimedia presentations
- Biographical studies
IB Final Assessment
Standard Level
External Assessment:
- Paper 1: Document Analysis of a Prescribed Subject – 30%
- Paper 2: World History Topics – 45%
Internal Assessment:
- An in-depth study on any historical subject – 25%
Higher Level
External Assessment:
- Paper 1: Document Analysis of a Prescribed Subject – 20%
- Paper 2: World History Topics – 25%
- Paper 3: Regional Study – 35%
Internal Assessment:
An in-depth study on any historical subject – 20%
