Group 3: Individuals & Societies

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International Baccalaureate Group 3: Individuals & Societies

Reach a deeper understanding of human environments, society and history.

Our resources for IB Diploma Group 3 cover all of the core themes, with clearly differentiated content for Standard and Higher Level students. Our textbooks provide comprehensive coverage of the latest Subject Guides in Environmental Systems and Societies, Global Politics, Business Management, Economics, Psychology, and History.

Our Environmental Systems and Societies, Global Politics, and Psychology resources are co-published with the International Baccalaureate, which means that they are fully aligned with the current IB curriculum and have passed the IB’s rigorous quality-assurance process.

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Comprehensive coverage of all eight topics and the HL lenses from the IB Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) course.

Fully revised in line with the 2024 Subject Guide, this latest edition has been developed in cooperation with the IB.

Written by experienced IB teachers and examiners, it provides full coverage of all eight topics and the Higher Level lenses, with all new Higher Level content covered and labelled for clear differentiation.

Self-contained real-world examples put learning into context, encouraging critical thinking and building awareness of environmental issues.

Popular tried-and-tested feature boxes boost engagement in the IB classroom, helping learners to deepen their understanding of key themes and concepts.

Guiding Questions showing the links between new and previous knowledge, and connections between concepts and topics, encourage active investigation of the content covered.

Chapters dedicated to TOK, the Internal Assessment, the Extended Essay, and exam strategies, offer learners effective support with their assessments.

Exercises and practice questions, including past-paper questions, provide opportunities for formative and summative assessment.

eBook resources include answers, downloadable activities and auto-marked quizzes.

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Exploring the innovative new IB Environmental Systems and Societies syllabus

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Developed in cooperation with the IB to provide full coverage of the subject guide for first assessments in 2026.

Written by experienced IB teachers, this brand-new title for the IB Diploma Programme has been developed for the new 2024 Subject Guide in cooperation with the IB.

Matched to the syllabus outline to provide great flexibility, it offers full coverage of the Core, Thematic studies, the Internal Assessment Engagement Project, and the Higher Level (HL) Extension.

Learning outcomes listed at the start of each chapter, and clear links between concepts and HL themes, help learners focus and build a strong network of knowledge.

Feature boxes provide extra support, context, and interest, while Activity boxes encourage learners to put knowledge into practice and show their understanding of key issues.

Case studies include room for additional individual research helping learners make connections with the practical application of global politics issues.

Additional chapters dedicated to Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, TOK and the Extended Essay, plus a wide variety of practice questions throughout the resources, offer learners preparation support for their assessments.

eBook resources include additional teacher support and auto-marked quizzes.

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Changes to the IB DP Global Politics subject guide

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Written by experienced IB teachers, examiners and curriculum specialists, this latest edition of our popular Psychology title for the IB Diploma Programme provides full coverage of the subject guide for first assessment in 2027 and it has been developed in cooperation with the IB.

These co-published resources offer opportunities for flexible teaching of the new subject guide and include:

Full coverage of the Psychology themes: including, Concepts, Content and Contexts, the Internal Assessment and the HL only content

Engaging Feature boxes, such as: TOK, hints for success, interesting facts, and key facts, for extra support, context and interest, plus Activity boxes to help learners show their understanding

Class Practicals examples for students to be guided through a critical discussion of each approach to research

Key words highlighted in bold with a full glossary for quick reference

Additional chapters dedicated to Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, TOK and the Extended Essay, along with eBook resources with additional teacher support and exam practice to help learners prepare for the assessment.

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Written and reviewed by experienced IB teachers for the 2022 Subject Guide, this new textbook and eBook provide comprehensive coverage of the five course units and a clear introduction to the business management toolkit, which is signposted throughout.

Specifically developed for international learners, and using our tried-and-tested approach to the Diploma Programme in this subject for the first time, helps transform your learners into active thinkers, using sustainable and ethical case studies to build awareness of real-world contexts and to bring Business Management to life with:

an emphasis on conceptual understanding

inquiry questions to help focus learners

guidance on internal and external assessment, including practice exam questions

integrated references to TOK and the IB Learner Profile throughout

clearly differentiated Higher Level content

links to engaging online resources to consolidate knowledge and explore topics further

auto-marked quizzes for revision

a full glossary of subject-specific terms.

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7 takeaways from the new IB DP Business Mgmt Subject Guide

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A comprehensive textbook and eBook written specifically for the 2020 Economics curriculum. Designed to aid students’ understanding of real-world economics, it features clearly differentiated content for your Standard and Higher Level learners, and uses clear, accessible English for English as a Second Language (ESL) students.

Clearly differentiated content for both Standard and Higher Level learners.

Includes highly visual graphs and topical examples to aid learners’ understanding of real-world economics.

Contains answers to quantitative exercises found throughout the book.

Essentials: Economics provides condensed support that’s perfect for EAL learners and ideal for revision.

Try out our free mini Economics lessons with your class!

We have put together this interactive lesson plan with Jason Welker, creator of The Economics Classroom and co-author of our new IB Diploma Economics Student Book. Watch these videos with your class using the discussion points for each.

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Written for the latest History IB Subject Guide, with support for new curriculum features and full of links to Theory of Knowledge (ToK), each textbook offers a clear overview and analysis of key events, equipping students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed.

Enhanced eBooks feature worksheets, quizzes and source material - perfect for extended studying.

Comprehensive coverage of the most popular history topics for the 2015 Group 3 curriculum

A clear overview and analysis of key events.

Practice in analysing source material, including photographs, cartoons and letters.

Focus on the examination requirements, with ‘hints for success’ throughout.

Theory of Knowledge section and questions to fuel research and discussion.

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Discipline: International Baccalaureate

Copyright: 2023

Program Type: Core

Delivery Method: Blended (Print & Digital)

Imprint: Pearson Learning Group

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