Product Description

This Course Companion follows an approach that supports the new 2007 syllabus (to be first examined in 2009) while including the wider aims of the IB through connections to TOK, international-mindedness and the IB learner profile. It has been written by a former chief examiner for IB Diploma Programme Biology and has been extensively reviewed by teachers, consultants and the IB. With features and activities that encourage active learning and critical thinking, students will find this book stimulating and engaging.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #100453 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

About the Author
Andrew Allott is the Former Chief Examiner IB DP Biology and is the Head of Biology at Shrewsbury School.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Resource - but it's not a textbook.
While the excellent book is a valuable resource for students and especially teachers studying/ teaching IB Biology, it should not be mistaken for a textbook. While all the topics at Standard and Higher level and all the Options are included within the one book, the depth of coverage is not sufficient to make this a "one stop shop" for IB Biology. It is my understanding that this was actually never the intention with this volume - but it is important that buyers know this.
In reality this book is more of a guide to the "thinking" of the course writers, with each chapter acting as a guide to what's important in the topic, rather than a comprehensive account of the content covered. In this regard the sections on Internal Assessment and the examples of the data based questions that are found in Paper 2 are very valuable indeed.
Given the growing importance the IB is placing on the Core materials of the diploma (ie TOK, EE and CAS) the suggested made within this book on how teachers can respond to these in the course of their normal classroom teaching are very valuable.
This is excellent book for teachers of IB Biology, but if it is issued to students they will need either additional material from a range of other sources, or an additional textbook of some form. The title of the book makes it clear it as a "course companion" ie it needs company!