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Key Concepts of The P Yp

The key concepts of the PYP consist of 8 concepts: Form, Function, Causation, Change, Connection, Perspective, Responsibility and Reflection. These concepts provide a framework for students to inquire into topics, issues and ideas and help them better understand themselves and the world around them. The concepts are defined and key questions are provided to help guide inquiries into each concept.

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Key Concepts of The P Yp

The key concepts of the PYP consist of 8 concepts: Form, Function, Causation, Change, Connection, Perspective, Responsibility and Reflection. These concepts provide a framework for students to inquire into topics, issues and ideas and help them better understand themselves and the world around them. The concepts are defined and key questions are provided to help guide inquiries into each concept.

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Key Concepts of the PYP 
 
The PYP consists of 8 key concepts, namely: Form, Function, Causation, Change, Connection, 
Perspective, Responsibility and Reflection. 
 
PYP Key Concepts1 

Form 

Key question​         What is it like? 
 
Definition​               The understanding that everything has a form with recognizable features that can be observed,  
                               identified, described and categorized. 

Function 

Key question​         How does it work? 
 
Definition​               The understanding that everything has a purpose, a role or a way of behaving that can be  
                               investigated. 

Causation 

Key question​         Why is it like it is? 
 
Definition​               The understanding that things do not just happen, that there are causal relationships at work,  
                               and that actions have consequences. 

Change 

Key question​          How is it changing? 
 
Definition​                The understanding that change is the process of movement from one state to another. It is   
                                universal and inevitable. 

Connection 

Key question        ​ How is it connected to other things? 
 
Definition​               The understanding that we live in a world of interacting systems in which the actions of any  
                               individual element affect others. 

Perspective 

Key question​          What are the points of view? 
 
Definition​                The understanding that knowledge is moderated by perspectives; different perspectives lead to  
                                different interpretations, understandings and findings; perspectives may be individual, group,  
                                cultural or disciplinary. 

Responsibility 

Key question​          What is our responsibility? 
 
Definition               ​ The understanding that people make choices based on their understandings, and the actions  
                                they take as a result do make a difference. 

Reflection 

Key question         ​ How do we know? 
 
Definition​                The understanding that there are different ways of knowing, and that it is important to reflect on  
                                our conclusions, to consider our methods of reasoning, and the quality and the reliability of the  
                                evidence we have considered. 

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Making the PYP happen: A curriculum framework for international primary education 
 

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