Math

MYP Math (Year 1-3)

The Middle Years Programme (MYP) math framework promotes both inquiry and application, helping students to develop problem solving techniques that transcend the discipline and that are useful in the world beyond school. Students in the MYP learn how to represent information, to explore and model situations, and to find solutions to familiar and unfamiliar problems.

What is the significance of Math in the MYP?
MYP mathematics aims to equip all students with the knowledge, understanding and intellectual capabilities to address further courses in mathematics, as well as to prepare those students who will use mathematics in their studies, workplaces and everyday life.

Mathematics provides an important foundation for the study of sciences, engineering and technology, as well as a variety of applications in other fields.

Key Concepts in Math
Key concepts promote the development of a broad curriculum. They represent big ideas that are both relevant within and across disciplines and subjects. Below are listed the 16 key concepts to be explored across the MYP. The key concepts contributed by the study of mathematics are form, logic and relationships.

Aesthetics

Change

Communication

Communities

Connections

Creativity

Culture

Development

Form

Global interactions

Identity

Logic

Perspective

Relationships

Systems

Time, place and space

Related Concepts in Math
Related concepts promote deep learning. They are grounded in specific disciplines and are useful for exploring key concepts in greater detail. Inquiry into related concepts helps students develop more complex and sophisticated conceptual understanding. Related concepts may arise from the subject matter of a unit or the craft of a subject—its features and processes.

Change 

Equivalence 

Generalization 

Justification

Measurement 

Models 

Patterns 

Quantity

Representation 

Simplification

Space 

System

Objectives for Math

Criterion A: Knowing and understanding 

i. select appropriate mathematics when solving problems in both familiar and unfamiliar situations ii. apply the selected mathematics successfully when solving problems 

iii. solve problems correctly in a variety of contexts. 

Criterion B: Investigating patterns 

i. apply mathematical problem-solving techniques to discover complex patterns 

ii. describe patterns as relationships and/or general rules consistent with correct findings iii. verify and justify relationships and/or general rules. 

Criterion C: Communicating 

i. use appropriate mathematical language (notation, symbols & terminology) in both oral & written statements ii. use appropriate forms of mathematical representation to present information 

iii. move between different forms of mathematical representation 

iv. communicate coherent mathematical lines of reasoning 

v. organize information using a logical structure.  

Criterion D: Applying mathematical reasoning in real-life contexts 

i. identify relevant elements of authentic real-life situations 

ii. select appropriate mathematical strategies when solving authentic real-life situations iii. apply the selected mathematical strategies successfully to reach a solution 

iv. explain the degree of accuracy of a solution 

v. explain whether a solution makes sense in the context of the authentic real-life situation. 

*Information on these pages is from the MYP Subject Guides and the MYP Project Guide. International Baccalaureate Organization. 2014. Print.