The new IB Diploma Sports, Exercise, and Health Science (SEHS) curriculum, launching in February 2024, is set to enhance scientific understanding in line with contemporary societal changes. It will foster skills and the interconnectedness of concepts, offering a deeper learning experience. The syllabus is now structured around three main themes: exercise physiology, biomechanics, and sports psychology, with a strong emphasis on practical and experimental work.
The revised course highlights the importance of conceptual learning and skill development, integrating Nature of Science (NOS) principles throughout. A new collaborative sciences project will encourage interdisciplinary and real-world problem-solving. Assessments have been updated to include two external exams and a revised internal assessment focusing on high-order thinking skills. This reimagined curriculum aims to provide students with comprehensive knowledge and the ability to apply scientific principles creatively across various contexts.
- Launch and Implementation: New SEHS course starts February 2024, first teaching in August 2024, and first assessments in May 2026.
- Core Themes: Focused on exercise physiology, biomechanics, sports psychology, and motor learning.
- Conceptual Learning: Emphasizes understanding that connects factual, procedural, and metacognitive knowledge.
- Syllabus Structure: Re-imagined to allow teachers to create customized pathways for the two-year program.
- Skill Development: Stressed through a section in the guide, framed by ATL skills.
- Nature of Science: Integrated as an overarching theme to develop scientific literacy.
- Practical Work: Remains central, with a broad and balanced scheme including simulations and modelling.
- Collaborative Sciences Project: New interdisciplinary project addressing real-world problems.
- Assessment Changes: Two external exams with a new focus, and internal assessment emphasizing collaboration and higher-order thinking skills.
