IBEC Technology Integration 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which TPACK component describes a teacher's understanding of how specific technologies can best teach particular content?
- Technological Knowledge (TK)
- Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK)
- Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK)
- Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
TPACK is the intersection of technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge that enables effective technology-integrated teaching.
Question 2: A Diploma Programme teacher asks students to use a GIS mapping tool to analyze global water scarcity patterns for their Geography IA. This primarily develops which skill set?
- Rote memorization of geographic facts
- Spatial analysis and data interpretation (Correct answer)
- Programming and software development
- Social media literacy
Correct answer: Spatial analysis and data interpretation
GIS tools develop spatial thinking and data interpretation skills directly relevant to geographic inquiry in the DP.
Question 3: What does 'digital citizenship' mean in the context of IB education?
- Proficiency in coding and software development
- Responsible, ethical, and safe participation in digital environments (Correct answer)
- Access to school-provided devices for all students
- Using the internet exclusively for academic research
Correct answer: Responsible, ethical, and safe participation in digital environments
Digital citizenship encompasses ethical behavior, online safety, and responsible participation in digital communities.
Question 4: When a school adopts a 1:1 device program, what equity concern must IB coordinators address first?
- Selecting the most powerful devices available
- Ensuring equal home internet access for all students (Correct answer)
- Training teachers to use the most advanced software
- Replacing all printed textbooks immediately
Correct answer: Ensuring equal home internet access for all students
Without equitable home internet access, a 1:1 device program can deepen the digital divide rather than close it.
Question 5: In the IB's design cycle (MYP Design), which stage involves students testing prototypes and collecting data using digital tools?
- Inquiring and Analyzing
- Developing Ideas
- Creating the Solution
- Evaluating (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Evaluating
The Evaluating stage involves testing the solution against success criteria and reflecting on its effectiveness using collected data.
Question 6: A teacher notices students copying AI-generated text verbatim for an essay. According to IB Academic Integrity policy, this constitutes:
- Acceptable use if the AI is cited properly
- Malpractice, as it misrepresents the student's own work (Correct answer)
- A minor infraction only if submitted to external examiners
- Permitted for formative tasks but not summative
Correct answer: Malpractice, as it misrepresents the student's own work
Submitting AI-generated text as one's own work violates IB Academic Integrity policy and is classified as malpractice.
Question 7: Which strategy best helps IB students develop critical evaluation skills for online sources?
- Restricting research to pre-approved school databases only
- Teaching the SIFT method: Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, Trace claims (Correct answer)
- Requiring students to use only government websites
- Limiting research to sources published within the last year
Correct answer: Teaching the SIFT method: Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, Trace claims
The SIFT method gives students a transferable process for critically evaluating credibility and accuracy of any online information.
IBEC Technology Integration 3
Which TPACK component describes a teacher's understanding of how specific technologies can best teach particular content?