Example Scheme of Work (SOW)/Course Outline

An IB Psychology First Assessment 2027 example Scheme of Work/Course Outline, showing how the full course can be structured across Year 1 and Year 2 using the 4Cs: Contexts, Content, Concepts, and Class Practicals.

It maps the four Contexts — Health and Well-being, Human Development, Human Relationships, and Learning and Cognition — across the course, while showing how Areas of Study, assessment, Class Practicals, the IA, and HL Paper 3 can be sequenced clearly.

The resource includes suggested timings, assessment summaries, example questions, formative and summative assessment points, and guidance for Paper 1, Paper 2, and HL Paper 3. It is designed to help teachers plan a coherent course that integrates Content, Concepts, Contexts, research methodology, TOK links, international mindedness, and the IB Learner Profile.