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Specified concepts and Additional concepts (PYP)

Specified concepts provide broad ideas that frame inquiry across subjects.

Additional concepts deepen understanding of a specified concept within a particular context.

Use this page to configure the concepts that teachers can select while planning units of inquiry.

Specified concepts

Add a new concept using the Add a new specified concept button.

Enter a title and description.

Edit or delete existing concepts using the pencil or trash icon.

Additional concepts

Configure additional concepts:

By subject: Link concepts to specific subjects.

By specified concept: Map concepts directly to a specified concept.

Add a new additional concept using the Add additional concept button.

Select from the dropdown or type to create a new concept.

Edit or delete existing concepts using the Edit option.

IB-defined specified concepts are listed by default, but you can edit them or add new ones as per your school’s context.

Concepts configured here can be selected while planning units of inquiry and tagged as learning goals in learning experiences and portfolio posts.

Concepts can be edited or deleted even if they are already in use in unit plans, learning experiences, or portfolio posts.

When you edit a concept, the changes are reflected everywhere it has been tagged.

If you delete a concept, it is removed wherever it has been tagged and cannot be selected in the future.

To learn more about configuring Specified and additional concepts, check out

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