Psychology blog: Neural pruning and the adolescent brain
Psychologists taking a biological approach seek to understand how neural networks develop over a life span and in response to environment or injury. While repetition and learning strengthens some networks, others are lost due to neural pruning. The term...
Meet our teachers: Dan Barazani
Blog, Teacher posts | July 8, 2019
Tell us about yourself! My name is Dan Barazani, and I’ve been a Psychology teacher with Pamoja for the past three years. I also teach in a “bricks and mortar” school: Regent’s International School in Bangkok, Thailand. I became interested in...
Meet our scholars!
Blog, Student posts | July 5, 2019
Our Scholarship Programme provides outstanding prospective IB Diploma Programme students with the opportunity to take their subject of interest as a Pamoja Taught course. Prospective scholars go through a two-stage process involving a written application form and a...
Psychology blog: What happens to the brain when you fall in love?
Blog, Psychology | July 4, 2019
Research on the effects of dopamine on behaviour has determined that this neurostransmitter is strongly associated with motivation, learning and pleasure. Fisher et al. (2005) aimed to understand the role of dopamine in motivation. Aim: Determine the role of dopamine...
Psychology External Assessments: A guide for IBDP students
Blog, Psychology | July 3, 2019
To ensure transparency in terms of how assessment questions are formulated, the IB has published a clarification guide. The following are the key points relevant to exams held in May 2020 and onward: Paper 1 1. The scope of assessment questions in Paper 1 Section A...
“A heartening celebration of teachers”, our CEO on GESF 2019 for the EdTech Podcast
Announcements, Blog | June 27, 2019
Pamoja announced the launch of online Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International AS and A Level courses at the Global Education and Skills Forum (GESF) earlier this year. Our CEO John Ingram discussed our announcement for the future of Pamoja with Sophie Bailey from...
“Thanks to my teacher, I know what IB examiners want from students”
Aras is an IB DP student at TED Ankara College Foundation High School, and has just completed his first year of Psychology SL with us. Tell us a bit about your online learning experience. I first learned about Pamoja when I was in 10th grade. A friend from school told...
How to get the most out of your online learning experience
Blog, Student posts | June 12, 2019
Hear from first year IB DP student Bethany on her experience of studying online with Pamoja so far. Hello! My name is Bethany and I have just completed the first year of HL Psychology here with Pamoja. I was first interested in Psychology a few years ago, when I...
Pamoja partners with Hodder Education to enhance students’ online learning experience
Announcements, Blog | June 11, 2019
Pamoja’s new online Cambridge IGCSETM and International A Level courses will include access to Hodder Education’s Student eTextbooks, which are part of their Dynamic Learning platform. The Oxford-based EdTech provider Pamoja Education are pleased to announce a...