Mario Maxwell Müller 
An Analysis of the Curriculum Used in the Classroom and how Assessments Contribute 

Essay from the year 2022 in the subject Pedagogy – School Pedagogics, , course: Masters in Education (Advanced Teaching for Elementary, Middle and Secondary), language: English, abstract: The essay discusses a detailed analysis of the curriculum used in the classroom with an emphasis on assessments, and how these are used consistently in International schools. The benefit educators gain from having regular formative assessments is to have a clear picture of what the student knows. Their prior knowledge of a topic is important, and how they make relations to your topic is essential, having an understanding of their educational needs and what areas need improvement needs to be actioned with support from the classroom teacher, considering that child’s home environment and building positive partnership between school and home environment to promote collaboration with the one objective of making that child educational needs a priority.

About the author

Mario Maxwell Muller studied and completed a Ph D in Philosophy (Arts, Social Sciences, and Education) at the University of Venda, South Africa). He has a triple master’s degree, First Class (with Distinction) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, London College of Music, West London University, United Kingdom, and the University of the People, USA. Mario has been teaching for twenty-two years in different leadership positions and has taught at prestigious schools in South Africa, England, Thailand, India, Mexico, and Gabon. He enjoys being a risktaker, principled and effective communicator, whilst serving as a Senior Examiner for Music (HL) for the International Baccalaureate programme. He is currently enrolled on the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) under the LSSE, UK and in partnership with Cambridge University, and Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom.

Ensuring each child reaches their full potential through an IB curriculum is essential, through promoting inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning and collaboration for students to work together, with a strong emphasis on “International Mindedness”.