Economics For The Ib Diploma Ellie Tragakes Pdf Converter
About the IB Diploma. IB Resources (papers, QBs, papers and more). User we now have available the contents of the CD-ROM of the Economics book by Ellie Tragakes. This IB Economics study guide is organized according to the IB Economics Syllabus. How to Use These IB Economics Notes and Study Guide If you are looking for help with one topic, use the Command + F function on your keyboard to search this article for that topic.
Derek Burton, site author of, is Head of Commerce at a leading independent IB school. He is a very experienced and highly successful IB Economics teacher. Here he reviews the resources available to teachers and students of the course.
The teaching and learning textbooks, study guides and other learning technologies listed below are a comprehensive selection of the available resources. The reviews here, while based on his opinions and experiences, are also triangulated with his network of influential IB Economics practitioners. If you are a teacher looking to resource your course or a student looking for the best textbook or study guide, read on. The key point to take home from the IB Economics teaching and learning resources review, is that while there are some very good resources out there, there is no single resource that will allow the student to achieve the 7. Students really need a good and experienced IB Economics teacher to guide them through more advanced knowledge and engage them in critical thinking. This textbook by Ellie Tragakes is the most comprehensive IB Economics textbook on the market. Its in depth coverage of topics and fine array of relevant questions is second to none. However, and admittedly superficially, the design of the book isn't great and it's visually unappealing with no photos or pictures besides the IB Economics models.
Only two colours are used throughout. Further, many of the textbook student comprehension questions do not have answers. The answers it does have are contained in a separate CD which brings one or two issues with classroom use. 
Your students will never reach the required knowledge to gain a 7 in this course without the depth and breadth of coverage this book provides. A great classroom resource to have. Please do not make your students carry this to and fro between class and home. It is an exceptionally weighty option and provides too much coverage of aspects of the course that are not assessed in the IB Economics examinations. An experienced teacher is needed to guide their students through what is and what is not important. Most student friendly Textbook.
If funding is not an issue at your school, you should have Tragakes in the classroom (perhaps enough for one between two) and this book in your students' bags, or even better, loaded onto your students' laptops. Yes, it is the only (decent) text that's available as an e-book (which means that it is a readable PDF with a few links). As a student, it is relatively easy to read and understand guide to the course. It's also the best designed textbook having colour and pictures.
However, it is not a comprehensive guide and your teacher will need to supplement it with other IB Economics material. This book has few questions aligned towards each topic being studied, and does not provide answers – so again, an experienced teacher is going to be important here if this is your textbook of choice. This book is promoted as having various online activities, worksheets and quizzes, but none of these are great, and again, there are no answers to any of the activities.
Good luck with having your students complete one of their online 'interactive' quizzes! As Economists we know about value! This is a very expensive set of limited multi-choice and fill in the blank type questions. The content isn't sufficient for the two year IB Economics diploma course, not engaging enough to motivate students, and too shallow to drive student learning. Some teachers may use it to 'occupy' students for 20 minutes occasionally.
Really, I would have my students engaging in some economics news, watching a short video or engaging in a group activity instead – all infinitely more beneficial. This author has the cheek to print on each page that the work can't be photocopied and handed out to students. You may need to buy some extra whiteout! Worst textbook. Easily the worst offering in the IB Economics textbook market.The only reason you would have this IB Economics textbook is that it is the first textbook that is released when the IB Economics syllabus is updated. New IB Economics teachers may be persuaded to purchase this because it is the only IB Economics textbook that is endorsed by the IBO.
Experienced teachers know that they probably need to buy one of these texts when the new syllabus is updated to help with their planning. Experienced teachers will wait three to six months for the better textbooks to hit the market before making a purchase for their classroom set.