{"id":25402,"date":"2026-08-10T07:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/compasseducation.org\/?p=25402"},"modified":"2026-08-10T08:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:43:41","slug":"ib-global-politics-measuring-development-by-kevin-nielsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/compasseducation.org\/es\/ib-global-politics-measuring-development-by-kevin-nielsen\/","title":{"rendered":"IB Global Politics: Measuring Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25402\" class=\"elementor elementor-25402\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a77a7c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a77a7c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85abeb7\" data-id=\"85abeb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-325624e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"325624e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resumen<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c218b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c218b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students will use the Sustainability Compass to look at what other factors can be used to measure development. Historically, development has been measured economically using GDP or another similar indicator. The Sustainability Compass will help students look at factors that affect wellbeing and the environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0518e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c0518e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact on Learning<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b80b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b80b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using a combination of the Sustainability Compass and Gapminder (for the data), students were able to look at different aspects and indicators and have a cogent discussion about how to best represent development. 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