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IAs, EEs, TOK, CAS what does it all mean? The International Baccalaureate diploma
program can be a little overwhelming at times, especially with so many acronyms
flying around. Today I'm going to explain everything you need to know about the IB
in order to succeed. The IB curriculum is based off of the IB learner profile. 10
traits that you will develop throughout your coursework. Different assessments
aim to develop these traits, for example, a requirement of your science class will
be the group 4 project, a group project aimed towards analyzing the nature of
science and scientific inquiry. This project exemplifies traits of inquirers,
communicators, and open-mindedness. For other assignments, you are asked to
complete a reflection document throughout your process. These tasks will
help you develop traits of a reflective student. The six IB classes that you will
take fall into six different categories: Group 1: studies in language and
literature such as studying literature in your native language which is known
as your language a group 2 language acquisition classes where you will learn
a new language which is known as your language B group 3 individuals and
societies including classes like economics or history group 4
experimental Sciences classes like biology chemistry and physics group 5 of
mathematics which is your math class group 6 electives or the arts this can
be any IB class from any other group I took psychology you will take three
higher level or HL classes and three standard level or SL classes. SL classes
are taught with a similar difficulty of AP or other rigorous high school classes
they focus on a greater breadth of the subject area rather than deeper critical
analysis into the subject HL classes are taught like college level courses they
focus on more analytical and critical thought about the subject
and go into much greater depth about a few selected topics because it's a more
demanding difficult course in HL student will have to work much harder than an SL
student to get the same number of marks. So what's a mark? A mark is a point
towards your overall score for an assignment or the subject every
assignment assessment or exam will have a mark scheme which gives detailed
descriptors for how well your work compares to the IB standards a mark band
is a range of points that correlates to a score on a scale from one to seven one
being the farthest from the I B's standards and the seven being the
closest to their idea of excellence each class will have at least one internal
assignment or IA the IAS have different requirements and formats for each class
it might be an essay a presentation or a group conversation your teacher for each
subject will grade your ia hence the name internal assessment then
a few selected IAS from your class will be sent out to a trained the IB grader
who will assess how well your teacher grades to the IB standards if your
teacher grades too harshly the IB will raise you and your classmates scores if
your teacher grades too easily they will lower your scores this process is called
moderation for each class you will also have externally assessed exams these
exams are called papers and each class has a different number of papers
referred to as paper one or paper two or paper three and each one has a different
format it's important to find out early what you will be tested on in each paper
your exams will be sent somewhere in the world to an IB examiner also referred to
as a reader who will use a mark scheme to assess your exam for each class how
well you did on your internally assess assignments your ia and your externally
assessed exams is totalled for your total score for
subject on the 1 through 7 scale in addition to your 6 IB classes you will
also take theory of knowledge complete creativity action and service
requirements and write an extended essay theory of knowledge or Tok is a class
that you will take that asks you to examine how we know what we know how we
perceive the world around us and question what is truth you will study
ways of knowing how we take in information and process it into
knowledge you will also study areas of knowledge the way that we have
categorized knowledge into subject CLK is different from your other classes
because you do not have an exam at the end of a course instead you'll give a
presentation your tlk presentation will be graded by your Tok teacher you will
also write an essay your Tok essay will be sent out of your school to be graded
by an IP examiner Cass stands for creativity like your artistic skills
action as in exercise and service like volunteering it's an extra requirement
beyond your IB academics to ensure that you are a well-rounded student don't
worry too much about Cass because many of the extracurriculars hobbies and
activities that you already do will help you complete this requirement the
extended essay or EE is a 4,000 word research paper much like a senior thesis
you can write your e e on the topic of your choosing in any subject that you
have studied a teacher at your school will help you with your EE they will be
your extended essay supervisor then your ie will be sent out to be graded by to
IB examiner's outside your school the people that read your essay may be from
a country on the other side of the planet the extended essay and Tok are
graded on an A through e scale with a being the best score and E being a
failure then the two scores are averaged and you get a maximum score of 3 points
towards your diploma even if you get perfect scores in all your subjects you
will not be awarded your IB Diploma if you get an e in
either tlk or on your ee so how do you earn your diploma all your points from
all your subjects and the three possible points from Tok and your extended essay
are totaled up you must have at least 24 points to earn the Diploma the highest
possible score is a 45 but there are also a few rules you can't fail
EE or Tok you can't get any scores of a1 you can't have any twos in your HL
classes you can't have more than one - in your SL classes you can't get more
than three threes overall you must have at least 12 points in your HL classes
and at least 9 points in your SL classes to earn the IB Diploma if you liked this
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