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International Baccalaureate Mission Statement
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
Traditional Schools vs. IB Schools
Traditional The IB Difference
Rote memorization of facts
Subjects taught in isolation
Didactic
National perspective
Critical analysis
Interdisciplinary connection
Constructivist
International perspective
The Learner Profile
Assessment
Language and Literature
A. Analyzing: Author’s choice, context, structure, relationships among texts
B. Organizing: Organizing opinions and ideas in a sustained, coherent, logical manner
C. Producing text: Producing text that insight and imagination; making stylistic choices; awareness of impact on audience
D. Using language: Grammar, syntax, punctuation; using appropriate and varied vocabulary
AssessmentStudents are assessed both formatively and summativelythroughout the year.
Formative – Not counted toward the final grade
Summative – Counted toward the final grade
- Homework- Quizzes- Informal assessments
- Final exams- Major projects- Presentations
- Must be evaluated with an IB rubric, using the 1-8 scale.
Sample Assessment Rubric
Criterion-Based GradingA 1-8 scale rubric will be used for every summative assessment. These are provided by the IB.
Final Grade: 6
Grades are not averaged.
The teacher determines the final grade based on how the student trends throughout the trimester.
More Examples
Criterion A: Using Knowledge
ScienceJournal #1
Sand Experiment
Science Journal #2
End-of-UnitExam
Elizabeth 4/8 6/8 7/8 7/8
Science – Year 3 (8th grade)
Final Grade: 7/8
Final Course Grade
The teacher entered the final grades for each criterion, using data on how the student “trended”.
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Joe –Language & Literature
IB Conversion Chart – Final Grades
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Grade Descriptors
