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Overview
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is an internationally recognized pre-university qualification for students seeking a Global Coverage. Introduced in the year 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland by the INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ORGANIZATION, it is taught and recognized in 129 countries across the Globe. Its core competence revolves around a detailed academic study of a wide range of subjects offered to students, including languages, arts, science, maths, history and geography.
The IBDP is designed as an academically challenging and a balanced programme of education that prepares secondary school students in their last two years of high The IBDP is designed as an academically challenging and a balanced programme of education that prepares secondary school students in their last two years of high school for the final examination increasing their opportunities to the gateway leading to a successful career in World Class Universities across the Globe.
IB Mission Statement
"The International Baccalaureate Organization 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 IBO 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."
About The Programme
The DP's grading system is criterion-referenced, which means that each student's performance is measured against well-defined levels of achievement. These are consistent from one examination session to the next and are applied equally to all schools. The DP incorporates the best elements of national systems it allows internationally mobile students to transfer from one DP school to another
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Assessment Criteria
Classroom teachers and IB examiners work in partnership to ensure that students have ample opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned and that they are able to communicate. A variety of assessment methods is used to acknowledge both the content and the process of academic achievement and to take into account differing learning styles and cultural patterns.
The three main components of Assessment:
External examinations which are externally marked and each marker is moderated by a mark/remark method.
Tasks which are internally supervised with the guidance of the teacher over a period of time but marked by external examiners
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Assesment Criteria
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