What are the IB Diploma requirements?
In order to receive an IB diploma, candidates must receive a minimum of 24 points or an average of four (or C) out of a possible seven points for six subjects. Candidates must also receive a minimum of 12 points from their Higher Level subjects and a minimum of 9 points from their Standard Level subjects.
What are the IB standards?
IB standards and practices are not learning outcomes; they provide a set of criteria that set out specific approaches to teaching and learning. They focus on how learning occurs. The CCSS are learning outcomes that specify skills and knowledge that must be acquired by grade level.
What is an IB Diploma?
The IB Diploma Programme (DP) is an academically challenging and balanced programme of education with final examinations that prepares students, aged 16 to 19, for success at university and life beyond. It has been designed to address the intellectual, social, emotional and physical well-being of students.
What are standards and practices in IB?
The IB Standards and Practices are a set of criteria for schools to guide how they implement programmes. These criteria shape the purpose, learning, culture and environment of the school – you can find them here.
Is IB Swiss?
The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly known as the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968.
What is IB PSP?
The Programme standards and practices (PSP) provides a set of criteria through which prospective schools, authorized IB World Schools (IBWS) and the IB can evaluate success, providing critical information for the planning, implementation, development and evaluation of all IB programmes.
Is an IB diploma worth it?
My experience with IB has been great, my teachers (for the most part) are wonderful and well trained, and I genuinely think I learn just as much in my classes as from the other students in IB. I am confident that IB is preparing me for college, and although it is tough, I truly think IB is worth the effort.
What is standardization in IB?
Internal standardization takes place to ensure that the grading process is uniform and shares a consistent interpretation of the criteria of the International Baccalaureate MYP and DP.
What are the four values of an IB education?
IB learners strive to become inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open- minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective. These attributes represent a broad range of human capacities and responsibilities that go beyond intellectual development and academic success.
What are the grade descriptors for the IB Diploma?
This document is a compilation of descriptions (grade descriptors) of each grade for each group of subjects in the IB Diploma Programme. Grade descriptors consist of characteristics of performance at each grade. The descriptors apply to groups of subjects but substantial similarity exists across sets of group grade descriptors.
What are the IB programme standards and practices?
The IB Programme standards and practices is a document that provides a set of criteria against which both the IB World School and the IB can evaluate success in the implementation of the four programmes. This foundational document for schools and the IB ensures quality and fidelity in the implementation of IB programmes.
What is the curriculum for the International Baccalaureate?
The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) curriculum sets out the requirements for study of the DP. The curriculum is made up of the DP core and six subject groups. Made up of the three required components, the DP core aims to broaden students’ educational experience and challenge them to apply their knowledge and skills.
What are the chances of getting an IB Diploma?
The international IB Diploma rate (the percentage of students who received IB Diplomas out of those who were Diploma candidates) is about 80%. This means that around 20% of students who complete the IB curriculum above do not receive an IB Diploma. Furthermore, the IB Diploma rate varies drastically between schools.