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Students will be assessed in many ways so that teachers can build a picture of a student’s achievements, knowledge and understanding. A range of assessment tools and strategies are used which allow students with different learning styles to succeed. All assessments are based on criteria for success which are shared with the students in an age appropriate manner. Assessments focus on what student can do and inform the teaching and learning experience.
The primary purpose of assessment is to support and encourage effective teaching and learning in the classroom. Assessment includes:
Pre-assessment: identifying what students already know in order to clarify the starting point for teaching and learning experiences.
Formative assessment: ongoing assessment which helps the teacher to plan for the ongoing needs of the students and to help to plan the next steps for student learning.
Summative assessment: finding out how far students have progressed during and at the end of a unit of teaching.
Self and peer assessment: students are involved in making assessments about their own progress and that of their peers.
Assessment Overview - IB Diploma
Assessment Overview - IB Diploma
Each subject whether Standard Level of Higher Level is graded from 1 to 7. This enables for students to achieve a highest score of 42 points from the subjects.
Students then achieve what are strangely called Bonus points from the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge (ToK) assessments. The Extended Essay and ToK are marked from A to E, and then the matrix to the right is used to calculate the number of Bonus points received. It is important to realise a grade E in either will result in the student failing the full IB Diploma programme.
Students must also complete to the ethos of the Creativity, Activity and Service programme although this is not assessed beyond a completed or not completed. If not completed again a student will fail the full IB Diploma.
Total score is then out of 45 points.
A failing condition on points is simply 23 points of below for a student.
However as can be seen opposite there are a number of other failing conditions for the full IB Diploma. The one that can happen more frequently and be a surprise to students is when students gain 11 points or less in there 3 Higher level subjects. So students must be careful in choosing Higher Level subjects they are going to flourish well in over the two years of the course.
Assessing Student Learning During the Year
Assessing Student Learning During the Year
Student learning is assessed using the objectives and content outlined in the IB course-specific subject guides. Assessments are based on formative and summative tasks. Examinations will take place at the end of each semester in grade 11, and grade 12’s have mock examinations and their final examinations in semester 2.
Students receive timely feedback after each assessment in order to improve student learning.
Determining Semester Grades for Reporting
Determining Semester Grades for Reporting
Teachers review student achievement data which has been collected throughout a semester to determine the final levels of achievement for each subject area. This data is used to award an overall 1-7 grade.
Student academic achievement is measured and reported on a numerical 1-7 scale according to IB DP guidelines. IB DP subjects use course-specific grade boundaries and grade weights to determine the level of academic achievement.
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