[A83] Re: Symbolic... [OT]

To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: [A83] Re: Symbolic... [OT]
From: "Nicolas Gilles" <kingofhackers2k@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 01:04:04 +0200
Reply-To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org

yes this is all correct :)
except that we need to only do 150 hours of CAS (not computer algebra 
system, but Creative Action Service hours :) )

I'm doing this year all six :( couldn't anticipate...
HL Physics (mock: 7 :) )
HL Chem (mock: 4 sucks but it was a bad day! I was sick)
HL Math (mock: 4 I think.. but it was somewhat very hard, and that year the 
IB had changed the gradings :)
SL Economics (BTW HL have 8 instead of 5 commentaries...)
SL French (being french I should get a 7)
SL English (I suck in literature.. so hopefully a 5-6) :)

>
> > I'm Swiss and have really no idea about this (I even
> > never heard about this system).
>That's way too funny, as the IBO centre is situated in
>Switzerland. :)
> >
> > + How many subjects are there?
>Many. Every student has to choose 6 subjects, each from
>a subject group. The groups are the following:
>
>1. Native language literature (also includes world
>    literature)
>2. IB language (grammar or literature course)
>    this is the language in which you study during your
>    two-year IB course: English, French or Spanish
>3. Mathematics
>4. Natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology)
>5. Social sciences (history, economics, psychology)
>6. Miscellaneous: art, computer science, second
>    foreign language, music, world religions etc.
>    or alternatively a second subject from either
>    group 4 or 5.
>
>You have to take 3 or 4 of these on high level (HL),
>and the others on sub level (SL). Actually there are
>three levels of maths in practice. You can see that maths,
>native literature and IB language are inevitable.
>
>E. g. my choice was:
>
>Hungarian literature SL
>English B (grammar course) HL
>Mathematics HL
>Physics HL
>Economics SL
>History SL
>
>(As you can see, I chose two social sciences.)
>
> > + Is there only a written or also an oral examination?
>
>One thing: you are not registered at IBO, only
>from the second year. There are only two orals,
>those of group 1 and 2 (native literature and
>IB language). They are not too hard to come by.
>
>The final exams last for three weeks, and all
>subjects are involved. I don't want to elaborate
>on this too much, but nearly all subjects have a
>Paper One (multiple choice) and a Paper Two
>(exercises/essays) and group 4 subjects have
>a Paper Three as well (options - because there
>is a core material and there are options that
>your group takes, like "Optics" or "Medical Physics"
>in the subject of physics).
>
> > + What are the subjects maintopics, how are they proved?
>
>Literature: oral exam, 1500 word World Literature Essay
>
>IB language: oral exam, no final essay but lots of
>little essays during the two years (at least for us);
>the written exam contains some kind of essay but
>no translation as far as I remember
>
>Maths: good coverage of trigs, exp/log, calculus
>(even some differential calculus), linear algebra,
>probability and the options (cannot cite them here
>and now...);
>you have to prepare portfolio (set of a few little
>projects on various topics
>
>Group 4: laboratory reports (can be a pain) - this
>is actually the portfolio; a special big project
>called "Group 4 Project" which results in a grand
>lab report. It means that people who chose different
>G4 subjects work together on a big project (measurements,
>experiments), we have to prepare and plan everything
>on our own, and organise the division of labour
>between physicists, biologists and chemists. Great fun...
>
>Economics: portfolio (5 commentaries on articles) and
>oral commentary presentations in front of your group
>
>History: 3000 word Guided Coursework, lots of essays
>during the two years
>
>I don't know of the others...
>
> > + I suppose that your grades of the year are added to the
> >    grade of the big examination. How?
>
>Important: your grades acquired throughout the two
>years have NO EFFECT on your final IB diploma grade.
>This is an unbiased system: only about 25 percent
>of your grade is given by your teacher. Another
>25 percent is partially given by your teacher for
>your written assignments (portfolio), but these are
>submitted to the IBO and they moderate the precentages
>(e. g. if they find that a teacher is too harsh, they add
>a multiplier of 1.1). 50 percent comes from the written
>final exams, which are evaluated by other IB teachers all
>over the world, who don't know any of you. (I think
>our English exams were evaluated in Mexico...)
>
>Somehow they calculate a percentage, which is converted
>into a final grade:
>
>85-100=7; 70-84=6; 55-69=5; 45-55=4; 30-44=3; 15-29=2
>and below 15=1
>
>The final diploma will be awarded a score with a maximum
>of 45. This is the sum of your grades plus a combined
>value of your ToK essay (1500 words philosophy) and
>Extended Essay (4000 words on ANY subject you choose, but
>you have to connect it to an IB subject; e. g. I wrote
>an essay about a mathematical model to simulate the
>reconnaissance process of worker bees, and claimed the
>essay to be in mathematics). This value ranges from 0 to 3.
>
>I. e. 6*7+3=45. There are only a few (probably below ten)
>students each year scoring 45.
>
> > + Have you also to do a kind of project before to be
>allowed
> >    to the big examination?
>
>You can consider the extended essay to be such a project.
>However, you shouldn't put too much emphasis on it as
>it only determines a part of the extra 3 points.
>
>And you have to do 180 hours of CAS (extracurricular
>activities ranging from sports, creative activity like arts
>to doing some kind of service like library assistance
>or helping handicapped people)
> >
> > A really buch of questions, huh? I hope I don't annoy
>you... :)
>
>I hope I could be informative enough. :)
>Anyone discovering wrong information should correct me.
>
BTW for some better organised info you can drop a
>visit on the page of IBO: www.ibo.org or even at
>my high school's page: www.karinthy.hu (English version
>is available); from this latter page you can download
>real extended essays from the earlier years.
>
>PG
>
>
>


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