2002 IBNA Student Survey Sarah Scaturro, [email protected] Paul Campbell, [email protected] Niagara Falls,...

2002 IBNA Student SurveySarah Scaturro, [email protected] Campbell, [email protected]

Niagara Falls, OntarioJuly 17-20, 2003

2002 IBNA Voluntary Data Form

•Administered May 2002 to graduating IB seniors in the USA

•Diploma and Certificate candidates

•129 eligible schools responded* (43.7% response rate)

•5412 completed surveys

•No sampling – all surveys were tallied

•+/- 1% at the 95% confidence level*Eligible schools = located in the USA with a class of graduating

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TOPICS SURVEYED

•IB exam results

•University admission rates

•Gender

•Ethnicity

•SAT/ACT scores

•AP exam results

•National award scholarships

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CANDIDACY BREAKDOWN

•Diploma Candidates 65.9%

•Certificate Candidates 34.1%

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DIPLOMA CANDIDATES

•79.8% earned the Diploma•Median Diploma point total of 30

•20.2% did not earn the Diploma

•Median Diploma point total of 23

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DIPLOMA CANDIDATES

•Total points earned by the Diploma candidates:

• 40+ 1.9% • 35-39 12.9% • 30-34 30.7% • 24-29 41.4% • 23 or below 13.1%

•7.1% of the students who earned 24 or more points did not attain the Diploma due to having 1 or more failing conditions.

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CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES

•60% of the certificate candidates took 1-2 IB exams

•40% of the certificate candidates took more than 2 IB exams

•Certificate candidates taking more than 2 exams were nearly twice as likely to get a 4 or higher than those taking 2 or less exams.

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ETHNICITY

•Ethnic breakdown:

•68.6% Caucasian

•15% Asian/South Pacific Islander

•9.4% Hispanic

•7.1% African-American

•4.3% Other

•Less than 1% Native American

•Total equals more than 100%, as over 5% identified more than one ethnicity© IBO 2003

IB Participation

•68.6% Caucasian

•15% Asian/South Pacific Islander

•9.4% Hispanic

•7.1% African-American

•4.3% Other

•<1% Native American

AP Participation*

• 65.3% Caucasian

• 14% Asian

• 9.7% Hispanic

• 4.4% African-American

• 3.5% Other

• <1% Native American* “Increasing Minority Student Participation”

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ETHNICITY – Participation

GENDER

•59% female

•41% male

•3:2 ratio doesn’t change when disaggregated by:

– Diploma candidacy• Diploma attained or not attained

–Certificate candidacy• 1-2 certificates or 3 or more certificates

–Certain ethnicities (Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian, Other)*

*The percentage of African-American females was higher than average (70% female, 30% male); the percentage of Native American females was lower than average (52% female, 48% male).

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GENDER

•There was no significant difference in performance on IB exams.

•There was a difference in performance on other standardized tests:–Combined SAT mean

• Females 1254• Males 1310

–ACT mean• Females 26.3• Males 27.5© IBO 2003

SAT

•76.4% took the SAT•Combined mean score (all

respondents) of 1279–47.5% 1300-1600–49.3% 1000-1299–3.2% 999 or below

•Males scored higher than females (see previous slide)

•African-Americans had lowest mean score of 1172; Asians/South Pacific Islanders had the highest mean score of 1304.© IBO 2003

ACT

•40.8% took the ACT•Mean of 26.7

–55% 27-36–41.4% 20-26–3.6% below 20

•Males scored higher than females (see previous slide)

•African-Americans had the lowest mean score of 23.9; Caucasians had the highest mean score of 27.4

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SAT/ACT Averages and Diploma Candidacy

SAT Combined Mean

Score• Diploma Candidate –

1303• Diploma attained –

1329• Diploma not attained-

1186

• Certificate Candidate – 1213

• 1-2 certificates - 1198• 3+ certificates - 1236

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ACT Mean Score• Diploma Candidate –

26.7• Diploma attained –

28.2• Diploma not attained-

24.9

• Certificate Candidate – 25.3

• 1-2 certificates - 25.2• 3+ certificates - 25.4

National Merit Program

•23.7% of total Diploma candidates surveyed recognized

•7.4% of total Certificate candidates surveyed recognized

•17.6% average of all surveyed recognized

• Of those recognized: 86.2% were Diploma candidates and 13.8% were Certificate candidates

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•Ethnic breakdown of those recognized:–22.9% Asian/South Pacific Islander–18.9% Caucasian–12.4% Other–21.1% Hispanic–11.7% African American–10.6% Native American

•52% female; 48% male© IBO 2003


•Recognition level:–28.1% Finalists–6.6% Semi-Finalists–62.7% Commended Scholars–2.6% indicated no level of recognition

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National Achievement Scholar

•2.2% were National Achievement Scholars. Of them:–41.7% Finalists–14.6% Semi-Finalists–43.7% Commended

–66% female; 34% male

–80% Diploma candidates; 20% Certificate candidates

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National Hispanic Scholars

•1.7% were National Hispanic Scholars. Of them:–63.3% were Finalists–8.9% were Semi-Finalists–27.8% were Commended –52.4% female; 47.6% male

–81% Diploma candidates; 19% Certificate candidates

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University Admission

•95.5% indicated that they would be attending a post-secondary institution.

•The top 10 universities applied to:–University of Florida (795)–University of California at Los Angeles (443)–University of California at Berkeley (431)–University of California at San Diego (379)–Florida State University (350)–University of Virginia (300)–Harvard University (263)–Stanford University (254)–University of Central Florida (250)

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University Acceptance Rates

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IB Applican

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IB Diploma

Applicants

IB Certificate Applicants

Brown University 17%

20.8% (130)

21.6%(116)

14.3%(14)

Carlton College 34.9%

84.8%(46)

88.6%(35)

72.7%(11)

College of William and Mary

37.0%55.3

%(206)

66.4%(149)

26.3%(57)

Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.


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Colorado College 51%

92.7%(41)

94.9%(39)

50%(2)

Columbia University 12.0%

18.3%

(142)

18.5%(124)

16.7%(18)

Cornell University 28.5%

49.1%

(169)

51.0%(147)

36.4%(22)Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only

universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.


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Dartmouth College 20.7%

35.1%(74)

33.3%(66)

50.0%(8)

Duke University 22.5%

36.0% (225)

38.7%(199)

15.4%(26)

Emory University 42%

82.1%

(106)

82.7%(98)

75%(8)



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Florida State University

48.8%98.0

%(350)

98.7%(321)

89.7%(29)

George Mason University

68.5%95.5

%(156)

94.6%(37)

95.8%(119)

Georgia Institute of Technology

53.7%85.1

%(114)

88%(108)

33%(6)Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only



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Harvard University 11%

14.4% (263)

14.8%(237)

11.5%(26)

Howard University 56.1%

93.3%(30)

95.2%(21)

88.9%(9)

Johns Hopkins University

35%66.3

%(89)

68.8%(80)

44.4%(9)



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Macalester College 44%

78.0%(41)

72.7%(33)

100%(8)

Mary Washington College

20.7%79.3

%(82)

87.5%(32)

74.0%(50)

MIT 16.9% 25.2

% (135)

26.2%(126)




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Mount Holyoke College

51.7% 96%(25)

95%(20)

100%(5)

New York University 25.5%

50.5%

(214)

51.8%(168)

45.7%(46)

Princeton University 11.0%

13.1%

(175)

13.8%(160)

6.7%(15)



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Stanford University 12.6%

16.9% (254)

18.3%(218)

8.3%(36)

SUNY – Binghamton 41.9%

93.3%(30)

100%(8)

90.9%(22)

Tufts University 26.6%

49.4%(83)

52.6%(76)

14.3%(7)



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United States Air Force Academy

12.1%61.5

%(26)

68.4%(19)

42.9%(7)

United States Naval Academy

11.7% 42.9% (21)

45.0%(20)

0%(1)

University of California - Berkeley

24%47.6

%(431)

53%(313)




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University of California – Los Angeles

24%40.4

%(443)

47.1%(293)

27.3%(150)

University of California – San Diego

48% 58.6

% (379)

62.7%(244)

51.1%(135)

University of Chicago 41.6%

60.2%(93)

59.1%(88)




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University of Colorado - Boulder

80%97.6

%(211)

97.9%(187)

95.8%(24)

University of Florida 51%

97.7% (795)

98.2%(766)

86.2%(29)

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

49%73.4

%(124)

72.7%(66)

74.1%(58)



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University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

35%64.1

%(195)

68.4%(171)

33.3%(24)

University of Pennsylvania

21% 26.6

% (177)

24.7%(158)

42.1%(19)

University of Southern California

30.3%70.8

%(219)

72.2%(144)




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University of Texas - Austin

63.5%96.8

%(157)

96.5%(115)

97.6%(42)

University of Tulsa 73.0% 100%

(21)

100%(20)

100%(1)

University of Virginia 38.1%

63.3%

(300)

70.3%(209)

47.3%(91)



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Vanderbilt University 37.3%

70.3% (64)

73.1%(52)

58.3%(12)

Villanova University 14.5%

88.5%(26)

89.5%(19)

85.7%(7)

Washington University in Saint Louis

23.5%68.5

%(108)

66.7%(93)

80.0%(15)



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Wellesley College 47%

71.4%(28)

83.3%(24)

0%(4)

Wesleyan University 28%

54.8%(31)

53.6%(28)

66.7%(3)

Yale University 13%

19.5% (185)

18.9%(169)




•General trends show:–IB students have higher than average acceptance rates

–Diploma candidates have significantly higher acceptance rates than Certificate candidates

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Advanced Placement Exams

•65.6% of respondents indicated that they had taken AP exams for a total of 13,357 AP exams (about 3.8 exams per examining IB/AP student)

•Of the 3516 students that indicated the grade level in which AP exams were taken:–1% took exams in 9th grade–47.1% took exams in 10th grade –77.5% took exams in 11th grade–66.8% took exams in 12th grade© IBO 2003

• The top 15 most examined AP subjects were:• US History (2057 exams taken)• English Literature (1663)• English Language (1253)• European History (1196)• Calculus AB (1084)• Biology (878)• Spanish Language (682)• Psychology (585)• US Government and Politics (563)• Statistics (441)• Chemistry (441)• Calculus BC (436)• Physics B (349)• Macroeconomics (284)• French Language (268)

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• Of the 7058 AP exam scores indicated (on a 1 to 5 scale): – 11.1% were a “1”– 23.9% were a “2”– 29.6% were a “3”– 21.9% were a “4”– 13.5% were a “5”

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AP and IB Exam Result Comparison

•The following tables present the percentage of IB Diploma Programme students (both Diploma and Certificate candidates) earning a 5, 6, or 7* on an IB SL exam as well as a 3, 4, or 5** on an AP exam in a similar subject area. Both AP and IB exams were taken in the same year.

*IB SL exams are usually not accepted by universities and colleges for credit and/or advanced placement.

**AP exams scores of 3, 4, or 5 are usually accepted by universities and colleges for credit and/or advanced placement.© IBO 2003

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IB SL Spanish B and AP Spanish Language

433 students took both exams in the same year.

IB Score Received

# Students Receiving an AP Score of 3,

4 or 5

% Students Receiving an AP Score of 3,

4 or 5

IB Score of 5-7(397 out of 433

students)287 72.3%


students) 226 88.3%

IB Score of 7(75 out of 433

students) 74 98.7%

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IB SL French B and AP French Language


IB Score Received


4 or 5


4 or 5


students)106 73.6%


students) 72 94.7%

IB Score of 7(7 out of 187 students) 7 100%

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IB SL German B and AP German Language

43 students took both exams in the same year.IB Score Received


4 or 5


4 or 5


students)19 82.6%


students) 9 81.8%


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IB SL Physics and AP Physics B110 students took both exams in the same year.

IB Score Received


4 or 5


4 or 5


students)57 87.7%


students) 33 91.7%


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IB SL Physics and AP Physics C 22 students took both exams in the same year.

IB Score Received


4 or 5


4 or 5

IB Score of 5-7(19 out of 22 students)

14 73.7%

IB Score of 6-7(8 out of 22 students) 5 62.5%

IB Score of 7(0 out of 22 students) - -

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IB SL Environmental Systems and AP Environmental Science


IB Score Received


4 or 5


4 or 5


8 100%

IB Score of 6-7(4 out of 20 students) 4 100%


students) - -

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IB SL Psychology and AP Psychology


IB Score Received


4 or 5


4 or 5

IB Score of 5-7(167 out of

284students)152 91%


students) 75 98.7%


students) 19 100%

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IB SL Biology and AP Biology 140 students took both exams in the same year.

IB Score Received


4 or 5


4 or 5


students)36 72%


students) 18 85.7%


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AP and IB Exam Result ComparisonIB SL Chemistry and AP Chemistry151 students took both exams in the same year.

IB Score Received


4 or 5


4 or 5


students)59 80.8%


students) 29 90.6%


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IB SL Math Methods and AP Calculus AB


IB Score Received


4 or 5


4 or 5


students)327 88.1%


students) 235 97.1%


students) 90 98.9%

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IB SL Math Studies and AP Statistics


IB Score Received


4 or 5


4 or 5


students)68 54%


students) 42 72.4%


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AP and IB Exam Result ComparisonIB HL Mathematics and AP Calculus

BC 207 students took both exams in the same year.

IB Score Received


4 or 5


4 or 5


students)118 90.1%


students) 72 97.3%


students) 20 100%

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IB SL History and AP US History 67 students took both exams in the same year.

IB Score Received


4 or 5


4 or 5


36 73.5%




•Spanish B•French B•German B•Physics•Environmental

Systems•Psychology

• Biology• Chemistry• Economics• Computer Science• Math Methods• Math Studies• History

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IB SL Courses in which IBNA will pursue university recognition for scores of 5-7 based on these findings:

CONTACT:

Please contact Sarah Scaturro at [email protected]

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