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IBDP @
VKE
Getting to know the Diploma Programme
Saturday, 3rd July 2010
Why is the IB Diploma Programme the right
choice?
The IBDP prepares students for a lifetime of success -
Methodology and Curriculum Inquiry –
•The IBDP enhances the National Curriculum
Students learn to extract knowledge from everyday experiences
Research skills, application of knowledge to real life situations, storing and using information
Techniques of learning – an important tool
Competitive Fields –
•IBDP students are ready to face all kinds of assessments
•Format of Competitive Exams
•IB supports Indian students in Exam schedules
Further Studies –
•Indian Universities ready for IBDP students
•IB result format understood and accepted
•IB supports the request for results in percentages
•Abroad – students benefit from extra credits
Careers –
•Global leaders - ready to lead the world anywhere
•Element of Service through CAS
•Appreciating differences – respecting cultures – Theory of Knowledge
A closer look at the Diploma Programme
Objectives of the IB Diploma Programme
•To develop - • an ability to structure ideas and arguments, both orally
and in writing, in a logical, sustained and persuasive way,
• understand and respond appropriately to written and spoken material
• express ideas with clarity and fluency
• invites comparisons between, but not judgments of, different cultures, political systems and national traditions.
• explores the interactions between humans and their environment in time, space and place
• Demonstrate the personal skills of cooperation, perseverance and responsibility
Subjects in the Diploma Program
Group 1 - Language A1 – EnglishGroup 2 - Second Language – Hindi; French ab initioGroup 3 - Individuals and Societies – Economics;
Business & Management; HistoryGroup 4 - Experimental Sciences – Biology, Chemistry, Physics, ESSGroup 5 - Mathematics and Computer ScienceGroup 6 - The Arts – Visual Arts
Unless mentioned all subjects are available as HL and SL
Core - ToK, CAS, Extended Essay
• Most of the DP subjects in the IBDP are offered at 2 Levels
• – Standard Level (SL): Teaching time of150 hours.
• – Higher Level (HL): Teaching time of 240 hours.
• For a Diploma all students have to choose 6 subjects
• - 3 at HL
• - 3 at SL
• Compulsory Core – Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay, CAS
IB Assessment Pattern
Internal Assessment: Conducted under the guidance of the IB teachers at School, marked at School and sent to IB for moderation.
External Assessment: Year–end IB Board Exam, all scripts are sent to the IB for marking.