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Changes to Diploma Programme (DP) terminology from September 2011TheIBwouldliketocommunicateanumberofchangesandclarificationsto important Diploma Programme (DP) terminology beginning inSeptember2011.
3. Group 2 courses presently called “second language”will now be more accurately described as “languageacquisition”.
4. Finally, subjects covering requirements for more thanonegroup,presentlycalled“transdisciplinarysubjects”(environmentalsystemsandsocietiesingroups3and4andfrom2011–13, literatureandperformancecoveringgroups 1 and 6) will be more appropriately termed“interdisciplinarysubjects”.
German as a response languageSince2004theIBhasofferedGermanasaresponselanguagein biology HL and SL , history SL and HL (Aspects of theHistoryofEuropeandtheMiddleEast),extendedessaysinbiologyandhistoryandTOKtoalimitednumberofschoolsasaclosedpilot.
Approaches to learning in the DPTheDPdevelopmentteam,basedinournewglobalcentrein The Hague, are formally starting a new curriculumproject “Approaches to learning in the DP” which wasbacked last year by the programme committees afterinitialproposals.ToimprovealignmentsacrossthethreeIB programmes and begin to view how teachers andstudentsshouldmosteffectivelyapproachthechallengesof theDP in itsentiretyover twoyears,wewishtogiveschools greater support, advice and dynamic materialsto meet the need for such an integrated, holistic view
of learning. Since announcing this initiative DP schoolshavealreadybeensharingtheirownprojectsinthisareawith us and the curriculum development team will belookingtocapturemoreschools’expertise.To thisend,weinviteapplicantsfromexperiencedIBschoolswithaninterestindevelopingthisprojectwithustoapply.Thoseinterested in participating virtually and in face-to-facemeetings should send a CV and write a letter outliningtheirexperience,sayinghowtheywouldcontributetotheinitiative.SendyourapplicationtotheHeadofDiplomaProgrammeDevelopment,Mr.AndrewAtkinson,attheIBinTheHagueorbyemail([email protected]).Thedeadlineforapplicationsis10October2011.
DP courses onlineSchools are reminded that students and schools havenew online learning opportunities through the additionof filmSL,philosophySL,andMandarinab initio. Coursesrevised to meet new subject guides for September 2011includeeconomicsSL,economicsHL,andSpanishabinitio.StudentsmayalsoregisterformathsHL,ITGSSLandHL,andpsychologySL.AllcoursesareapprovedbytheIBandhavebeendevelopedincollaborationwithPamojaEducation.
New publication: language and learning in IB programmesCombining earlier publications (Learning in a language other than a mother tongue; Guidelines to developing a school language policy)with recentdevelopments in the fieldoflanguageand learning,thisnewdocumentproposesthatmultilingualismisafact,aright,andaresourceinIBschools.Theevolutionoftheconceptofmultilingualismisexplainedaswellastheimplicationsforpedagogyandwholeschoolprofessionaldevelopmentthroughtheimplementationofaschoollanguagepolicy.WehopethisconcisepaperwillbeofusetoDPstaffinallsubjects.
Form G2: teacher comments on examinationsManythankstothoseIBcoordinatorsandteacherswhoraisedtheprofileof thenewstyleForm G2: teacher’scommentsonexaminationsformforthisMay’ssession.Wehaveseena substantial increase in the number of forms returnedwhichensuredthatgradeawardingwascarriedoutinfullconfidencethattheviewsofteachershadbeentakenintoaccount.PleasecancoordinatorsatschoolstakingpartinthisNovember’ssessionmaintainthisimpetusandencourageallteacherstocompleteformsfortheirsubjects.Thenewformsarequickerforteacherstocompleteasthereisonlyoneformpersubjectratherthanoneformperexaminationpaper.
Successfulapplicantswillreceiveinvaluable training in a mentored online environment topreparethemfortheirnewrole.Allapplicantsmusthaveaccesstoemailandtheinternet in an environment that is suitable for markingexaminationmaterial.
More information on the requirements to become anexaminercanbefoundintheexaminerrecruitmentpolicyontheIBpublicwebsite(http://www.ibo.org/examiners).Theapplicationformcanalsobefoundonthesite.
Completedapplication formsshouldbesubmittedtotheOnline Examiner Training and Recruitment department,quotingthereference“CnotesSept11”[email protected].
Opportunities for contributing to the IB’s global engagementIn April 2007, the IB community theme—“Sharing ourhumanity”—broughttogetherIBWorldSchoolstoexploresixkeyglobalissues.Lastyear,asthecommunitythemeended,theproject’sscopeexpandedandnowcontinueswithamoreopen-endedcommitmenttoglobalengagement.
The IB’s “Global Engage” website (http://globalengage.ibo.org) supports members of the IB community, andparticularly teachers, in engaging with global challengesinan increasingly interconnectedworld.On thesite,youwill find information, resources, ideasandopinions, links,andsuggestionsforprincipledaction—aswellasreportsofactionsandexchangesofservice.
Thesecontributionsshowour fidelity in “developingandpromotinginternational-mindednessandallattributesoftheIBlearnerprofileacrosstheschoolcommunity”(Programme standards and practices 2010,StandardA.4).
• Reviewthewiderangeofresourcesavailable, includinglinkstomanyqualityorganizationsthatprovideclassroom-ready learning engagements and student-friendlymaterials.Ifthere’saresourcethatyouuseregularly,senditintoshare!
• ReviewtheIBGlobalLessonsavailableforWorldHealthDay and Earth Day (April), International Day of Peace(September),andtheInternationalDayfortheEradicationof Poverty (October). When planning your curriculum,considerhowthesechallengesmightprovidepowerfulcontextsforlearning.
• ApplyforopportunitiestocontributetofutureIBgloballessons. Creative, passionate teachers can help todeveloplessonsandunitplanstosharewiththeentireIBcommunity.NewcurriculumplanningdocumentswillbekeyedtointernationaldaysfeaturedontheIB“GlobalEngage”calendar(availableinlate2011).
IBPublishingarecurrentlydevelopingaGlobalEngageActionCalendarwithRobertHarrison,theCurriculumManagerwholeads the “Global Engage” website. The calendar aims tomakeglobalchallengesavisiblepartoftheclassroom.MoreinformationisavailableontheIBstore:
Professional developmentNew subject seminars (NSS) to support new DP coursesNSSareuniquecategory1workshopsdesignedtolauncha new mainstream subject that has only previouslybeen on offer as a pilot course. It is equally relevant toeducatorswhoareasnewtoteachinganIBcourseinanexistingIBWorldSchool,asthosefromaschoolpreparing
The new subject guides are for first teaching September2012,firstexaminationsMay2014. TheywillbepublishedinDecember2011ontheOCCathttp://occ.ibo.org/ibis/occ/guest/home.cfm.NSSwillbeavailablefromFebruary2012onwardsatIBregionalworkshops.
PleasegotoIBworkshopsandconferencesathttp://www.ibo.org/events/workshops.cfm to find suitable dates andlocations.
Research updateTheIBresearchteamispleasedtoannouncenewstudiesonthepost-secondaryachievementofIBstudentsreleasedthusfarin2011.Whilethestudieslookedatuniversityandcollegeperformance in the US and UK, the students themselvescomefromIBschoolsaroundtheworld.Findings indicateveryencouragingpatternsofhighereducationenrolment,performance, and graduation, as well as post-universityachievement.ThesestudiesjoinagrowingbodyofevidencesupportingtheDP.
SRIInternational,anindependentresearchinstitute,lookedat the college enrolment, performance and graduationratesofDPstudents,andfoundthatthemajorityofthemenroldirectlyina“somewhatselective”or“moreselective”4-year institution,andgenerallygraduateathigher ratesthan institutionaland theUSnationalaverages.TheUK’sHigherEducationStatisticsAgency(HESA)producedareporton IB students studying at Higher Education Institutions(HEIs)intheUK.ThereportcomparesIBstudentswiththoseholdingA-levelsandsimilarqualifications.FindingsindicatethatIBstudentsweremorelikelytobeenrolledatatop20HEI,achievefirst-classhonorsandtoleavewithanawardinmostsubjectareas,goontofurtherstudyafteruniversity,andbeemployedingraduateleveljobsandinhigher-paidoccupations.TheConsortiumofChicagoSchoolResearchattheUniversityofChicagohasrecentlyprovidedtheIBwithastudywhichexamines theDP’s role inprovidingbetteracademicpathwaysforminorityandlow-incomestudentsintheChicagopublicschool(CPS)system.Findingssuggestthat
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Course Companions series from OUPMathematicalStudiesSL—January2012
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Fora full listof theCourse Companionsavailable,visit theOUPwebsite.Youcanalsodownloadsamplepages.Recentreleases include: Economics (2nd edition); History of the Americas; Geography; English A Literature and Language;English A Literature;French B;Spanish B.
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ApplicationsApplicationscloseonthefollowingdates.
• 30September2011
• 30March2012
Formoreinformationandapplicationforms,pleasegototheIBpublicwebsite,About the IB>Access and Advancement>IB Grantorhttp://www.ibo.org/accessandadvancement/ibgrants/.
Please address any queries to the Advancement office [email protected].
Groups1and2:Languages
Groups 1 and 2: completion of curriculum reviewSchoolsareremindedthatthereviewofthegroups1and2languagescoursesiscomplete.Thefirstyearofteachingforthenewcourses isSeptember2011 (Maysessionschools)or February 2012 (November session schools), with firstexaminations in 2013. Coordinators must ensure that alllanguageteachersareprovidedwiththeappropriateguideaswellasothersupportingdocuments.AlldocumentsarepublishedontheOCC.
Thetextandperformancecoursefinishesitspilotstageandbecomesavailabletoallschoolsasliteratureandperformancefrom September 2011. This course will be automaticallyavailable at standard level in English, and in French andSpanishuponrequest,andremainsinterdisciplinarybetweengroup 1 and group 6. All curriculum documents for thiscoursearepublishedontheOCC.
The classical languages course operates on a differentcurriculumreviewcycleandthereforeteachersmustcontinuetorefertothecurrentguide(firstexaminations2010),whichisalsoavailableontheOCC.
Newly available languages for language A: literatureWearepleased toannounce the introductionofninenewautomaticallyavailablelanguagesingroup1forthelanguage A:literaturecourse.ThefirstyearofteachingforthesecoursesisSeptember2011(Maysessionschools)orFebruary2012
(Novembersessionschools),withfirstexaminationsin2013.Therefore,fromtheMay2013examinationsessiononwardsthese languageswillno longerneedtobeapplied forasspecialrequestlanguages.Coordinatorsmustensurethatallteachersforthesecoursesareprovidedwiththeappropriateguide as well as other supporting documents which arepublishedontheOCC.Thiswillnowalsoincludetherelevantprescribedlistofauthors(PLA)fortheselanguages,publishedontheOCCinFebruary2011.
Languages becoming automatically available for the May 2013 examination session:
Albanian Belarusian Bengali
Estonian Icelandic Romanian
Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese
Special request languages InordertohelpschoolsplanfortheSeptember2011toMay2013DPcourses,weareabletosupplyalistofspecialrequestlanguagesA1(soontobelanguageA:literature)forwhichexaminersresponsiblehavealreadybeenappointed.Whileitshouldberememberedthatthisdoesnotguaranteetheavailabilityof the language,asexaminersmayforvariousunforeseenreasonsbeunavailableforfurtherexaminationsessions,schoolscanassumewithsomedegreeofsecuritythattheselanguagesarelikelytobeauthorized.
Where schools know they will have students for a specialrequestlanguagestartingwiththeminAugust/September2011,theyareencouragedtocontactthosestudentsregardingavailability of books, which are often very hard to obtainoutsidethecountryofthelanguage.AdviceonappropriatebooklistscanbeobtainedbycontactingIBCardiff.
For all special request languages it is important that theapplicationsreachIBCardiffbythedeadline(15 November).However, applications for special request languages thatdo not currently have examiners responsible should besubmitted as soon as possible (ideally well before thedeadline)toallowsufficienttimeforanexaminerresponsibletoberecruited.
Languages for which examiners responsible have already been appointed:
Azerbaijani Burmese Chichewa
Dhivehi Dzongkha Greenlandic
Georgian Kannada Khmer
Kinyarwanda Kurdish Lao
Marathi Mongolian Ndebele
Oriya Oromo Punjabi
Shona Tajik Tamil
Telugu Tibetan Zulu
Early session candidatesSchools are reminded that where a candidate’s choice ofgroup1or2languagesubjectisnotautomaticallyavailableorisaspecialrequestsubjectfortheirschool’sdesignatedexaminationsession,thecandidatemustberegisteredfortheexaminationsixmonthspriortotheschool’sdesignatedmain session. In such cases, all assessment componentsmustbecompleted in thatsession, includingthewrittenexaminations.
Thismeansthatanycandidatetakingagroup1or2languagesubject in November 2012 because the language is notavailableoraspecialrequestinMay2013,mustbetaughtandassessedfortheappropriatecurrentcourseofstudy(lastexaminationsNovember2012).Forspecificqueriesregardingearlysessioncandidates,[email protected].
E-courseworkIt is intended that from the November 2011 examinationsessiononwardsschoolswillhavetheoptiontouploadaudiofilesforthegroups1and2internallyassessedoralwork.Itwillalsocontinuetobeanoptiontosendgroups1and2internallyassessedoralworkonCD.In2012theIBintendstoextendtheoptiontouploadaudioandrich-mediafilestoincludegroup 6subjects,andfrom2013onwardsitisintendedthatmostexternallyandinternallyassessedoral,rich-media-basedandwrittencourseworkwillbesubmittedase-coursework.Theseinnovationsine-courseworkdemonstratetheIB’saimtoharnessthenewtechnologiesandtobea leader intheuseof technology inassessments.Further informationone-courseworkwillbesenttoschoolsinthecomingmonths.
School-supported self-taught languages A: literatureAlternative assessment procedures: updated guideThe document, School-supported self-taught alternative assessment procedures(forfirstexaminations2013),whichsupplements the relevant sections of the language A:literatureguideisnowavailableontheOCC.Coordinatorsshouldensurethatallself-taughtlanguageAcandidatesfortheMay2013examinationsessiononwardsaremadefamiliarwiththeprocedures.
Questions for the formal oral commentary: 2013 examination sessionPleasenotethatthissetofquestionsisavailableontheOCCandisspecificallyforthe2013examinationsessions(MayandNovember).Studentsforthe2012examinationsessionmustusethequestionspublishedontheOCCforthatparticularyear.
Prescribed authors and genres for first examinations 2010Itappearsthattheinformationontheprescribedauthorsandgenresreadinglistneedssomeclarification.ThisinformationisavailableontheOCCunder:Classical languages>General documents>Prescribed authors and genres for first examinations 2010.
May session schoolsList 1 is used by students commencing a two-year LatinorclassicalGreekcoursein2008(examination2010),2009(examination2011)and2010(examination2012),keepinginmindthatthecoursestartstwoyearsbeforetheexam.
November session schoolsList 1 is used by students commencing a two-year LatinorclassicalGreekcourse in2009(examination2010),2010(examination2011)and2011(examination2012),keepinginmindthatthecoursestartstwoyearsbeforetheexam.
List 2 is to be used by students commencing a two-yearLatinorclassicalGreekcourse in2012,2013and2014(forexaminationsin2013,2014and2015,keepinginmindthatthecoursestartstwoyearsbeforetheexam).
List 1
Course starts Examination
2009 2010
2010 2011
2011 2012
List 2
Course starts Examination
2012 2013
2013 2014
2014 2015
Group3:Individualsandsocieties
History: reminder to history teachers regarding the new curriculumPaper 2 topicsWhere specific material, events or names are mentionedin theHistory guide, theycanbespecified inexaminationquestionsandarethereforerequiredincandidateresponses.However, more general open-ended questions may alsobesetandthesecanbeansweredusinganyappropriateexamplessuchasMussolini,FrancoorLeninforaquestionaboutanauthoritarianleader.
Paper 3TeachersareremindedthatforeachsectionintheHistory guidetherewillbetwoquestionsoneachexaminationpaper.Inordertoprovidecandidateswithachoiceofquestionstoanswer,allthebulletedcontentineachofthreesectionsmustbestudied.Forexample, if sectionone,TheFrenchRevolution,ischosenthenallsixbulletpointsmustbestudiedinordertoensurethatstudentswillbeabletoanswereitherquestionontheexaminationpaper.
SL/HL paper 2 from May 2011StartingwiththeMay2011assessmentsession,paper2forSLandHLwillbeclassedasonecommonpaper.Thiswillmeanthatexaminationandmarkschemecoversheetswillbelabelledas“StandardLevelandHigherLevelPaper2”.
Thisamendmentwillnotaffectstudentsinanyway.
Social and cultural anthropologyChanges to the Social and cultural anthropology guideFollowing the first assessment session in May 2010 forsocial and cultural anthropology there have been someamendments to the assessment criteria in the Social and cultural anthropology guide publishedFebruary2008forfirstexaminationsin2010.
For SL and HL paper 1, criterion A—description andgeneralization (question 1) and criterion B—analysis andinterpretation(question2)—havebeenreworded.
Candidates should be instructed to follow this rubric, asgivingfinalanswerstofewerthanthreesfislikelytoleadtoincorrectvaluesinanysubsequentparts,andtheyarelikelytobepenalised. Inaddition,examinersmaybeinstructedincertainquestionstopenalisefinalanswersgiventomorethanthreesf.CandidatesshouldalsobemadeawareoftheroundingrulesusedbytheIB,asroundingerrorsmayalsoleadtoincorrectanswers.
Simplification of final answersThere has been some discussion on the OCC about this,whichhighlightedthedifficultyofgivinganeasyresponsetothequestion“howfarshouldyousimplify?”.Seniorexaminershave discussed the issue, and have agreed the followingguidanceforschools.
form or written as 52 (though it is generally advisable to
simplify),but105
shouldbewrittenas2.
Algebraicexpressionsshouldbesimplifiedbycompletingany operations such as addition and multiplication, eg4e2x × e3xshouldbesimplifiedto4e5x;and4e2x × e3x − e4x × ex
Should there be any questions please do not hesitateto contact the Subject Area Manager, Richard Taylor([email protected]).
Professional development Tosupporttheintroductionofthenewlyrevisedcomputerscience course for first teaching September 2012, globalprofessionaldevelopmentareplanningonlineworkshopsduring the first quarter of 2012. In order to assist withcapacityplanningfortheseevents,itwouldbeappreciatedifanyschoolsplanningtoofferthiscoursefromSeptember2012 contacted the global professional department [email protected]:
• schoolname/number
• languageofteaching
• potentialnumberofteachers.
Group6:Thearts
FilmAmendment to the assessment of the production portfolio (HL)FollowingthefirstassessmentsessionsforfilminMay2010andNovember2010,aformalrulinghasbeenintroducedonwhattodointhecaseofastudentsubmittinganHLproductionportfoliothatdoesnotincludeatrailer.Insuchcases,apenaltyof15%willbeappliedtothetotalmarkthathasbeenawarded.
In addition, a new document has been published whichapplies to extended essays written in all subjects fromexaminations in 2013. It is entitled Ethical guidelines for extended essay research and fieldwork andisavailableontheextendedessaypageoftheOCC.Thisdocumentshouldbeused inconjunctionwithanyadditionalethicalguidanceoffered in thecorrespondingsubjectguides (for instanceinpsychologyandsocialandculturalanthropology).Theseextendedessayguidelinesmustbe followedbystudentssubmitting all extended essays from 2013 examinationsonwards but schools and supervisors are encouraged tofollowthemwiththeirstudentsbeforethisexaminationdate.
World studies extended essaySchoolswithstudentsinterestedinwritinganextendedessayinworldstudiesshouldnotethatthereisnowadedicatedOCC page for world studies that can be accessed under:DP>DP requirements>World studies extended essay. This includesateachers’ forumandavarietyofresourcesincludingcomprehensiveteachersupportmaterial.
Extended essay subject reportsFullsubject reportswerepublishedafter the firstsessionof the current extended essay programme in May andNovember2009.TheseareavailableonthesubjectpagesoftheOCC.
In addition, a general report, which outlines commonstrengths and weaknesses in all extended essays, waspublishedfortheNovember2010session.ThisisavailableontheOCCextendedessaypage.
Updates for subject reportsarewrittenonly ifadditionalguidanceisneeded.
Practical work for extended essays TheIBdoesnotrecommendthatstudentsbasetheiressaysonpracticalworkcarriedoutatauniversityorotherresearchinstitution.However,ifsuchwork(undertheguidanceofanexternaladviser)isundertaken,itmustbeaccompaniedbyacovering letter included with thecandidate’sextendedessay,outliningthenatureoftheassistancegivenandthelevelofguidanceprovided.Theextentofsupportgivenmustcomplywiththerequirementthattheessayisanindividual,independentlywrittentask.
CAS status of studentsSchoolsareremindedthatthedeadlineforcompletingtheCAS status of students on IBIS is 1 June/1 December. If astudenthasnotcompletedtheCASrequirement,he/shehasoneyearonlytocompleteit.OncetheCASrequirementhas
beencompletedtothesatisfactionoftheschool, it is theresponsibilityoftheIBDPcoordinatortochangethestudent’sstatusonIBIS.Thisextensionexpireson1June/1Decemberthefollowingyear.
CAS curriculum reviewThecurriculumreviewprocess forCAShasbegunand,aspartofourongoingcommitmenttoconsultation,wewishtoinviteteacherstobecomeinvolvedinthereviewprocess.
TOK essaysCoordinatorsareremindedthatTOKcandidatesmustwritetheiressays inresponsetooneoftheprescribedtitlessetfortheexaminationsessioninwhichtheyareparticipating.Failuretousethecorrectsetofprescribedtitleswillseverelydisadvantagecandidates.
School-based syllabuses (SBS): available subjectsThefollowingisalistoftheavailableschool-basedsyllabusescurrentlyauthorizedbytheIB.
Please note:Thesearerestrictedentrysubjects,andschoolsmust apply for authorization to offer any one of them—authorizationmaynotbegrantedretrospectively.Pleaserefertotheschool-basedsyllabusessectionoftheHandbook of Procedures for the Diploma Programme,forfurtherdetails.Torequestsubjectguides,ortoapplyforauthorizationtoofferoneofthesesubjects,[email protected].
School-based syllabus Language Group
Arthistory English 3
Astronomy English 4
Beginners’Hindi* Hindi 2
Beginners’Nynorsk* Nynorsk 2
Beginners’Siswati* Siswati 2
ChileandthePacificBasin Spanish 3
Chinesestudies English 3
ClassicalGreek&Romanstudies English 3
Braziliansocialstudies Portuguese 3
Humanrights† English 3
Marinescience English 4
Peaceandconflictstudies† English 3
Politicalthought English,Spanish 3
Science,technologyandsociety** English 3or4
Turkeyinthe20thcentury(formerly Turkish Social Studies) Turkish 3