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ALFARISINTERNATIONALSCHOOL

FISGUIDETOMYPEASSESSMENTS

AY2019–2020

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TableofContentsFromtheOwner/Director 2

IBMYPCertificate&CourseResultRequirements 3

IBMYPCertificate 3

IBMYPBilingualCertificate 3

IBMYPCourseResults 3

CommunityServiceRequirements 3

Deadlines&Fees 4

ADescriptionofMYPeAssessments 5

On-ScreenExaminations 5

ePortfolios 6

PersonalProject 7

GradingMYPeAssessments 8

May2019ExaminationSchedule 9

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FromtheOwner/DirectorDearParents,

I’dliketowelcomeyoutoanotherfantasticschoolyear!FIShasadedicatedandpassionate

faculty,supportiveparents,andcreative,energeticstudents.Thisyearisanintegralyearfor

MYPYear5studentsastheywillhaveachancetoobtainanofficialIBMYPCertificateorIB

MYPCourseResults.BothoftheseareformalqualificationsofferedbytheInternational

Baccalaureate®Organization.Inordertoobtaineitherofthesequalifications,Year5students

needtocompleteasetofMYPeAssessmentstrategies,whichincludeon-screenexternal

examinations,ePortfolios,andthepersonalproject.

MYPeAssessmentsprovidestudentswithexternal,internationalrecognitionoftheir

achievement.On-screenexternalexaminationsaresenttoschoolsbytheIBO,andonce

studentscompletetheseexaminations,theywillbesentbacktotheIBOandmarkedbyexternal

examiners.AsforePortfoliosandthepersonalproject,althoughtheseeAssessmentswillbe

markedbyFISstaffmembers,theyarethensenttotheIBOformoderation(i.e.external

examinerswillgooverhowFISstaffmembersmarkedtheseassessmentstoensuretheyhave

beenmarkedrigorously).Thisprocessprovidesaguaranteetoteachers,students,andparents

thatresultsachievedinMYPsubjectshavebeenconfirmedbyaprocessofexternalvalidation

accordingtointernationalstandards.

ThisguidecontainsinformationonthetypeofeAssessmentsandhowYear5studentscan

obtainanIBMYPCertificateorIBMYPCourseResults.OurMYPCoordinator,Mrs.Salwa

Ghandour,willguideteachers,students,andparentsthroughoutthisacademicyearconcerning

anyinquiresorissuespertainingtotheMYPeAssessments.

Ilookforwardtoyetanothersuccessfulyear,andIwishyouandyourfamiliesthebestin

allyourendeavors!

SaharAlMarzouki

Owner/Director

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IBMYPCertificate&CourseResultsRequirements

IBMYPCertificate

Year5studentsmustcompletethefollowingrequirementsinordertoobtainanIBMYP

Certificate:

• Fiveexternalon-screenexaminations(language&literature,mathematics,science,

individualsandsocieties,andinterdisciplinarylearning)

• OneePortfoliofromacourseofstudyinlanguageacquisition(i.e.French)

• OneePortfoliofromacourseinphysicalandhealtheducationordesign

• Thepersonalproject

• Meetingourschool’sexpectationsforcommunityservice

IBMYPCourseResults

AsforIBMYPCourseResults,thisqualificationappliestostudentswhoregisterforsomeofthe

on-screenexaminationsand/orePortfolioeAssessments.Studentsregisteringforthis

qualificationneedtoalsocompletethepersonalprojectandourschools’expectationsfor

communityservice.

CommunityServiceRequirements

StudentsatFISshouldcompleteacommunityserviceprojectinordertofulfillourschool’s

communityservicerequirements.EachsectionwillworkonaServiceasActionprojectunder

thesupervisionofoneoftheirteachersthroughouttheacademicyear.Studentsineachsection

willthencreateadigital,visualpresentation(i.e.PowerPoint,Keynote,etc.)thatdisplaystheir

communityserviceproject.Thepresentationwillcontainadetaileddescription/purposeof

theirproject,picturesoftheirwork,anynecessarydatacollection,andameaningfulreflection

oftheirendresult.

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Deadlines&FeesObtaininganIBMYPCertificateorCourseResultsarebothoptionalrequirements.However,

thepersonalprojectismandatoryforallYear5students.OurMYPCoordinatorwillbein

chargeofregisteringstudentsforoptionaleAssessmentsandthemandatorypersonalproject.

AllYear5studentsmustregisterforon-screenexaminations,ePortfolios,andthepersonal

projectbyOctober18,2018.Ifstudentsmissthisdeadlinedate,theymaystillregisterbythe

datesmentionedbelow,buttheregistrationfeeswillbeconsiderablyhigherafterOct.18.

Table1:MYPeAssessmentDeadlines

CandidateRegistrationRegistrationDeadline 18October2019LateRegistrationDeadline 18January2020

PersonalProject&ePortfoliosStudentSubmissionofthePersonalProject 8March2020StudentSubmissionofPHEorDesignePortfolio 19March2020StudentSubmissionofFrenchePortfolio 29March2020CommunityServiceVisualDisplaySubmission 22March2020

On-ScreenExaminationsIDExaminationPre-ReleaseMaterialAvailable 1April2020ExaminationPeriod(TwoWeeks) 11–22May2020

ResultsIssueofResultsfrom12:00PMGMT 1August2020

Table2:RegistrationFeesDisciplineRegistrationFee

RegisteredbytheRegistrationDeadline 230SRPERDISCIPLINE*RegisteredduringtheLateRegistrationDeadline 300SRPERDISCIPLINERegisteredaftertheLateRegistrationDeadline 510SRPERDISCIPLINE

PersonalProjectRegistrationFee**RegisteredbytheRegistrationDeadline EXEMPTFROMFEESRegisteredduringtheLateRegistrationDeadline 80SRRegisteredaftertheLateRegistrationDeadline 300SR

*Year5studentsregisteringascandidatesforthefullMYPCertificateneedtoregisterforeightdisciplines,andwillthereforeneedtopay1,610SRbyOct.10,2020.PleasenotethatstudentswillnotberegisteredontheIBsystemunlesstheypaytheregistrationfees.**Year5studentswhoregisteronlyforthepersonalprojectDONOTneedtopayanyfeesiftheyareregisteredbeforetheRegistrationDeadline.

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ADescriptionofMYPeAssessments

Figure1:MYPeAssessmentModel

GuidetoMYPeAssessments.PublishedJuly2016.UpdatedJanuary2017.

On-ScreenExaminations

On-screenexaminationsareexternalexaminations(twohoursinduration)thatwillbe

takenfordisciplinesinlanguage&literature,mathematics,sciences,individualsandsocieties,

andinterdisciplinarylearning.Theseexaminationsareoptionalandwillbeconductedat

schoolinthecomputerlab.Year5studentswhochoosetocompleteon-screenexaminations

thisyearwillberegisteredforthefollowing:

Table3:On-ScreenExaminations

SubjectGroup On-ScreenExaminationDisciplineLanguage&Literature English

Mathematics MathematicsSciences IntegratedSciences

Individuals&Societies HistoryInterdisciplinaryLearning InterdisciplinaryLearning

On-screenexaminationscompromiseasetofextendedtasksandaseriesofstimulus

materialsorbackgroundresourcestoengagestudentswithinterestingscenariosandproblems.

Eachtasktargetsatleastoneassessmentcriterionandexplicitlyidentifieskeyandrelated

concepts.Eachexaminationserieswillfocusononeglobalcontext,whichwillbepublishedin

November2019forstudentstakingtheMayexternalon-screenexamination.

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Candidatestudentswillhaveaccesstointerdisciplinarypre-releasematerialinorderto

familiarizewithusingtheexaminationsoftware.Thefollowinglinkcontainstwovideosthat

providemoreinsightonon-screenexaminations:http://www.ibo.org/programmes/middle-

years-programme/assessment-and-exams/assessment-from-2016/.

Candidatestudentswillbeginpreparingforon-screenexamsinDecember2019by

practicingpaston-screenexamsinourschool’scomputerlabs.Theywillalsobegivenacopyof

thesoftwareinordertopracticethemathome.Allpracticesessionswilltakeplacefrom2:15–

3:00pm,wherebyascheduleofthesesessionswillbeissuedinNovember.

ePortfolios

AnePortfolioisthefinalproductstudentswillsubmitforthesubjectgroupsinlanguage

acquisition,arts,design,andphysicalandhealtheducation.Similarlytoexternalon-screen

examinations,ePortfoliosarealsooptional.Year5studentsatFISinterestedinobtaininganIB

MYPCertificateorCourseResultsneedtocompleteoneePortfolioinlanguageacquisition

(French),andoneePortfolioindesignORphysicalandhealtheducation.Alistofsummative

assessmenttasksforeachsubjectgroupismentionedonthenextpageinTable4.

TheIBwillreleasepartiallycompletedunitplannersforthesesubjectgroupsonthefirstof

November.Theseplannerswillcontainaglobalcontextandexploration,keyconcept,related

concept(s),statementofinquiry,inquiryquestions,andsummativeassessmenttask(s).MYP

teacherswillcompletetheseplannersbyaddinglearningexperiencesthatwillenablestudents

toachievetherequiredsummativeassessmenttasks.

StudentswillthencompletetheseunitsfromDecember2019throughMarch2020,which

willresultinthesummativeassessmenttasks.Thesesummativeassessmenttaskswillbe

representedasePortfolios,whichwillbeintheformofatextfile,audiofile,videofile,and/or

imagefile.Studentswillreceiveclearinstructionslateronthisyearonthelength/durationof

eachsummativeassessmenttask.Year5studentsarenotallowedtoconductthesesummative

assessmenttasksathome,butratherundertheirteachers’supervisioninschool.Afterstudents

submittheirePortfolios,MYPteacherswillmarktheirwork,andsendtheirePortfoliostothe

IBOforfurthermoderation.

Concerninglanguageacquisition,studentsinterestedinsubmittingePortfolioswillbe

registeredas“emergent”candidatesoftheFrenchlanguage.SubmittingaFrenchePortfolioisa

mandatoryrequirementforregisteringasanMYPCertificatecandidate.IfFISFrenchteachers

andtheFrenchcoordinatorhaveconcernsaboutastudent’sacademiclevelinFrench,the

studentwillnotberegisteredasafullMYPCertificatecandidate.

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Table4:SummativeAssessmentTasks

SubjectGroup SummativeAssessmentTask

LanguageAcquisition

• Task1:AuralComprehensionTask• Task2:WrittenComprehensionTask• Task3:InteractiveOralTask• Task4:WritingTask

Design

Summativeassessmenttasksindesignrequirestudentstopresenttheirworkthroughtheheadingsofthefourcriteria:• CriterionA:Investigating&Inquiring• CriterionB:DevelopingIdeas• CriterionC:CreatingtheSolution• CriterionD:Evaluation

Physical&HealthEducation

• Task1:ClientInterview&VideoAnalysis(ascoach)• Task2:TrainingPlan&InterimAnalysisofResults(ascoach)• Task3:DemonstrationofSkills,Techniques,&Strategies(asclient)• Task4:EvaluationoftheCoachingPlan/Performance&InterpersonalSkills(coach&client)

PersonalProject

Thepersonalprojectisanindependent,student-centeredandage-appropriateextended

projectinwhichYear5studentsconsolidatetheirlearningthroughouttheMYPprogramme.It

shouldrevolvearoundachallengethatmotivatesandinterestsastudent.Unlikeon-screen

examinationsandePortfolios,personalprojectsaremandatoryforallYear5students.

StudentsarerequiredtosubmittheirpersonalprojectsreportsbyMarch8,2020,intheformof

written,oral,visual,ormultimediaform.

ThePersonalProjectCoordinator,Mrs.RazanAl-Khatib,willmeetwithallYear5students

bytheendofSeptembertoassignasupervisor(i.e.MYPteachers)toeachstudent.Mrs.Al-

Khatibandsupervisorswillbothprovidestudentswithaclearsetofguidelinesanddeadlines

onhowtocompletetheirpersonalproject.

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GradingeAssessments

Asmentionedearlier,studentsneedtocompleteatotalofeighteAssessments(five

externalexaminations,twoePortfolios,andonepersonalproject)inordertoacquireanIBMYP

Certificate.Studentscanachieveamaximumgradeof7ineacheAssessment,whichall

culminatetoatotalscoreof56.

Studentsmustachieveatleast28pointsfromacrossalleighteAssessments

(andatleastaGrade3ineachofthem),andfulfillourschool’sexpectationsof

communityserviceinordertoreceiveanIBMYPCertificate.

Generalgradedescriptorsareasfollows:

Table5:GeneralGradeDescriptors

Grade Descriptor

1Producesworkofverylimitedquality.Conveysmanysignificantmisunderstandingsorlacksunderstandingofmostconceptsandskills.Veryrarelydemonstratescriticalorcreativethinking.Veryinflexible,rarelyusingknowledgeorskills.

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Producesworkoflimitedquality.Expressesmisunderstandingorsignificantgapsinunderstandingformanyconceptsandcontexts.Infrequentlydemonstratescriticalorcreativethinking.Generallyinflexibleintheuseofknowledgeandskills,infrequentlyapplyingknowledgeandskills.

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Produceworkofacceptablequality.Communicatesbasicunderstandingofmanyconceptsandcontexts,withoccasionallysignificantmisunderstandingsorgaps.Beginstodemonstratesomebasiccriticalandcreativethinking.Isofteninflexibleintheuseofknowledgeandskills,requiringsupporteveninfamiliarclassroomsituations.

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Producesgoodqualitywork.Communicatesbasicunderstandingofmostconceptsandcontextswithfewmisunderstandingsandminorgaps.Oftendemonstratesbasiccriticalandcreativethinking.Usesknowledgeandskillswithsomeflexibilityinfamiliarclassroomsituations,butrequiressupportinunfamiliarsituations.

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Producesgenerallyhigh-qualitywork.Communicatessecureunderstandingofconceptsandcontexts.Demonstratescriticalandcreativethinking,sometimeswithsophistication.Usesknowledgeandskillsinfamiliarclassroomandreal-worldsituations,and,withsupport,someunfamiliarreal-worldsituations.

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Produceshigh-quality,occasionallyinnovativework.Communicatesextensiveunderstandingofconceptsandcontexts.Demonstratescriticalandcreativethinking,frequentlywithsophistication.Usesknowledgeandskillsinfamiliarandunfamiliarclassroomandreal-worldsituations,oftenwithindependence.

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Produceshigh-quality,frequentlyinnovativework.Communicatescomprehensive,nuancedunderstandingofconceptsandcontexts.Consistentlydemonstratessophisticatedcriticalandcreativethinking.Frequentlytransfersknowledgeandskillswithindependenceandexpertiseinavarietyofcomplexclassroomandreal-worldsituations.

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