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IBDP @ VKE. Getting to know the Diploma Programme Saturday, 3 rd 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
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IBDP @VKE • Getting to know the Diploma Programme • Saturday, 3rd July 2010
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
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 – English Group 2 - Second Language – Hindi; French ab initio Group 3 - Individuals and Societies – Economics; Business & Management; History Group 4 - Experimental Sciences – Biology, Chemistry, Physics, ESS Group 5 - Mathematics and Computer Science Group 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.