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IB Trivia Night
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FAQs and essential info about your son's future in the IB program at St. Edward High School.
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CATEGORY: Scoring -
What is the maximum score an IB candidate can achieve?
7
45
100
36
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What does the acronym "IA" stand for, and what function do they serve?
Internal Assessments: allow students to apply skills via long-term projects
Intellect Assessment: helps students establish their IQ in each subject
Internal Average: small pieces of work, submitted weekly, to prove progress
Internal Accommodations: updated quarterly for students on IEPs
3
CATEGORY: Scoring -
On what scale are IB courses scored/marked?
1-10
1-100
1-5
1-7
4
CAS requires IB DP candidates to create and sustain new, dynamic projects in addition to completing coursework.
False
True
5
CATEGORY: Scoring -
A candidate can score above a 24, but not secure the Diploma.
False
True
6
CATEGORY: Excellence
- Internationally, 80% of DP candidates earn the diploma. Over the last 5 years, our % has been
90%
85%
95%
93%
7
What differentiates a Higher Lvl course from a Standard Lvl one
Average scores in HL courses are lower, internationally
Course weight is greater for GPA
It's more difficult
It's longer
8
CATEGORY: Courses -
What does the designation "SL" stand for?
Smaller Level
Synchronous Level
Standard Level
Shorter Level
9
The faculty at St. Ed's collaborates on an "Assessment Calendar" to make sure that
all students' oral presentations for Language B are properly scheduled
deadlines across subjects don't "bottleneck"
None of the above
no student has more time to work on a project than his peers
10
If you polled last year's seniors, what might they say most motivated them to pursue the IB Diploma?
the college credit
the depth and meaning in the learning style/approach
All of the above
the attention IB courses get from college admissions' offices
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CATEGORY: Culture
- Which completes the IB Mission: "IB aims to develop inquiring, caring people who create a better...
and more intelligent world, filled with scholars and truth tellers
and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect
and more enlightened world, filled with empowered leaders
and more thoughtful world, filled with principled problem solvers
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CATEGORY: Scoring -
What is the typical minimum score a DP candidate must receive to earn the Diploma?
24
12
36
30
13
CATEGORY: Courses -
What does the designation "HL" stand for?
Hague Level
Honors Level
Harder Level
Higher Level
14
What is the Extended Essay?
an opportunity for students to establish their identity as young scholars
the project that graduates rate as the most valuable part of the Program
a 4,000 word independent study completed by each DP candidate
All of the above
15
Nearly two-thirds of last year's seniors said that these two aspects of the IB were the most meaningful...
the IAs and EAs (exams)
the CAS project and Theory of Knowledge
the supportive teaching faculty and administration
the CAS project and the Extended Essay
16
At its core (no pun intended), the IB DP Core course TOK is rooted in
exploring how intellectual humility is key in 21st century education
All of the above
exploring the connections between knowledge and power
exploring how environment, upbringing, bias, etc. impact our thinking
17
Our students work on solutions to real-world problems, and partner w/ local businesses or institutions, in...
IB Computer Science SL
IB Film HL
IB Business Mgmt SL
All of the above
18
Piggybacking on the last question, what did last year's seniors say made those projects so meaningful?
The projects were "theirs"; they felt ownership over them
All of the above
The projects were original; they felt unique and fresh
The projects pushed them; they showed them their limits
