Hanover High School IB World School IB Handbook

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Hanover High School IB World School IB Handbook

Hanover County Public Schools 200 Berkley Street Ashland, Virginia 23005 Telephone: 804-365-4500 Fax: 804-365-4680 http://www.hcps.us

HCPS Mission Statement Hanover County Public Schools is a student-centered , community-driven school district that assures a quality education for success in a changing world.

Hanover High School IB Office Jessica Orth, IB Coordinator 804-723-3690 Fax 804 -723-3759 Email [email protected]

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Table of Contents Page

The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)

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The IBO Mission Statement

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International Baccalaureate in Hanover County Public Schools

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IB Diploma Requirements

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I. The IB Hexagon

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II. Exams

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III. Internal Assessment

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IV. Extended Essay

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V. Theory of Knowledge

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VI. Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS)

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VII. Malpractice

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VIII. Regulations on the Awarding of the Diploma Score

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IB Certificates

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Retake Candidates

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IB Fees

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College Recognition Policies

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Course Descriptions

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IB Component Scoring

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The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) The International Baccalaureate Organization is a non-profit educational organization that was established in 1968. The IB Diploma Program is designed as a comprehensive two-year curriculum that allows its graduates to meet requirements of various national and international educational systems. The program’s core components complement a traditional liberal arts framework incorporating the humanities and the sciences. The Diploma Program is a rigorous pre-university course of studies leading to examinations. It is offered to highly motivated students in their junior and senior years of secondary education. The IB scoring system is criterion-referenced, i.e., each student’s performance is measured against well-defined levels of achievement. Top grades reflect knowledge and skills relative to set standards applied equally to all schools. Responsibility for all academic judgments about the quality of candidates’ work rests with IB examiners worldwide, led by chief examiners with international authority in their fields. Go to the website: www.ibo.org for more information

The IBO Mission Statement from the IB website “The International Baccalaureate Organization aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging Programs of international education and rigorous assessment. These Programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.” International Baccalaureate in Hanover County Public Schools All four Hanover County high schools have been approved as IB World Schools. Junior and senior students have the opportunity to participate in the full Diploma Program or to take one or more IB courses for an IB certificate(s). IB programs in Hanover County require no application and no special recommendations. Students who are willing to engage in the rigor of a challenging curriculum are welcome to enroll. Students considering the IB Program are offered advanced preparatory courses in the ninth and tenth grades

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IB Diploma Requirements I. The IB Components: Each IB diploma candidate must complete six IB courses, one from each of the six curricular areas. These six course areas are displayed graphically in the diagram below. Additional requirements unique to the IB diploma are listed inside the circle. A diploma candidate must complete 100 hours of Theory of Knowledge coursework, successfully complete Creativity, Action, Service (CAS), and write a maximum 4,000 word independent research paper, referred to as the Extended Essay. (Hanover’s offering for each Group appear below.)

Group 1: Language A1 - the study of world literature in the student’s first language (English HL) Group 2: Language B - the student’s second or classroom-learned language (Spanish SL, French SL, Latin SL, or German SL) Group 3: Individuals and Societies (History of the Americas HL, Economics SL, or Psychology SL) Group 4: Experimental Sciences (Biology SL and HL, Chemistry SL and HL) Group 5: Mathematics (Mathematics SL) Group 6: Elective Subject (Visual Arts SL or HL or Film Studies SL)

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II. Exams IB Examinations are administered to students in May and are evaluated externally. Examinations are usually administered off campus due to the constraints on Hanover classrooms for SOL testing in May. The International Baccalaureate Board of Examiners prepares oral and written examinations. The Board of Examiners is the final authority on the setting of the examination dates and times and the assessment of all candidates for awarding diplomas and certificates. Students must take examinations in each of the six subject groups. Exams are assessed on a scale of 1 – 7, seven being the highest. A minimum composite diploma score of 24, plus satisfactory completion of the Theory of Knowledge course, CAS activities, and the Extended Essay are required for the awarding of the IB diploma. Three exams are taken at the Standard Level (SL) and a minimum of three must be taken at the Higher Level (HL). Generally speaking, HL exams test more knowledge and are more difficult than SL exams because HL courses must span a two year period with more in-depth study; whereas, some SL courses can be completed in one year. The IBO requires students to take at least three HL exams along with three SL exams to meet diploma requirements. Students are advised to take their HL exams in areas of their greatest strengths. Students may take up to two SL exams at the end of their junior year to count toward their IB diploma. Students may take extra certificate exams in addition to the three SL exams. Students should keep in mind that once they register courses as extra certificates, those courses cannot count toward the IB diploma. Candidates are required to act in a responsible and ethical manner throughout their participation in the Diploma Program and examinations. In particular candidates must avoid any form of malpractice. Malpractice is defined on page 7 of this handbook. Students and parents must read and pledge to maintain academic honesty. The IB academic honesty policy is available on the Hanover website. Candidates are given a Notice to Candidates before the examination week, the notice covers the conduct of the examinations in detail and all students are expected to read the notice before their arrival to the exam site.

24-Hour Rule When the IBO tests students, it does so by offering the same exam on the same date all over the world. As a result of different time zones, students can be literally taking the same exam throughout a twenty-four hour period. This 5

characteristic of international testing, coupled with instantaneous communications, has made it necessary for the IBO to establish a unique honor code for their exams. Candidates must not disclose or discuss the content of any examination paper with any person outside their immediate school community within 24 hours of an examination ending. This includes any form of communication, whether verbal, written or electronic. III. Internal Assessment All of Hanover’s IB courses contain components of internal assessment in addition to the exams. Internal assessments are assignments that are graded by the classroom teacher prior to being sent to the IB Organization for moderation. The moderated scores awarded by the IBO directly impact a student’s IB exam score by a given percentage. This percentage varies from course to course. (See the component scoring guide on the last page of this handbook.) Internal assessments take a variety of forms. English requires oral presentations and History requires a written historical investigation. English, music, and foreign languages assess through recorded oral commentaries or performances. Laboratory practical work from the experimental sciences are forwarded to the IBO as internal assessments. Math requires a project and/or a portfolio. Film requires the production of a film, an oral presentation, and a portfolio/independent study. Other IB courses, especially electives, have different internal assessment guidelines. Exams, essays, lab books, etc. become the property of the IB Organization and are not returned to the students. IV. Extended Essay The Extended Essay (4000 words max.) is defined as an in-depth study of a limited topic chosen from one of the six subject groups of the IB curriculum. It is designed to provide the candidate the opportunity to engage in independent research. Students are encouraged to pursue an area of special interest. In the first semester of the junior year, students choose a subject area and contract with a teacher to advise and guide them through the process. Students are expected to begin work on the project during the junior year and complete a rough draft of their essays in the summer between the junior and senior years under the supervision of their advisors and the Extended Essay school supervisor. The Extended Essay is submitted to the IB Organization for external scoring in the senior year. Students must score at least a D to be eligible for the diploma. A candidate who fails to submit an Extended Essay will be awarded N for the Extended Essay, will score no points, and will not be awarded an IB diploma.

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V. Theory of Knowledge Theory of Knowledge (TOK) is a two-year course taken during the junior and senior years. The TOK student examines the philosophical framework of each academic discipline while learning to reflect critically and logically on ideas originating in other courses. While no exam is required, a 1200-1600 word essay must be submitted to the IBO for scoring; also, a 10-minute oral presentation must be delivered and evaluated during the course. Students must score at least a D in the course to be eligible for the diploma. Performance in either the Extended Essay or Theory of Knowledge at an elementary level is a failing condition for the award of the IB diploma. VI. Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS) While the creativity (art, band, chorus, etc.) and action (athletic teams, cheering, etc.) components of CAS can largely be met through the curricular and extracurricular programs, the service component is the responsibility of the student. Each diploma candidate must complete activities that will meet CAS learning objectives during the last two years of high school. The hours may be rendered individually or in groups. Information about service opportunities is available from each school’s CAS supervisor. The candidate must submit plans for these important projects to the CAS supervisor for approval prior to undertaking them. Students may begin earning their CAS hours July 1 after their sophomore year ends, and they have until May 30 of their senior year to complete this requirement. Reflections should be posted online to the attention of the CAS supervisor who must verify successful completion in order for the award of the IB Diploma requirements to be satisfied. VII. Malpractice Article 29 from General Regulations: Definition of malpractice The IBO defines malpractice as behavior that results in, or may result in, the candidate or any other candidate gaining an unfair advantage in assessment components. Malpractice includes the following: (a) Plagiarism: This is defined as the representation of the ideas or work of another person as the candidate's own. (b) Collusion: This is defined as supporting malpractice by another candidate, as in allowing one's work to be copied or submitted for assessment by another. 7

(c) Duplication of work: This is defined as the presentation of the same work for different assessment components and/or diploma requirements. (d) Any other behavior that gains an unfair advantage for a candidate or affects the results of another candidate (for example, taking unauthorized material or devices into an examination room, misconduct during an examination, falsifying a CAS record, disclosure of information to and receipt of information from candidates about the content of an examination paper within 24 hours after a written examination). Article 27: Applicable procedure 30.1 The coordinator must inform the IBO if he/she identifies any malpractice in relation to a candidate's work after the candidate has signed the cover sheet to the effect that it is his or her own work and constitutes the final version of that work. In such cases, or when an examiner suspects malpractice, the school will be required to conduct an investigation and provide the IBO with relevant documentation concerning the case. If questions arise about the authenticity of a candidate’s work before the cover sheet has been signed, that is, before the work has reached its final stage, the situation must be resolved within the school. 30.2 Candidates suspected of malpractice will be invited, through the coordinator, to present a written explanation or defense. 30.3 Cases of suspected malpractice will be presented to the final award committee. After reviewing all evidence collected during the investigation, the committee will decide whether to dismiss the allegation, uphold it, or ask for further investigations to be made. 30.4 If the final award committee deems evidence of malpractice insufficient, the allegation will be dismissed and a grade will be awarded in the normal way. 30.5 If the final award committee decides that a case of malpractice has been established, no grade will be awarded in the subject(s) concerned. No IB diploma will be awarded to the candidate, but a certificate will be awarded for other subject(s) in which no malpractice has occurred. The candidate will be permitted to register for future examinations at least one year after the session in which malpractice was established. 30.6 If a case of malpractice is very serious either because of its nature or because the candidate has already been found guilty of malpractice in a previous session the final award committee is entitled to decide that the candidate will not be permitted to register for examinations in any future session. 30.7 If the candidate has already been found guilty of malpractice in a previous session this will normally lead to disqualification from participation in any future examination session. 8

30.8 An IB diploma, or a certificate, may be withdrawn from a candidate at any time if malpractice is subsequently established. From Article 15: Award of the IB Diploma 15.1 All assessment components for each of the six subjects and the additional IB diploma requirements must be completed in order to qualify for the award of the IB diploma, except under conditions stipulated in section VII “Special cases C: Incomplete assessment” of the General Regulations. 15.2 The IB diploma will be awarded to a candidate whose total score is 24, 25, 26 or 27 points, provided all the following requirements have been met: (a) Numeric grades have been awarded in all six subjects registered for the diploma (b) All Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS) requirements have been met (c) At least grade D has been awarded for both Theory of Knowledge and an Extended Essay (d) there is no grade 1 in any subject (e) there is no grade 2 at higher level (f) There is no more than one grade 2 at standard level (g) Overall, there are no more than three grades 3 or below (h) At least 12 points have been gained on higher level subjects (candidates who register for four higher level subjects must gain at least 16 points at higher level) (i) At least 9 points have been gained on standard level subjects (candidates who register for two standard level subjects must gain at least 6 points at standard level) (j) The final award committee has not judged the candidate to be guilty of malpractice.

15.3 The IB diploma will be awarded to a candidate whose total score is 28 points or above, provided all the following requirements have been met: (a) Numeric grades have been awarded in all six subjects registered for the diploma (b) All CAS requirements have been met (c) Grades A to E have been awarded for both Theory of Knowledge and an extended essay, with a grade of at least D in one of them (d) There is no grade 1 in any subject (e) There is no more than one grade 2 at higher level 9

(f) There are no more than two grades 2 at standard level (g) Overall, there are no more than three grades 3 or below (h) At least 11 points have been gained on higher level subjects (candidates who register for four higher level subjects must gain at least 14 points at higher level) (i) At least 8 points have been gained on standard level subjects (candidates who register for two standard level subjects must gain at least 5 points at standard level) (j) The final award committee has not judged the candidate to be guilty of malpractice.

Diploma Point Matrix for Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay Theory of Knowledge Score A Excellent

B Good

C Satisfactory

D Mediocre

Excellent

3

3

2

2

failing condition

N

Good

3

2

1

1

failing condition

N

Satisfactory

2

1

1

0

failing condition

N

Mediocre

2

1

0

0

failing condition

N

failing condition

failing condition

failing condition

failing condition

failing condition

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Elementary

Not submitted

Extended Essay

Elementary

Not Submitted

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IB Certificates Any student who does not earn an IB diploma will receive an IB certificate for each IB exam. Students who do not wish to pursue the full diploma may opt to take one or more IB courses for certificate credit. All students who take an IB course must sit for an IB exam in that subject. Retake Candidates Students may retake an IB exam if they are unsatisfied with an exam score. A student taking an exam in the junior year may retake the exam the following May. Seniors may retake an IB exam six months later in the IB November testing season or the following May. The student is responsible for all fees in a retake situation. These fees include the registration fee, exam fee, and the per capita fee. The registration deadline for the November testing session is in mid-July. IB Fees Currently, IB subject fees for each exam are the responsibility of the student. The fee for each exam for the 2014-2015 session is $110.00 per subject. IB registration fees are paid by Hanover County Public Schools, provided that the student and parents have completed the Hanover County IB Testing Fee form in the fall preceding the payment for examinations. The exception would be a student who elects to register for a retake exam. All fees for retakes are the responsibility of the student. If an IB student does not follow through with sitting for an exam, the student will be responsible for reimbursing Hanover County for all applicable IB fees. College Recognition Policies Colleges and universities across the United States and throughout the world highly regard the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Because they hold the IB program in high esteem, colleges often are willing to offer successful IB graduates advanced standing and/or college credit. Please note that every college is different in awarding credit. Students should access the IBO website at www.ibo.org for general information regarding recognition policies. For more information, students should also contact individual universities. The IBO website supplies the name of an IB contact at each college. Course Descriptions For course descriptions, students should consult the current Hanover County Public Schools Program of Studies. Course Syllabus for each class available from IB Teachers 11

Hanover IB Courses Subject Area IB Course Name

For 2014-2015 External

IBO graded

Assessments Component

Internal Assessment Component

Teacher graded

% of total final score

(Samples sent for moderation)

% of total exam score

Group 1 IB English A1 HL

Paper 1

20%

Oral Presentation(Jr yr) 10-15m

15%

all exam components are

Paper 2

25%

Oral Commentary(Jr yr) 20min

15%

referred to as Papers

Reflection Statement and World Lit essay

25%

IB World Language B SL Spanish, German, French

Paper 1 and Paper 2 Written Assignment

25% 25% 20%

Interactive Orals

30%

IB Latin SL

Paper 1

35%

Research Dossier

20%

Paper 2

45%

IB Psychology

Paper 1 Paper 2

50% 25%

Simple Experimental Study

25%

IB History of Americas HL

Paper 1

20%

Historical Investigation

20%

Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 1 Paper 2

25% 35% 40% 40%

submitted JR year

Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper3

Group 2

Group 3

IB Economics

Portfolio of 3 commentaries

20%

20% 40% 20% 20% 36% 24% 20% 40% 20%

PSOW Labs & Group 4 Project

20%

PSOW Labs & Group 4 Project

20%

PSOW Labs & Group 4 Project

20%

Paper 1

20%

PSOW Labs

20%

Paper 2 Paper 3

36% 24%

& Group 4 Project

Paper 1 Paper 2

40% 40%

Math Exploration

20%

Independent Study Presentation

25% 25%

Production Portfolio: Written doc 1200 word max 4-5min film & rationale

50%

Studio Work Option A

60%

Investigations-Workbook pgs

40%

Prescribed Title Essay 4000 words max research Ongoing junior and senior years

67% 100%

Oral presentation

33%

Successful completion of all CAS learning objectives

100%

Group 4 IB Chemistry SL

IB Chemistry HL

IB Biology SL

IB Biology HL

Group 5 IB Math SL

Group 6 IB Film Studies SL

IB Visual Arts SL & HL Option A

Core Requirements Theory of Knowledge Extended Essay CAS

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