All About International Baccalaureate (IB)
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Which subjects’ syllabus do you want? I have some. I think you should be able to find them online. I got some from the internet, the rest from my teachers.
In ACSI, we don’t normally use textbooks. Students use textbooks as reference most of the time, not used in class. The school gives notes. I think certain content heavy subjects do use textbooks though, like biology. I bought physics and chemistry textbooks, both of which I never touched in my entire 2 years of IB. -
guaigirl24:
would this help ?:?
Are the syllabuses for the various IB subjects available online? I've been sieving through the IBO website and doing many google searches, but I can't seem to find anything...
For example, you can find the detailed O-Level and A-Level syllabuses from SEAB website, with information on the assessments, subject content etc. However for IB, I can only seem to find general overviews of the 6 Groups.
Your help is greatly appreciated!
http://www.sji.edu.sg/subpage.php?id=383 -
emoh:
Thanks!
would this help ?
http://www.sji.edu.sg/subpage.php?id=383
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@twilight:
So textbooks aren’t necessary?
How about guidebooks/past-year papers, does the school recommend or ask you to buy any? -
The school recommends buying certain guidebooks, but I never bought any, and neither did my friends, and we managed to score just fine. Some people do borrow textbooks or guidebooks from the school library nearing exam periods, either to read the content or do some additional practice questions.
As for past year papers, the school makes us buy them. -
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Anyone knows any HL Chem & Physics tutor? And Maths too ? (Higher Level)
My child needs help. -
Kokomommy:
I have experience tutoring IB Physics. Our website has a testimony of a student who got a 7. I've got some sharp IB students this year. The class last weekend was very refreshing for me because they were asking some great questions and we got into the topics in very good depth.For IB (International Baccalaureate) -
Anyone knows any HL Chem & Physics tutor? And Maths too ? (Higher Level)
My child needs help. -
I'm literally in the middle of doing the IB now, on the brink of starting my second year in this hilariously rigorous course! If you ask me, the IB really provides one with a very very well-rounded (to use the word MOE loves: holistic) education. We study six subjects (compared to the 4 in the A Levels), as well as TOK. On top of that, there is CAS and the EE (which can be compared to PW at the As), and the hundreds – okay I exaggerate – tens of Internal Assessments, oral presentations, and the infamous Math Exploration.
You may have heard that the IB is better for people who prefer to work individually (because we don't have PW, and the EE is individual work). That is a hugeeee misconception. From the get-go, we are given many different pieces of work that are group-based. You learn to work in groups of between 2-6, with all kinds of personalities and work styles. And it's not just class assignments that are done in groups; our TOK presentation, which is done only once and graded for IB, is done as a pair. Many oral presentations are prepared in groups too.
Another misconception is that IB students must be strong in English and in essay writing. We have yet to complete our EEs, but I can assure you, that if you take English as an SL subject, or better yet, take it as Language B (as a second language), the need for essay writing skills is no more (if not less) than if you were taking the GP paper at the A levels. Students can choose to do their EE in any subject they want, and many choose to do it in Science subjects, which means that it is essentially an extended, more complex lab report, which is something we write after every lab experiment, that is, often.
I think IB students should be really good at time management, because, while we don't get overmuch homework, the assignments pile up very quickly, and often take many hours to complete. Of course, if you're like me and are the queen of procrastination, you'll find yourself being surprisingly adept at completing things in a much shorter time than recommended!
I don't know what career I intend to pursue, or even what degree I should get, let alone which university to go to (or why I'm writing this when I should be attending to my EE draft haha). I think the IB allows one to receive an education beyond just the books; it gives one the opportunity to actually learn, as opposed to simply memorising textbooks cover to cover for an exam. I've become much more confident at public speaking after all the oral presentations I've had to do; instead of memorising a prepared speech, I'm able to elaborate from just my slides and a few bullet points scribbled on my notes, even in Chinese! (although admittedly much less fluently) While the thought of interviews used to petrify me, now, I find myself relaxed and able to communicate my thoughts more clearly, even with strangers.
That's just my two cents! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the syllabus or anything!
A Level and IB equivalent grades here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... rades.html -
stillwakingsleep:
Wrong article to quote here. This is IB vs UK A-levels.
A Level and IB equivalent grades here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... rades.html
The UK A-levels has always been looked upon as inferior as compared to the SG A-level version. Its not unsurprising. Even NUS/NTU regularly rejects what is considered a 'good' A-level score if you take the UK version instead of the SG version. -
Singapore has topped the Asia-Pacific region in the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma exams for the fourth consecutive year.
Of the 975 students here who took the exams in November last year, 43 students here achieved the perfect score of 45, up from 41 in 2012.
96.82 per cent of students here passed the exam, with an average score of 36.53 points. This is compared to the global pass rate of about 80 per cent and the global average score of 29.95 points. The IB results were released over the weekend to over 3,360 students in 22 countries in Asia Pacific.
There are 20 institutions in Singapore which offer the IB diploma programme, which is more broad-based than the A levels, requiring students to take six subjects and Theory of Knowledge, a course combining philosophy, religion and logical reasoning. Students also take a second language, undertake research, write a 4,000 word-essay and be involved in a community service project.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-ne ... wG4Bw.dpuf
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