Schedule
So, here is a really fast (=sloppy) version of my schedule for the Autumn Term.
here are the colors and corresponding subjects:
Purple - Psychology
Blue - Biology
Pink - English
Light yellow - Swedish
Orange - Spanish
Green - Math
Reddish - TOK/CAS
The only thing weird is that we have a part 1 and a part 2 of the autumn term. and for P1 we have swedish with a new mystery teacher named Mats Rehn. Then for P2 we get back Mona-Lisa. I'm a little confused about that, but it'll prolly be fine :))
toodles
ebba
International Baccalaureate
Yes, once again I've decided to start a new blog. I know what all of you are thinking: Urgh, not another one. But it's not just another one. This one is different, seeing as it isn't going to concern my personal life and it will not be pointless entries about basically nothin (mostly pictures of me) and therefor, this blog will be remotely interesting (at least if you're in/have been in/know somebody who is in IB).
So, yeah.
The first question might be: What is International Baccalaureate?
Thankfully, I already answered that question in another blog I had about IB (which was created in the beggining of PIB) so I can just copy paste. Enjoy.
Some minor corrections: the three extra points are earned only through TOK and EE, not through CAS. CAS is just compulsory, and you wont get your diploma without it. Also, it isnt only your final exams that define your grades, but a combination of Internal and External Assesments (IAs och EAs). For example, in english you have two IAs: Individual Oral Presentation and Individual Oral Commentary. You also have EAs, which are one or two (depending if you're HL or SL) world literature essays and your final exams. Each of these assesments are worth a certain percentage of your final grade, and a compilation of all four give your final grade. The exams, of course, weigh the most.
So, the following question would probably be: Ebba, what subjects do you take?
I take
English A1 HL
Swedish A1 HL
Psychology HL
Biology SL
Spanish ab initio SL
Mathematical Studies SL
I'm not quite sure why I decided to start up this blog again. (Like I said, I had started a blog named IBlife before, but on bloggspace, and I "moved" it here to blogg.se just because I like the formating better here, haha) I think it's mostly therapeutical. You can post when you've done something difficult that you're proud of, or when you're stressed cause you've procastinated too much, or just to share with other IB-folk. Either way, I hope somebody will read it, haha :))
Well, I think that's it for the introduction, but I'll probably post another entry about how I'm preparing for my final IB year.
Toodles for now!
Ebba
So, yeah.
The first question might be: What is International Baccalaureate?
Thankfully, I already answered that question in another blog I had about IB (which was created in the beggining of PIB) so I can just copy paste. Enjoy.
"Firstly, I plan on informing you on what IB is. IB stands for International Baccalaureate. It is a 2 year international program, but because of the fact that swedish gymnasium educations are 3 years, a preparatory year was introduced - Pre-IB.
So, Pre-IB is equal to 1st grade in the swedish gymnasiums, IB1 is 2nd grade, and IB2 is third grade. It can be a bit confusing at first, but it gets easier after a while.
In IB, you take 6 subjects. These subjects are chosen by choosing one subject from six groups:
Group 1 - Swedish A1 or English A1 - First language
Group 2 - English A2, French B, German B, Spanish B, Spanish ab initio - Second/additional language.
Group 3 - Psychology, Economics, History, ESS - Social Sciences
Group 4 - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, ESS - Natural Sciences
Group 5 - Math Studies, Math SL, Math HL - Mathematics
Group 6 - Another subject from either group 2,3 or 4.
Note: These subjects are the ones provided by my school, there are of course other IB subjects. ESS = Evironmental Systems and Societies.
Once you have chosen your six subjects, you must choose three to study on a higher level (HL). The rest will be studied on a standard level (SL). Higher Level courses have more class hours and topics.
In the end of IB2 you have a test on everything you have be taught under IB1 and IB2. These are the final exams.
The grades you get in each subject are from 0-7. These will make up your final points. You can earn an additional 3 points from the 3 compulsory subjects: Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Extended Essay (EE) and Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)
You need 24 points to pass. Theses means at least 4's in every subject (4*6 = 24). The maximum you can get is 45 points (7*6+3). 40 points is equivalent to the maximum grade you can get in national courses.
When you graduate from IB you recieve a Diploma. "
So, Pre-IB is equal to 1st grade in the swedish gymnasiums, IB1 is 2nd grade, and IB2 is third grade. It can be a bit confusing at first, but it gets easier after a while.
In IB, you take 6 subjects. These subjects are chosen by choosing one subject from six groups:
Group 1 - Swedish A1 or English A1 - First language
Group 2 - English A2, French B, German B, Spanish B, Spanish ab initio - Second/additional language.
Group 3 - Psychology, Economics, History, ESS - Social Sciences
Group 4 - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, ESS - Natural Sciences
Group 5 - Math Studies, Math SL, Math HL - Mathematics
Group 6 - Another subject from either group 2,3 or 4.
Note: These subjects are the ones provided by my school, there are of course other IB subjects. ESS = Evironmental Systems and Societies.
Once you have chosen your six subjects, you must choose three to study on a higher level (HL). The rest will be studied on a standard level (SL). Higher Level courses have more class hours and topics.
In the end of IB2 you have a test on everything you have be taught under IB1 and IB2. These are the final exams.
The grades you get in each subject are from 0-7. These will make up your final points. You can earn an additional 3 points from the 3 compulsory subjects: Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Extended Essay (EE) and Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)
You need 24 points to pass. Theses means at least 4's in every subject (4*6 = 24). The maximum you can get is 45 points (7*6+3). 40 points is equivalent to the maximum grade you can get in national courses.
When you graduate from IB you recieve a Diploma. "
Some minor corrections: the three extra points are earned only through TOK and EE, not through CAS. CAS is just compulsory, and you wont get your diploma without it. Also, it isnt only your final exams that define your grades, but a combination of Internal and External Assesments (IAs och EAs). For example, in english you have two IAs: Individual Oral Presentation and Individual Oral Commentary. You also have EAs, which are one or two (depending if you're HL or SL) world literature essays and your final exams. Each of these assesments are worth a certain percentage of your final grade, and a compilation of all four give your final grade. The exams, of course, weigh the most.
So, the following question would probably be: Ebba, what subjects do you take?
I take
English A1 HL
Swedish A1 HL
Psychology HL
Biology SL
Spanish ab initio SL
Mathematical Studies SL
I'm not quite sure why I decided to start up this blog again. (Like I said, I had started a blog named IBlife before, but on bloggspace, and I "moved" it here to blogg.se just because I like the formating better here, haha) I think it's mostly therapeutical. You can post when you've done something difficult that you're proud of, or when you're stressed cause you've procastinated too much, or just to share with other IB-folk. Either way, I hope somebody will read it, haha :))
Well, I think that's it for the introduction, but I'll probably post another entry about how I'm preparing for my final IB year.
Toodles for now!
Ebba
