UniversitiesandtheIB
Bryanston school25th November
2016
PeterFidczuk
IBUKDevelopmentandRecognitionManager
[email protected]
WhatdoEmployerswant?
CBIEducationandSkillsSurvey2013
WhatdoEmployerswant?
CBIEducation&SkillsSurvey2013
WhatdoUniversitieswant?
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Enthusiasmforhigherlevellearning
Enthusiasmfortheirchosensubject
Subjectknowledge
Cognitiveandaffectiveskills
ResearchbyDrHarrietJones,UniversityofEastAngliahasshownthat
thetransitiontoHEisaproblemforsomestudentsastheyhavethe
followingproblems:
• Forgottenmuchsubjectknowledge
• Lackabilitytoinquire
• Lackabilitytoreadextendedtexts
• Lackabilitytoselectsourcesandextractrelevantmaterial
Cognitiveskills
• Analysing
• Synthesising
• Criticalthinking
• Evaluating
• Problemsolving
• Inquiringmind
• Intellectualinsight
• Innovation
• Argumentconstruction
• Intellectualrisk
Affectiveskills
Attitudestolearning
• Persistenceandperseverance
• Focusandconcentration,overcomingdistractions
• Self-motivation
• Managinganxiety– copingwithexamsanddeadlines
• Delayinggratification– lookingtothelongerterm
• Managingimpulsivenessandanger
• Developingresilience
IBlearnerprofile
• The IB learner profile is the IB mission statement translated
into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century
• As IB learners we strive to be:
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inquirers
knowledgeable
thinkers
communicators
principled
open-minded
caring
risk-takers
balanced
reflective
TheIBDiploma
TheIBDPisa
Baccalaureate–
developsa
breadthof
subjectsandskills
3subjects
studiedat
Higherlevel,
equivalenttoA
Level
Allcourses
arelinear,
likethe
reformedA
Levels
3subjects
studiedat
Standard
Level,
equivalentto
ASLevel
Allcourses
include
internal
assessment,
unlikethe
reformedA
Levels
Skills
developing
Core
SubjectGroups
Choose1fromeachofgroups1to5
– Group1– LanguageA,EnglishLiterature,Language&
LiteratureorLiterature&Performance
– Group2– LanguageB(languageacquisition)
– Group3– Humanities
– Group4– Sciences(includingComputerScience)
– Group5– Mathematics
The6th subjectisan‘elective’
– Group6(Optional)- Arts
– OrasecondsubjectfromGroups2,3,4or5
SomeExamples
Pathwaytomedicine:
– HLBiology,Chemistry,Psychology
– SLEnglishALiterature,SpanishB,Maths
Pathwaytoeconomics:
– HLEconomics,Maths,History
– SLBiology,EnglishALiterature,JapaneseAbInitio
PathwaytoEnglish
– HLEnglishALiterature,Philosophy,History
– SLEnvironmentalSystems,MathematicalStudies,Spanish
LevelsandPoints
• StandardLevel– broadlysimilar
toASlevel
• Higherlevel–broadlysimilarto
Alevel
• Usually3@HLand3@SL
• Eachassessedona1to7scale
• Total42points+3forCore
=45max(201in2016)
•Worldaverage30.0
•UKaverage34.7
TheIBDiplomaCore
TheoryofKnowledge
(gradedA-E)
4000wordExtended
Essay(gradedA-E)
Creativity,Action&
Service
TheoryofKnowledge
InTOKweexploresomekeyquestionsrelatedto
howknowledgeisdevelopedandused
• Howdoweknow?
• Whatistruthindifferentsubjects?
• Whataffectsourdevelopmentofknowledge?
• Isiteverpossibletobecertain?
SampleTOKQuestions
• Thereisnosuchthingasaneutralquestion.Evaluatethis
statementwithreferencetotwoareasofknowledge.
• ‘Throughdifferentmethodsofjustification,wecanreach
conclusionsinethicsthatareaswell-supportedasthose
providedinmathematics.’Towhatextentwouldyouagree?
• “Thereareonlytwowaysinwhichhumankindcanproduce
knowledge:throughpassiveobservationorthroughactive
experiment.”Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththisstatement?
• Usinghistoryandatleastoneotherareaofknowledge,
examinetheclaimthatitispossibletoattainknowledge
despiteproblemsofbiasandselection.
TheExtendedEssay
• Researchproject
• Inquiryiscentral– askingaquestionandthen
answeringit
• Teachersupported
• Extendedpieceofwriting
• Structuredargumentcentral
• Mustdemonstrateinquiry,research,
investigation,argument,analysis,evaluation
• Developscognitiveskills
TheExtendedEssay
• WhatarethekeyfactorsJohnWilliamsemploystocreatean
originalsoundtrackthatisaurallyappealingandaskilful
underscore?
• CaptainCorelli’sMandolin:towhatextentistherearelationship
betweencultureandidentity?
• Isartificialintelligencerealintelligence?Ananalysisofinternet
systemsandalgorithmsbehindthem.
• CantherebeanymoraljustificationforthewarinIraq?
• TowhatextentcanthedefenceofThermopylaeandArtemisium
beseenasaturningpointinthePersianWars?
• TowhatextentisCillit Bangsafetouse?
CreativityAction*Service(CAS)
• ExperientialLearning
• About150hoursoverthecourseoftwoyears
• Mustbecompletedand6learningoutcomes
satisfiedtopassthediploma
• Changesstudents’perceptionsandtakesthem
outoftheircomfortzone
• Developsaffectiveskills
• *fromthisyearActivityreplacesAction
CASlearning
outcomes
• identifiedownstrengthsanddevelopareasforgrowth
• demonstratethatchallengeshavebeenundertaken,
developingnewskillsintheprocess
• demonstratehowtoplanandinitiateaCASactivity
• demonstratetheskillsandrecognisethebenefitsof
workingcollaboratively
• showcommitmenttoandperseveranceinCAS
experiences
• demonstrateengagementwithissuesofglobal
significance
• recogniseandconsidertheethicsofchoicesandactions
Anyquestions?
Universities’PerceptionsoftheDiploma
WhatdoUniversitiessay?
OxfordcommentsattheIBSCAHEConference2014
IBisa“greatqualification”asitis:
• Challenging
• Offersaglobalperspective
• Integratedprogramme
• Interdisciplinary
• developsessaywritingskills
• ExtendedEssayisanextendedpieceofwriting
developinginquiry,independentstudyskillsand
researchskills
• TOKdevelopstheskillofcriticalanalysis
UKHEEntryRequirements
TheIBDiplomaiswelcomedbyallUKuniversities
Someexamplesofoffersthisyear:
– Cambridge,NaturalScience40+776@HL
– UCL,History39+19@HL
– LSE,Economics38+766@HL(7Ma)
– Oxford,English38+766@HL(7En)
– Durham,LiberalArts,38
– Exeter,Psychology36
– Bristol,Philosophy36+18points@HL
– KingsCollegeLondon,Medicine35+666@HL
– Kent,Mathematics34+6HLMa
– Birmingham,Law32+666@HL
– Birmingham,Medicine32+766@HL
– Aberdeen,Geography32+555@HL
– Southampton,EnvironmentalScience32
– CanterburyChristChurch,ParamedicScience28
– Gloucestershire,LandscapeArchitecture26
20mostpopularIB
Universities
TheUniversityofEdinburgh
UniversityCollegeLondon
UniversityofExeter
TheUniversityofWarwick
UniversityofBristol
King'sCollegeLondon
TheUniversityofNottingham
DurhamUniversity
LSE:LondonSch ofEconomics
TheUniversityofKent
TheUniversityofManchester
OxfordUniversity
UniversityofBath
QueenMary,UniversityofLondon
UniversityofStAndrews
UniversityofSouthampton
ImperialCollegeLondon
UniversityofCambridge
UniversityofLeeds
UniversityofGlasgow
2012
1999
1833
1270
1369
1096
1139
1311
1207
922
962
939
916
827
755
838
888
729
777
785
526
2013
2044
1919
1606
1337
1316
1247
1226
1223
1054
1039
987
938
935
925
874
843
738
735
712
698
OfferratesforIBUK
students
TheUniversityofEdinburgh
UniversityCollegeLondon
UniversityofExeter
TheUniversityofWarwick
UniversityofBristol
King'sCollegeLondon
TheUniversityofNottingham
DurhamUniversity
LSE:LondonSch ofEconomics
TheUniversityofKent
2013IBofferrate
58
57
90
78
68
72
81
66
26
99
2013allquals offerrate
37
48
81
64
55
39
62
56
24
83
TheUniversityofManchester
OxfordUniversity
UniversityofBath
84
29
84
60
25
74
QueenMary,UniversityofLondon
UniversityofStAndrews
UniversityofSouthampton
ImperialCollegeLondon
UniversityofCambridge
UniversityofLeeds
UniversityofGlasgow
82
59
87
61
40
80
82
60
44
63
46
31
64
58
2016Confirmed
IBPlaces(820destinations)
TheUniversityofEdinburgh
UniversityCollegeLondon
UniversityofExeter
TheUniversityofWarwick
UniversityofBristol
King'sCollegeLondon
TheUniversityofNottingham
DurhamUniversity
LSE:LondonSch ofEconomics
TheUniversityofKent
TheUniversityofManchester
OxfordUniversity
UniversityofBath
QueenMary,UniversityofLondon
UniversityofStAndrews
UniversityofSouthampton
ImperialCollegeLondon
UniversityofCambridge
UniversityofLeeds
UniversityofGlasgow
UniversityofBirmingham
LoughboroughUniversity
Noofconfirmedplaces
15
32
44
42
26
26
47
39
6
24
36
24
17
20
5
20
11
28
26
2
43
25
2016Confirmed
IBPlaces- subjects
Subject
Number
Subject
Number
History
Languages
Psychology
Economics
Medicine
English
Engineering
Law
39
33
46
46
67
25
44
46
SocialSciences
Mathematics
Politics
Classics
Biochemistry
Pharmacy
Physics
PPE
11
10
17
9
8
20
8
11
BiomedicalScience
18
Dentistry
6
BiologicalSciences
28
Business
Geography
55
33
Art/Design
Architecture
SportsScience
8
8
7
ComputerScience
22
Nursing
7
Philosophy
24
Accounting&Finance
23
Internationalstudies/relations
17
LiberalArts
5
Chemistry
16
VeterinaryMedicine
3
IBstudentsinUK
HigherEducation
• 2%ofallapplicantstoUCASholdIBqualifications
• TopuniversitiesdisproportionatelyrecruitIB
students:
o Oxford6%ofY1UGsin2015
o Bath6%
o Exeter7%
o ImperialCollegeLondon10%
o UniversityCollegeLondon13%
o KingsCollege,London16%(includingNursing),
20%(excludingNursing)
Entry to Higher Education
overseas
ThefollowingDirectorsofUndergraduateAdmissionhavesharedthe
following:
MarilynLewisofHarvardstatedthat, “IBiswellknowntousforitsexcellent
preparations.SuccessinanIBprogramcorrelateswellwithsuccessat
Harvard. WearealwayspleasedtoseethecredentialsoftheIBDiploma
Programmeonthetranscript.”
MarileeJonesoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologysuggested,“Send
uspreparedstudentsalaIB...Itisthe‘best’highschoolprepcurriculuman
Americanschoolcanoffer.”
EntrytoHigherEducation
overseas
ThefollowinguniversitieshaveacceptedIBstudentsfromtheUK
in2014-2016:
• Columbia
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Harvard
Stanford
Yale
Rutgers
Chicago
Duke
CarnegieMellon
WilliamPenn
NorthCarolina
WestMichigan
McGill,Canada
ICU,Tokyo
HokkaidoUniversity
UniversidadAutónoma deMadrid
Esade,RamonLlull University,Barcelona
UniversityofZaragoza
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TrinityCollege,Dublin
StGallen,Switzerland
Sapienza,UniversityofRome
IstitutoItalianodiFotografia,Milan
BocconiUniversity
Bologna
Turin
ErasmusUniversity,Rotterdam
Hogeschool,Rotterdam
HagueUniversityofAppliedSciences
Maastricht
Amsterdam
Budapest
ParisInstituteofPoliticalSciences
Shanghai
DeakinUniversity,Melbourne
DiplomaMyths
• DiplomastudentshavedifficultygettingtoHE
• Diplomastudentscan’taccessmedicinecourses
becausetheycan’tstudytriplescience
• IfastudentfailsasubjecttheyfailtheDiploma
• It’stoohard
• It’sonlysuitableforthemost
academicstudents
Conclusion
UniversitiesvalueDiplomastudentsastheyare:
• HEready
• Wellorganised
• Wellskilled
• Rarely‘fail’
• Abletocopewithintensecourses
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