How are IB students assessed on examinations?
Key to the IB Diploma Programme is a grading system that is criterion referenced: each student’s performance is measured against well-defined, global levels of achievement consistent from one examination session to the next. Grades reflect attainment of knowledge and skills relative to set standards that are applied equally to all IB schools worldwide. Grades are awarded in two ways. Approximately 75% of a student’s grade for a particular class is based upon year-end examinations given in May. These exams are sent to, and graded by IB examiners all over the world. Approximately 25% of the student’s grade is awarded internally by the classroom teacher based upon special work done during the year. There are numerous tools that IB uses to assess students: written essays, oral presentations made individually or in groups, portfolios, and taped interviews, to name a few. Responsibility for all academic judgments about the quality of candidates’ work rests with some 4,400 IB examiners worldw
