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WhatdoEmployerswant?
CBIEducationandSkillsSurvey2013
WhatdoEmployerswant?CBIEducation&SkillsSurvey2013
WhatdoUniversitieswant?
• Enthusiasmforhigherlevellearning• Enthusiasmfortheirchosensubject• Subjectknowledge• Cognitiveandaffectiveskills
ResearchbyDrHarrietJones,UniversityofEastAngliahasshownthatthetransitiontoHEisaproblemforsomestudentsastheyhavethefollowingproblems:
• Forgottenmuchsubjectknowledge• Lackabilitytoinquire• Lackabilitytoreadextendedtexts• Lackabilitytoselectsourcesandextractrelevantmaterial
Cognitiveskills• Analysing• Synthesising• Criticalthinking• Evaluating• Problemsolving• Inquiringmind• Intellectualinsight• Innovation• Argumentconstruction• Intellectualrisk
Affectiveskills
• Persistenceandperseverance
• Focusandconcentration,overcomingdistractions
• Self-motivation
• Managinganxiety– copingwithexamsanddeadlines
• Delayinggratification– lookingtothelongerterm
• Managingimpulsivenessandanger
• Developingresilience
Attitudestolearning
• 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:– inquirers– knowledgeable– thinkers– communicators– principled– open-minded– caring– risk-takers– balanced– reflective
IBlearnerprofile
TheIBDiploma
TheIBDPisaBaccalaureate–developsabreadthofsubjectsandskills
3subjectsstudiedatHigherlevel,equivalenttoALevel
3subjectsstudiedatStandardLevel,equivalenttoASLevel
SkillsdevelopingCore
Allcoursesarelinear,likethereformedALevels
Allcoursesincludeinternalassessment,unlikethereformedALevels
SubjectGroupsChoose1fromeachofgroups1to5– 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
SomeExamplesPathwaytomedicine:– HLBiology,Chemistry,Psychology– SLEnglishALiterature,SpanishB,Maths
Pathwaytoeconomics:– HLEconomics,Maths,History– SLBiology,EnglishALiterature,JapaneseAbInitio
PathwaytoEnglish– HLEnglishALiterature,Philosophy,History– SLEnvironmentalSystems,MathematicalStudies,Spanish
LevelsandPoints• StandardLevel– broadlysimilartoASlevel• Higherlevel–broadlysimilartoAlevel• Usually3@HLand3@SL• Eachassessedona1to7scale• Total42points+3forCore=45max(201in2016)
•Worldaverage30.0•UKaverage34.7
TheIBDiplomaCore
TheoryofKnowledge(gradedA-E)
4000wordExtendedEssay(gradedA-E)
Creativity,Action&Service
TheoryofKnowledgeInTOKweexploresomekeyquestionsrelatedtohowknowledgeisdevelopedandused• Howdoweknow?• Whatistruthindifferentsubjects?• Whataffectsourdevelopmentofknowledge?• Isiteverpossibletobecertain?
SampleTOKQuestions• Thereisnosuchthingasaneutralquestion.Evaluatethis
statementwithreferencetotwoareasofknowledge.• ‘Throughdifferentmethodsofjustification,wecanreach
conclusionsinethicsthatareaswell-supportedasthoseprovidedinmathematics.’Towhatextentwouldyouagree?
• “Thereareonlytwowaysinwhichhumankindcanproduceknowledge:throughpassiveobservationorthroughactiveexperiment.”Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththisstatement?
• Usinghistoryandatleastoneotherareaofknowledge,examinetheclaimthatitispossibletoattainknowledgedespiteproblemsofbiasandselection.
TheExtendedEssay
• Researchproject• Inquiryiscentral– askingaquestionandthenansweringit
• Teachersupported• Extendedpieceofwriting• Structuredargumentcentral• Mustdemonstrateinquiry,research,investigation,argument,analysis,evaluation
• Developscognitiveskills
TheExtendedEssay• WhatarethekeyfactorsJohnWilliamsemploystocreatean
originalsoundtrackthatisaurallyappealingandaskilfulunderscore?
• CaptainCorelli’sMandolin:towhatextentistherearelationshipbetweencultureandidentity?
• Isartificialintelligencerealintelligence?Ananalysisofinternetsystemsandalgorithmsbehindthem.
• CantherebeanymoraljustificationforthewarinIraq?
• TowhatextentcanthedefenceofThermopylaeandArtemisiumbeseenasaturningpointinthePersianWars?
• TowhatextentisCillit Bangsafetouse?
CreativityAction*Service(CAS)
• ExperientialLearning• About150hoursoverthecourseoftwoyears• Mustbecompletedand6learningoutcomessatisfiedtopassthediploma
• Changesstudents’perceptionsandtakesthemoutoftheircomfortzone
• Developsaffectiveskills• *fromthisyearActivityreplacesAction
CASlearningoutcomes
• identifiedownstrengthsanddevelopareasforgrowth• demonstratethatchallengeshavebeenundertaken,developingnewskillsintheprocess• demonstratehowtoplanandinitiateaCASactivity• demonstratetheskillsandrecognisethebenefitsofworkingcollaboratively• showcommitmenttoandperseveranceinCASexperiences• demonstrateengagementwithissuesofglobalsignificance• recogniseandconsidertheethicsofchoicesandactions
Anyquestions?
Universities’PerceptionsoftheDiploma
WhatdoUniversitiessay?OxfordcommentsattheIBSCAHEConference2014
IBisa“greatqualification”asitis:• Challenging• Offersaglobalperspective• Integratedprogramme• Interdisciplinary• developsessaywritingskills• ExtendedEssayisanextendedpieceofwritingdevelopinginquiry,independentstudyskillsandresearchskills• TOKdevelopstheskillofcriticalanalysis
UKHEEntryRequirementsTheIBDiplomaiswelcomedbyallUKuniversitiesSomeexamplesofoffersthisyear:
– 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
20mostpopularIBUniversities
2012 2013TheUniversityofEdinburgh 1999 2044UniversityCollegeLondon 1833 1919UniversityofExeter 1270 1606TheUniversityofWarwick 1369 1337UniversityofBristol 1096 1316King'sCollegeLondon 1139 1247TheUniversityofNottingham 1311 1226DurhamUniversity 1207 1223LSE:LondonSch ofEconomics 922 1054TheUniversityofKent 962 1039TheUniversityofManchester 939 987OxfordUniversity 916 938UniversityofBath 827 935QueenMary,UniversityofLondon 755 925UniversityofStAndrews 838 874UniversityofSouthampton 888 843ImperialCollegeLondon 729 738UniversityofCambridge 777 735UniversityofLeeds 785 712UniversityofGlasgow 526 698
OfferratesforIBUKstudents
2013IBofferrate 2013allquals offerrateTheUniversityofEdinburgh 58 37UniversityCollegeLondon 57 48UniversityofExeter 90 81TheUniversityofWarwick 78 64UniversityofBristol 68 55King'sCollegeLondon 72 39TheUniversityofNottingham 81 62DurhamUniversity 66 56LSE:LondonSch ofEconomics 26 24TheUniversityofKent 99 83
TheUniversityofManchester 84 60OxfordUniversity 29 25UniversityofBath 84 74
QueenMary,UniversityofLondon 82 60UniversityofStAndrews 59 44UniversityofSouthampton 87 63ImperialCollegeLondon 61 46UniversityofCambridge 40 31UniversityofLeeds 80 64UniversityofGlasgow 82 58
2016ConfirmedIBPlaces(820destinations)
NoofconfirmedplacesTheUniversityofEdinburgh 15UniversityCollegeLondon 32UniversityofExeter 44TheUniversityofWarwick 42UniversityofBristol 26King'sCollegeLondon 26TheUniversityofNottingham 47DurhamUniversity 39LSE:LondonSch ofEconomics 6TheUniversityofKent 24TheUniversityofManchester 36OxfordUniversity 24UniversityofBath 17QueenMary,UniversityofLondon 20UniversityofStAndrews 5UniversityofSouthampton 20ImperialCollegeLondon 11UniversityofCambridge 28UniversityofLeeds 26UniversityofGlasgow 2UniversityofBirmingham 43LoughboroughUniversity 25
2016ConfirmedIBPlaces- subjects
Subject Number Subject NumberHistory 39 SocialSciences 11
Languages 33 Mathematics 10Psychology 46 Politics 17Economics 46 Classics 9Medicine 67 Biochemistry 8English 25 Pharmacy 20
Engineering 44 Physics 8Law 46 PPE 11
BiomedicalScience 18 Dentistry 6
BiologicalSciences 28 Art/Design 8Business 55 Architecture 8Geography 33 SportsScience 7
ComputerScience 22 Nursing 7
Philosophy 24 Accounting&Finance 23
Internationalstudies/relations 17 LiberalArts 5
Chemistry 16 VeterinaryMedicine 3
IBstudentsinUKHigherEducation
• 2%ofallapplicantstoUCASholdIBqualifications• TopuniversitiesdisproportionatelyrecruitIBstudents:
o Oxford6%ofY1UGsin2015o Bath6%o Exeter7%o ImperialCollegeLondon10%o UniversityCollegeLondon13%o KingsCollege,London16%(includingNursing),20%(excludingNursing)
Entry to Higher Education overseas
ThefollowingDirectorsofUndergraduateAdmissionhavesharedthefollowing:
MarilynLewisofHarvardstatedthat, “IBiswellknowntousforitsexcellentpreparations.SuccessinanIBprogramcorrelateswellwithsuccessatHarvard. WearealwayspleasedtoseethecredentialsoftheIBDiplomaProgrammeonthetranscript.”
MarileeJonesoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologysuggested,“SenduspreparedstudentsalaIB...Itisthe‘best’highschoolprepcurriculumanAmericanschoolcanoffer.”
EntrytoHigherEducationoverseas
• Columbia• Harvard• Stanford• Yale• Rutgers• Chicago• Duke• CarnegieMellon• WilliamPenn• NorthCarolina• WestMichigan• McGill,Canada• ICU,Tokyo• HokkaidoUniversity• UniversidadAutónoma deMadrid• Esade,RamonLlull University,Barcelona• UniversityofZaragoza
• TrinityCollege,Dublin• StGallen,Switzerland• Sapienza,UniversityofRome• IstitutoItalianodiFotografia,Milan• BocconiUniversity• Bologna• Turin• ErasmusUniversity,Rotterdam• Hogeschool,Rotterdam• HagueUniversityofAppliedSciences• Maastricht• Amsterdam• Budapest• ParisInstituteofPoliticalSciences• Shanghai• DeakinUniversity,Melbourne
ThefollowinguniversitieshaveacceptedIBstudentsfromtheUKin2014-2016:
DiplomaMyths• DiplomastudentshavedifficultygettingtoHE• Diplomastudentscan’taccessmedicinecoursesbecausetheycan’tstudytriplescience• IfastudentfailsasubjecttheyfailtheDiploma• It’stoohard• It’sonlysuitableforthemostacademicstudents
ConclusionUniversitiesvalueDiplomastudentsastheyare:• HEready•Wellorganised•Wellskilled• Rarely‘fail’• Abletocopewithintensecourses
