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International Baccalaureate
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The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is an international educational foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968.[1][2] IB offers four educational programmes for children aged 319.[3] The organization's name and logo were changed in 2007 to reflect a reorganization. Consequently, "IB" can refer to the organization itself, any of the four programmes, or the diploma or certificates awarded at the end of the diploma programme.[4]

Contents
1 History 2 Diploma Programme curriculum outline 2.1 Extended essay 2.2 Theory of knowledge (TOK) 3 Middle Years Programme curriculum outline 4 Primary Years Programme curriculum outline 5 Organization 6 Governance 7 Reception 8 Allegations of plagiarism 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

Logo of the International Baccalaureate.

History
Marie-Thrse Maurette[5] created the framework for what would eventually become the IB Diploma Programme in 1948 when she wrote Is There a Way of Teaching for Peace?, a handbook for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).[6] In the mid-1960s, a group of teachers from the International School of Geneva (Ecolint) created the International Schools Examinations Syndicate (ISES), which would later become the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).[7] The IB headquarters were officially established in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1968 for the development and maintenance of the diploma programme which would "provide an internationally acceptable university admissions qualification suitable for the growing mobile population of young people whose parents were part of the world of diplomacy, international and multi-national organizations" and offer internationally standardized courses and assessments for students ages 16 to 19.[8][9] International Baccalaureate North America (IBNA) was established in 1975,[10] by Peter Nehr, International Baccalaureate Africa, Europe and Middle-East (IBAEM) was established in 1986,[11] and International Baccalaureate Asia Pacific (IBAP) established during the same period.[12]
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The IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) adheres to the study of eight subject areas and was developed and piloted in the mid-1990s. Within five years 51 countries had MYP schools.[13] The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) was piloted in 1996 in thirty primary schools on different continents, and the first PYP school was authorized in 1997, with as many as 87 authorized schools in 43 countries within five years.[14] The newest offering from the IB, the IB Career-related Certificate is specially designed for students of ages 16 to 19 who want to engage in career-related learning.[15] Alec Peterson was IB's first director general (19681977), followed by Grard Renaud (197783), Roger Peel (198398), Derek Blackman (199899), George Walker (19992005), Jeffrey Beard (2006-2013) and Dr. Siva Kumari (appointed 2013, incumbent from 2014).[16]

Diploma Programme curriculum outline

Main article: IB Diploma Programme

Extended essay
The extended essay is an independent, self-directed piece of research, culminating in a 4,000-word paper. As a required component, it provides: practical preparation for the kinds of undergraduate research required at the tertiary level an opportunity for students to engage in an in-depth study of a topic of interest within a chosen subject. The subject can come from any of the six areas of knowledge. Emphasis is placed on the research process: formulating an appropriate research question engaging in a personal exploration of the topic communicating ideas developing an argument. Participation in this process develops the capacity to analyse, synthesize and evaluate knowledge. Students are supported throughout the process with advice and guidance from a supervisor (usually a teacher at the school).

Theory of knowledge (TOK)

Theory of knowledge (TOK) is a compulsory subject for all IB diploma students. It intends to give students a broader understanding of the interactions between their different school subjects as well as creating greater openmindedness among students. It is based on a system of ways of knowing (WOK) and areas of knowledge (AOK), each of which is discussed in detail.[citation needed ]. The 2013 curriculum update adds four new ways of knowing and two new areas of knowledge, which will start with the Fall 2013 semester (these additions are indicated with an asterisk). However, teachers will still choose four ways of knowing along with six areas of knowledge to focus on over the two years. Ways of knowing:
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Sense perception Reasoning Language Emotion Intuition* Imagination* Faith* Memory* Areas of knowledge: Natural sciences Human sciences Arts Mathematics Ethics History Religious Knowledge Systems* Indigenous Knowledge Systems* Students are assessed through an oral presentation and a 1200-1600 word essay. The final score, together with the extended essay, influences the 3 additional points of the overall 45 possible total score.

Middle Years Programme curriculum outline

Main article: IB Middle Years Programme Three fundamental concepts Holistic learning Intercultural awareness Communication Five areas of interaction Approaches to learning Community and service Human ingenuity Health and social education Environments Subject areas Language A Language B Mathematics Humanities
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Arts Sciences Physical education Technology Culminating activity for schools offering a 4 - 5 year program Personal project[17]

Primary Years Programme curriculum outline

Main article: IB Primary Years Programme Six transdisciplinary themes Who we are Where we are in place and time How we express ourselves How the world works How we organize ourselves Sharing the planet Six subject areas Language Social studies Mathematics Arts Science Personal, social and physical education Five essential elements Concepts Knowledge Skills Attitudes Action The curriculum is expressed in three ways The written curriculum The taught curriculum The assessed curriculum
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All four programmes (PYP, MYP, DP and IBCC) use the IB learner profile.
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Organization
The IB is a not-forThe International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring profit educational young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with foundation. The IB maintains its Foundation schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes Office in Geneva, encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong Switzerland. The learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right. Assessment Centre is International Baccalaureate Mission Statement[19] located in Cardiff, Wales and the curriculum centre moved in 2011 to The Hague, Netherlands. Three Global Centres have been opened: Bethesda Maryland, United States, Singapore and The Hague, Netherlands. The organization is divided into three regional centres: IB Africa, Europe and Middle East (IBAEM), administered from The Hague; IB Americas (IBA), administered from Bethesda and Buenos Aires, Argentina; and IB AsiaPacific (IBAP), administered from Singapore.[20] Sub-regional associations "are groups formed by and for IB school practitioners to assist IB schools, teachers and students in their communitiesfrom implementing IB programmes to providing a forum for dialogue."[21] There are fifteen in the IB Africa, Europe and Middle East region.[22] There are thirty six sub-regional associations in the IB Americas region.[23] There are five in the Asia Pacific region.[24] In 2003, the IB established the IB Fund, incorporated in the United States, for the purpose of enhancing fundraising and keeping funds raised separate from operational funds.[25] In 2004, the IB approved a strategic plan to "ensure that programmes and services are of the highest quality" and "to provide access to people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged."[26] In 2010 the strategic plan was updated after substantial consultation. The vision for the next 5 years was to more consciously establish the IB as a leader in international education and the Board outlined a vision and four strategic goals with key strategic objective.[27] Access remains fundamental to the mission of the IB and a variety of initiatives and projects are helping to take it forward in Ecuador, Poland, Romania, Czech republic, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Spain,Malaysia, Japan[28] The United States has the largest number of IB programmes (1,665 out of 4,502) offered in both private and public schools.[29] It has consultative status as a non-governmental organization (NGO) at United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and has collaborative relationships with the Council of Europe and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).[30]

Governance
The IB governance is composed of an IB Board of Governors and six committees (access and advancement, audit, education, finance, human resources and governance). The Board of Governors appoints the Director general, sets the strategic direction of the organization, adopts a mission statement, makes policy, oversees the IBs financial
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management, and ensures autonomy and integrity of the IB Diploma Programme examinations and other student assessment. The structure of its different committees are based on respect, representation and collaboration.[31] The Board of Governors can comprise between 15 and 25 members. Members are elected by the Board on the recommendation of the governance committee, and from nominations presented from the Heads Council, Regional Councils and the Board. To encourage diversity of gender, culture and geography, there are only three ex officio positions: Director general (non-voting), the chair of the Examining Board and the chair of the Heads Council.[32]

Reception
The IB Diploma Programme was described as "a rigorous, off-the-shelf curriculum recognized by universities around the world when it was featured in the December 18, 2006, edition of Time titled "How to bring our schools out of the 20th Century".[34] The IBDP was also featured in the summer 2002 edition of American Educator, where Robert Rothman described it as "a good example of an effective, instructionally sound, exambased system."[35] In 2006, as part of the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI),[36] President George W. Bush and Education Secretary Margaret Spellings presented a plan for the expansion of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate mathematics and science courses, with the goal of increasing the number of AP and IB teachers and the number of students taking AP and IB exams, as well as tripling the number of students passing those exams.[36] Howard Gardner, a professor of educational psychology at Harvard University, said that the IBDP curriculum is "less parochial than most American efforts" and helps students "think critically, synthesize knowledge, reflect on their own thought processes and get their feet wet in interdisciplinary thinking."[37] Countries with more than 40 schools teaching IB programmes [33] Country Primary Middle Diploma Schools USA Canada Australia India Mexico China Spain Germany Ecuador Argentina Hong Kong Switzerland Sweden 374 61 87 44 46 26 8 21 7 7 25 15 11 487 153 10 42 11 27 21 9 9 8 2 8 11 10 796 150 168 63 87 60 59 67 51 56 48 26 38 32 1,441 325 174 150 101 94 71 69 56 57 49 46 43 42

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In the United Kingdom in 2006, government ministers Total schools 1,039 1,012 2,419 3,584 provided funding so that "every local authority in England 97 91 140 144 could have at least one centre offering sixth-formers the Countries chance to do the IB."[38] In 2008, due to the devaluing of the A-Levels and an increase in the number of students taking the IB exams, then-Children's Secretary Ed Balls abandoned a "flagship Tony Blair pledge to allow children in all areas to study IB." Fears of a "two-tier" education system further dividing education between the rich and the poor emerged as the growth in IB is driven by private schools and sixth-form colleges.[39] The IBDP, in the United States, has been accused of being Marxist, foreign, globalist, and anti-American. These accusations resulted in an attempt to eliminate it from a public school in Pittsburgh.[40][41] Some schools in the United States have eliminated the IBDP due to budgetary reasons and low student participation.[42][43] In Utah,
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funding for the IBDP was reduced from $300,000 to $100,000 after State Senator Margaret Dayton objected to the program, stating, "I don't want to create 'world citizens' nearly as much as I want to help cultivate American citizens who function well in the world."[44][45]

Allegations of plagiarism
After Jeffrey Beard, the director-general of International Baccalaureate, gave a talk on "Education for a Better World" on August 5, 2010 at the Chautauqua Institution in New York State, the institution issued a statement the next day in which it expressed "genuine disappointment" with the talk, noting that it "drew heavily upon and quoted extensively from a speech given earlier in the year by Sir Ken Robinson", while adding that he "neglected to cite his source or reveal the quotations for what they were".[46] Ken Robinson is a renowned British educationist who lives in the United States. Through an IB spokesperson, Beard admitted that "he could have been more explicit about the sources and authors that inspired him for the content of this speech".[46] In a letter sent to heads of schools that offer the IB curricula, he described this as an "unfortunate incident" due to an "oversight".[47] In an apparently unrelated development, the Times Educational Supplement revealed on October 8, 2010, that significant portions of some of IB's marking guides for the IB Diploma Programme were lifted wholesale from unattributed websites, including Wikipedia.[48] In a letter to schools, IB director-general Beard wrote: "We have and always will take immediate and appropriate action when we discover any violation of our policies or standards." The examiner responsible for the plagiarism resigned from the examination board five weeks after the issue came to light.[49]

See also
Baccalaureate School for Global Education Cambridge International Examinations List of International Baccalaureate people United World Colleges

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External links
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