East High School IBDP Handbook

IBDPAssessmentHandbook (August2024)

WelcometotheInternationalBaccalaureateDiplomaProgramme(IBDP) Thishandbookcontainsinformationrelevanttoallacademic andadministrativeaspectsoftheIBDP InformationistakenfromthecurrentHandbookofDiplomaProgrammeAssessmentProcedures 2024andotherIBdocumentation Thishandbookisdesignedtoprovidestudentsandparentswithsufficientinformationsothatthey areableto:

● planandmakeadequateprovisionsfortheirIBDiplomaworkload

● understandtheschoolandIBregulationsregardingassessment

● knowtheresponsibilitiesofthestudentsandschoolduringtheIBDiplomaProgramme

StudentsstudyinganIBDiplomacoursemustmakeagenuineattempttocompletecourserequirements.Theserequirementsinclude studentsapplyingthemselveswithdiligenceandsustainedefforttothesettasksandexperiencesprovidedinthecoursebytheschool, regardlessofwhetherornotthesetaskscontributedirectlytothefinalassessmentmark.Itisamatteroftheteacher’sprofessional judgementtodeterminewhetherastudenthasmadeagenuineattempttocompletetheserequirements

Individualdepartmentssupplementtheseguidelineswithdetailsrelatingtosubjectspecificcomponents,taskcriteriaandadviceabout thenatureandcompletionoftasks

Belowaresomeimportantpointstoremember.However,itisvitalthatbothparentsandstudentsreadandunderstandtheentiretyof thishandbook Inaddition,weaskbothparentsandstudentstoreadandunderstandAcademicIntegrityintheIBeducationalContext andGeneralregulations:DiplomaProgrammebothofwhichareaccessiblefromtheGrade11pageontheorientationwebsite.

Someimportantthingstoknowandremember

● TheIBrulesandregulationscontainedintheDiplomaProgrammeAssessmentProcedures2024regardingassessmentcannot bealtered.Students,parentsandteachersworkwithintherulestoensureconsistencyandfairnesstoallstudents.

● Studentsabsentonthedayofanexternalexammustprovideamedicalcertificateontheirfirstdayback Situationswithina student’scontrolarenotacceptedasexcuses.

● Studentsmustcompleteatleast50%oftheassessmentforeachsubject(includinganexternallyassessedcomponent)tobe eligiblefortheIBDiploma.

● IBDiplomastudentsareresponsibleforensuringtheymeetallacademicintegrityrequirements

IBDiplomastudents,inthespiritofindependenceandself-reliance,areresponsibleforensuringtheyareup-to-datewiththe requirementsandinformation Ifstudentsareawayforanyreason,theyneedtoensuretheychecktoseewhathasbeenmissed Ifthespiritofassessmentisadopted,thenitshouldeasethestudents’preparationforachievinganIBDiploma.UWCSEAEastwishesto seeeachstudentachievetheirpotential Welookforwardtoworkingtogetherwithparentsandstudentstorealisethisaim

TheIBmissionstatement

TheInternationalBaccalaureateOrganisationaimstodevelopinquiring,knowledgeableandcaringyoungpeoplewhohelptocreatea betterandmorepeacefulworldthroughinterculturalunderstandingandrespect.

Tothisend,theIBworkswithschools,governmentsandinternationalorganisationstodevelopchallengingprogrammesof internationaleducationandrigorousassessment.

Theseprogrammesencouragestudentsacrosstheworldtobecomeactive,compassionateandlifelonglearnerswhounderstandthat otherpeople,withtheirdifferences,canalsoberight.

TheIBDiplomaProgrammemodel

IBDiplomaProgrammerequirements

IBDiplomaProgrammecandidatesmustmeetthefollowingrequirements:

● candidatesfortheIBDiplomamustsatisfyassessmentrequirementsinallsubjects,usuallyeach studiedoveraperiodoftwo years

● subjectsmustbeselectedfromspecifiedgroupsasdescribedintheHandbookofDiplomaProgrammeAssessmentProcedures 2024fortheappropriateexaminationsession,threebeingofferedatHigherLevelandtheothersatStandardLevel

● inadditiontothesesubjects,candidatesfortheIBDiplomamust:

○ takeacoursein,andsubmittherequiredassessmentsin,TheoryofKnowledge(TOK)

○ completeanapprovedprogrammeofextra-curricularactivitiesknownasCreativity,ActivityandService(CAS)

○ completeandsubmitforassessmenta4,000wordExtendedEssay(EE)inasubjectavailable;workontheessaymust bedoneunderthedirectsupervisionofanappropriateteacherattheschool

● candidatesarerequiredtoactinaresponsibleandethicalmannerthroughouttheirparticipationintheIBDiploma Programmeandexaminations.Inparticular,candidatesmustavoidanyformofmalpractice

ConditionsfortheawardoftheIBDiploma

TheIBappointsexaminersandmoderatorstoassesscandidates’work Thisexternalassessmentiscomplementedbytheschool’s internalassessment.

Gradeperformanceineachofthe IBDiplomasubjectsisgradedonascaleof1point(minimum)to7points(maximum) Amaximumof3 pointsisawardedforcombinedperformanceinTheoryofKnowledgeandtheExtendedEssay.ThemaximumtotalIBDiploma Programmepointscoreis45

TheIBDiplomaadditionalpointsmatrix

TheIBgradesforTheoryofKnowledgeandtheExtendedEssayareasfollows:

TheIBDiplomaaward

SuccessfulIBDiplomacandidateswillreceiveanIBDiplomaandtheDiplomaresultslistingthetotalDiplomascore,thesubjectgrades, thepointsawardedforthecombinationofTheoryofKnowledgeandtheExtendedEssay,andthecompletionofaCASprogramme.

ABilingualDiplomawillbeawardedtoasuccessfulcandidatewho:

a. completestwolanguagesselectedfromgroup1withtheawardofagrade3orhigherinboth b completesoneofthesubjectsfromgroup3orgroup4inalanguagethatisnotthesameasthecandidate’snominatedgroup1 language.Thecandidatemustattainagrade3orhigherinboththegroup1languageandthesubjectfromgroup3or4.

AwardoftheIBDiploma

Theminimumthresholdforcompletingtheprogrammeis24points,belowwhichthediplomaisnotawarded

Theadditionalrequirementsarethefollowing:

● CASrequirementshavebeenmet

● thereisno‘N’awardedforTOK,theEE,orforacontributingsubject

● thereisnoGradeEawardedforTOKand/ortheEE

● thereisnoGrade1awardedinasubject/level

● therearenomorethantwoGrade2sawarded(SLorHL)

● therearenomorethanthreeGrade3sorbelowawarded(SLorHL)

● thecandidatehasgained12pointsormoreonHLsubjects(forcandidateswhoregisterforfourHLsubjects,thethreehighest gradescount)

● thecandidatehasgained9pointsormoreonSLsubjects(candidateswhoregisterfortwoSLsubjectsmustgainatleast5 pointsatSL)

● thecandidatehasnotreceivedapenaltyforacademicmisconductfromtheFinalAwardCommittee

AssessmentduringGrades11and12

Thekeypurposesofassessmentsaretoprovideinformationonstudentachievementandprogressineachcourseinrelationtothe syllabusstandardsandtoreportonthestandardofperformanceattainedattheendofthecourse.Therearetwotypesofassessment completedbyIBstudentsduringtheschoolIBDiplomaProgramme internalassessmentandschool-basedassessment

School-basedassessment

School-basedassessmentisusedbyteachersatUWCSEAEasttoindicatehowwellastudentisprogressinginaparticularsubject.These mayreplicateIBstyleassessments(forexampletestsandmockexaminations)ormaybeofanalternatenature Studentsneedtoknowthat:

● school-basedassessmentisnotoptional AllIBDiplomacandidatesmustundertakeandcompleteallrequirementsfor school-basedassessments

● studentsareexpectedtoattendallclassesinwhichtheyareenrolledunlessforappropriatemedicalreasonsorunlessthey havepriorpermission.StudentswhomissclassesregularlyseverelyaffecttheirchancesofgainingtheIBDiplomaandthismay resultintheirplaceattheschoolbeingwithdrawn

● appropriatemedicaldocumentationwillberequiredforstudentsmissingschool-basedassessmentsanddeadlines

● technicaldifficultiesorotherforeseeableissuessuchasholidaysorschoolcommitmentsarenotacceptableexcusesfor missingschool-basedassessmentdeadlines

● failingtomeetschool-basedassessmentrequirementsmayseverelyaffectstudents’chancesofgainingtheDiploma

Internalassessment

InternalAssessments(IAs)aresetaccordingtosubjectandIBguidelinesandcounttowardsthefinalsubjectgrade.Eachsubjecthasa differentweightingattachedtoitsIAasaproportionofthefinalmark StudentsandparentscanfindthisinformationintheIBDPsubject briefs.

● internalassessmentrequirementsarecompletedbystudentsbytheschoolduedates

● markingisstandardisedandmoderatedwithinthedepartmentinschool

● asampleofstudents’workissenttoanIBmoderatorandalignedwithworldmarkingstandards;assetbythePrincipal Examinerinthatsession

TheoverallassessmentstructureforeachIBsubjectensuresthatstudentperformanceismeasuredinrelationtoalltheobjectivesfor thatsubject.Internalassessmentalsogivesteachers,whoknowtheirstudents’workverywell,asignificantinputintotheoverall assessmentprocess

Importantpointsaboutinternalassessments

● internalassessmentdatesarespreadoverthetwoyearsoftheIBDiplomacourse.Thisreflectsthenatureandstructureofthe IBDiplomaProgramme,aswellasstudents’needs Internalassessmentsaresettospreadtheworkloadforstudentssothat noteverythingisdueatthesametime

● theIBsetsfirmexpectationsregardingthesubmissionofIAdras Studentsneedtounderstandthesebeforecommencing worksothattheyunderstandtheparametersinwhichtheyareworking.Theselimitsinvolve:

○ howmanydrascanbesubmitted

○ whoisabletolookatthedras

○ theroleoftheteacher

● oralassessmentsarecompletedbyallstudentswithinalimitedtimeframe.TheIBconsidersstudentscompletingoral assessmentsoutsidethesettimeframeasacademicmalpractice Forthisreason,oralassessmentcomponentscannotbe completedoutsidetheassessmentperiodotherthanformedicalreasons

Additionalassistancetostudents

Studentsmustunderstandtheroleofteachersinthepreparationofinternalassessments Syllabusdocumentscontaindetailsofthe extenttowhichteacherscanassiststudentscompletinginternalassessments.Thisalsoappliestoteacherswhoarenotastudent’s

subjectteacher Pleasenotethatfailuretoobservethisrulemaybeconsideredacademicmalpractice,resultinginapenaltyappliedby theIB.

Failuretosubmitinternalassessmentrequirements

● Studentsfailingtosubmitinternalassessmentrequirementswithnovalidreasonwillbemarkedasa“non-submission”tothe IB. “Non-submission”foranycourseworkcomponentwillmeanastudentcannotbegradedinthesubject,andwillnotbe awardedtheIBDiplomastudentswithvalidreasonsoutsideoftheircontrolmustseetheIBDPCoordinatorassoonaspossible

● allstudentsmustsubmitworkfortheirinternalassessmentbytheduedateandtime

● anapplicationforadditionalsupportoraccommodationsbasedonadversecircumstancescanbemade,ifdeemed appropriatebytheIBDPCoordinator

Incompleteassessment

Incompleteassessmentapplieswhenacandidateisnotabletocompleteallexampapers Incasesofincompleteassessmentina subject,thefinalawardcommitteemay,atitsdiscretion,awardagradeforthesubjectifboththefollowingcircumstancesare established:

a. anacceptablereasonisprovidedbytheschoolfortheincompleteassessmentbeingbeyondthecandidate’scontrol,suchas illnessorinjury,thedeathorfuneralofacloserelative,unavoidableattendanceatahospitalorlawcourt

b. thecandidatehassubmittedsufficientwork,includingatleast50%ofthetotalmarksavailableinthatsubjectandincludingan externallyassessedcomponent

Iftheaboveconditionsarefulfilled,marksformissingcomponent(s)maybecalculatedusingaprocedurebasedonthecandidate’s marksforcompletedcomponentsandonthedistributionofmarksofothercandidatesinthesamesubject

WhatifIamsickduringanassessmentorexamperiod?

BelowisalistofpoliciesandproceduresthatoccurasaresultofIBandUWCSEAEastregulations

Ifastudentissickonthedayofanassessment,theymust:

● ringtheIBDPCoordinatororExaminationsOfficer

● provideamedicalcertificatethatcoversthedayoftheassessmentandanyextratimetaken

● givethemedicalcertificatetotheHighSchoolOfficeandIBDPCoordinatoronthefirstdayback

● bepreparedtosittheassessmentonthefirstdayofreturn(studentswhodonotprovideanappropriatemedicalcertificatewill receiveanFgradeforthatcomponent)

DoestheIBtakeintoaccountsicknessormisadventureaffectinganassessment component?

Yes.Ifthisoccurs,theIBDPCoordinatorfillsintheadversecircumstancesform(D2)andattachesanyotherappropriatedocumentation andsubmitsittotheIBwithin10days Aerassessment,anychangestofinalmarksandgradesareallocatedduringthefinalgrade awardprocess.

WhatifIamsickduringtheMayexaminationsession?

IfyouaresickorsufferapotentialmisadventureduringthecourseoftheMayexaminationsession,youneedto:

● attendtheexaminationifyouareable

● provideallsupportingmedicalorotherappropriatedocumentationwithin24hoursoftheexamination(thisenablestheIBDP Coordinatortofillintheappropriateformsandsubmitthemonthestudent’sbehalfbecauseifastudentdoesnotmeetthe requirementforcompleting50%oftheassessment,theIBmustbeinformed)

Writteninternalassessments

Ifanillnessormisadventureoccursduringthepreparationofaninternalassessmentcomponent,appropriatemedicalorother documentationmustbepresentedifastudentisapplyingforanextension

However,pleasenote–extensionsarenotgrantedtostudentswhoaresickontheduedatesforwrittenassessments.Ifastudentissick duringthedraingandpreparationprocess,thenstudentsneedtodiscussthiswiththeirteacherandtheIBDPCoordinator

Oralinternalassessments

Oralassessmentsmustbecompletedwithinalimitedtimeframe Studentswhoareillonthedayofanoralassessmentmustbe preparedtocompletetheassessmentasclosetothedateasreasonableandpossible.Extensionstointernalassessmentduedatesare notgrantedforreasonswithinastudent’scontrol

FailuretocompleteDiplomaProgrammerequirements

AspertheDiplomaregulations,studentsmustcompletealltheDiplomaProgrammerequirementsinadditiontosuccessfully completingtherequirementsforeachsubject Theseare:

● anExtendedEssaymeetingtherequirementsasstatedintheExtendedEssayguide

● Creativity,ActivityandServiceasspecifiedbytheCASguide

● anessayaddressingoneoftheTheoryofKnowledgeprescribedtitlesandastudent-curatedTOKexhibition

WhatifIcan’tcompletetheprogrammerequirements?

IfastudentbelievestheyareunabletocompletetheDiplomarequirementsforanyreason,theymustinformtheIBDiplomaCoordinator assoonaspossible.Failuretocompleteanyofthesecomponentscomesintwoforms:

1 Failuretosubmitthewrittenworkorcompletetheoralpresentationontheduedate

2. FailuretosubmittheappropriateformscoveringforCAS

TheIBrecognisestworeasonsfornon-completionoftherequirements:

● reasonswithinstudents’control(e.g.,failuretoplanandcompleteworkontime).Studentsfallingintothiscategorywillnotbe awardedaDiploma

● reasonsoutsidestudents’control.Thisincludesillnessandothertypesofmisadventure.Ifthisisthecase,studentsmustsee theIBDPCoordinatorassoonaspossibleandprovidetheappropriatedocumentation TheIBDPCoordinatorand ExaminationsOfficerareresponsibleforcompletingallappropriatepaperworkforsubmissiontotheIBCurriculumand AssessmentCentre

Theassessmentprogramme

DiplomastudentsundertakeaprogrammeofstudydesignedtomeettheIB’srequirements.Inaddition,studentsarerequiredtosubmit Diplomacomponentsonspecificdates TheIBregardsschoolsubmissiondatesashavingthesameimportanceasIBdates

SubmissioninstructionsareprovidedbythedifferentdepartmentsorIBDPcoordinatorasrelevant

Studentsmustensuretheyunderstandorknowwheretofindthefollowinginformation:

● theduedatesforinternalassessmentcomponents

● theduedatesforExtendedEssay,TheoryofKnowledgeandCAScomponentsandallotherinternalassessmentwork

● theschoolandIBpoliciesforillnessandmisadventure

● subjectpoliciesforinternalassessmentsespeciallytheoralcomponents

● allrequirementsforacademicintegrity(seepages8and9)

● allrequirementsforIBpaperworkandadministration

TheIBDPCoordinatorisresponsibleforensuringallIBregulationsareadheredto Studentsandparentsmustfullyunderstandandbe preparedtoworkwithintheseregulationsfortheprogrammetoachieveitsaims.

Examinationresitsandremarking

IfastudentdoesnotmeettheconditionsfortheawardoftheDiploma,theyareentitledtore-sitforexaminationsinfutureIBexam sessions Studentsmayresitonlytheexaminationcomponents UWCSEAdoesnotoffergraduatestheopportunitytocompletenew coursework(IAs),asthisprocessrequiresthesupportofaclassteacher Informationregardingregistrationforresitswillbegivento studentspriortotheirgraduationinGrade12

Appendix1–AcademicIntegrity

TheIBhasclearandfirmexpectationsregardingtheconductofIBDiplomaProgrammestudents TheIBdocumentAcademicIntegrityin theIBeducationalcontextprovidestherulesandregulationsforconductinthisarea.Therearetwoformsofacademicmalpracticeas identifiedbytheIB:academicinfringementandacademicmalpractice

Definitionofanacademicinfringement

● theIBrecognisesthatworksubmittedbycandidatesforassessmentmaycontravenethestandardacademicpracticeofclearly acknowledgingallideasandwordsofotherpersons Incaseswherethisisnotdeemedbythefinalawardcommitteeasa deliberateattemptbyacandidatetogainanunfairadvantage,thiswillbedesignatedasanacademicinfringementandnot malpractice

● ifthefinalawardcommitteedecidesthatanacademicinfringementhasbeenestablished,nomarkswillbeawardedforthe componentorpart(s)ofthecomponent ThecandidatewillstillbeeligibleforagradeinthesubjectorDiplomarequirement concerned

Definitionofmalpractice

● theIBdefinesmalpracticeasbehaviourthatresultsin,ormayresultin,thecandidateoranyothercandidategaininganunfair advantageinoneormoreassessmentcomponents

● malpracticeincludesthefollowing:

○ plagiarism:thisisdefinedastherepresentationoftheideasorworkofanotherpersonasthecandidate’sown

○ collusion:thisisdefinedassupportingmalpracticebyanothercandidate,asinallowingone’sworktobecopiedor submittedforassessmentbyanother

○ duplicationofwork:thisisdefinedasthepresentationofthesameworkfordifferentassessmentcomponentsand/or Diplomarequirements

○ anyotherbehaviourthatgainsanunfairadvantageforacandidateorthataffectstheresultsofanothercandidate (forexample,takingunauthorisedmaterialintoanexaminationroom,misconductduringanexamination,falsifyinga CASrecord,disclosureofinformationtoandreceiptofinformationfromcandidatesaboutthecontentofan examinationpaperwithin24hoursaerawrittenexamination)

Applicableprocedure

● theIBdoesnotpermittheschooltosubmitworkforassessmentwhereacademicmalpracticeissuspected. Inthiscase,a markofFmaybeentered,orthestudentmayberequiredtosubmitanewpieceofwork

● ifanexaminersuspectsmalpractice,theIBwillopenaninvestigation,andtheschoolmaybeaskedtoprovidedtheIBwith relevantdocumentationconcerningthecase

● casesofsuspectedmalpracticewillbepresentedtothefinalawardcommittee.Aerreviewingallevidencecollectedduring theinvestigation,thecommitteewilldecidewhethertodismisstheallegation,upholdit,oraskforfurtherinvestigationstobe made

● ifthefinalawardcommitteedeemsevidenceofmalpracticeinsufficient,theallegationwillbedismissedandagradewillbe awardedinthenormalway

● ifthefinalawardcommitteedecidesthatacaseofmalpracticehasbeenestablished,nogradewillbeawardedinthesubject(s) concerned.NoDiplomawillbeawardedtothecandidate,butacertificatemaybeawardedforothersubject(s)inwhichno malpracticehasoccurred Thecandidatewillbepermittedtoregisterforfutureexaminationsatleastoneyearaerthesession inwhichmalpracticewasestablished

● ifacaseofmalpracticeisveryseriouseitherbecauseofitsnatureorbecausethecandidatehasalreadybeenfoundguiltyof malpracticeinaprevioussessionthefinalawardcommitteeisentitledtodecidethatthecandidatewillnotbepermittedto registerforexaminationsinanyfuturesession

● anIBDiploma,oracertificate,maybewithdrawnfromacandidateatanytimeifmalpracticeissubsequentlyestablished

Appendix2–UWCSEAacademichonestypolicy

Rationale

AcademichonestyandpersonalintegritylieattheheartofUWCSEA’svalues Theyarefundamentalcomponentsofastudent’seducation andcharacterdevelopment,layingthefoundationsforindependentlearning,confidenceinone’sownabilities,respectandself-esteem. UWCSEAexpectsstudentstobehonestinalltheiracademicworkandbelievesthatstudents,teachersandparentshaveaspecial responsibilitytoensurethatacademichonestyisvaluedandupheld.

Thefollowingpolicyhasbeenputinplacetoensurethathighstandardsofacademichonestyandpersonalintegrityaremaintainedand thatpersonalachievementisprizedbyall.

Definition

TheHighSchooldefinesmalpracticetobetherepresentationofideasorworkofanotherpersonasthecandidate’sown Academic dishonestyisunacceptableinanymanifestationinUWCSEA.

Academicdishonestytakesmanyforms,includingbutnotconfinedto:

● copyingandfailingtocitequotations,paragraphs,and/orwholepagesfromanysourceandpresentingthemasifthestudent wrotethem(thisappliestobothwrittenpapersandoralpresentations).Thisalsoincludescopyingvisualimageswithoutciting sourcescorrectly

● studentsusingsomeoneelse’spaperorportionsofapaperandpresentingitastheirownwork

● changingwordswhenusingasourceandcopyingmostofit,includingsentencestructure

● usinganInternettranslatorandclaimingthetranslationasthestudent’sown

● overrelianceon,orundueassistanceby,forexample,anotherstudent,parentortutor(ie,theworkisnolongeratrue representationofthestudent).

Studentsupport

AllstudentsandparentsareinformedoftheCollege’sviewsontheimportanceofacademichonestyandthereforerecognisethat academicdishonestyrunscountertotheCollege’svaluesandethos.

Inthefirstweeksofschool,theacademichonestypolicywillbeexplainedtoallstudents Studentswillbeaskedtosignaslip acknowledgingtheyhavebeenmadeawareofthisinformation.(Thesignedslipwillbekeptinstudents’p-files).EarlyinGrades10and 12,theimportanceofacademichonestywillagainbereiterated

Studentsareprogressivelygivenresearchopportunitiesacrossthecurriculum,preparingthemforthehighlevelofresearchskills requiredintheIBDiploma

AllHighSchoolstudentsaretaughttoreferencecorrectly,usingreferencingstylerelevanttotheirsubject.FulldetailsareontheCollege website

Careistakentoinformstudentsatthebeginningofeachacademicyear,ofthedifferentwaysinwhichmalpracticecanoccur.Individual teachersreiteratethismessagethroughouttheyear

Thereareappropriatestagedsanctionstodealwithcasesofacademicdishonesty,inlinewithourvaluesandwithourpastoralsystem Processandsanctions

Malpracticewithincoursework,classworkorhomeworkisregardedasacademicdishonestyandthereforetreatedseriously Inaddition toschoolsanctions,studentsneedtobeawarethatmalpracticewithincourseworkmayalsoresultinexaminationboardsdisallowing studentsinoneorallsubjects AttheIBlevelthiswouldleadtoafailedDiploma

Intheeventthatanassignment,whetherclasswork,homeworkorcoursework,isfoundtocontaininformationliedfromanexternal sourcesuchastheInternet,publishedtexts,parentsortutors,andnotreferencedbythestudent,thefollowingmeasurescomeinto place:

1. Agenuineerror–Ifateachersuspectsmalpracticeinapieceofwork,theywillspeaktothestudentatanopportuneand privatemomenttoascertainifmalpractice/plagiarismhastakenplace Ifagenuineerrorhasoccurred,theteacherwillclarify withthestudent,howtosourcecorrectly.Theteacherwillsendabriefnotetothementor,ccthestudent’sHeadofGrade,and theHOD;nofurtheractionisrequired

2. Thefirstinstanceofmalpractice–Ifmalpracticeappearsevident,theteachermustnotifytheHeadofDepartmentassoonas possible.TheHeadofDepartmentwillcheckwiththestudent’sHeadofGrade,toascertainwhetherthisisthefirstcaseof academicdishonesty Ifitis,theHeadofDepartmentwillspeaktothestudentconcernedandwarnthemoftheserious consequencesofanyfurthermisconduct TheHeadofDepartmentwillinformtheparentsoftheincident,inwriting,ccthe mentorandHeadofGrade TheHeadofGradewillfiletheletterinthestudent’sfileinCIMS

3. Repeatmalpractice–Anystudentwhohaspreviouslybeenwarnedaboutsuchmalpracticeandrepeatstheoffence, irrespectiveofsubject,willbereportedtotheHeadofGrade Theteacher/HeadofDepartmentwillprovideareportand evidenceofthemalpractice TheHeadofGradewillinvestigatetheconcernandinterviewthestudentasperCollegeguidelines (See10:13GuidelinesforInterviewingStudentsonDisciplinaryIssues) Shouldmalpracticebeconfirmed,thestudentwillbe referredtotheVicePrincipalofGrades11–12

Repeatoffencesofacademicdishonestyarelikelytoleadtosuspensionandintheunlikelyeventofextensivemalpractice acrossarangeofpiecesorsubjects,islikelytoresultinexclusionfromtheCollege

4. Malpracticeinworkwhichisnotcoursework–Ifthereisevidenceofmalpracticeinapieceofwork(notcoursework)itwill beatthediscretionoftheteacher/HODwhetherthestudentisrequiredtoredothework(itwillnotbegraded).

5. Malpracticeincoursework–Ifthereisevidenceofmalpracticeincoursework,thestudentwillhavetoresubmitthework.This resubmittedworkwillbeundertakenundertheclosesupervisionoftheteacher/HOD/orHOG

6. ExaminationBoardsanctions–courseworksubmittedtotheIGCSE/GCSE/IBExaminationBoardswillbesubjecttothe relevantBoards’scrutiny.IftheBoarddiscoversevidenceofmalpractice,studentswillfacetheBoard’ssanctions.Thiscanlead tofailedsubjectsorinthecaseoftheIB,afailedDiploma

7. Otherpossibleconsequences–Inadditiontotheabove,anySeniorSchoolstudentattheCollegewhohasfacedserious disciplinaryaction,suchasasuspensionduetomalpractice,shouldbeawarethattheCollegewillbeobligedtoreportthis informationtouniversitiesthatmayrequireit Atpresent,alargenumberofuniversitiesintheUSrequireschoolstoreportthis kindofinformation,alongwithanexplanationofthecircumstancesthatledtothedisciplinaryaction.

Referencing

StudentsfollowtheMLAsystemofreferencing

Appendix3–DiplomaProgrammeacronymsandglossary

Acronym,positionorDiploma Programmeconcept Definition

Additionalpoints

CASCoordinator

IBDPCoordinator

Diplomascore

AdditionalpointsarecalculatedbyusingthematrixfortheExtendedEssayandTheoryofKnowledge grades DetailsofthematrixarefoundintheTheoryofKnowledgesubjectguideandExtendedEssay guide

Therearethree(3)additionalpointsavailabletostudents

Creativity,ActivityandServiceCoordinator.

Theperson(s)atUWCSEAEastwhoisresponsibletotheDiplomaCoordinatorfortheadministrationofthe CASprogramme.TheCASCoordinator(s)alsoanswersstudentquestionsaboutCASandhelpstofacilitate CASactivities

ThepersonatUWCSEAEastwhoisresponsiblefortheplanning,organisationandadministeringthe DiplomaProgrammewithintheschool TheDiplomaCoordinatorisresponsibleforfollowingtherules andregulationsassetoutbytheIB

Thisisthescoreoutof45. Eachsubjectisoutof7

6Subjectsx7=42

42+additionalpoints(maximumof3fromtheTOK/EEmatrix)=45

DP DiplomaProgramme

ExternalAssessment(EA)

Grade

IB

InternalAssessment(IA)

PredictedGrade(PG)

Accessarrangementsandadverse circumstance

Thisistheexternalcomponentofthesubjectgrade Comprisingofexaminations,WorldLiteratureessays, TheoryofKnowledgeessaysandExtendedEssays,theseareexternallymarked

Thefinalgradeawardedtoacandidateineachsubjectisonascaleof7downto1,with7beingthe highestgrade ForTheoryofKnowledgeandtheExtendedEssay,thegradesareonascaleofAtoE,withA beingthehighestgrade.

Thefinalscoreoutof7orAtoEisdeterminedbytheaggregationofexternalandinternalassessment marksandfoundbycheckingthemarkagainstthegradeboundaries

InternationalBaccalaureate TheadministeringorganisationfortheDiplomaProgramme

TheassessablecomponentoftheDiplomaProgrammethatcountstowardsthesubjectgradeandfinal result Thisissetandmarkedinternallyandexternallymoderated

Thepredictedgradeistheteacher’spredictionofthegradethecandidateisexpectedtoachieveinthe subject,basedonalltheevidenceofthecandidate’sworkandtheteacher’sknowledgeofIBstandards. PredictedgradesarealsorequiredforTheoryofKnowledgeandtheExtendedEssay

Eachgradeawardmeetingwillusepredictedgradeswhenconsideringasubject’sgradeboundariesand theperformanceofindividualcandidates

Theyarealsousedbythefinalawardcommitteewhenconsideringcandidateswithspecial circumstances However,wheremarksarenotavailablebecauseofadversecircumstances,predicted gradesarenotusedintheirplace

Accessandinclusionarrangements areavailabletostudentswhohaveongoingmedicalorlearning needs TheIBmakesdeterminationsregardingprovisionsbasedontheapplicationanddocumentary evidence.Studentswhoneedtoapplyforaccommodationsonthebasisofadversecircumstanceswithin 3monthsofthefinalexamsshouldcontacttheIBDPCoordinator