First, the development of IB curriculum
IB is called the international diploma course in China, and it is a global unified course. IB course is a two-year pre-university course (equivalent to Grade Two and Grade Three courses) under the guidance of UNESCO in the 1960s. Now IB is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. After years of development, there are currently 3,600 schools in the world.
It is distributed in 145 countries to teach IB courses simultaneously. There are 1 18000 students in the world who have studied or are studying IB. Since the 1980s, it has been recognized by the global education community as the highest academic education project, accepted by a wide range of universities, and developed rapidly around the world, becoming the best choice for international students to enter foreign universities.
Second, IB course aims to cultivate world elite talents.
IB education is called "mature international quality education", and its curriculum and examination center is in Cardiff, England. IB education is through comprehensive and balanced disciplines and challenging assessments. Help schools develop young people's personal talents and teach them to combine what they have learned in class with the outside world. In addition to strict knowledge and high academic standards, special emphasis is placed on cultivating ideal citizens with international awareness and responsibility. At the same time, IB education absorbs the essence of teaching reform in many countries in the world, promotes the creative thinking of teachers and students, cultivates IB students with multicultural and multidisciplinary knowledge, and makes unremitting efforts to cultivate generalists in 2 1 century. Curriculum design mainly focuses on the last two years of middle school. Through two years of solid education, we have cultivated elite talents recognized and given priority in universities around the world. No matter in the world, students follow the same teaching plan in IB system [Weibo] and take the global unified examination twice a year when they graduate.
The examination paper (conducted in May in the northern hemisphere and in the southern hemisphere 1 1 month) is divided according to the northern hemisphere, and the attributes are exactly the same. The marking of test papers and the announcement of candidates' scores are also the responsibility of IB headquarters and released at the same time. In this way, the academic level of IB students all over the world is unified, and the diploma issued at graduation is also recognized as the highest level of high school diploma in the world. With this general matriculation diploma issued by the headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, students can not only apply for all universities in Australia, but also directly apply for thousands of top universities in the world, and they can enter the university directly without taking local university exams (some universities in the United States and Canada require local and overseas students to take SAT exams in addition to IB diplomas when applying). When applying for a university, diploma holders usually only need to apply according to the minimum admission scores published by universities all over the world, and the low admission scores of all departments in the university are usually published half a year or a year before the global exam that year, so that students can have a clear direction before the exam. Some universities give IB graduates with excellent grades many preferential admissions, such as taking the sophomore exam (exempting the whole year of freshman courses) or exempting some courses of freshman students. This is beyond the local high school diploma compiled by the general state. The reason is that the local high school curriculum compiled by various countries only needs to meet the needs of local students, while IB curriculum not only adheres to the academic level, but also takes into account the respect for national culture and the language background of students.
Schools applying for IB courses can only be certified and approved after IBO has conducted a comprehensive investigation on the teachers and reputation of the school; Curriculum is a global unified plan;
Teachers have to go through three different levels of pre-service training before teaching; The examination questions of the course are unified, and students' papers are often reviewed by teachers from other countries. This international standardization procedure ensures IB
The reputation and quality. There are three types of IB courses: early IB course PYP, middle IB course MYP, and advanced IB course IBDP. IB schools can offer one or more of these courses, but IB diplomas can only be awarded after completing IB high school courses.
Third, IB curriculum.
IB is not based on the curriculum system of any country in the world, but a set of its own system, which widely absorbs the advantages of mainstream curriculum systems in many developed countries and covers its main core contents. Therefore, IB curriculum system not only has compatibility with the mainstream education curriculum system in the world, but also has its own uniqueness under the development of its own educational concept. Students study the same textbooks in IB system and take the global unified exam when they graduate. The proposition and grading of the test paper are uniformly planned by IB headquarters. In this way, the academic level of IB students all over the world is unified, and their diplomas are also recognized as the highest level in the world.
The most important feature of IB course is the stamen of daffodil, which is the second type of IB course-core course: each student must learn three courses: knowledge theory course, extended thesis, creative thinking activity, activity and community service activity (CAS). Among them, the course of knowledge theory is a compulsory interdisciplinary course, which aims to cultivate students' judgment ability, encourage students to question basic knowledge, prevent subjective assumptions and ideological prejudice, and enhance students' analysis and expression ability on the basis of rationality; The extended thesis requires students to conduct independent research in combination with the courses they have studied, and can write a research paper of 4,000 words. This requirement provides students with the opportunity to write papers according to their own interests, and makes them familiar with independent research methods and practice writing skills. CAS (Creativity, Action and
Service) stands for creation, action and service, encourages students to innovate, raises awareness, cares about others, and exerts the spirit of cooperation with others.
When students surpass themselves and the knowledge in textbooks, they can achieve all-round development and cultivate people with complete civic awareness. These three core courses are the concentrated expression of the uniqueness of IB course. They occupy the core position in the IB curriculum structure, and combine with the other six groups of disciplines into an organic whole, forming a balanced, harmonious and relatively perfect system.
All IB diploma students must choose one course in each of the six prescribed subject groups, at least three of which are advanced courses. The maximum score of each subject is 7 points, plus 3 points for expanding papers and knowledge papers, out of 45 points. These six subject groups are: the first group: language a 1 and world literature.
Usually refers to the students' mother tongue, and this course focuses on literature. It is very important that when students study in their own language, their memories will be more profound, even if they study the culture and social knowledge of other countries. Language Class A plays an important role in the whole IB course. Group 2: Language B (modern language other than mother tongue)
Learning and improving a second language is very useful for students. With it, we can gain insight into different cultures. Our courses focus on communication skills, writing and speaking. Group III: Individuals and Sociology
Individuals and sociology, including history, geography and economy (advanced level, standard level) and business organization and psychology.
(standard level), philosophy. The fourth group: experimental science (physics, chemistry, biology, design, environmental system, etc. )
Research science depends on experiments, which is a special part of IB course. All the students are required to study. Including biology, chemistry and physics (advanced level, standard level) and environmental systems.
(standard level). Group V: Mathematics (advanced mathematics level, advanced mathematics standard level, mathematical research, mathematical methods) Group VI: Art and elective (art design, music, drama art, etc. ), or the third modern language, or
Students who want to get IB diploma must also learn tok.
Knowledge- knowledge theory) and ee(extend essay-expand papers), and have qualified cas activities (creativity, action and
Services-Create, Actions and Services).
The embodiment of uniqueness: first, a balanced curriculum system. The IBDP course includes the above six groups of subjects. According to the requirements of the International Diploma Organization, each student chooses one subject from six groups of subjects to ensure the universality and balance of traditional education. At the same time, considering the differences of students, the six courses require three high levels and three benchmark levels. Second, the core courses of creativity-CAS, TOK, EE. CAS translates as "creativity, action and service" (creativity,
Action,
Service). CAS encourages students to share their abilities with others, for example, by participating in drama, music, sports and community service activities to appreciate their talents, learn to care and learn to cooperate. TOK, translated into "epistemology", is a course that transcends the boundaries of disciplines. Its purpose is to guide students to reflect on the knowledge and experience gained inside and outside the classroom, so as to understand subjective and ideological prejudice. This course is unique to IB. EE is translated into an "extended thesis", which requires students to complete a thesis of about 4,000 words in about 40 hours, and initially get in touch with the research methods and thesis writing skills that will be widely used in universities. Third, pay attention to the process evaluation system. The evaluation of IB subjects is not based on the lifelong final exam. For example, there are as many as 30 experimental reports on physics or chemistry. Especially when students apply for foreign universities, IB's final exam has not been taken, and the application forms mailed to foreign universities are basically based on their usual grades and IB's predicted scores. So this is a very process-oriented curriculum project. Fourth, all-round English learning and extensive international communication. English is the working language, so students' English has made great progress in the actual application process. Fifth, the improvement of comprehensive ability. Because foreign university enrollment not only pays attention to academic courses, but also attaches great importance to the statements and opinions of students' application forms, which requires students' comprehensive ability.
Four. IB's educational philosophy IB's educational philosophy is lifelong education.
The International Diploma Organization aims to help schools develop young people's personal talents and teach them to combine what they have learned in class with the outside world through comprehensive and balanced disciplines and challenging assessments. In addition to strict knowledge and high academic standards, special emphasis is placed on cultivating ideal citizens with international awareness and responsibility. Finally, IB students should become critical and compassionate thinkers; Lifelong learners; Participants familiar with local and world affairs; Sharing says that all ethnic groups live in one world, and we realize that only by respecting various cultures and different attitudes can we make our lives colorful. We train explorers:
They cultivate and develop their natural curiosity. They learn how to explore and study.
Necessary skills, and show independence in the learning process. They are active and love to learn, and this studious quality will accompany them all their lives. Knowledgeable people: They explore various important concepts, ideas and problems related to local or global issues. In the process of exploration, they learn to master profound knowledge and form a comprehensive understanding of a wide and balanced subject. Thinkers: They actively use their thinking skills in a critical and creative way to identify and deal with complex problems and make reasonable and ethical decisions. Communicator: They can use more than one language confidently and creatively to understand and express ideas and information in various communication modes. They can cooperate with others effectively and happily. A principled person: honest, with a strong sense of fairness and justice, and respecting the dignity of individuals, collectives and social groups. They are responsible for their actions and consequences. Open-minded people: they understand and appreciate their own culture and personal history, and adopt an open and inclusive attitude towards the views, values and traditions of other individuals and social groups. They are used to seeking and evaluating a wide range of views and are willing to enrich themselves through experience. Compassionate people: They understand, sympathize with and respect the feelings of others. They are committed to improving the lives and environment of others through services and actions. People who dare to take risks: They have the courage and thought to face unfamiliar situations and uncertain things, and explore new roles, viewpoints and strategies in an independent spirit. They can bravely and methodically defend their beliefs. All-round people: they understand the importance of balanced development of intelligence, body and emotion to the happiness of themselves and others. Reflector: They think carefully about their studies and experiences. In order to help their study and personal development, they can evaluate and understand their own strengths and limitations. Thank you very much for your patience. Please adopt it if it helps. Wish you a happy life! thank you