IB Testing Procedures May 2015 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Conduct of Examinations 6. What to Expect: IB Subject External Assessments Answer Booklets Accessing your scores in July Challenging your May assessment scores Seniors – Requesting scores be sent to your college/university For this presentation, you should have a copy of • Conduct of Examinations handout • Answer Booklet handout • Candidate Exam Schedule • Candidate ID & PIN Code Location: Old Fort Baptist Church, Summerville Morning sessions – report no later than 7:45 Afternoon sessions – report no later than 11:45 2015 AP and IB May Testing Schedule – Check for any overlap between tests if you are enrolled in both IB and AP classes!!! Conduct of Examinations • You have the handout. Be sure you’re clear on expectations for testing. • If you’re absent for any part of an IB test without a dire circumstance reason, you have to pay for the test you miss. • IB does no make-up tests. Answer Booklets • Get your number correct on the front FIRST before you begin writing inside. • Follow directions for how to write your numbers. • Review in all your classes. There are some variations. HOW TO ACCESS YOUR IB SCORES: You’ll get this in the lobby after the presentation. TIP 1: Take a clear photo of all parts of this paper with your phone! TIP 2: Save the website URL, your candidate session number, your Personal Code, and your PIN in your phone as a Contact. TIP 3: To access your scores, use Google Chrome or Firefox, maybe Safari. DON’T USE INTERNET EXPLORER. Challenging the 1 – 7 score you receive for an IB course • Category 1 re-mark: the re-mark of externally assessed material for an individual candidate • Contact Mrs. Alford ASAP but before September 1! [email protected] • Pay the bookkeeper $112. (Yup, $112…) • Understand that your score may go down from the remark. SENIORS ONLY – THE YELLOW FORM You must request that your scores be sent to your college/university. • Please fill out the form below and return to Mrs. Alford in order to have your IB scores sent to your chosen university. • Deadline: May 22rd or your scores won’t be sent. Student’s Name: _____________________________________ University/Institute to Receive Scores: ____________________________________________________ Contact person at University/Institute (if you have one, like a counselor or admissions officer): ____________________________________________________ Student ID or Student Application Number at University/Institute (if you have one): ____________________________________________________ IB Psychology SL DAY ONE=2 Hours DAY ONE Section A: Answer all three questions DAY ONE Section B: Answer ONE question DAY TWO = One Hour Find the Abnormal Psychology Section, Answer ONE question IB Mathematics & Math Studies SL Recommended Calculators Math Studies SL – students can use the calculator on Paper 1 and Paper 2 Mathematics SL – student can only use calculator on Paper 2. Prohibited Calculators IB Biology HL External Assessment Paper 1: Day 1 • Paper 1 is made up of 40 multiple-choice questions that test knowledge of the core and AHL material for students at HL. The questions are designed to be short, one- or two-stage problems that address objectives 1 and 2 . No marks are deducted for incorrect responses. • Calculators are not permitted on Paper 1, but students are expected to carry out simple calculations. • TOTAL TIME FOR THIS EXAM IS ONE HOUR. Paper 1 Example: Paper 2 Day 1 Section A • In section A, there is a data-based question that requires students to analyze a given set of data. The remainder of section A is made up of short-answer questions. Paper 2 Day 1 Section B • In section B, students at HL are required to answer two questions from a choice of four. These extendedresponse questions may involve writing a number of paragraphs, solving a substantial problem, or carrying out a substantial piece of analysis or evaluation. A calculator is required for this paper. • TOTAL TIME FOR BOTH SECTIONS IS 2 ¼ HOURS. Paper 2 Example: Paper 3 Day 2 • Paper 3 tests knowledge of the options and addresses objectives 1, 2 and 3. Students at SL are required to answer several short-answer questions in each of the two options studied. Students at HL are required to answer several short-answer questions and an extendedresponse question in each of the two options studied. A calculator is required for this paper. • TOTAL TIME FOR THIS TEST IS 1 ¼ HOURS. Paper 3 Example: Prohibited Calculators: IB Chemistry HL Students will receive a data booklet for Paper 2 & 3. IB Chemistry HL Paper 1 Spanish B Spanish ab Initio German ab Initio French ab initio