External Evaluation of the European Baccalaureate (Annexes)

Content included in International Baccalaureate but not in EB syllabus
Please list any topics that are included in the A Level / IBO specification but not in the EB
syllabus…
51. World literature: ‘broaden students’ perspective through the study of works
from other cultures and languages’
52. 15 literary texts, up to 5 of which can be world literature, studied in translation
53. ‘Creative writing’ in response to literary texts is possible as a course work
assignment
Comparison Table for comparison of assessment models
Use this table to make direct comparisons between the syllabuses in the following areas:
30. structure of the assessment model, including the format of assessment for the
specification/syllabus
31. whether coursework is assessed, the kinds of coursework assessed and contribution
to overall grade
32. whether oral assessment is part of the assessment model, and the extent and format
of oral assessment
33. whether the assessment model is unit-based or requires candidates to take a
synoptic view of the topics, and to what extent
NOTE: the prose commentary on the assessment models should draw attention to significant
differences in the requirements for the European baccalaureate and A Level or IB.
Assessment
structure,
format and
timings
Coursework
assessment
European Baccalaureate International Baccalaureate
Candidates take 5 units for the one
two in English which suggests that
20% of curriculum time is given to
English in Year 6-7
Final examination represents 36%
of total assessment
Language 1 4 hours
Practical Criticism : analysis of
poetry or prose
Comparison of two previously
studied literary texts
None though 40 marks out of
subject total for class marks and
class examinations
145
Two examinations, two hours long,
each 25% of total assessment
1 Unseen passages
2 One lengthy essay on one of
the genres studied: must
cover two texts, previously
studied or response to one of
four general questions, not
genre specific
Two assignments of 100-1500 words
on English and World Literature, 20%
of final assessment. Both are done
as ‘independent study
1 Comparison of two texts: originally
in English
2 Comparison of two texts one
originally in English, one World
Literature