External Evaluation of the European Baccalaureate (Annexes)

Each question is subdivided into part questions. Some of these
are simple recall questions; some involve drawing labelled
drawings or constructing genetic diagrams. Some questions
involve data analysis and interpretation, but the information given
is closely related to the topics and cannot be considered to be
unfamiliar as with Question 1 in Paper 2 of IB and all the questions
in 2806 and many in 2805 with OCR.
Candidates are not required to write discursive essays.
The mark scheme gives solutions to the questions and suitable
answers. The mark scheme is not a point mark scheme with
marking points clearly indicated and separated from each other. In
some cases two answers are required, but three marks are
allocated. It is not clear how the three marks are applied.
There is no mention of marks for quality of written communication
in the mark schemes.
The ‘A’ mark is aggregated with the marks for the ‘Pre-Bac’ and
the ‘Bac’ to give a mark that contributes towards a final total out of
100 for the European Baccalaureate.
The information provided does not mention opportunities for
resitting before certification.
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All units are available in January and May/June. Retakes of Unit
exams are permitted. The best mark for each Unit is used in
aggregation. Resits are available before final aggregation.
IBD(H) is not a modular course.
Examinations are taken at the end of the course in May or
November.
Paper 1 (20%) (60 minutes) 40 multiple choice questions covering
the core. No questions on the Options are included.
Paper 2 (36%) (135 minutes) written paper. Section A – a data
based question and several short response questions; Section B -
two questions (chosen from four); each question is subdivided into
three sections, some requiring extended responses. The paper is set
on the core.
Paper 3 (20%) (75 minutes) written paper. Several short-answer
questions and one extended-response question in each of the two
chosen options. There are no choices.
Point mark schemes are used for all examinations. Marking points
are separated by semi-colons in the mark schemes.
Two marks for quality of written communication are awarded for
each question in Section B of Paper 3.
Two versions of Papers 2 and 3 are set for different Time Zones at
each session – May and November.
Resits are not available before final certification.
These marks are aggregated with marks from other subject areas to
give a final points score to a maximum of 45 for the IB diploma.