CIBPA

January 2019
March 2019
IB Assessments and May Exams
● Students in Grades 9 and 10 do not have any “special” IB
Assessments--their class assignments are modelled on IB
assessments so they can practice.
● They write Ontario Examinations in January and June each year
● The January and June Examination Schedules will be posted on our
website a few weeks before the end of each semester
● Students will also receive a paper copy of the schedule in their home
room class
Summative Days
● 4 consecutive days prior to exam schedule
● Major assessment in each period--maximum 1 assessment per day--90 min period
● For Example: Friday--Block A has their assessment

Monday--Block B has their assessment

Tuesday---Block E has their assessment

Wednesday---Block D has their assessment

IB Assessments and May Exams
Grade 11 IB students:

● Will write Ontario Exams in January (CHCI exam schedule posted on website)
● Will write their GROUP 6 (elective) IB exam in May (70 to 80% of final IB Grade)
● Students will complete their Internal Assessment (IA) in that subject prior to April 1 (20 to 30%
of their final IB Grade)
● Teachers will determine an IB predicted grade (PG) by April 1st and submit that PG to IB, both
for the IA and for the course overall
● IB will select 10 of the IAs for moderation (check in place to see if teacher is grading correctly
according to the IB criteria)
● All May Examinations are sent to examiners all over the world for assessment.
● In early July, students will be able to log in to their IB accounts and check their final results.
● IB coordinator will adjust final grades in 4UW course to reflect the IB Final Grade earned.
IB Assessments and May Exams
Grade 12 IB Students:

● Will write all remaining exams (Groups 1 to 5) and submit all Internal Assessments.
● Breakdown of all Assessments can be found on our CHCI webpage under IB Curriculum
Summaries or HANDOUT provided
● Teachers will determine and report Predicted Grades (PGs) to IB by April 1st--This predicted
grade is what teachers will use to determine January and April report cards. The IB level
provided to IB must match the Ontario percentage provided on Ontario report cards.
● In early July, students will be able to log in to their IB account and check their final grades.
● IB coordinator will adjust final Ontario Report Card marks to MATCH the students’ final results.
● Graduating students will request that their Ontario Transcripts and their IB Transcripts are sent
to the University in which they accept a seat in June.
What is an IA?
● Every IB subject has an Internal Assessment that students complete, usually in the second half of
the course, and submit for assessment to their teacher.
● IAs have a very specific mark scheme (which students know ahead of time)
● Students usually practice this IA in Grade 11, then submit the “real” IA in Grade 12, or in the
2nd semester course of the Grade 11 IB class
● Teachers are only permitted to give feedback ONE time for all IAs. If a student misses a
deadline, they will not receive feedback and it will be challenging for a teacher to ensure the
work is the student’s own--teachers must “sign off” that the work submitted to IB is the student’s
own.
● The teachers submit to IB their prediction of what the student will get on that IA by April 1st
● TEN IAs are submitted to IBO examiners on April 10th to ensure that the teacher has marked
the class correctly, according to the standards.
● If a teacher is too lenient, marks will be adjusted down; too hard, marks adjusted up; or NO
CHANGE. This process is known as “Moderation”.
What is a PG?
● PG = Predicted Grade
● Teachers must determine a PG in January (gr 12) and April (gr 11 and 12)
● They use a combination of the IA, classwork and tests and assignments to determine a
student’s PG, as well as a Document called “Grade Descriptors” published by IB.
● These PGs are recorded as a LEVEL 1 to 7 for IB purposes
● The level is then converted to an Ontario Percentage for our Report Cards
● In July, the Coordinator adjusts the final Ontario Percentage to MATCH the final grade
that is awarded by IB. If the student earns the Level that they were predicted NO
CHANGE IS MADE. If the student does better or worse than predicted, the Ontario
percentage is adjusted to reflect that performance.
 The Table of Equivalence
OSSD Levels IB Level % Range Assigned Mark

4+ 7 97-100 97, 98, 99

4+ 6 93-96 93, 94, 96

4- to 4 5 84-92 84, 86, 89, 92

3- to 4- 4 72-83 73, 76, 80, 83

2 3 61-71 63,66,69

1 2 50-60 53, 56, 59

Below Level 1 1 Below 50 Below 50

Example
A student in IB Chemistry SL has a Predicted Grade of a Level 5. Her teacher has
assigned an 86% for the Ontario Report Card based on the IA, classwork, Tests,
Ontario Exams and other assessments. The student hands in their IA on time and
writes all IB chem exams in May. In July, IBO determines that the student has
achieved a Level 6. The IB Coordinator adjusts this student’s IB Grade 12
Chemistry mark to:

a) Leave it at 86%
b) 92%
c) 93%
d) 96%
Example
A student in IB History HL is given a predicted grade of Level 7 by his teacher.
The student handed in his IA on time and wrote all IB History Exams in May.
Based on the student’s grade 11 work, Ontario exams, classwork, tests and
assignments, the teacher is confident that the student will achieve a Level 7 and
gives the student a mark of 98% on his report card. When results are available in
July, the IB has determined that the student earned a Level 6, not a 7. The IB
Coordinator adjusts the student’s IB Grade 12 History grade to:

a) 93%
b) 96%
c) 97%
d) Leave it at 98%
Converting IB Grades to Ontario Grades
● Each subject area has guidelines called “Assessment Criteria” as well as “Markbands” to
assist teachers in predicting grades for student work
● IB teachers in grades 11 and 12 model their assessments on IB assessments and use the same
criteria to grade student work
● The assessment criteria use LEVELS 1-7—not percentage grades
● The final grade achieved on student work can not be converted to an Ontario grade in the same
way (mathematically) that Ontario courses would be.
● EXAMPLE: A student writes their History IA (Historical Investigation) and earns 18 out of 25
possible marks. If we were to convert this into an Ontario Grade, it would be 72%.
HOWEVER, History has markbands for the IA that look like this:

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7

0-2 3-5 6-8 9-12 13-15 16-19 20-25

 What is a LEVEL 6?
OSSD Levels IB Level % Range Assigned Mark

4+ 7 97-100 97, 98, 99

4+ 6 93-96 93, 94, 96

4- to 4 5 84-92 84, 86, 89, 92

3- to 4- 4 72-83 73, 76, 80, 83

2 3 61-71 63,66,69

1 2 50-60 53, 56, 59

Below Level 1 1 Below 50 Below 50

IB Grades are NOT Ontario Grades!

●
So, this student would be given a mark of 95% on their History IA—Not 72%
● Each subject has assessment criteria and mark bands for each of the Major Assessments.

● Let’s try again for a different subject!

Physics Grade Boundaries
● Overall Grade Boundaries (100%)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0-12 13-22 23-33 34-43 44-55 56-65 66-100

● Internal Assessment Grade Boundaries (20%)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

0-3 4-6 7-10 11-13 14-16 17-19 20-24

● Paper One Grade Boundaries (20%)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

0-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-16 17-18 19-30

Physics Grade Boundaries Cont.

● Paper Two Grade Boundaries (40%)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

0-4 5-9 10-15 16-20 21-26 27-31 32-50

● Paper Three Grade Boundaries (20%)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

0-3 4-7 8-10 11-14 15-18 19-22 23-35

English Grade Boundaries
● Overall Grade Boundaries (100%)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0-17 18-32 33-44 45-56 57-68 69-79 80-100

● Internal Assessment Grade Boundaries (IOP + IOC) (15% each—30% total)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

0-5 6-10 11-13 14-17 18-21 22-25 26-30

● Written Assignment Grade Boundaries (25%)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

0-6 7-9 10-12 13-15 16-18 19-20 21-25

English Grade Boundaries Cont.

● Paper One Grade Boundaries (20%)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

0-3 4-6 7-8 9-11 12-13 14-16 17-20

● Paper Two Grade Boundaries (25%)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

0-3 4-7 8-11 12-13 14-16 17-18 19-25

May IB Examination Schedule
● The General May IB Exam Schedule is posted on our website and has been since June
2018.
● In “IB-Speak”, Exams are known as “Papers”.
● A more specific IB Exam Schedule will be posted AND given to students in early April.
An assembly (April 8) is held to go over all rules of conduct for exams. Students must
write the exams on the dates and at the times scheduled. There are no exceptions. There
are no “make up” exams.
● Please Note: IB Physics students (this year) have an exam the morning of Victoria
Day (1 hour). Transportation must be arranged by the student.
● Students are excused from classes the day before their exam to study and the day of their
exam. Students do not need to attend any of their classes on exam days and parents do
not need to call in. Partial students MAY wish to attend their Ontario classes, but they
are not required to and should speak to their teachers well in advance if they are not
attending.
● TOK classes are cancelled during IB exams for Grade 11 students.
Examination Results
● Are issued in early July by IB
● Students must achieve a MINIMUM of 24 points to receive the IB Diploma.
Students who do not achieve 24 points will still graduate with an Ontario
Diploma and IB Certificates in the subjects they completed successfully.
● In addition to 24 total points, students must earn a minimum of 12 points in
any combination in their HL classes as well. (eg. English 5, Psychology 4,
Biology 3 = 12 points)
● EUR = Enquiry Upon Results $$$$$
● Permission form for an EUR must be signed and payment received before
CHCI will begin the process (deadline Sept 15). EURs are usually not
successful, in our experience.
IB Examination Prep
● Each subject teacher will use old IB Examinations to provide
students with exam practice
● All exams come with mark schemes that teachers have access to
● Teachers will use their own review activities as well
● Most review begins in mid-April and continues until Friday May 3 rd
● IB students are excused from classes the day before an exam and the
day of an exam (exception—if an exam is on a Monday, the student
is not excused Friday before)
IB Exams and Attendance
● Students must attend their classes in the weeks before and after IB exams—IB and Ontario
credits are determined by the number of hours in class; if a student continually misses classes, it
is a challenge to meet those required hours. No students should be missing classes prior to May
to “study”. The best review is attending class.
● Teachers use their professional judgement to determine where within the level a student falls—
Students who are absent may find their mark at the bottom of a markband.
● If a student misses 15 consecutive days, we must withdraw from classes.
● We do plan lessons that are both fun and challenging for the students—There are 18 classes in
June—Washington Trip, field trips, Ground Water Festival, Junefest, 50th Anniversary, Grad
Assembly.
● Attendance must continue after IB exams. At CHCI we are very fortunate that IB students are
not given June Ontario exams. We would like to keep it that way. Students often find the month
of June a pleasant break from the norm.