Without proper education, students lack in the awareness of how far ahead the world has gone, and how much further they must take the world. Various school boards exist in the world that tutor students in their respective ways; for instance, the International Baccalaureate (IB). Increasing the number of International Baccalaureate schools worldwide, and specifically in the United States will provide vast benefits, despite the hardships students in this program face. The International Baccalaureate (IB),”is an internationally accepted pre-university qualification….now offered in more than 70 countries worldwide.” (Hayden) Currently, 2,365 IB schools stand in the world that offer this programme in their schools. 855 of these schools transpire
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Students must take six different subjects, Theory of Knowledge, CAS and Extended essay in order to graduate with an IB diploma. The six subjects that the students choose come from six different sections; Humanities, Mathematics, Second Language, Arts, Sciences, English which they must choose one from each section. Further, they choose the level at which they want to study their subjects; three must be higher level (college equivalent) and three must be standard level. In addition, they must spend a year writing a long Extended Essay (EE) on a topic of choice and complete a class called Theory of Knowledge (TOK) for which they must write a final essay and give a presentation. Moreover, they complete 150 hours CAS, which stands for creativity, action, and service. Students complete these three things besides the six subjects that they study in order to obtain their diploma. …show more content…
Duevel surveyed former and current IB students and the registrars about: “determine whether earning an IB diploma was a predictor of success at university and beyond.” Results showed that the completion of an IB diploma was an effective predictor of completion of first degree at university. Diploma holders reflected, as adults, their high school experiences, university performance and career choice indicated that a combination of factors from the IB programme contributed to their success; “challenging integration of topics offering both breadth and depth; necessity to be highly productive throughout the two-year course; requirement to develop strong study skills; emphasizing on development.”
Students must take six different subjects, Theory of Knowledge, CAS and Extended essay in order to graduate with an IB diploma. The six subjects that the students choose come from six different sections; Humanities, Mathematics, Second Language, Arts, Sciences, English which they must choose one from each section. Further, they choose the level at which they want to study their subjects; three must be higher level (college equivalent) and three must be standard level. In addition, they must spend a year writing a long Extended Essay (EE) on a topic of choice and complete a class called Theory of Knowledge (TOK) for which they must write a final essay and give a presentation. Moreover, they complete 150 hours CAS, which stands for creativity, action, and service. Students complete these three things besides the six subjects that they study in order to obtain their diploma. …show more content…
Duevel surveyed former and current IB students and the registrars about: “determine whether earning an IB diploma was a predictor of success at university and beyond.” Results showed that the completion of an IB diploma was an effective predictor of completion of first degree at university. Diploma holders reflected, as adults, their high school experiences, university performance and career choice indicated that a combination of factors from the IB programme contributed to their success; “challenging integration of topics offering both breadth and depth; necessity to be highly productive throughout the two-year course; requirement to develop strong study skills; emphasizing on development.”