...IB Economics SL - Internal Assessment [Draft 1] Front Cover EF International Academy New York Candidate Name Candidate number Teacher Title of the article Avaneesh Chotalia T. Barnes Growth Accelerates, but U.S. Has Lots of Ground to Make Up NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/28/ business/economy/us-economy-growsat-modest-2-8-percent-rate.html? _r=1&ref=grossdomesticproduct January 27, 2011 January 14, 2012 Source of the article Date the article was published Date the commentary was written Word Count (750 word maximum) Section of the syllabus the article relates to 627 Macroeconomics ! ! Growth Accelerates, but U.S. Has Lots of Ground to Make Up Scott Eells/Bloomberg News A welder at a Alstrom Heat Transfer in New York City. If the economy sustains its speed, it could ease the unemployment crisis. By CATHERINE RAMPELL Published: January 27, 2011 The American economy picked up a little steam last quarter, growing at its fastest pace in a year and a half. Whether it can sustain that momentum is critical to millions of Americans out of work — and perhaps President Obama’s re-election chances. The New York Times The nation’s economic output grew at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter, the Commerce Department reported Friday, probably putting to rest last summer’s fears that a second recession was imminent. Other reports this week on manufacturing and consumer sentiment offered similar, if mild, encouragement...
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...Tariff, meaning the tax charged on imported goods, is often viewed as necessary means to protect the domestic markets from fierce foreign competitions. As an integral component of protectionism measures, placing tariff to goods produced abroad can exert drastic effects to the market by increasing the price for imported goods, and therefore lowering its supply. In addition to this consequence, the other stakeholders would also either benefit or lose from this type of regulation, since the tradeoff often occurs inevitably as a result of this change in government policies. In this case, as the article states, “The European Union imposed tariffs of as much as 42.1 percent on solar glass from China.” The imposed tariff would adds to price of each unit of the imported solar glass by the amount of tariff, which shifts the supply curve up from S(world) to S(world)+tariff, since the price for solar glass increases drastically from Pw to Pw+tariff The effect of this change is illustrated from the diagram below Because the Chinese solar glass producers do not receive the gains from the price increase due to tariff, and thus European domestic producers can raise their prices with increasing supply in order to compete with the foreign imports. The domestic producers benefits tremendously since they can sell a larger quantity of solar glass at a higher price. The revenue that domestic producer earn increase from 0 to Q2 at world supply price to 0 to Q3 at Pw+tariff. On the other hand...
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...IB Diploma Programme Theory of Knowledge Essay Topic: Can we know when to trust our emotions in the pursuit of knowledge? Consider history and one other area of knowledge. Candidate Name: Akanksha Vardhan Candidate Number: 002602-064 School Name: BD Somani International School School Number: 002602 Word Count: 1597 Can we know when to trust our emotions in the pursuit of knowledge? Consider history and one other area of knowledge. Bertrand Russell, the 20th century British philosopher, once said, “Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.” [1]In our daily conquest to acquire “justified true belief”, [2]it is important that we are aware of the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ influences that contribute to the experience, the pursuit of knowledge, in a way that we are able to consciously weigh the validity of our knowledge claims. Many romantic writers and poets in the early nineteenth century emphasized the importance of emotion in making sense of the world. John Keats once said, “Axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they are proved upon by our pulses” [3] referring to the superiority of our core emotions (happiness, fear, anger, surprise or even disgust) - the strong feelings deriving from our moods, circumstances or relationships with others[4], in gaining an accurate picture of the truth. However, is it possible that the ‘truth’ itself is more complex and what...
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...CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Level MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2014 series 9699 SOCIOLOGY 9699/33 Paper 3 (Social Inequality and Opportunity), maximum raw mark 75 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2014 series for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level components and some Ordinary Level components. Page 2 1 Mark Scheme GCE A LEVEL – May/June 2014 Syllabus 9699 Paper 33 (a) Explain how the achievement of pupils may be influenced by pupil sub-cultures. [9] 0–4 A few general observations about pupils’ educational achievement, with no direct links to the question, would be worth 1 or 2 marks. A basic account of what is meant by pupil sub-culture, with no further development in relation to the question, would be placed in the higher part of the band. 5–9 Lower in the band, answers are likely to provide a basic...
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...have been volunteering since November). All of these activities provide opportunities for us to “build community” and strengthen our ties with each other. We look forward to more of these activities in the New Year. Day & Boarding School January 7, 2012 ARE WE MEETING OUR GOALS? In the coming few weeks we will continue to review our progress in meeting our goals for the 2012-2013 school year …. Implementation of an international standardized exam Improve the resources for Early Years classrooms Implementation of the Common Core Standards in Math Accreditation by WASC Implementation of new assessment software Professional Development opportunities for teachers Implementation of an Activities Calendar Prepare to offer the IB Diploma Program in August 2013 An enrolment increase of at least 15% Curriculum Mapping (curriculum development) Implementation of the Common Core Standards in Math THE SPORTS CORNER Sports Results: October 15 November 14 November 21 December 1 Noblesse and Brightwoods tie in MS-HS soccer (2-2) Noblesse defeats Narciso School in Basketball (43-39) Kuzma defeats Noblesse in Volleyball (3-2) Volleyball: St Paul defeats Noblesse (2-1) Badminton: Noblesse defeats St. Paul (4-0) Photo above Table tennis: Noblesse defeats St. Paul (3-1) Photo above Table tennis: Noblesse defeats Narciso School (2-0) Badminton: Noblesse defeats Narciso School (2-1)...
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...DEBATE ABOUT IB PROGRAM How is the Diploma Programme different from other pre-university academic programmes? The Diploma Programme is a comprehensive and balanced two-year curriculum and assessment system that requires students to study courses across all disciplines. Within this structured framework, the Diploma Programme provides a great deal of flexibility, accommodating student interest and abilities. Through careful subject selection, students may tailor their course of studies to meet their needs. Regardless of the subject selection, all students explore the connections between the six major subject areas, study each subject through an international perspective, reflect critically on what it means to be a knower, pursue one subject in great detail through independent research, and have the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills through local and community outreach. Assessment of student achievement happens in a variety of ways throughout the course of the two-year programme. It includes assessment of student work both by outside examiners as well as the students’ own teachers. The assessment itself undergoes careful review and moderation to ensure that a common standard is applied equally to the work of all students internationally. For these reasons, the IB Diploma is recognized by colleges and universities around the world as a superior education, preparing students to succeed at post-secondary institutions. Is a lot of extra homework...
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...school because the teachers are extremely dedicated to the students, it is also the only school in the system that has the IB program, along with AP programs and we have also have an outstanding Athletic program. Teachers are very dedicated to the students and helping them pass their grade. To help them pass, most teachers tend to have before and after school tutoring...
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...Introduction Cognitive psychology contacts with mental processes such as memory, researches have indicated that his particular cognitive process is not an exact replica of experiences, but is reconstructive. In light of this new research, experiments have tested and shown that memory may be influenced by certain units of knowledge that we have about frequently encountered people, objects or situations called “schemas.” The Schema Theory suggest that all new information interlinks withhold information represented in a schema and can influence memory. Bartlett Developed the Schema theory, which eventually became crucial in understanding how reconstructive memory works and the reliability of eyewitness testimony. He suggested that how a person remembers an event is subject to change depending on the person's cultural background and what values they were taught. Therefore, when a person remembers an event, any missing piece of information regarding that event is filled up based on their schema. He tested this in his famous „War of The Ghosts‟ experiment. This was supported by Allport and Postman, in 1947, which aimed to test the reliability of memory and the effect a person's schema has on their interpretation of an event. Loftus and Palmer Tested their hypothesis that language can alter reconstructive memory in an eyewitness testimony. Their aim was to show that leading questions can alter memory depending on its phrasing. Loftus and Palmer formed an opportunity sample...
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...older and we get into secondary school we come to realize that there is knowledge that cannot be expressed through words and symbols. The goal of the International Baccalaureate program is to make students well rounded and knowledgeable in many fields and along with that comes many requirements that other programs do not ask of their students. From my perspective knowledge that cannot be expressed in words and symbols is as important to have as knowledge that can, justifying the CAS requirements. CAS is the International Baccalaureate program’s way of teaching us what cannot be covered in books or lectures. This knowledge can be described in words but only to a certain extent. I think that CAS is a very large contributing factor to why the IB program nurtures well rounded students. CAS pushes students to seek out new activities for the purposes of gaining experiences that would have been otherwise undiscovered. I believe that the key ingredient to...
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...Course Description: Higher Level Visual Art is a two year independent study course offered during the 11th and 12th grades IB diploma program. Over two years the students are required to create a body of work reflecting their individual creativity and focus. In the spring of their senior year the students will present their work in a solo exhibition and articulate their process and ideas in a one on one interview. In addition the students are required to complete one or more Investigation Workbooks during the course that correspond to their studio work. Course Objectives: Students will: • Experiment with a variety of media and studio techniques. • Choose a specific direction and media for the focus of their work. • Work towards bringing together a cohesive body of work with a specific focus and media. • Maintain a Investigation workbook which correlates with their studio work. • Participate in classroom discussions. • Participate in group and individual critiques. • Mount a solo exhibition of a cohesive body of work • Complete a one on one interview articulating process and ideas • Participate in final all class exhibition Course Aims: Students will: • Investigate past, present and emerging forms of visual arts and engage in producing, appreciating and evaluating these • Develop an understanding of visual arts from a local, national, and international perspective • Build confidence in responding visually and creatively...
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... This is expressed further in the IB’s Mission Statement which states its desire to create a better world through education, which it claims can best, be achieved through international-mindedness. It adds to this by stating that ‘the International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect (ibid). As with the other programmes, the PYP and MYP, the DP ‘promotes the education of the whole person, emphasizing intellectual, personal, emotional and social growth’ (IBO 2008 p.2) which it claims would encourage the student to become an ‘active compassionate lifelong learner’ (IBO 2008). Thus, the education the IB gives can be seen as preparing students for a fulfilling productive life in which their skills and attribute are ‘constantly challenged, developed and...
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...Easily, the best web-based IB Diploma Business and Management teaching and learning resource. A stimulating and interactive, free online teaching and learning resource that offers comprehensive coverage of the Business and Management syllabus for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, including Standard (SL) and Higher (HL) Level topics. IBBusinessan dManagement .com is the only free, dedicated IB Business and Management resource available online. We encourage teachers to use the site as they develop their own approaches to incorporating ICT into their learning environments. The entire site links closely to the syllabus, following the same division into the six IB Business and Management topics: 1. Busines The IB Business and Management course covers broad and interesting issues and concepts. s Organis ation and The IB Business and Management course is ideal preparation for Business and Commerce at university, as well as encouraging the student to begin thinking about entrepreneurship now. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Environ ment Human Resour ce Man agemen t Accoun ts and Finance Marketi ng Operati ons Manage ment Busines s Strateg y + Internal Assessment and Extended Essay There is clear highlighting of Higher Level IB Business and Management material. The content is tailored to the requirements and assessment objectives of the IB syllabus, and is an invaluable Business and Management learning and teaching tool. The range of teaching and learning...
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... which covers the final two years of high school, as well at the associated MYP (Middle Years Program) grades are given on a scale of 1-7, with 7 representing the highest level of achievement. Scores are always represented with whole numbers (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 are the only possible grades). Because these grades do not represent percentages, but instead correspond with specific rubric requirements, one could theoretically answer 90% of questions on a given exam correctly, but still get a 5 if the 10% they missed represented crucial problems that corresponded to the 6 and 7 grade mark-bands. Additionally, each subject has slightly different ranges that correspond with different grading boundaries, making it difficult to compare IB grades with other education systems. In the MYP, a student takes several classes that are each graded on the 7-point grading scale, including a First Language, a Second Language, Humanities, Math, Science, Physical...
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...50 Excellent Extended Essays What is the literary function of the dialogue between language and nature in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life? © International Baccalaureate Organization 2008 1 50 Excellent Extended Essays What is the literary function of the dialogue between language and nature in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life? 2 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2008 50 Excellent Extended Essays What is the literary function of the dialogue between language and nature in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life? © International Baccalaureate Organization 2008 3 50 Excellent Extended Essays What is the literary function of the dialogue between language and nature in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life? 4 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2008 50 Excellent Extended Essays What is the literary function of the dialogue between language and nature in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life? © International Baccalaureate Organization 2008 5 50 Excellent Extended Essays What is the literary function of the dialogue between language and nature in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life? 6 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2008 50 Excellent Extended Essays What is the literary function of the dialogue between language and nature in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life? © International Baccalaureate Organization 2008 7 50 Excellent Extended Essays What is the literary function of the dialogue between language and...
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