港IB考生平均分超全球 英基加拿大國際漢基包攬7滿分狀元

ANChan59

原帖由 JarJarBin 於 11-7-26 13:14 發表
Oh my goodness.  As a mom, I studied in LS from kindergarden to Form 5 in HK, but I cannot even read the Chinese HL paper.  For the Chinese SL paper, I just barely 90% understand.  It is impossible fo ...

I attended the CUHK non-JUPAS admission talk last year, the officer recommended some students to ask for waiver in Chinese generally (Overseas curricullum, I am not sure IB is eligible or not). Ask him to send a email to the targeted university to clarify, no harm to try...... of course, can be in English....

foolish.mom

After reading the Chinese A exam paper, I think some of you may understand why in CIS, more than 75% of students study Chinese as a 1st language in MYP, while less than 30% of students take Chinese A (A1 or A2) in DP.

ANChan59

原帖由 foolish.mom 於 11-7-26 15:26 發表
After reading the Chinese A exam paper, I think some of you may understand why in CIS, more than 75% of students study Chinese as a 1st language in MYP, while less than 30% of students take Chinese A  ...

Yes or no....

If the kid can master the rubic and have certain level of extensive reading in Chinese, he will be fine, I mean pass or 5~6 not 7.

mattsmum

i think chinese A1 HL is in between Chinese (http://www.hkeaa.edu.hk/DocLibra ... r-CHLANG-Paper2.pdf)
and chinese literature (http://www.hkeaa.edu.hk/DocLibra ... er-CHLIT-Paper2.pdf) in DSS,

just check out the HK website.

the hk one is more difficult with classical chinese, IB's poem are in modern chinese as I had checked out a few papers.

those modern chinese are not that difficult, right?

ksenia

so if my daughter gets a 7 for SL but a slightly lower mark (say 5/6) for HL, which is better for applying universities?

ksenia

hmm..i asked my daughter to try this question. she could think of 85% of the answer but not all of them. chinese A1 seems challenging even for local school students.

ksenia

I guess she might choose medicine, law or global business (if she has the chance). If possible, she will be studying overseas (preferably Oxbridge or Harvard ) The deadline for the subject choice is this Sunday. still have time~

mattsmum

ee and TOK are more difficult than languages.

Tok 2010-2011:
Your essay must be between 1200 and 1600 words in length.
1.        Consider the extent to which knowledge issues in ethics are similar to those in at least one other area of knowledge.

2.        How important are the opinions of experts in the search for knowledge?

3.        “Doubt is the key to knowledge” (Persian Proverb). To what extent is this true in two areas of knowledge?

4.        To what extent do we need evidence to support our beliefs in different areas of knowledge?

5.        To what extent are the various areas of knowledge defined by their methodologies rather than their content?

6.        “There are no absolute distinctions between what is true and what is false”. Discuss this claim.

7.        How can we recognise when we have made progress in the search for knowledge? Consider two contrasting areas of knowledge.

8.        “Art is a lie that brings us nearer to the truth” (Pablo Picasso). Evaluate this claim in relation to a specific art form (for example, visual arts, literature, theatre).

9.        Discuss the roles of language and reason in history.

10.        A model is a simplified representation of some aspect of the world. In what ways may models help or hinder the search for knowledge?

[ 本帖最後由 mattsmum 於 11-7-28 05:36 編輯 ]

ksenia

do teachers help students in writing essays? or students just work on their own?

mattsmum

Tok是一個course, 100小時左右。
看到這些題目和試卷，不禁為這些學生喝彩，真不是容易的，也為non selective schools如ESF,為香港學生驕傲，平均3x不是必然的。

[ 本帖最後由 mattsmum 於 11-7-28 07:18 編輯 ]

ANChan59

原帖由 Shoeshine 於 11-7-28 13:30 發表
Aside from 2 students getting the perfect score of 45, CDNIS's average score is 35.  The result is very impressive as it is only CDNIS's second batch of IB graduates.

Impressive.....

ksenia

wow it's pretty good!

mattsmum

"英文的Extended Essay不超过 4,000 个单词。中文的"EE" 不超过4800字。每个DP学生必须按时完成并提交给IBO，由指定的考官进行评定。写这个论文的目的是让学生学会独立进行研究和写作。
IBO建议每个学生应该用大约40个小时来完成这篇论文。
论文可以是所学DP课程内容方面的有关课题，也可以是学生自己感兴趣的任何课题。

DP的教学语言除语言A和第二语言这两组课程外，其他课程只能用英语、法语和西班牙语三种语言中的一种。

中文只用于语言A1（或称中文A1）以及中文A1方面Extended Essay 和CAS日记，中国学生的TOK作业是否使用中文问题正在探讨之中。"

so they need to use english a lot.

EE topic sample:

"堕胎是一个小手术还是一种谋杀行为？

跨国公司的对外扩展是否损害其固有的企业文化

探讨小说《xx》人物yy的悲剧性格

舞蹈在拉丁小说中发挥的作用

xx 作品中的宗教成分"


really not easy.

with only second batch of IB graduates for VSA and 苏浙，1 student from VSA got 44, VSA average was 32.6, 苏浙 was 33, they are also impressive.

[ 本帖最後由 mattsmum 於 11-7-28 21:22 編輯 ]

slamai

The cohort of VSA this year is strictly speaking the first one as the two previous cohorts comprised a small number of students who joined the school only for the two-year DP programme. I wonder if the average score of 33 for 蘇浙 is in fact a rounded figure rather than an exact one.

原帖由 mattsmum 於 11-7-28 19:27 發表
"英文的Extended Essay不超过 4,000 个单词。中文的"EE" 不超过4800字。每个DP学生必须按时完成并提交给IBO，由指定的考官进行评定。写这个论文的目的是让学生学会独立进行研究和写作。
IBO建议每个学生应该用大约40个 ...

mattsmum

I don't know if they were round out figure as I read that in newspaper. 32-32 may not be a figure that people would say 'great'. But in my searching for ib result in uk independent schools, such figure  could be found in some schools in the league tables. Did VSA issue detail breakdown like lpc?What about university destination?

ksenia

my daughter will probably pick econ chem and bio, or business chem bio, or history chem bio. which one is better in terms of career? (she might be doing medicine or business) The school suggests 3 HL and 3 SL. That will be Chi A1 HL Eng A1 SL Maths SL Econ SL Chem HL Bio HL. Is this combination fine for Hong Kong students?

ANChan59

my daughter will probably pick econ chem and bio, or business chem bio, or history chem bio. which one is better in terms of career? (she might be doing medicine or business)
All combinations are good for medicine and business. if she may take economics or quantitative finance at university level, maths may need HL - 7.

The school suggests 3 HL and 3 SL. That will be Chi A1 HL Eng A1 SL Maths SL Econ SL Chem HL Bio HL. Is this combination fine for Hong Kong students?
Which year your daughter sit for IBDP? From 2013 onward no A1, A2, B, only A & B. Pls check with teachers. Personally, I suggest her to consider Maths HL instead of Chinese HL. The combination may be better.

[ 本帖最後由 ANChan59 於 11-7-31 13:15 編輯 ]

ksenia

her maths is not very outstanding. her results are average in her class (she takes mathematics extension and was chosen in the elite class), so it might be a bit tough for her to catch up. if we choose SL maths, the probability of getting a 7 is higher. Yes we know that there is only A and B, but the school still calls A as A1..