Extended Essay : Students must write an essay of at most 4,000 words in
any chosen subject (not necessarily one taken for the final exam) but not
across subjects. The topic may be any that the student feels is researchable.
This task involves independent research and requires producing a
comprehensible written piece. Each student is paired with a supervisor, who
provides insight toward the final product. It is essential to submit an
Extended Essay, often abbreviated as EE, or the candidate cannot receive the
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CAS is an
acronym for Creativity, Action, Service. Each diploma student must
complete at least 150 hours, spread out over at least one and a half
years, engaging in creative activity, participating in sport or other
physical activities, and doing community service or social work. The
general guideline for CAS is to split it evenly among Creativity, Action
and Service, hence a de facto requirement of 50 hours of each. The
minimum amount of hours to be spent on any one part of CAS is 25 hours.
The hours of work are to be documented by the school using official forms
which are to be submitted to the IBO upon request. Failing to complete the
CAS requirements will result in disqualification of a candidate from the
IB Diploma.
TOK:
Each student must complete the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course
of approximately 100 hours, which aims to encourage students to be
critical thinkers and to teach students basic epistemology
To complete
requirements for TOK, diploma candidates must write a TOK essay of
1200-1600 words on a set title (from a choice of ten issued by the
IBO), and present a TOK issue to their class on their choice of topic.
The grades
that the student receives from the TOK essay and presentation are
compared with the grade for the Extended Essay by way of a matrix
designed by the IBO, which may result in the awarding of 'extra'
points for the candidate's Diploma. The candidate may get up to three
extra points if both works are of a sufficiently good standard.
Without the extra points, it is still possible to achieve the Diploma,
but not with the full 45 points.
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