IB college -Benefits of IB Diploma Programme for University admission
IB scores are out for the IB results 2021. The students who took up the IB Career-related Programme (IBCP), IB Diploma Programme (IBDP), and IB Middle Year Programme (IB MYP) for the May exam series, 2021 have received their IB results on July 6, 2021. All the IB candidates can check their IB scores on the IB official website www.ibo.org.
While there is excitement in the air, let’s throw light on some comparable facts and figures on IB scores and IB results for IB exam May 2020 with May 2021. It is indeed exciting to see how IB handled the dual-route model, how the students have been assessed in a fair and equitable way, and how the IB scores in the IB results serve as the gateway to university admission for the IB students.
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IB Results May 2021-How to get the IB scores?. 1
COVID-19 updates on IB results. 2
IB exam May 2021 versus IB exam May 2020. 2
COVID-19 updates on IB results and IB scores
While checking on the COVID-19 updates on IB results and IB scores, it is amazing to see that on July 6, 2021 more than 170,000 students worldwide have received their International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP), and Career-related Programme (CP) results of the May 2021 examination series (www.ibo.org). They had beat the COVID-19 stress waves with all the courage, confidence, and grit. It is indeed a proud moment for us to acknowledge and congratulate the diligence and commitment of the entire IB fraternity in accomplishing their goals and reaching the milestone.
A dual-route exam model was adopted depending upon the feasibility of conducting the exam or not during the COVID-19 pandemic. No matter whichever be the route, the IB scores and IB results show that IB could succeed in assessing students with fairness, matching up IB scores with their achievements and aptitudes. In fact, IB tried its best to produce valid, just, and reliable scores in the IB results-taking into full consideration of the possible impediments which the teaching-learning community might have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
IB exam May 2021 versus IB exam May 2020
IB exam May 2021 shows that 3700 lesser number of IB students have taken the exam in 2021, as compared to those who have taken up the IB exam May 2020 for the IB programmes. While the total number of students taking the IB exam May 2021 is less than those of May 2020, there are 650 more IB Diploma Programme takers and graduates who have passed out the IB exam May 2021 compared to IB exam May 2020.
Out of the 170,660 students who received the IB results this time in IB exam May 2021, 38,699 more students took up the non-exam route as compared to the exam route.
IB score May 2021 versus May 2020
When you look at the IB results and IB scores for May 2021 compared to the IB exam May 2020, you would see that there is a rise in the IB scores and IB results for May 2021, which include rises in average diploma score, average diploma grade, and diploma pass rate. The average diploma score for IB exam May 2021 is 33.02, the average diploma grade is 5.19, and the diploma pass rate is 88.96%. The percentage of students scoring the benchmark IB scores between 40-45 is 17.76, which counts close to 15, 513 DP students excelling in the 40-45 score range.
There has been a significant rise in the average diploma score by 1.68 points, in the average diploma grade by 0.24 points, in the diploma pass rate by 3.78%, and by 5812 more students scoring between 40-45 in the IB exam May 2021 as compared to IB exam May 2020. The figure indicates that 6.57% more students qualifying the IB exam May 2021 with their scores between 40-45 as compared to those who qualified within the same range in IB exam May 2020.
Significance of IB results and IB scores
The IB results and IB scores of May 2021 are just not numbers to tabulate the data. Indeed, the IB scores reflected in the IB results are clear indicators of better performance for the May 2021 exam series. The imminent question is how has it been possible to see a marked improvement in the IB scores and IB results? True that reflection on the previous year’s IB scores and results counts. Along with critical analysis on improving the IB scores and the overall IB results; the hard work of the IB schools, IB teachers, IB parents, and above all IB students count the most.
Nevertheless, what has propelled the effort manifold times is IB’s motto on conducting exams and assessing students based on their academic welfare. Whether exam or non-exam route adopted, students got the benefit of being assessed internally and externally on their internal assessments, overall coursework score, and teacher predicted grades reflected in the IB results. IB scores and IB results indicate the moral and ethical standards maintained in assessing students with fairness and equity, no matter whether it is the exam or non-exam route.
The IB education meaningfully evaluates the IB scores based on a student’s approaches to learning (ATL) than just a day’s performance scores. The complete objective of IB scores and IB results has centered around creating a uniform benefit to students for their future admissions in universities where the admission eligibility criteria are based on overall scores and skillsets.
