Bimestral Tests: .......... 20%
Projects....................20%
Unit Tests................. 30%
Quizzes.....................20%
Homeworks...................10%


The following section for assessment applies only to candidates in International Baccalaureate Math Methods

External Assessment:

At the end of the two year IB Math Methods program, students who wish to earn IB certificates must sit for examinations which are externally assessed by the IB Examinations Office as follows:

Paper 1: A 1 hour exam that counts 30% of the total grade. The exam includes 15 compulsory short-response questions on part I.

Paper 2: A 2 hour exam that counts as 50% of the total grade. The exam includes two sections.

Section A: Four compulsory questions based on part I .............. 35%
Section B: One question based on part II .................................. 15%


Award of Marks for Paper 1:

Each question will be worth 4 marks for a total of 60 marks. Full credit will be given to correct answers irrespective of the demonstration of work. Some marks may be given if the final answer is wrong but the method is correct.

Award of Marks for Paper 2:

Section A is worth 70 marks with questions that may not be worth the same number of marks and Section B is worth 30 marks.

Marks may be awarded for the following:

Method: Display of knowledge, ability to apply learned concepts and skills in analyzing and solving problems.

Accuracy: Demonstrate a high degree of accuracy in carrying out computational skills and the presentation of numerical values.

Follow through: If a question is made up of different parts and an incorrect answer found in the early part of the question is used in another part of the same question, then some marks may be awarded in the later part despite of the incorrect answer. Candidates are not penalized twice.

Reasoning: Clarity in explanations or logical arguments

No credit will be awarded to answers that are not supported with written work in paper 2.

Internal Assessment:(Portfolio):(20% of the overall grade

It is a requirement for each candidate to complete 3 assignments in the following areas:

a) Mathematical Investigation: " Inquiry into a particular area of mathematics Leading to a general result which was previously unknown to the candidate."

b) Extended Closed-Problem Solving: The solution of a multi-part problem with questions that lead the student to a certain result(s)

c) Mathematical Modeling: " The solution of real-world problem that requires the application of relatively elementary mathematical modeling skills."