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Assessment: A brief overview

When you first start an IB course, the big question is - What will be expected to do on exam day? The following page outlines the key assessments. Notice that there are some key differences between SL and HL. You will also see "typical markbands." Each year, the markbands may change based on overall student performance, but the changes are never very large. The only part of the assessment where markbands do not...

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