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Curriculum

 

Diploma Programme

The IB Diploma Programme (DP), for students aged 16 to 19, is a balanced and academically challenging programme of education with rigorous assessment. The DP prepares students for success in higher education and encourages them to become active participants in an increasingly global society. The programme has gained recognition and respect from the world’s leading universities.

What the DP offers students

• Through the DP, schools are able to develop students who:


• have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge


• flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically


• study at least two languages


• excel in traditional academic subjects


• explore the nature of knowledge through the programme’s unique Theory of Knowledge course

Students select six subjects in total. Three subjects are studied at the Higher Level and three subject groups at the standard level.

NJIS Subject Offerings

• Group 1
  English Language A: Language and Literature SL/HL
  


• Group 2
  Language B: Bahasa Indonesia SL/HL
  


• Group 3
  History SL/HL
  Business Management SL/HL
  Economics SL/HL
  


• Group 4
  Biology SL/HL
  Chemistry SL/HL
  


• Group 5
  Mathematics - Applications and Interpretation SL/HL
  Mathematics - Analysis and Approaches SL/HL
  


• Group 6
  Visual Arts SL/HL
  Music SL/HL
  Or an addiitonal subject from group 3 or 4
  

CORE

• The extended essay (EE)
  The Extended Essay requires students to engage in independent research through an in-depth study of a question relating to one of the DP subjects they are studying. The world studies EE option allows students to focus on a topic of global significance, which they examine through the lens of at least two DP subjects.
  


• Theory of knowledge (TOK)
  Theory of Knowledge develops a coherent approach to learning that unifies the academic disciplines. In this course on critical thinking, students inquire into the nature of knowing and deepen their understanding of knowledge as a human construction.
  


• Creativity, activity, service (CAS)
  Creativity, Activity, and Service emphasizes helping students to develop their own identities in accordance with the ethical principles embodied in the IB mission statement and the IB learner profile. CAS complements a challenging academic programme in a holistic way, providing opportunities for self-determination, collaboration, accomplishment and enjoyment. The three strands of CAS are creativity (exploring and extending ideas leading to an original or interpretive product or performance), activity (physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle) and service (collaborative and reciprocal engagement with the community in response to an authentic need).
  

Assessment
The IB uses both external and internal assessment in the DP.

External assessment
Examinations form the basis of the assessment for most courses. This is because of their high levels of objectivity and reliability.

They include :

• Essays


• Structured problems


• Short-response questions


• Data-response questions


• Text-response questions


• Case-study questions


• Multiple-choice questions – though these are rarely used.

Internal assessment

• Teacher assessment is also used for most courses. This includes:


• Oral work in languages


• Laboratory work in the sciences


• Investigations in mathematics


• Artistic performances.


• Multiple-choice questions – though these are rarely used.