European Baccalaureate Philosophy study guide
European Baccalaureate Philosophy · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The European Baccalaureate (Baccalauréat européen, Europäisches Abitur) is the school-leaving qualification of the European Schools and of schools accredited by their Board of Governors. It certifies completion of secondary studies and is officially recognised as an entry qualification for higher education throughout the European Union and in a number of other countries. The name belongs solely to the European Schools, which have held a monopoly on its use in all official EU languages since their establishment. The qualification is built around the two-year Baccalaureate cycle (s6 and s7) and a comprehensive multilingual curriculum. Topics on this exam: Written examinations (five written examinations), Oral examinations (three oral examinations), and Preliminary mark: formative assessment (A marks) and summative Pre-Baccalaureate examinations (B marks). The European Baccalaureate Philosophy study guide has 3 sections and about 1,482 words.
01Written examinations: the Philosophy paper
Among the five written examinations of the European Baccalaureate - Language I, Language II, Mathematics and two option papers - Philosophy may be chosen as one of the options. The paper tests one demanding competence: the ability to construct a philosophical dissertation on an unseen question, under examination conditions, using the concepts and authors studied in S6 and S7.
512 words, about 3 min02Oral examinations: the Philosophy oral
Philosophy may also be taken as one of the three oral examinations, alongside Language I, Language II and one option subject. The oral tests spoken philosophical competence: the ability to expound a position clearly, to explain concepts accurately, and to defend or revise your view in dialogue with examiners.
464 words, about 2 min03Preliminary mark: A marks and the Pre-Baccalaureate examination (B marks)
The preliminary mark is the part of the European Baccalaureate final mark that is earned before the final examinations. It has two components: A marks, awarded for formative assessment during the course, and B marks, awarded for the Pre-Baccalaureate examination (the 'prebac').
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