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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS



                                     Anticipated Candidate
                    A   A          Anticipated Candidate
                       ATL
                                     Approaches to Learning
                    ATL            Approaches to Learning
                       ATT
                    ATT            Approaches to Teaching
                                     Approaches to Teaching
                    BBS            Bahrain Bayan School
                       BBS
                                     Bahrain Bayan School
                    C   C          Course Candidate (previously certificate)
                                     Course Candidate (previously certificate)
                    CAS            Creativity, Activity, Service
                                     Creativity, Activity, Service
                       CAS
                    D   D          Diploma Candidate
                                     Diploma Candidate
                    DP  DP         Diploma Programme
                                     Diploma Programme
                    DPC            Diploma Programme Coordinator
                                     Diploma Programme Coordinator
                       DPC
                    EA  EA         External Assessment
                                      External Assessment
                    EE  EE         Extended Essay
                                     Extended Essay
                    H  H           Carry mark forward from a previous session
                                     Carry mark forward from a previous session
                    HL             Higher Level
                                     Higher Level
                       HL
                    IA  IA         Internal Assessment
                                     Internal Assessment
                    IB  IB         International Baccalaureate Programme
                                     International Baccalaureate Programme
                    IBCP           International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme
                       IBCP
                                     International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme
                    IBDP           International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
                       IBDP
                                     International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
                    IBO            International Baccalaureate Organization
                       IBO
                                     International Baccalaureate Organization
                    IBIS           International Baccalaureate Information System
                                     International Baccalaureate Information System
                       IBIS
                    ITGS           Information Technology in a Global Society
                       ITGS
                                     Information Technology in a Global Society
                    IPARD          Investigation, Preparation, Action, Reflection and Demonstration
                       IPARD       (used in CAS – Inquiry Cycle Strategies)

                                     Investigation, Preparation, Action, Reflection and Demonstration
                    LO             Learning Outcome (used in CAS)
                                     (used in CAS – Inquiry Cycle Strategies)
                    MCQ            Multiple Choice Questions
                                     Learning Outcome (used in CAS)
                       LO
                                     Multiple Choice Questions
                    MYP            Middle Years Programme
                       MCQ
                    N  MYP         No grade issued for the subject and level
                                     Middle Years Programme
                       N           (or other Diploma requirement)
                                     No grade issued for the subject and level
                    PRC            Programme Resource Centre
                                     (or other Diploma requirement)

                    P   PRC        Pending (mark or grade not available)
                                     Programme Resource Centre
                    PG  P          Predicted Grade
                                     Pending (mark or grade not available)
                    PLA            Prescribed List of  Authors
                       PG
                                     Predicted Grade
                    PLT            Prescribed Literature in Translation List
                       PLA
                                     Prescribed List of Authors
                    PYP            Primary Years Programme
                       PLT
                                     Prescribed Literature in Translation List
                    R   PYP        Retake Candidate
                                     Primary Years Programme
                    RPPF           Reflection on Planning and Progress Form (used in EE)
                       R
                                     Retake Candidate
                    SBC            Site - Based Coordinator
                       RPPF
                                     Reflection on Planning and Progress Form (used in EE)
                       SBC         (for Diploma Programme Courses Online)
                                     Site - Based Coordinator
                    SBS            School-Based Syllabus
                                     (for Diploma Programme Courses Online)
                    SL             Standard Level
                                     School-Based Syllabus
                    ST  SBS        School Supported Self-Taught
                                     Standard Level
                       SL          (applies to language A literature SL only)
                                     School Supported Self-Taught
                       ST
                    ToK            Theory of  Knowledge
                                     (applies to language A literature SL only)
                       ToK           Theory of  Knowledge
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