An Empirical Study on the Educational Effectiveness of the International Baccalaureate: Toward the Establishment of IB Competencies

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K21741
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Medium-sized Section 9:Education and related fields
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: TAIRA Akiko 筑波大学, 人間系, 准教授 (60835651)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 花井 渉 独立行政法人大学入試センター, 研究開発部, 助教 (60783107) ; 江里口 歡人 玉川大学, 教育学部, 教授 (90266255) ; 川口 純 筑波大学, 人間系, 准教授 (90733329) ; Inugai Carol 筑波大学, 教育推進部, 客員教授 (90817032)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-06-28 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: IB教育の創造 / 自省する教員 / 国内大学入試

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study consisted of a quantitative and a qualitative survey. Quantitatively, a questionnaire survey was administered to IB schools in Japan, and qualitatively, interviews were conducted with faculty members. Although the interview survey was conducted online due to the Corona disaster, several faculty members from IBDP schools cooperated with us. This quantitative and qualitative survey was combined for an integrated analysis. Although the results of the analysis are still in process, the results confirmed the acquisition of internationality, inquiry-based learning attitudes, and skills by comparing IB and non-IB students.
A follow-up survey is planned to be conducted in the future based on the results of the survey at the school in question.

Free Research Field

比較教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の社会的意義としては、IB教育の効果を実証的に明らかにしたことである。これまでIBプロファイルというIB教育の目標があたかもIB教育の明示的な効果であるように喧伝されてきたが、本研究ではそれを実証的、かつ学術的に明らかにしようと試みたものである。コロナ禍に見舞われたため、十分な研究が遂行出来なかったものの一定のデータは収集出来たため、今後の研究フォローアップを実施していき、IB教育の効果を多角的に析出していく予定である。