Revision of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP)(2)

Focusing on the assessment of the arts

Abstract

This study is a sequel to a 2014 study on the Revision of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP). The previous study revealed the characteristics of inquiry-based learning, concept learning, and context-based learning. It was also shown that the connection between the elementary, middle, and high school programmes was further intensified. This study, focusing on assessment, found that the revision was intended to enable easier implementation in terms of assessment, and such examples included: the assessment standards for each grade were all made public; the scores of the four assessment standards were integrated; and the terms required for teaching and evaluating were standardized as instruction terms with clear definitions. The contents to be learned in MYP units and their assessment were investigated through making and examining unit teaching plans based on national textbook materials. Furthermore, the revised assessment standards and the national assessment standpoint were compared. As a result, it was confirmed that the implementation of MYP has become easier for schools specified in the School Education Act in Japan.