Abstract
Objectives This study aimed to obtain educational implications for the settlement of IB public education by identifying the educational practice patterns and perceptions of teachers applying the program in IB MYP schools introduced into public education. Methods To this end, data were collected through group focus group interviews, class observations, and teachers' council visits with 16 IB MYP candidate schools and world school teachers (as of ΄21) in A region that are introducing the IB program in public education. Analyzed and organized. Results As a result, teachers' curriculum literacy improved in the process of understanding the national curriculum for the application of the IB program, and professionalism, autonomy, and responsibility increased in the composition of classes and assessments. Although the IB evaluation system was cited as the biggest factor in improving class instruction, under the current situation, they felt the burden of operating dual evaluation systems such as nice evaluation and summative evaluation, relative evaluation and absolute evaluation, and short answer and multiple choice evaluation. Most of the teachers said that systematic IB education contributes greatly to the development of teacher professionalism and the strengthening of students' competence, but it is very important to secure the research time necessary for teachers' class design and preparation. Teachers said that the ‘evaluation system’, ‘school quality management system’, and ‘structure that induces collaboration’ were attractive in IB education, while lack of research time, sense of responsibility and pressure for IB program application classes and evaluation, and individual feedback The large number of students managed and the burden as a leading teacher appeared as job stress. Teachers thought that the IB program was a very good educational device, but it should be accompanied by training support, work reduction, and changes in the form of entrance exams to secure teacher expertise. Conclusions Therefore, in this study, in order for IB education to stably settle in public education, the feasibility of introducing IB education and the formation of strong consensus among members on the educational effects, securing teacher research time, supporting IB teacher network establishment, and developing IB school teachers and student growth. Necessities such as development of measuring tools, improvement of teacher training system, accumulation of data on introductory evaluation method, and exploration of the IB program applied curriculum education implementation process were suggested.
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