An Approach Using Life-Effectiveness Questionnaire (LEQ) to Measure Development of IB Learner Profile
Author : Dr. Ravichandran and Bindu Pradeep
Abstract :
Fundamental aims of the International Baccalaureate are delivered through the successful development of students’ Learner Profile. The growth in a student’s development of their Learner Profile may be measured through a life-effectiveness questionnaire. This study aims to investigate whether an existing life-effectiveness questionnaire is suitable for measuring students’ perceived personal development gains and how these relate to the International Baccalaureate’s Learner Profile Attributes, as well as its Approaches to Learning within the Middle Years Programme. A mixed-method approach (quantitative and qualitative) was used in this study. However, for this paper, the quantitative aspects have been reported. A pre-test and post-test using survey questionnaire were conducted and a semi-structured interview was conducted among the expedition leader and a teacher in charge of a student. The results indicate that the Life-effectiveness questionnaire instrument was able to identify significant positive gains in certain life-effectiveness, particularly self-confidence and these indicate the possibility of similar positive development in students’ Learner Profile attributes. The outcome of the results suggests that the next step forward is to develop a specific Life-effectiveness questionnaire instrument for IB schools to measure the development of the Learner profile and certain ATL Skills over time.
Keywords :
International Baccalaureate Learner, Middle Years Programme Life-Effectiveness Questionnaire.
