In December 2015, the IB released a new study investigating the impacts of participation in the Middle Years Programme (MYP) on high school enrolment and achievement. The study used data collected in a large, socio-economically diverse school district in the United States.
The samples of MYP and non-MYP students were matched on student demographic variables (such as gender, race/ethnicity, family income and English proficiency), using propensity score matching to control for selection bias into the programme.
Some of the key findings from this study include:
- Students previously enrolled in the MYP were 34% more likely to take at least one Advance Placement (AP) or IB Diploma Programme (DP) exam in high school.
- Moreover, MYP enrollment significantly increased the likelihood of achieving at least one “college-ready” score (3 or higher for AP, 4 or higher for IB) on a college preparatory exam (by 39%).
- Former MYP and non-MYP students took on average a similar number of DP courses.
- For students who took at least one DP exam, former MYP students earned more scores of 4 or higher, compared with their non-MYP counterparts.
Read the study summary or the full report.
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