"a. R1: What is the nature and structure of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme?b. R2: How does the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme impact school successincluding Annual Yearly Progress?c. R3: What factors of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme contribute tocognitive development?d. R4: What factors of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme contribute to globalliteracy?e. R5: How does the leadership of an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programmecontribute to a schools’ success? f. R6: How is the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme evaluated?6. Hypothesis/variables or Phenomena - Provides hypotheses with variables for each researchquestion (quantitative) or describes the phenomena to be better understood (qualitative).a. Phenomenon: Understanding the nature and impact of an International Baccalaureate MiddleYears Programme in a single middle school in the state of Georgia on global literacy andimprovement in cognitive development as well as mathematics and literacy performance.7. Methodology and design - Describes the selected methodology and specific research design toaddress problem statement and research questions: The methodology is qualitative. The design isa single case study of a single program and how it influences a single middle school.8. Purpose: The purpose of the qualitative single case study is to determine how the InternationalBaccalaureate Middle Years Programme influences the success of a single middle school in the stateof Georgia.9. Data collection – Describes primary instruments and sources of data to answer researchquestions:19 a. The researcher will get an overview of the International Baccalaureate Programme through thewebsite provided by the International Baccalaureate. b. The investigator will look at the Georgia Department of Education’s public database todetermine if state standardized test scores of this single middle school show success inperformance and other dimensions of performance that display on the public database.c. The investigator will interview the founders of and curriculum developers of the InternationalBaccalaureate to understand focus of program and how it develops global literacy and may leadto improved cognitive development reflected in mathematics and literacy scores on state tests.d. The investigator will interview the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme school- based principal, programme coordinator, and foreign language teachers. e. Media, curriculum (designer and school based), and evaluation reports about InternationalBaccalaureate Programme will contribute to the study.f. The researcher will look at factors of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme(curriculum, reports, interviews with developers and the school-based principal) that contributesto cognitive development and global literacy.10. Data analysis – Describes the specific data analysis approaches to be used to address researchquestions.a. Data will be organized and prepared for analysis.b. Descriptive statistics will summarize the data.c. Coding will generate themes to address the research questions.d. A narrative and visual summary of the case study will be developed across the researchquestions. 20 Table to Use to Complete your 10 Strategic PointsTen Strategic Points Comments orFeedbackBroad Topic AreaLit Review Problem StatementResearch QuestionsSample Describe Phenomena(qualitative)or DefineVariables/Hy potheses(quantitative)Methodology& DesignPurpose StatementData CollectionApproachData Analysis Approach21 "