When the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology solicited opinions on the introduction of descriptive questions and four skill evaluations in English in the "University Admission Applicant Academic Ability Evaluation Test (tentative name)" scheduled to be implemented from 2020, negative opinions Was found to be the majority.
According to the Ministry of Education, opinions on university entrance examination reform were solicited between May 5 and June 16, and 6 opinions were received.
143 opinions have been received regarding the descriptive questions given in Japanese and mathematics.Of these, 14 responded in favor of the introduction, but 36 disagreed, and voices said that it was difficult to measure thinking, judgment, and expressiveness under the limited conditions of the common test. There were 14 cases and 13 cases that were not worth the cost.
In response, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has stated that "the number of questions, self-scoring efforts, costs, etc. will be clarified in the future, taking into account the pretest situation."
For the evaluation of the four English skills of "reading," "listening," "speaking," and "writing," the exam certified by the National Center for University Entrance Examinations is used from among private qualification exams and certification exams.There were 4 opinions on this.While there were 567 supporters, 59 said it was necessary to ensure fairness, and 147 said that the four skills should be evaluated in a common test.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has stated that it is difficult for about 50 people to test the same question at the same time and evaluate it fairly because of the schedule.
