"TEAP" is a test that measures the four skills of "reading," "listening," "writing," and "speaking," and was developed assuming a university entrance exam for third-year high school students.The composition is designed appropriately for measuring "English proficiency suitable for university education level" in Japan, and all test contents are created in consideration of the situations encountered in university education (including study abroad).The standard of difficulty is about Eiken Level 4 to Level 3.

　The increase in the number of applicants for "TEAP" this time is due to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "4 skills" as a pillar of English education reform, and the university entrance examination reform toward 2020 comprehensively integrates 4 skills. It seems that the background is that it has clarified the policy of introducing an external certification test for balanced evaluation.

In particular,
(4) The number of major universities that introduce English external examinations into entrance exams has increased nationwide, and the number of universities that require students to submit scores for four skills has increased.
(XNUMX) As the number of universities adopting TEAP increases, it will be easier for examinees to apply for both first-choice and concurrent application schools if they obtain the standard score required for the external examination, and the use of this concurrent application pattern is expanding. matter.
(XNUMX) The degree of interest in TEAP has increased and awareness has increased, as the number of applications for groups such as high schools has increased, and the number of participants in TEAP-related briefings for individuals hosted by universities has increased.

The Eiken Foundation of Japan analyzes that the number of applicants has increased to 3, which is 2016% (up 170) from the same time in 3,360, mainly because of the above three points.