Studyplus Inc., which operates the learning management SNS "Studyplus", is conducting an awareness survey of high school students and ronin users regarding the new university entrance examination system that will start in 2020.The survey was conducted around November 2019, 11, when the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced the postponement of the English private examination.

 As a result of a survey conducted by Studyplus Inc. on 4,325 Studyplus users (high school students to ronin) nationwide, 2020% of the respondents said that they should review the implementation of the new entrance examination system from FY83.6, exceeding 8%. rice field.

 Regarding "Uncertainties about changes in the entrance examination system," the top three are lack of information (70.1%), no past problems (64%), and changes in the English test (59.4%).Next, the introduction of a descriptive test, the fact that the teacher has not experienced it, and the difficulty in predicting pass / fail are ranked high.It became clear that he was worried about the fact that the details were undecided even after about one year until the entrance examination, more than the change of the examination contents.

 When asked "Does the change in the entrance examination system affect the choice of career path?", More than 30% answered that "the change in the entrance examination system affects the choice of university to take the examination."Since the descriptive formula of the common test and the external test in English are unknown, there were many voices saying that the rank of the school of choice would be lowered for safety.In addition, there were many voices saying that due to the influence of the policies of each university, there was no choice but to change the school of choice.

 High school students from all over the country who cooperated in the survey said, "I am angry that the details have not been decided and will not be announced. We are not a laboratory table. (Kanagawa prefecture, first year high school student)" "Anyway, there is too little information. School teacher People also talk with "maybe" (Osaka prefecture, high school first grader) "" There are many complicated mechanisms such as common ID and external examination, so you have to worry about documents rather than academic ability. (Kanagawa prefecture, high school second grader) ) ”“ I heard that university student part-time jobs will be graded due to descriptive problems, and I am worried that the score will vary depending on the quality of the grade and the grader. If the economic situation is different, the number of times private exams can be taken will be limited, so all the examinees will not feel equal. Was heard.

Reference: [Studyplus Co., Ltd.] More than 8% of high school students should "review" the new entrance examination system, and the biggest anxiety is "insufficient information". Top 4,325 anxiety factors about changing English test [Studyplus Survey Report] ~

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