Learning in seminars and laboratories is useful, but knowledge and skills in foreign language education and statistical mathematics are not very useful.When the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology conducted a large-scale questionnaire survey of university students nationwide, the following results were obtained.

 This "National Student Survey" is intended to grasp the actual situation of university education and learning from the student's point of view, and to utilize it for various purposes in both the university and the country, such as improving university education and making national policies.The first year of Reiwa was conducted as a trial.The survey was conducted in collaboration with the National Institute for Educational Policy Research, targeting approximately 515 undergraduate students belonging to 41 universities nationwide, and responses were received from approximately 11 of them.

 According to the report, more than 8% of the respondents answered that they had "common" and "somewhat" problems such as explanation of the significance of the lesson contents, quizzes, and reports in university classes, but 33 classes were held in English. %, Only 43% said that the submission was returned with appropriate comments.

 As for the experiences that were useful after entering the university, 69% of them had small-group education in laboratories and seminars, and 73% had studying in the library, while 3% and 89 days of studying abroad for 5 months or more. 70% had not experienced the above internships.

 In terms of usefulness in university education, knowledge of specialized fields was high at 87% and knowledge that could be related to future work was high at 80%, but foreign language education was 30% and knowledge / skills of statistical mathematics was 45%. Stayed.

 The average weekly life time during class is 1% for class attendance of 16 hours or more, 49% for club activities and club activities, 56% for part-time jobs for 11 hours or more, and 49 hours for smartphone use. The above accounts for 11%.

reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Results of "National Student Survey (Trial Implementation)" in the first year of Reiwa (PDF)

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