The programming education portal site "Koeteko by GMO" operated by GMO Co., Ltd. conducted a "Survey on the movement to adopt" information "subjects for the common test for university admission" for parents with elementary school children.
From 2020, the new course of study was fully implemented in elementary schools, and "information utilization ability" was positioned in the same way as language ability as "qualities and abilities that form the basis of learning."Programming education has begun to become compulsory in elementary schools, and programming education will be enhanced in junior high schools from 2021.Even in high school, "Information I" to study programming and networking (including information security) will be a compulsory subject from 2022.
In the midst of these movements, it was reported that the National Center for University Entrance Examinations has put together a draft for establishing a new "information" subject to learn programming and utilization of information and communication networks in the "common entrance test for universities" from 2025. "Koeteko" conducted a survey of parents of elementary school students to explore their interest in programming education.The survey was conducted on the Internet from November 2020th to 11th, 19, and 25 valid responses were obtained.
As a result of the survey, less than 2025% of parents answered that they knew about the movement to adopt "information" as a subject in the "university common entrance examination" from 3, while the subject of "information". In response to the recruitment movement, more than 6% of parents answered that they are considering learning programming, indicating the high level of interest of parents in the subjects adopted for university entrance exams.In addition, as a result of a survey on the learning situation of elementary school students, "programming computer" was ranked in 4th place as "what I want to teach my child in the future", which shows the high degree of attention of parents.
According to the survey results, "Koeteko" is expected to expand the programming education market because it is expected that awareness and interest in programming education will further increase when the "information" subject is officially adopted in the future.
