The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's expert meeting, which discusses the ideal way of university entrance exams, agreed to forgo the descriptive question that was considering whether to conduct it in the common test for university entrance exams after 2024.Since it is difficult to ensure fairness and accuracy of scoring, we encourage the introduction of individual entrance exams at each university.

 According to the Ministry of Education, at the Council of Experts, Deputy Chairman Tatsuo Kawashima, Director of the Center for Higher Education and Admissions Research and Development, Osaka University, submitted a document summarizing the opinions so far.On the other hand, many members commented that "the problem cannot be solved easily. There is no choice but to encourage questions in the individual entrance examination", and there was no objection to the direction of seeing off.

 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is expected to show the outline of the common test for university admission after 2024 this summer, but it seems that the final conclusion will be reached in the direction of seeing off.

 In the individual entrance examinations of each university, 99% of national and public universities and 54% of private universities have introduced descriptive questions.In a questionnaire survey conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for universities nationwide, 15% answered that "the questions should be given in the common test for university admission", and 58% answered that "they should be enhanced by individual entrance examinations". ..

 The descriptive question was planned to be introduced from 2020 as the centerpiece of the common test for university admission, but it was postponed because it was not possible to ensure fairness and accuracy of scoring, and it is a meeting of experts whether to introduce it after 2024. Has been considered in.

reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Handouts for the 24th Review Conference on University Entrance Examinations

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