What we need from now on is a training-type entrance examination
Kimura: There was a great response when we held a symposium for upbringing entrance examinations at Kyushu University.This is probably because the dropout of college students is a big problem in Japan.The trend is clearly shifting to universities that can increase the number of enrolled students, rather than how many students are gathered.At American universities, the role of admission officer is said to be up to the first year.After that, it is the responsibility of the faculty, but by involving university graduates as staff and club coaches, it is possible to grow by engaging with non-faculty members.
We would like to have the role of connecting to the necessary departments in the university if the students need it, by continuing the relationship, such as having the admission officer take charge of the first grade classes.A high school student living in Hokkaido came to say hello after enrolling, saying that he changed his mind to Kyushu University after hearing my lecture, even though he was thinking of going on to Hokkaido.I felt responsible for what changed his future and I felt the job was worthwhile.
Especially at local national universities, it is difficult to attract students.Taking the pinch as an opportunity, he invites university professors to ask, "Why don't you pick up the students you want to study with?"We are always looking for a teacher to train our students with.
Kyushu University Ito Campus
Obata: The story of Professor Kimura is a "good story" and I think it's really important.Certainly, from the perspective of a university professor, since he was a student who was involved from the entrance examination, which is the entrance examination, he is enthusiastic about consultation and guidance after admission.The "high school-university connection" as a system between high school and university creates a "learning bond" between teachers and students, examinees, and students.
Since I changed jobs from a prep school to a university, I have emphasized the relationship with cram schools and prep schools as well as the high schools that send students.I visited many cram schools and preparatory schools in addition to high school.This led to the increase in the number of applicants for Ritsumeikan University from 4 to 10. I have thought that "school-school cooperation" also needs to be strengthened as part of an important education system.Since then, private schools have long had "integrated education" with affiliated schools and affiliated schools, and training-type education that transcends the ages and spans of junior high school / high school and university has been implemented.Even in public schools, cooperation between junior high school and high school and elementary school and junior high school is increasing.Along with this kind of school-school cooperation system, the activities of admission professionals will become a bond that transcends the boundaries of schools, and will create "cultivation-type" educational practices all over the country.
Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus
Kimura: About XNUMX years ago when I started working on entrance exams, I rarely visited high schools at national universities.On the other hand, the staff of a private university had a relationship of trust with a high school teacher and was used as a model.Many were good at making presentations that attracted high school students.By mixing private university staff who have know-how on cooperation between high schools and universities and admission faculty members of national and public universities, it is possible to share the knowledge they have with each other.
Wakayama University
Creating a system that allows anyone to enter the university of their first choice
Obata: There was a student who decided to enroll in the high school that I was involved in in recent years by the recommended entrance examination of the University of Tokyo.Of the 3000 successful applicants at the University of Tokyo, only about 60 were super-difficult, and he was a top student with diverse qualities, abilities and motivation.There is also the "Special Entrance Examination" of Kyoto University.It can be said that it is also the mission of the admission profession to discover and nurture such a new type of Japanese elite.Of course, I think the roles of the admission profession are broader and more diverse.
Kimura: I believe that the role of the admission officer is to connect the students who really want to study to the most suitable universities and university faculty members.We would like to support all students, including the development of top elites, to enroll in the university of their first choice.Of course, you may have to enroll in a university that is not your first choice.In that case, you should study a lot at the university you entered and make it your first choice by growing up.I want to help you as an admission officer.
Obata: When a student from a rural area returned to his hometown during the summer vacation, he created a "mechanism" to visit his alma mater and let him know about the university and his university life.This was effective in recruiting students, but I think it led to the fostering of a sense of belonging to the university and the "love of the mother school".Having students play a role in supporting new students who are "full of anxiety" during preschool education and orientation at the time of admission also leads to student growth.Admission professional teachers also play an important role in this "peer education".It is certain that we want excellent students to enroll, but it is also important to develop all the enrolled students into true university students.
What are good entrance exams and new entrance exams?
Obata: It is said that the high school students, examinees, and college students who are facing each other now live in the "100 years of life" and are "the generation who sees the 22nd century."Moreover, in an era of drastic changes that are described as unpredictable, it is not easy for students to choose a university that makes them feel "good to go to this school" throughout their lives.The entrance exam is a passing point, but it can be an important turning point in life.
The university entrance examination has a selection function as well as a connection function as the "entrance" of the university.Until now, it was this connection that I could not easily touch, and the birth and growth of that profession will greatly change the university entrance examination.Think about entrance exams from a multifaceted perspective of students, examinees, and students, and use them to reform the education of the university.If human resources who can do that become active in universities all over Japan, it will improve the quality of university education as well as entrance examinations.
Kimura: Instead of the short span of entrance exams, I want each student to enroll in a university that suits them so that they can receive a high-quality education.Therefore, it is important to make efforts to convey the voice of the examinee to the university and, on the contrary, to convey the information of the university to the examinee in an easy-to-understand manner.Talking with an admission officer may clear up the image of the university you want to go to and increase your motivation to study.I'm glad I entered this university!Ideally, you will be able to think.Organizational and full-scale study for that purpose will start from now on.In the future, if you see faculty members of the University Admission Professional Association at entrance examination briefings, please let us know and actively utilize them.
What is the College Admissions Professional Association?
Vision-vision-
Assign a college admission profession to all colleges
Establish university admission professions and assign university admission professions to all universities to create value for university admissions that contribute to the development of universities and high schools.
Mission-mission-
a. To train professionals to support the establishment of high school students
With the aim of increasing the number of students who enter the university and have a fulfilling university student life, we will train professionals who can carry out the duties of university admissions.
b. Foster professionals who complement each other's multidisciplinary profession and maintain a certain level of profession.
There are a wide variety of specialized fields related to university admissions, and it is difficult for each individual to cover all of their specialties.Therefore, within the network established by the association, we will train professionals who can complement each other's specialties and carry out the duties of university admissions.
c. Foster professionals with research knowledge that will lead to practical work
Through the research and knowledge of university admissions, we will acquire basic skills, acquire specialized skills, and train professionals who can put them into practice.
Value-value-
As a university admission profession, we will emphasize the following three functions for creating a high-level connection system.
Professional function as a coaching communicator
It can appropriately arouse the intellectual curiosity and motivation of high school students to go on to university, and can convey the meaning of going on to university to high school students, high school teachers, and parents.
b. Professional ability as an academic communicator
It is possible to collect information on the advanced academic fields of the university that are evolving in a complicated manner, and to appropriately explain the attractiveness of studying at the university in a form that corresponds to the interests and developmental stages of high school students.
c. Function as a testing communicator
Understand the trends of university admissions in Japan and overseas, and propose and implement university admissions according to the position of each university.
Associate Professor, Kyushu University Professor Takuya Kimura
Kyushu University Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Department of Education and Social Planning (Faculty of Education) Associate Professor, Faculty of Education.Completed the master's course at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Education.Ph.D. (Pedagogy) Tohoku University.After working as an assistant professor at Kyoto University, an assistant professor at Nagasaki University, and an associate professor at Kyushu University, he has been in his current position since August 2016.Specializes in educational sociology.Visiting professor at the National Center for University Entrance Examinations.Director of the Japan Society of Educational Sociology.Born in Okayama High School.
Former Director of Entrance Examination Department, Ritsumeikan University
Rikito Obata
Graduated from Ritsumeikan University Faculty of Economics, Kansai Bunri Gakuin (preparatory school) admission guidance director, Ritsumeikan University entrance examination director, Wakayama University Faculty of Tourism Professor, Vice President, Otemon Gakuin University Faculty of Sociology Professor, Kobe Yamate University Faculty of Sociology Professor, Osaka Tourism He has served as a visiting professor at the university, chairman of the Japan Tourism Hospitality Education Society, managing director of Osaka Hatsushiba Gakuen, councilor of Osaka Economic Law Academy, and advisor of Ritsumeikan University Friendship Association.Born in Osaka Prefectural Shimizudani High School.
University Admission Professional Association
https://www.jacuap.org/annai
Japan Kanji Proficiency Test Association
https://www.kanken.or.jp/kanken/contact/
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