The amount of information on the back side of the current survey report has increased, and it is also a burden on the high school site.

Due to the change in style due to the reform of high school connection, the amount of information to be written on the back of the survey report has increased, and the burden on the high school site has also increased.In the current form, the "matters that can be used as a reference for guidance" on the back of the survey form have been expanded, and the entry fields are classified into the following XNUMX items (XNUMX) to (XNUMX).

(XNUMX) Features in learning, etc.
(XNUMX) Behavioral characteristics, special skills, etc.
(XNUMX) Club activities, volunteer activities, study abroad / overseas experience, etc. (specific content, period, etc.)
(XNUMX) Qualifications, certifications, etc. (contents of qualifications / certifications conducted by principals' associations of specialized high schools, private businesses, etc., acquisition scores / acquisition times, etc.)
(XNUMX) Records of awards and awards (contents and timing of various competitions and competitions, grades and timings of the Science Olympiad, grades and timings of internationally accepted university entrance qualification tests such as the International Baccalaureate)
(XNUMX) Others (activities that students have been involved in)

 

In the past, it was a form to fill in the above multiple items at once, but each item has an orchid to fill in by grade.In addition to this, there are also entry fields for "contents and evaluation of comprehensive study time" and "records of special activities (homeroom activities, student organization activities, school events)", so it is much more than before. The amount of information provided has increased.In addition, if the university requests in the application guidelines to state that it has achieved particularly excellent learning outcomes in a specific field (health and physical education, arts, home, information, etc.) designated by the university in the "Remarks" column. , High school is supposed to deal with this as well.I would have expected that if the amount of information in the survey report increased, a multifaceted and comprehensive evaluation would be carried out in the selection of new students, but so far I have not heard that it was as expected.

 

The number of survey reports has returned to one, and the back side has almost returned to the previous one.

So how will the survey form shown in the notification change?First of all, regarding the number of survey reports, the current number is arbitrary, that is, any number is acceptable.It is now possible to carefully describe the strengths of students with a wealth of activity history over multiple sheets, but this has been restored to the original with one sheet on both sides.The reality is that multiple sheets are difficult to use even for the recipient of the survey.As another change, the above-mentioned "Matters that can be used as a reference for teaching" has been changed to the format that describes the 1 items (1) to (6) for each grade, and the classification of these 6 items has disappeared. It is a simple format with an entry field for each.In the past, when the entry fields were divided by item, it was mentioned that it would be easier to evaluate more carefully during comprehensive type selection and school recommendation type selection.Moreover, it is instructed to "keep the contents of the description to the minimum necessary, such as itemizing the main points."In addition, "records of extracurricular activities" orchids such as student organizations and school events only need to be marked with a "○" instead of sentences.Changes in this area may be taken critically, but the burden on the field (both high school and university) is reduced.

 

Subdivision of the entry field on the next page "Record of time for comprehensive inquiry"

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Satoru Kobe (educational journalist)

Education Journalist/University Entrance Examination Writer/Researcher
After joining Kawaijuku Educational School in 1985, he has been engaged in collecting and disseminating university entrance examination information for over XNUMX years, and is also in charge of editing the monthly magazine "Guideline".
After retiring from Kawaijuku in 2007, he has been engaged in entrance examination work such as pass / fail judgment and entrance examination system design at a university in Tokyo, and is also in charge of student recruitment and public relations work.
After retiring from university in 2015, he worked as a writer and editor for Asahi Shimbun Publishing's "University Ranking" and Kawaijuku's "Guideline", and also contributed to Nihon Keizai Shimbun and Mainichi Newspapers.After that, he worked for a national research and development agency, and since 2016 has been consulting to support various issues at universities. KEI Advanced (Kawaijuku Group) conducts simulations and market trend surveys using entrance examination data, as well as formulating future concepts and medium-term plans, establishing new faculties, and supporting the design of entrance examination systems.
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