In December of last year, the National Center for University Entrance Examinations announced that in addition to the "information" questioning method, which was the subject of the 12 (Reiwa 2025) entrance examination, "information" will be the subject of score adjustment.According to media reports, the Japan Association of National Universities has decided to oblige all general-selected examinees to take the "information" examination, and to set the basic examination pattern to 7 subjects and 6 subjects.This means that I have one more problem in teaching high school, but the one that really bothers me is the current first year high school student.This is because if you are a graduate and want to re-challenge the difficult national university entrance exam in the 8 entrance exam, you will be required to take the "information" exam, unlike when you are active.

 

 

The points are the questions of the old course questions and the score adjustment between the old and new subjects.

Last year, on December 12, the National Center for University Entrance Examinations announced "About the" Information "question method" and "Target subjects / subjects for score adjustment" regarding the Common Test for University Admissions related to the selection of university admissions for the 17th year of Reiwa. The points are the following two points.

One is that, in addition to the new course "Information I", "old information" courses corresponding to the examinees who have studied in the current course will also be given. It is an "information" subject of the current course for students in the grades of Niitaka 1nd grade (current high school 2022st grade) or higher from April 4, but here the theme is how to respond to the 2 entrance exam, April 1. The new course courses for first-year high school students who will enter high school from the beginning will be referred to as "old information" because they will be the old course courses.

This "old information" has a subject called "society and information" and a subject called "information science", and which one to take depends on the high school, but about 8% of high schools take "society and information". doing.Therefore, when setting the questions for the Common Test for University Admissions, we will ask questions that correspond to the common parts of both subjects and optional questions that correspond to each subject so that the examinees will be disadvantaged regardless of which subject they are taking. It is supposed to be <figure>.Furthermore, it seems to be careful to create and publish the prototype problem of this "old information" and also publish the points.

Another point is that if there is a certain difference in the average score between the two subjects, "Information I" for new students and "Old information" for old students, the score will be adjusted. is.If the average score difference between the old and new subjects is wide, it may cause unfairness and confusion, so it is a reasonable measure.In fact, in the National Center Test for University Admissions held in 1, the average score difference of 1997 points or more between "Mathematics II" for old course students and "Mathematics II / B" for new course students opened, and the examination world was open. I was confused.Normally, the average score of graduates is higher than that of active students, but at this time, the average score of graduates was 20 points or more lower, which was an unprecedented result.There was a clear difference in the difficulty of the problem, but the score was not adjusted at this time.Even graduates could choose a new course, but many graduates were taking the old course, and there was no relief, so it was a tragedy.This time, this point has been improved.

 

<Figure> 2025 Common Test Transitional Measures for Current Course Students
Source: Kawaijuku Information Site Kei-Net

 

<Reference site>
University entrance examination center
"How to set" information "about the common test for university admissions related to the selection of university enrollees in Reiwa XNUMX" and "subjects / subjects subject to score adjustment"
https://www.dnc.ac.jp/kyotsu/shiken_jouhou/r7ikou.html

 

Kawaijuku University Entrance Examination Information Site Kei-Net
"2025 Common Test For University Admissions" Information "Questioning Method / Score Adjustment Targets Found" (21/12/17)
https://www.keinet.ne.jp/exam/topic/21/20211217.pdf

 

"Information" is required for general selection of national universities, and 6 subjects and 8 subjects are standard.

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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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