自主シンポジウムIV: 大学入試についての教育心理学的検討

Abstract

Hidano: “Highschool-University Life and Entrance Examination”Entrance examination system can be examined from the viewpoints of applicants, universities and highschools. He examined it mainly from the former two points.Tatsuno: “On the methods of selecting applicants”He explained the selecting methods of Tsukuba University, which selects applicants by the examinations in the academic subjects and the recommendation of highschools. He mentioned the aims and methods of the recommendatioon system, and also referred, as educational psychological problems, to the validity and reliability of the system and the applicants' achievement after their entrance to university. Finally he referred to the “short thesis” and the interview test and explained their aims, significance and objectivityHara: “The principle and present situation of the selection of the applicants”He referred to 1) the kinds of selecting methods and their background and 2) the standard of evaluating the selecting methods, and explained the entrance examination system of International Christian University. He emphasized the necessity of the educatinal psychological approach to education in universities, while mentioning the problems raised by giving the entrance examination.After the reports of three symposists, the methods of selecting applicants became the topic of a talk, and then three points 1) the recommendation system, 2) “Kyotsu-ichiji-test” (the test on academic subjects given to all university applicants) 3) the relationship between “Kyotsu-ichiji” and “Niji-test” (the test given by each university) were discussed:1) The validity, reliability and objectivity of the recommendation system were discussed and it was admitted that these points require further examination. 2) Merits and demerits of “Kyotsu-ichiji” were examined, and it was suggested that they should be evaluated by the follow-up study of the “No-ken” (the test of the academic subjects given by the Ministry of Education) and the “Shin-teki” (the aptitude test of further education). 3) As a final judgement on “Kyotsu-ichiji” had not been obtained, “Niji-test” was dealt with differently from university to university. Therefore, its evaluation and the combination of the two tests should be examined by the committee of entrance examination by each university, and by exchange of results.