New system for university entrance examinations Adjusted to revoke operation permission 5:42, July 9

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The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is making adjustments to revoke permission from the general incorporated association that runs high school students to record what they have learned and the results of club activities, and use it for university entrance examinations. I found out through interviews with the people involved. This system is affected by the fact that it is used by approximately 180,000 students.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has developed a system called "JAPAN e-Portfolio" that allows high school students to record what they have learned, the results of club activities, and volunteer activities for university entrance examinations. Has been advanced.

This system was entrusted to the "Education Information Management Organization" of the general incorporated association from last year, and it was planned to be introduced in full scale from this year's entrance examination, but according to the people concerned, there are few universities to use for the entrance examination. However, it was found that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is making adjustments to revoke the operating permit, as financial stability cannot be expected.

Already, about 180,000 students nationwide are using this system, so there is concern about the impact.

Regarding this system, it became clear that students need to obtain an ID of "Benesse Corporation", a major educational industry, when students use the portal site, and Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Hagita will also review the operation this February. Was mentioned.

The university admissions reform that the country has been advancing continues to be confused by the fact that the major pillars of the English private examination and the introduction of the descriptive question have already been postponed.

What is a licensed business?

The system, "JAPAN e-Portfolio," was developed by the government as a part of the university entrance examination reform.

The purpose of this system has been to evaluate the "independence" of students, who have been difficult to measure in the written test so far.

From last year, its operation was entrusted to the General Incorporated Association, Educational Information Management Organization.

This institute has an office in a building adjacent to Tokyo Station, and the chairman is President Kanazawa University's President Koetsu Yamazaki and the president of the National University Association, Kyosuke Nagata, President of the University of Tsukuba, and others are on board. I am.

The operation of the system of the mechanism is carried out by "Benesse Corporation," which is a major educational industry, but when students recorded learning contents, it was necessary to obtain an ID issued by Benesse, so from the educational site, There were voices of concern that it might lead to profits for companies.

Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology also mentioned the review of operation this February, and MEXT requested the Organization to correct it.

Candidates are at the mercy of system changes and cancellations

Professor Takayasu Nakamura, a graduate school of education at the University of Tokyo, who is familiar with university entrance examinations, said, "It may be possible to measure "independence" partly, but every activity of students is a high school life with an entrance examination in mind. I was afraid that such a system was really good, was it possible to properly manage important personal information of the students, and there was a lack of discussion?"

After that, he said, "If the private sector manages the highly public work of handling highly confidential information of students in the entrance examination, there should be a strict examination. The Ministry of Education must verify that the postponement has been postponed. The current examinees have been at the mercy of the change and cancellation of the system. It is necessary to explain it carefully as much as possible."