Reorganization plan for university entrance test "Information" to be newly established 2025 to October 21, 1:27

Considering the "University Entrance Examination" to be held for the first time in January next year, changing the subjects and subjects to be given from 2025, which is currently taken by second-year junior high school students, and establishing "information" in subjects alongside Japanese and mathematics I found that the plan was finalized.

In the draft, 21 subjects in 7 subjects are shown, and it will be decided based on the opinions of related organizations in the future.

The National Center Test for University Admissions will be held for the first time in January next year in place of the National Center Test for University Admissions, which has continued for about 30 years, and issues that require thinking and judgment will become more important.



The National Center for University Entrance Examinations, which conducts common tests, has been discussing with experts and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology about the subjects, subjects, implementation methods, etc. that will be taken by the current second year junior high school students who are studying with the new course of study after 2025. ..



As a result, it was found that we have put together a proposal to reorganize the current 30 subjects in 6 subjects into 21 subjects in 7 subjects.



Specifically, "Information" will be newly established as a subject to be asked alongside "Japanese", "Mathematics", "Foreign language", etc., to learn programming and utilization of information and communication networks.



While it is appropriate to use a personal computer or tablet for the "information" test, at present, it is difficult to secure a nationwide uniform test environment such as terminals, and ▽ mechanical troubles cannot be completely eliminated. From the perspective of fairness, the questions will be given in a mark sheet format.



In addition, ▽ "Geographical history" and "Public citizens" are available from the current 10 subjects such as "Japanese history A" and "Japanese history B" to "History synthesis, Japanese history exploration" and "Public, ethics". While the number of subjects will be changed to 6, ▽ For foreign language English, the speaking and writing test forms will not be introduced, and reading and listening tests will continue to be proposed.



National Center in the future, after conducting the necessary modifications in light of the opinion of related organizations such as universities and high schools, is that give a certain conclusion to the prospect of the current fiscal year.

What are the 21 new subjects in 7 subjects?

In the examination plan showing the subjects and subjects of the university entrance test in 2025, it is proposed to change the current 30 subjects of 6 subjects to 21 subjects of 7 subjects.



Looking at each subject, ▽ "Kokugo" is the same as the current one, "Kokugo".



▽ The two subjects of "Geographical History" and "Citizens" are currently "World History A", "World History B", "Japanese History A", "Japanese History B", "Geography A", "Geography B", and "Modern Society". A maximum of 2 subjects will be selected from 10 subjects in total, including "ethics," "politics / economics," and "ethics, politics / economics."



In the proposal, "Geography synthesis, geography exploration", "history synthesis, Japanese history exploration", "history synthesis, world history exploration", "public, ethics", "public, politics / economy", and geography history and the public are combined. A maximum of 2 subjects can be selected from the 6 subjects of "Geography, History, and Public".



▽ "Mathematics" is the current 6 subjects of "Mathematics 1", "Mathematics 1 / Mathematics A", "Mathematics 2", "Mathematics 2 / Mathematics B", "Bookkeeping / Accounting", and "Basics of Information Relations", "Mathematics 1" and "Mathematics 1". It is shown that there are three subjects, "Mathematics 1, Mathematics A" and "Mathematics 2, Mathematics B, Mathematics C".



▽ "Science" has 8 subjects of "Physics Basics", "Chemistry Basics", "Biological Basics", "Earth Science Basics", "Physics", "Chemistry", "Biology", and "Earth Sciences". And then.



▽ "Foreign language" is still 5 subjects of "English", "German", "French", "Chinese" and "Korean".



▽ New "information" will be added to this.



In the new course of study that is the basis of this change, ▽ "information" is compulsory in high school to learn programming and information security, and ▽ "public" is 18 years old with the introduction of voting rights etc. , It is required to acquire the ability to respond in the actual society such as sovereign education.



Initially, regarding the university entrance examination, the introduction of ▽ descriptive questions and the use of private examinations to evaluate the four skills of English were set out as pillars of entrance examination reform, but all of them were addressed to the inadequacy of the system. A series of indications have been postponed.



Currently, it is being discussed at the study meeting of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, but the study plan states that necessary measures will be taken based on the results of the meeting.

Expert "Information literacy is one important basic academic ability"

Hiroshi Kobayashi, director of the Recruit Advancement Research Institute, who is familiar with university entrance exams, said, "It has been said that the main course of entrance exam reform will be in 2025, when children who have learned the new course of study will take the exam first. As society changes drastically due to globalization and IT, it is not only Japan but the entire world that will change the qualities required to live in the future. "



Regarding the plan to establish "information", "Information literacy should be positioned as one important basic academic ability like the conventional" reading, writing, abacus "as society changes drastically due to technological innovation. I think it's a sign of what happened. "



On that basis, regarding future issues, "even if the idea is good, it is important to design the system in the future, how to specifically incorporate it into the entrance examination and evaluate it, how to carry out the common test and the individual entrance examination of each university." I point out.