Sanno University, a private university headquartered in Tokyo, is trying to measure the ability to solve problems while utilizing knowledge, and in order to measure the ability to solve problems, a new method of examination that allows you to look up information using smartphones etc. at the entrance examination next year I decided to introduce it.
According to the university, this type of entrance examination is considered to be the first in Japan.
Regarding university entrance exams, the national government is proceeding with reforms, saying that it is necessary to shift to one that comprehensively evaluates the utilization of knowledge and thinking ability.
Under these circumstances, Sanno University, which has campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, will introduce a new method of examination that allows you to bring your smartphone or tablet to the venue and check information at the entrance examination in February next year. I did.
In the exam, scenarios such as local governments in the near future where industry is declining and population decline is accelerating are presented, and measures to solve the problem are answered in a descriptive manner.
Through these tests, the university wants to measure the thinking ability to apply the collected information, not the amount of knowledge, and seek human resources who can proactively face the solution of problems in the future.
According to the university, it is the first university entrance examination in Japan where you can bring your smartphone.
This test is introduced in parallel with the conventional test, and you can take it if you meet certain conditions such as the score of the university entrance examination.
In addition, at the university, we will increase the number of supervisors to prevent fraud such as sending the exam questions themselves to the outside.
University "Human resources who can utilize knowledge to create the future"
Kazuma Sugita, assistant president of Sanno University, who is in charge of the new entrance examination, said, "Society is already moving on the premise that knowledge that is not in your head can be examined with a smartphone etc. With the new corona virus etc. As the situation continues to be difficult to see, I want to send out human resources who can not only learn knowledge but also utilize it to create the future. "
Expert "Admissions to summarize your thoughts will increase in the future"
Hiroshi Kobayashi, director of "Recruit Advancement Research Institute" who is familiar with university entrance exams, said, "In the future, as computerization progresses, the ability to discover problems and find answers will be required even more. Various information I think that the number of entrance exams that select and summarize one's thoughts will continue to increase without mistake. "
On top of that, "In a difficult economic environment, companies have high expectations for human resource development at universities. With the declining birthrate, universities will try to survive and clarify the characteristics of each kind of human resources to be sent to society. It is required to do it. "