The infuluence of university entrance exam on career choices and university adaptation of high school students

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K13088
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09020:Sociology of education-related
• Research Institution: Doshisha University (2021); Meisei University (2018-2020)
• Principal Investigator: Nishimaru Ryoichi 同志社大学, 研究開発推進機構, 嘱託研究員 (70634476)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 大学入試 / 大学適応 / 授業への関心・理解

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we analyzed whether there is a difference in "interest" and "understanding" of students' lessons depending on the university entrance exam. As a result, it was the students who enrolled in the recommended entrance exams, not the general entrance exams, that tended to "many lessons that suit their interests" at private universities. However, the tendency of "I don't understand the content of the lesson" was also a student who entered the school by the recommendation entrance exam. Since we are aiming for the first year when GPA has not been confirmed, we cannot grasp the subsequent trends. In addition, students enrolled in a private lower university on a recommendation admission may interfere with their studies at the university.

Free Research Field

教育社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

大学入試は多様化したにもかかわらず、その社会的位置づけが計量的データによって、ほとんど検討されていない。たとえ検討されたとしても、その多くが大学単位の事例的なものに過ぎずないのである。そうした中、今回の検討から、一般入試と推薦入試を経て入学した学生の差が、下位に位置づく大学ほど大きいようすが確認できた。入試形態による差は、全国一律ではないのである。今後も多様化した大学入試を基軸とし、さらに検討を進めていけば、大学入試制度に対する有益な情報が得られるだろう。