Research on the comprehensive examinations aimed at assessing fundamental English proficiency of the examinees, contributing to reforms in university admissions

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K02658
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09050:Tertiary education-related
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: Yoshida Kenzo 神戸大学, 高大接続卓越グローバル人材育成センター, リサーチフェロー (20790728)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 総合型選抜 / テストの妥当性・信頼性 / 基礎学力の担保 / 早期受験

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The primary aim of this research was to objectively evaluate the comprehensive examinations through statistical methods. These examinations are part of the first-round selections of "Kokorozashi" Special Entrance Examinations conducted by Kobe University in 2020. They mainly focus on assessing English proficiency of the examinees. In the research, similar sample tests were used to replace the original examinations because permission to use the copyrighted materials contained in the original ones was incomplete.
Through multifaceted analysis of data spanning multiple years from 2021 to 2022, it is suggested that the tests demonstrate high levels of construct validity, test reliability, and discriminability in detecting intended differences in academic abilities. Additionally, a survey targeting the research collaborators yielded positive responses regarding the assurance of fundamental academic abilities and consideration for early implementation.

Free Research Field

高等教育学関連

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

21世紀の社会においては，グローバル化に対応するため，知識・技能中心から学力の3要素を育成する教育への移行が求められ，特別入試の導入が拡大された。神戸大学は2018年度に「志」特別入試（2020年度より「志」特別選抜）を導入したが，大学入学共通テストを課さない選抜試験に対する懸念が学内の一部にみられた。本研究はその懸念を払拭し，学内の入試改革の進展に貢献する。また，過去の入学者選抜試験の分析を基に新たな問題を作成する他大学における出題検討にも資する。