2020 Volume 16 Issue 1 Pages 69-86
Differences in scores in the “Practical Reading” and “Mathematical Thinking” tests between admission categories are analyzed for freshmen in a university participated the monitoring survey. Although both of the tests are non-subject-based tests, the score distributions of the freshmen in admission category with a high weight of the academic achievement tests are higher than those of other admission categories. This suggests that the abilities cultivated based on the learning of subjects up to high school are reflected in the scores of the tests. The freshmen by admission on recommendation with basic test of Japanese language and English show a relatively high score distribution for the both tests. It is suggested that applicants’ preparation for the basic tests led to the development of the abilities to be measured by the “Practical Reading” and “Mathematical Thinking” tests.
