2023 Volume 19 Issue 1 Pages 111-133
The “written or CBT-based simple tests to grasp basic academic ability” (“test”) required in the Comprehensive Selection and Admission by School Recommendation were divided into four groups based on terms included in the test name, and the test characteristics in each group were analyzed with reference to the subject(s). The group including the term “academic ability” demonstrated a very strong tendency to evaluate basic academic ability based on specific subject(s) in both the Comprehensive Selection and Admission by School Recommendation. For other groups, more universities conducted tests without reference to specific subject(s) in the Comprehensive Selection than in the Admission by School Recommendation, while test based on specific subject(s) tends to be conducted in the Admission by School Recommendation. The application guidelines of several universities refer to the usage of basic questions, limitation of the field of subjects(s), or refer to high-school textbooks when specifying the level of difficulty in tests.
