抄録
This paper is to clarify a distinctive feature about the current policy of academic ability in Japan, and to point out some problems on educational administration. The main points were as follows. First, the policy of academic ability in Japan is affected by OECD Programme for International Student Assessment. The basic character of 2008 courses of study is a curriculum based key competencies. The keynote of revision of courses of study change from "confrontation" to "regulation". Regulation of interests are constituted by many stakeholders on the strength of an idea and a sketch PISA. Second, the policy of academic ability is constructed by revise of courses of study and an achievement text. As to an achievement text, development of "B-test" realized to understand an academic attainments which the government required. Under a change of government, a task of an achievement text is how to insure a political neutrality. Third, it is necessary to act in cooperation with policy and management, namely, constructing in unison with policy making in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and practice in schools. Forth, lately revision of courses of study avoided reorganization of subjects. Accordingly, each subjects insist on their position themselves, there are fears to become unbalanced subjects and curriculum. If these trends of subject's self-assertion will make clear, new curriculum will be forced to change in quality. Therefore, it is important matter to consider the relationship each subjects. Fifth, as the other tasks, there are to make a position of parents and regional residents clear, and to conformity system of teacher training・adoption・in service education with the policy of academic.
