A Pedagogical Study of Academic Achievement Assessment Policies in Japan(III <Special Papers 3>Arguing the 'New National Achievement Teat' Policy)

Abstract

In this paper, I examine "the National Assessment of Academic Achievement and Pupil's Studying Conditions" implemented by MEXT in terms of academic achievement assessment policies, and point out some problems. For this purpose, it is very important to carry out a study from the view point of public education. Why has the Japanese Government carried out this assessment? In my opinion, the government wants to educate pupils as manpower for Japanese economic growth, and to control Japanese teachers and the educational system. These policies contradict the fundamental aim of education, so they must not be continued as they are.