Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the relatcon of the prefecture-wide English achievement test andentrance examination to the performance of junior high school students.
In Kanagawa prefecture, since 1960, the third grade junior high school students have been required to take the prefecture-wide English achievement test and entrance examination which had not been admin istered until 1959.
To compare the English performance of the students in 1960 with the performance of the same grade students in 1959, an English test which had been constructed by the auther and others was administered to 1,144 junior high school students on February, 1959 and to 1,045 students on Feb., 1960.(refer the Jap. J. of educ. Psychol., Vol.8, No.2 and Vol.9, No.1 for the English test.)
Average vocabulary score for high score students in junior high schools witha high percentage of applicants to senior high school increased significantly from the result in 1959 to that in 1960. Also same type of increment was observed in average comprehension score.
Average scores for middle score students in the se 4schools inc reased significantlyf rom eth results in 1959 to those in 1960.
No systematic change was found on the average pcores of low score students in those 4 schools.
Average scores for 4 groupes in grouped in terms of coures in public senior high schoosl, private senior high schools, other special schools and jobs showeda significant increment from 1959 to 1960.
