Current issues in large-scale educational assessment in Japan: focus on national assessment of academic ability and university entrance examinations

Naoki Kuramoto; Rie Koizumi

doi:10.1080/0969594X.2016.1225667

Current issues in large-scale educational assessment in Japan: focus on national assessment of academic ability and university entrance examinations

Naoki Kuramoto, Rie Koizumi

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Abstract

Currently, large-scale testing in Japan faces conflicting requirements derived from principles of education on the one hand, and measurement, on the other. Issues of affective ambivalence towards tests (i.e. test aversion and dependence) are also observed. The seemingly conflicting government discussions regarding the national assessment of academic achievement at primary and middle schools, and reforms to university entrance examinations, are discussed here in terms of these issues.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	415-433
Number of pages	19
Journal	Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594X.2016.1225667
Publication status	Published - 2018 Jul 4

Keywords

Japanese test culture
academic ability assessment
the principle of education
the principle of measurement
university entrance examinations

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Education

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Current issues in large-scale educational assessment in Japan: focus on national assessment of academic ability and university entrance examinations

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