Survey and Analysis of Teachers' Test Scoring Work and Thought Processes in Japanese Elementary and Secondary Education

Satoshi Nakagawa, Shota Itagaki, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Ryo Saito, Kazunori Sato, Tatsuya Horita

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Abstract

Teachers in elementary and secondary education in Japan tend to work long hours, which has been raised as an issue. One of the causes of such long working hours is cited as being teacher test scoring work ("scoring work"hereinafter). In this study, a survey was conducted regarding scoring works for each type of school in elementary and secondary education in Japan. Based on the results of the survey, regardless of the type of school (elementary school, junior high school, or senior high school), it was clarified that teachers in Japan feel that all scoring work processes (correct/incorrect judgment, score calculating, and score recording) are burdensome. Also, in all school types, and in all scoring work processes, it was found that teachers try to ascertain the level of understanding of students. Our analysis of this result for each type of school clarified that teachers in elementary schools in Japan place more importance on ascertaining the level of understanding of students in scoring works than teachers in other types of schools.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2020 9th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2020
EditorsTokuro Matsuo, Kunihiko Takamatsu, Yuichi Ono, Sachio Hirokawa
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages264-269
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728173979
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Sept
Externally publishedYes
Event9th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2020 - Kitakyushu, Japan
Duration: 2020 Sept 12020 Sept 15

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2020 9th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2020

Conference

Conference9th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2020
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKitakyushu
Period20/9/120/9/15

Keywords

  • elementary and secondary education
  • student level of understanding
  • teacher overwork
  • test scoring works
  • workload

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Management

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