{"id":826,"date":"2016-08-15T20:32:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/japan\/monitoring-student-progress-in-mathematics-and-science\/"},"modified":"2016-09-07T20:17:37","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T20:17:37","slug":"monitoring-student-progress-in-mathematics-and-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/japan\/monitoring-student-progress-in-mathematics-and-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitoring Student Progress in Mathematics and Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"carouselwrap\"><div id=\"menu-japan\" class=\"carouselmenu\"><a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/japan\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Introduction<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/japan\/the-mathematics-curriculum-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>The Mathematics Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/japan\/the-science-curriculum-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>The Science Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/japan\/teachers-teacher-education-and-professional-development\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Teachers, Teacher Education, and Professional Development<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/japan\/instruction-for-mathematics-and-science-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Instruction for Mathematics and Science in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/japan\/monitoring-student-progress-in-mathematics-and-science\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Monitoring Student Progress in Mathematics and Science<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/japan\/use-and-impact-of-timss\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Use and Impact of TIMSS<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/japan\/suggested-readings\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Suggested Readings<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/japan\/references\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>References<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<style>\n\t\t.carouselwrap{\n\t\t\tbackground: #e5eaef;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a{\n\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\tcolor: #000000;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a:hover,\n\t\t.owl-item a:focus,\n\t\t.owl-item a.current-menu-item{\n\t\t\tbackground: #00667f;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n<h2>Monitoring Student Progress in Mathematics and Science<\/h2>\n<p>Since the 1980s, three types of large scale assessment have been administered in Japan: the Assessment of Implementation of Curriculum, the Assessment of Specific Issues of Education, and the National Assessment of Academic Ability.<sup>28<\/sup> The National Assessment of Academic Ability has been held every year since 2007. Each assessment has different aims, as presented in Exhibit 6.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exhibit 6: Assessment of Education for Primary and Secondary School Students Since the 1980s<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"tableEncyc\">\n<tr class=\"heading\">\n<td>Title<\/td>\n<td>Aim<\/td>\n<td>Grades <\/td>\n<td>Survey Method<\/td>\n<td>Subjects<\/td>\n<td>Date<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"borderBottom\">\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"headingInside borderRight\">The Assessment of Implementation of Curriculum<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom borderRight\">Collect data for revising the curriculum   and improving methods of instruction<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom borderRight\">Grades 5\u20139<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom borderRight\">Sample of students<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom borderRight\">Japanese, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, English   (lower secondary school only)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom\">Before revising the curriculum and after the revised curriculum is implemented<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"borderBottom\">\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"headingInside borderRight\">The   Assessment of Specific Issues of Education<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom borderRight\">Collect   data about specific issues in education<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom borderRight\">Depends on the subject<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom borderRight\">Sample of students<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom borderRight\">Japanese, Mathematics (2004) Science,   English (2005)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom\">Annually 2004\u20132013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"borderBottom\">\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"headingInside borderRight\">The   National Assessment of Academic Ability<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom borderRight\">Review   achievement and issues in education<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom borderRight\">Grades 6, 9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom borderRight\">Complete population (2007\u20132009, 2013)<br \/>\n      Sample of   students (2010, 2012)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom borderRight\">Japanese, Mathematics, Science (added in 2012 and 2015)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"borderBottom\">Every   April since 2007 (except 2011 because of the earthquake)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>In primary and lower secondary schools, student progress is reported to parents at the end of each school term in a report card that provides both norm-referenced and criterion-referenced evaluations. In mathematics and science, teachers use the following four aspects of criterion-referenced evaluation: interest, eagerness, and attitude toward mathematics or natural phenomena; mathematical or scientific thinking; expression and processing; and knowledge and understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Students in Japan also take entrance examinations for admission to upper secondary schools and universities. Almost all prefectural boards of education administer the entrance examination for prefectural and municipal upper secondary schools, which students enter in ninth grade. These entrance examinations cover several subjects, including mathematics and science.<\/p>\n<p>For admission to national, prefectural, municipal, and most private universities, all applicants must take an entrance examination called the National Center Test for University Admissions. This test covers several subjects, including mathematics and science, and is administered by the National Center for University Entrance Examination, an incorporated administrative agency. Applicants also must pass specific entrance examinations administered by individual universities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monitoring Student Progress in Mathematics and Science Since the 1980s, three types of large scale assessment have been administered in Japan: the Assessment of Implementation of Curriculum, the Assessment of Specific Issues of Education, and the National Assessment of Academic &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/japan\/monitoring-student-progress-in-mathematics-and-science\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":145,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-826","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5318,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/826\/revisions\/5318"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}