共通テスト元年　どう臨む？

　１１月４日（水）に、３年生の一般選抜受験予定者へのガイダンスが行われ、併願校選びの留意点や今後の流れなどを説明しました。

　今年度はご存じの通り共通テスト元年です。残り２か月余りで何をすべきでしょうか？

・予想問題に数多く当たろう
　試行テストの問題にも見られたように、これまでとは異なる傾向の出題となる。対策で最も効果的なのは、共通テストの予想問題に数多く当たること。問題量も増え、数学でも会話文などが取り入れられる。問題集だけでなく、共通テスト対策の模試をなるべく活用したい。（河合塾教育情報部統括チーフ　亀井俊輔氏）

・リスニング対策を周到に
　ほとんどの大学がリスニングの配点を上げる。さらに６題中４題が「１回読み」。学校での練習だけでなく、自分でも積極的にトレーニングを積む必要あり。本番は初日の最後であるため、日頃から一日の終わりにリスニングに取り組むことも本番を想定する上で有効。（ベネッセコーポレーション学校カンパニー教育情報センター長　谷本祐一郎氏）

　昨年度の安全志向、18歳人口の減少を考えると、大学志願者数は昨年度から３％減と推定されています。共通テスト受験の有無に関わらず、最後まで諦めないことが合格への近道です。

進路だより No.28より

How do you approach the first year of the universal college entrance test?

　On Wednesday, November 4, guidance was held for 3rd year students who plan to take the general entrance examination.

　As you know, this is the first year of the Common Entrance Test. What should students do with just over two months to go?

Try a lot of prediction questions.
　As we have seen in the questions on the trial test, the questions will have a different trend. The most effective way to prepare for this is to hit the questions on the common test. The amount of questions will increase, and conversational sentences will be included in the mathematics section as well. In addition to practice tests, students should try to use mock exams for the standardized test as much as possible. (Mr. Shunsuke Kamei, Chief of Kawaijuku's Educational Information Department)

Listening strategies carefully
　Most colleges raise their listening scores. In addition, 4 out of 6 questions are "read once". You need to practice not only at school but also by yourself. Since the test is held at the end of the first day, it is also effective to work on your listening skills at the end of the day to prepare for the test. (Mr. Yuichiro Tanimoto, Director of the Education Information Center, Benesse Corporation School Company)

　Considering the safety orientation of the last year and the decline in the 18-year-old population, the number of college applicants is estimated to be down 3% from last year. Regardless of whether or not you take the Common Entrance Test, the shortcut to success is to not give up until the end.

News from career guidance No.28