대학수학능력시험 일본어과 문항 분석 연구

Abstract

This study is to identify whether items of the Japanese examinations that were carried from 2001 to 2008 meet the educational goals and directions of questions through item analysis, tendency of questions and problems. Based on the results, this study aims to present desirable directions of future evaluation and its improvement plans. Through the analytical research, we obtained the following results: First, as a result of analysing the specific areas in pronunciation and characters, it found that questions were inclined to characters while little attention was paid to pronunciation. And there were questions on asking pronunciation of each word. In the area of characters, various types of questions using figures or tables were presented, but as the examples presented in questions did not prove adequate, attractiveness as items is low. Second, for the area of vocabulary, questions were inclined to only nouns, and for varied and abundant expression of Japanese, more questions to ask meaning of verbs and adjectives are needed. In general, many questions that help understanding of examinees using illustrations and tables were presented, but as it is important to identify the connotation of and how to use vocabulary even though it is easy to use, in evaluating vocabulary, pictures should be attached to measure composite perception ability. Third, in the area of grammar, the weight of positional words and verbs is large and as specific questions, there were many questions to ask the use of case postpositions and conditional forms of verbs. As the examples of the questions were composed of sentences centering on communication, they meet the objectives of tendency of questions, but various types of questions were not presented. Fourth, in the area of communicative skills, most of the questions deal with information delivery skills such as intention, message, suggestions, asking questions, permission, confirmation, and directions. However, as the questions put heavier focus on simple questions or request and direction, it is suggested that future exams should deal with various questions to measure communicative skills. Fifth, the area of culture dealt with the outline of Japan, food, and annual events and festivals evenly, but as there were some questions that could not be solved without cultural background or knowledge, this study suggests that various questions that meet the objectives and directions of cultural education should be developed. Therefore, this study analysed the questions of Japanese language at national college entrance exams and found that : the questions were relatively adequately presented, and the clues of correct answers were revealed in the beginning period of the exams, which was pointed out as a problem, but as years go by, the quality of the questions is being improved.