| Summary: | 碩士 === 臺北市立大學 === 學習與媒材設計學系課程與教學碩士班 === 105 === The purpose of this study is to understand the public issues, the similarities and differences of the implementation issues or disputes, and countermeasures for the enrollment excess policy of exam-free entrance to the twelve-year compulsory education of Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area and Kaohsiung area. The methodology of this study is content analysis. The three major newspapers: The Liberty Times, the United Daily News and Apple Daily News are taken as the main research tools. All relevant information of the enrollment excess policy of exam-free entrance public issue reports and references concerning about the academic year 104 from September, 2014 to October, 2015 was collected. The conclusion of this study is as follows:
Ⅰ. The public issues of enrollment excess policy programs of exam-free entrance for
A. Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area:
First, the stability of enrollment excess policy programs is insufficient. Second, the central government and the local government use different metheds of scaling exam scores. Third, “Exam-free entrance” has not actually been put into practice. Fourth, it is difficult to convince the public that desirable schools which are over student quotas and therefore rank items is rational and fair. Fifth, problems with the enrollment excess policy program still exist and result in the following. Items used to rank students result in inequitable outcomes. While some high schools experience over enrollment, other high schools experience enrollment shortages. Students’ academic achievement within the same school is obvious.
B. Kaohsiung area:
First, items used to rank students still result in inequitable outcomes. Second, the shortage of enrollment leads to a transfer examination frenzy. Third, the examination-free policy does not reduce pressure on students as expected.
Ⅱ. The implementation issues and disputes of enrollment excess policy programs of exam-free entrance between Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area and Kaohsiung area
A. Commonality:
First, items used to rank students result in inequitable outcomes. Second, while some high schools experience over enrollment, other public high schools experience enrollment shortages. Third, the adoption of the policy of ranking items does not reduce pressure on students and does not correspond to the spirit of twelve-year compulsory education.
B. Difference:
First, the rating tools for Comprehensive Assessment Program for Junior High School Students (CAP) are differen in these two areas. Second, although the choosen items to rank students are the same in these two areas, all detailed rules in each item are not thoroughly adopted by Department of Education of Taipei-Keelung Metropolitan Area and Kaohsiung area. That is, each area can decide the proportion of each detailed rule in each item. Third, the information of the ranking of the exam scores for CAP is out of accord that students have no idea about the correct ranking of high schools.
Ⅲ. The response for disputes of enrollment excess policy programs between Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area and Kaohsiung area
A. Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area:
1. In academic year 104, the local government got rid of the original method of scaling exam scores, the label but used levels and the scaling exam scores divided into ten points. In academic year 105, Scaling exam scores divided into seven points are adopted instead.
2. Each score of all items used to rank students is raised. At the same time, the detailed rules of some items used to rank students should be modified as well.
3. The order of priority for the CAP score ranking system should be modified.
4. Scores are still deducted when students choose high schools without concerning their actual scores and students still can choose five desirable schools at one time.
B. Kaohsiung area:
1. Loosen restrictions of the numbers of desirable schools that students can choose depending on their scaling exam scores. Minimize the deduction of the scaling exam scores.
2.The detailed rules about the student records during the three-year rewards and penalties should be modified.
At last, based on the conclusionss, it is hoped that the suggestions of this study can provide suitable references for the educational authorities, schools and the further studies.
Keywords: twelve-year basic education、exam-free entrance、enrollment excess policy、public issues
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