Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2115/33023

JaLCDOI : 10.14943/J.HighEdu.15.99

In the year 2006, Hokkaido University introduced a new curriculum and guidelines in the education for freshmen studied with new curriculum at a high school. The high school curriculum decreased the quantity of study to 2/3 compared with before. The guideline shows the standard for grading, using GPA(Grade Point Average) and cap system with which students have upper limit of the number of subjects for each semester. We asked questionnaires to students and professors. The results of the questionnaires for students showed that they chose an elective subject based on a syllabus and the title of it. The ratio of students dissatisfied to subjects in the first semester was less than 10%. The attendance rate is more than 80% in most of the students. The average hours of study at home was around one to two hours in 60% of students. The results of the questionnaires for professors showed that half of them prepared lecture considering the new curriculum. The freshmen look like study harder than before. These results indicated that new curriculum is working well. However the university should familiarize the idea of new curriculum further to all of the students and professors to improve the new education system.