Practical research for a new system of university entrance examinations contributing articulation between high schools and universities

九州大学、筑波大学、东北大学的入学中心和入学研究中心于1999年成立。第二年，在北海道大学高等教育研究开发中心设立了高考研究企划科。这些部门负责AO的录取，以及从大学的角度对大学录取进行研究。包括国家高考中心研究部在内的Oar研究小组一直在以高中和大学之间的和谐发音系统为主题进行合作。我们主要关注的问题有：1)高中与大学衔接现状调查2)其他国家大学录取制度调查3)我国入学考试后续研究4)日本大学入学考试我们每年发表中期报告，今年发表期末报告。每份报告分为两部分。在联合研究部分，我们进行了“AO招生调查”和“其他国家大学招生制度调查”。我们在2000年召开了研讨会，并在第2次中期报告中对此进行了报告。每所大学都有自己的研究课题，我们也在单独的研究部分进行报告。

Admission Center and Admission Research Center in Kyushu University, Tsukuba University, and Tohoku University were established in 1999. In the next year, Research and Planning Section for University Entrance Examinations was established in the Center for Research and Development in Higher Education, Hokkaido University. Those sections are responsible for AO admissions as well as running research on university admission from the university viewpoint. Oar research team including Research Division in the National Center for University Entrance Examinations has been cooperating together on the topics for harmonious articulation system between high schools and universities.Our major concerns are as follows: 1) Investigation on current articulation between high schools and universities2) Investigation on university admission systems in other countries3) Follow up study of our entrance examinations4) University Entrance Examinations in JapanWe published interim report every year, and final report this year. Every report was divided in two sections. In the joint research section, we ran 'investigations on AO admissions' and 'investigations on university admission system in other countries. We held a symposium in 2000, and reported about it in the 2^nd interim report. Each university pursued its own topic and we also reported them in individual research section.