臺灣省高中高職入學考試之改進途徑

我國高級中學與高級職業學校屬於後其中等教育階段，居國民教育和高等教育之間具有選擇與分化的功能。我國高級中學法第一條規定：「高級中學應以發展青年身心，並為研究高深學術及學習專門知能之預備為宗旨。」而我國職業學校法第一條規定：「職業教育依中華民國憲法第一百五十八條之規定，以教授青年職業智能、培養職業道德、養成健全之基層技術人員為宗旨。」可見高中教育以升學預備為主，高職教育則以職業預備為主。二者教育目標不同，顯示高級中等學校應有分化的功能。

The purposes of this study were to examine merits and defects of the currently adopted entrance examination system of senior high and vocational schools in Taiwan Province， and to work out ways for improving the procedures and related measures.The literature review was used to examine the current status of the entrance examination of senior high and vocational schools in Taiwan Province and to cite scholars’ propositions on how to improve the procedures. The comparative study was made to explore the current procedures for entrance to senior high and vocational schools in such countries as the United States of America， England， France， West Germany， Japan， Korea， and Singapore. The questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the public opinions concerning improvement of the procedures.The main findings of the study were as follows:1. The current entrance examination system and procedures of senior high and vocational schools should be modified to be more effective in selection of students suitable for further education.2. The senior high schools and the vocational schools in each county of city area should establish a joint examination committee to take charge of official functions including construction of tests， arrangement of examination， scoring ，and distribution of students.3. A set of well-designed tests， constructed by a joint committee which consists of subject specialists， professors ， and senior teachers should be used as screening instruments for the entrance examination of senior high and vocational schools.4. The application system is recommended. Only those students who meet the minimum criteria are eligible to apply for admission. Selection and admission are based on the applicants’ scholastic records of junior high schools， the scores of the provincial graduation examination， and the results of aptitude tests.