The Institute for Educational Measurement announced that its Kou-Dai Connect service for high school teachers and university representatives nationwide will end on March 31, 2025. The institute apologizes for the inconvenience, asks for users’ understanding, and thanks them for their long-standing support.
The Institute for Educational Measurement will end the Study Gear service, which it has provided since June 2021, on March 31, 2024. The service includes Prime Membership, Study Gear Kanken Premium, and Study Gear Suken Premium. The institute will continue working to improve services for learners.
The Institute for Educational Measurement will end Study Gear for EIKEN, its online English learning service offered since April 2014, on March 31, 2024. See the official website for details. The institute apologizes for any inconvenience and appreciates users’ understanding.
The Institute for Educational Measurement ended Study Channel, its free video learning service offered since September 2019, on March 31, 2023. It will continue working to improve services for learners.
The four-skill TEAP CBT academic English proficiency test was administered three times in FY2021—in June, August, and October—across 13 prefectures. Test times were shortened to approximately 65 minutes for 44 reading questions and 35 minutes for 35 listening questions. The revised format maintains test quality while making the test easier for examinees to take.
A defect was found in Study Gear for EIKEN: when users purchased additional premium tickets, the expiration date was replaced with the period of the new purchase. The Institute for Educational Measurement contacted affected members, posted a notice, and provided a response plan. Refund inquiries closed on January 31, 2024, and the service will end on March 31, 2024.
In April 2020, the Institute for Educational Measurement (JIEM) and the Z-Kai Group began offering “Listen and Enjoy: English Park — Z-Kai Group × Eiken Jr.” to preschool course participants. The service combines Z-Kai teaching materials with JIEM testing and IT technologies to broaden opportunities for early childhood English education.
The Institute for Educational Measurement (JIEM), part of EduLab, which operates education services and AI businesses, announced that it will establish venues and administer Eiken 2020 1day S-CBT, run by the Eiken Foundation of Japan. It plans approximately 260 test centers across 186 regions nationwide, including directly operated centers in major cities, and partnerships with existing nationwide testing providers.
An article in Education Shimbun reported that an OECD director praised the Saitama Prefecture Academic Achievement and Learning Status Survey, commissioned to the Institute for Educational Measurement, as a “world-class outstanding example.” Published June 5, 2019, the article reflects international recognition of the institute’s work.
The Institute for Educational Measurement launched Study Gear Eye Candy, an English learning app for elementary school students, on April 9. Pop-style animated characters and stories make learning enjoyable, with high-quality content available for free. As curriculum revisions make English compulsory from grade 3 and a formal subject from grade 5 in 2020, demand for early English learning services is expected to grow.