Qubena Test, a Digital Assessment (CBT) Service for Elementary and Junior High Schools, Selected for Fukuoka City's 'Learning Mastery Survey' — To Be Used Across All Public Junior High Schools in July and November Thanks to Custom Question Functionality

COMPASS Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Jun Sato; hereinafter 'COMPASS') announces that its digital assessment (CBT) service for elementary and junior high schools, 'Qubena Test', will be used in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture's independently conducted 'Learning Mastery Survey'. By utilizing the functionality that allows municipalities to upload their own custom questions, it has been decided that the 'Learning Mastery Survey', scheduled to be conducted in all Fukuoka City public junior high schools in July and November this year, will be administered via the 'Qubena Test' platform.

The digitization of school assessments (CBT) is one of the key themes under the NEXT GIGA initiative, exemplified by the Ministry of Education's move to transition the National Academic Achievement and Study Situation Survey (National Survey) to CBT. Following the National Survey, there is an accelerating trend toward CBT adoption in academic assessments independently conducted by local governments.

In response to this trend, COMPASS has been developing an optional feature for 'Qubena Test'—a CBT service launched last academic year—that allows municipalities to upload their own academic assessment questions. In addition to the standard unit-based comprehension tests aligned with textbooks, this feature enables assessments to be conducted directly on the 'Qubena Test' platform.

As the first implementation of this feature, it has been decided that Fukuoka City, which has introduced and is utilizing the AI-based learning material 'Qubena' in all its public junior high schools this academic year, will conduct its city-specific 'Learning Mastery Survey' (scheduled for July and November) using the 'Qubena Test' platform.

Reference Press Releases: · Introduction of AI-based Learning Material 'Qubena' in Fukuoka City (Announced October 2025) https://qubena.com/blog/pr-20251029 · Custom Question Upload Functionality for 'Qubena Test' (Announced April 2026) https://qubena.com/blog/pr-20260407

Starting this academic year, COMPASS has begun offering 'Qubena Test' as a standalone service to municipalities, including at the prefectural level, regardless of whether they use 'Qubena'. Through 'Qubena Test' and the newly announced custom question upload functionality, COMPASS aims to promote CBT adoption across schools nationwide, supporting the realization of 'individualized, student-driven learning' and 'reducing teachers' workload'.

About the Digital Assessment (CBT) Service 'Qubena Test'

'Qubena Test' supports all units of major textbooks across all grades and five core subjects for elementary and junior high schools. In addition to user-friendly and intuitive operation, it includes anti-cheating measures and offline functionality to ensure stable operation even during network instability, enabling schools to conduct tests with confidence.

Left: Example of answer screen　Right: Example of grading screen

① Comprehensive Coverage of All Units in Major Textbooks for All Grades and Five Subjects

· Covers five subjects across nine grades from elementary grade 1 to junior high grade 3

· Unit-based comprehension tests aligned with all units of major textbooks

· Questions designed by learning objective, including robust items assessing thinking, judgment, and expression, not just knowledge and skills

② Reduces Teachers' Workload from Test Creation to Grading and Grade Management

· Creation: Simply select the test matching the lesson scope and the target class

· Administration: Prevents misconduct with monitoring and notification features. Offline mode available during network instability

· Grading: Approximately 80% auto-graded; manual grading supported with cropped answer sheets and automatic aggregation

· Analysis: Automatically analyzes and visualizes data such as class/grade average scores and question-by-question correct answer rates

· Grade Management: Streamlines grading with objective-based score management and bulk export

③ Test Structure, Answer Formats, and UI Design That Match Paper-Based Tests

· Question structure mirrors traditional paper tests with major and minor questions, familiar to students

· Supports diverse answer formats including freehand written responses and multiple-choice

· Intuitive and user-friendly UI design with clear illustrations and thoughtful color schemes

④ Visualizing Comprehension Levels from Test Results → Integration with Qubena's Drill Learning

· Automatically generates a 'Mastery Report (provisional)' that visualizes each student's understanding level by unit

※ Under development

· Based on the 'Mastery Report (provisional)', Qubena's drill learning will deliver individually optimized 'Recommended Problems (provisional)'

※ When 'Qubena', the AI-based learning material, is adopted. Under development

⑤ Integration of 'Qubena Test' Learning Data with External Services

· Learning data from 'Qubena Test' can be shared with municipal-specific dashboards and other data utilization platforms

※ Under development

※ COMPASS will comply with the Personal Information Protection Act and other relevant laws, and will only conduct data sharing upon municipal request.

⑥ Support for Academic Assessments with Custom Municipal Questions (Optional)

· In addition to standard unit-based comprehension tests, municipalities can upload their own academic assessment questions for use in surveys and assessments.

※ This is an optional feature for municipalities adopting 'Qubena Test'. Customization based on each municipality's requirements is available—please contact us for details.