SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A rise in the number of prescriptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication known as the ‘smart pill’ is raising concerns of potential misuse. According to data submitted to Rep. In Jae-kun from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of prescriptions for the analeptic methylphenidate [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 95 percent of South Korean teenagers own smartphones and they spend more than 2 hours on the devices per day, a report showed Sunday, According to the report from the state-run Korea Information Society Development Institute, the smartphone penetration rate for middle-school students stood at 95.9 percent [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Teachers from South Korea and Japan will meet to discuss new ways to teach students about Korea-Japan relations. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) announced on Thursday that it will invite 15 teachers from Japan to hold a teacher’s exchange program in South Korea. The Japanese teachers will [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of cheating cases among students taking Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) is on the rise, with planned group cheating even found in some cases, government data showed Thursday. A total of 1,250 applicants were found to have cheated in the language test between 2014 and July [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Many adults think that the current education system offers a structure where parents’ jobs, academic credentials, and economic status can be passed on to their children. According to a poll released Monday by the World Without Worry About Shadow Education, 84.2 percent of the 1,115 adult respondents said they [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — When it comes to interaction between students and teachers, students showed satisfaction when interacting with their teacher about the class. On the other hand, teachers showed satisfaction when communicating with students about careers. According to an analysis released by the Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI), the level of interaction [...]
CHEONAN, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Special school bus cushions developed in South Korea that send the status of children entering and leaving school vehicles to smartphones in real time and sound a warning if children are left behind will be exported to Vietnam. According to the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) Tuesday, Vietnam’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education (MOE) plans to introduce an educational course on social emotions to teach students to control their emotions, learn to live together, and put a stop to suicide and school violence. The MOE announced on Sunday that it will test the program at designated schools in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean students, parents and environmental activists on Friday called for better measures to fight climate change, joining in the global youth movement triggered by Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg. The move comes just a few days after global leaders, including South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Students and alumni of South Korea’s three most prestigious universities held candlelight vigils on their campuses in Seoul Thursday night to protest President Moon Jae-in’s appointment of his embattled aide Cho Kuk as justice minister. It is the first time that anti-Cho rallies have been held simultaneously at Seoul [...]