SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education announced Monday that extremely difficult questions not taught in schools will be eliminated from the annual college entrance exam as part of the government’s efforts to reduce private education expenses. The ministry said it will push for a “fair College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) centered [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Mathematical Society has expressed concerns about the possible reduction of math subjects for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT). In a statement released on Tuesday, the Korean Mathematical Association firmly opposed any attempt to exclude calculus II and geometry from the CSAT. They argued that omitting these [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Students infected with COVID-19 or in self-quarantine for possible coronavirus exposure will be assigned to separate testing sites for next month’s state-administered college entrance exam to ensure a safe test environment, the education ministry said Tuesday. About 509,800 high school seniors and graduates are set to take this year’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans were on high alert Wednesday with only hours to go until hundreds of thousands of students would sit for the annual state college entrance exam during the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 490,000 high school seniors, graduates and others plan to take the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Students without face masks won’t be allowed to enter a testing site for the national university entrance exam slated for December, the education ministry said Friday, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus during the test. The Ministry of Education unveiled detailed guidelines to safely hold the College Scholastic [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean students infected with the novel coronavirus or in self-quarantine can still take the national university entrance exam at separate sites in early December. The Ministry of Education unveiled Tuesday the plan for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), the country’s biggest academic event of the year, which [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Scores of this year’s College Scholastic Aptitude Test (CSAT) have been leaked to some applicants days ahead of their official release, due to a loophole in the test administrator’s computer system, the Ministry of Education said Monday. The ministry admitted to the unprecedented incident, after an unidentified CSAT applicant [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual national college entrance exam is scheduled to take place Nov. 14, the education ministry said Tuesday, with public transportation and working hours at government offices to be affected. More than 540,000 people are expected to sit for this year’s College Scholastic Aptitude Test (CSAT), also known as [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – This year’s college entrance exams once again saw a so-called “Arabic Lottery Effect”, which describes test takers of “Arabic I” obtaining higher relative scores than those of other foreign language subjects despite having unimpressive proficiency. According to findings by Haneul Education Corp, which runs educational academies nationwide, if students [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The opening of South Korea’s foreign exchange market will be delayed by one hour on the day of the college entrance exam this week, the committee in charge of the foreign exchange market said Tuesday. The foreign exchange market is set to open at 10 a.m. and close at [...]