SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis has revealed that individuals with a more change-oriented mindset are more likely to believe that education has a high impact on economic wealth and social status. On Sunday, a research team from the Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI), led by senior researcher Kwon Soon-hyung, unveiled the results [...]
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, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — High school students learn about economics primarily from television shows and social media, a survey showed Thursday. The Ministry of Economy and Finance conducted a survey of 750 elementary, middle, and high school students, in which 47.1 percent of high schoolers said they learn about economics mostly from “news [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — With the popularity of ChatGPT spreading like wildfire in South Korea, the education sector is stepping up to establish measures to prevent its abuse. Sejong University announced to students that while it will allow the use of ChatGPT as a reference for studying, using it to turn in reports [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of middle school students want to learn about sexual minorities during sex education classes at school, a survey showed Tuesday. The Korean Women’s Development Institute, a state-run think tank, conducted a survey of 4,065 middle school students, of which only 21.1 percent had learned about sexual minorities [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to nurture a total of 1 million professionals specialized in artificial intelligence (AI), big data, metaverse or other digital technologies over the next five years, the education ministry said Monday. The plan is aimed at meeting the labor demand for digital talents and helping promote the [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With Princeton University professor June Huh becoming the first-ever scholar of Korean descent to win the prestigious Fields Medal, education experts in South Korea are pointing out the need to reflect on the country’s current mathematics education system. The Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation reported that among students [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Spending on private after-school classes hit a record high of 23.4 trillion won (US$18.9 billion) last year amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic that restricted in-person school education, according to a survey released by the education ministry Friday. The 2021 expenditures, based on a survey of some 74,000 elementary to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is stepping up to help children from multicultural families to attend college. The government held a committee session last week to decide upon relevant policies. Last year, the number of children from multicultural families attending elementary, middle and high school surpassed the 160,000 milestone, setting a new [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The education ministry has launched an assistance project to build a smart classroom in Cambodia to help the country experiment with teaching and learning through up-to-date information and communications technology (ICT) devices, officials said Tuesday. Under the joint project launched with the Busan city education office and the APEC [...]