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killer questions

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Killing ‘killer questions’ kills students again (KOR)

A difficult CSAT can only deepen reliance on private education.

2023.12.12

Killing ‘killer questions’ kills students again

A difficult CSAT can only deepen reliance on private education.

2023.12.11

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Students leave a high school in Suwon, Gyeonggi, in joy after completing the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Half a million students breathe free as life-defining test day ends

Thursday marked the defining moment for hundreds of thousands of takers of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) in Korea.

2023.11.16

Megastudy hagwon building at Seocho District, Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

FTC to penalize hagwon and cram school publications

These hagwon and publications are accused of false advertising, which includes exploiting parents' concerns and exaggerating the qualifications of some of their teachers who contribute to curriculum development and study guides.

2023.10.4

Let me join the test again

After the president ordered the Ministry of Education to eliminate the “killer questions” for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) in November, a number of college freshmen are planning to take the test again.

2023.7.5

Putting the blame on the ‘cartel of private education’

Putting the blame on private education is same as protecting the solid cartel of incompetent public education.

2023.7.4

Students still confused

Students are still confused after the Ministry of Education showed examples of so-called “killer questions” that will be removed from this year’s College Scholastic Ability Test.

2023.6.26

A customer picks a EBS CSAT book from Kyobo Bookstore in central Seoul on Monday. The goverment said it will not allow ″killer questions″ to be included in following CSAT. [NEWS1]

'Killer' CSAT questions require obscure knowledge

One Korean language test question required students to have extensive knowledge of the history of monetary and macroeconomic policy since it asked about the Brent Wood Agreement, while others required deep understanding of math and science

2023.6.26

Education Minister Lee Ju-ho speaks at a press briefing at the government complex in central Seoul Monday to announce government measures to reduce reliance on private education. [NEWS1]

'Killer' questions axed from CSAT to reduce reliance on cram schools

The Ministry of Education announced Monday that super difficult "killer" questions will be removed from the annual state-administered College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) as a part of measures to reduce reliance on private academies.

2023.6.26

Tag: killer questions

killer questions

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Killing ‘killer questions’ kills students again (KOR)

Killing ‘killer questions’ kills students again

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Half a million students breathe free as life-defining test day ends

FTC to penalize hagwon and cram school publications

Let me join the test again

Putting the blame on the ‘cartel of private education’

Students still confused

'Killer' CSAT questions require obscure knowledge

'Killer' questions axed from CSAT to reduce reliance on cram schools