English was decisive in CSAT
Published: 07 Dec. 2009, 18:30
Analysis of the results of the annual College Scholastic Aptitude Test that was administered nationwide on Nov. 12 shows that the English test sector was more difficult this year than last while Korean and mathematics were easier, the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation reported yesterday.
"Overall, the level of difficulty among different test sectors was reasonably balanced," said Kim Sung-hoon, a Dongguk University professor who heads the group of education experts who were in charge of grading the CSAT.
Under its standard scoring system, a student is evaluated on the performances of others who took the exam. Although the exam has a full scale of 400, college applicants are assessed according to standard scores. The actual scores are disclosed neither to the individuals nor to schools.
*The full version of the article can be read in tomorrow’s edition of the JoongAng Daily.
By Seo Ji-eun [[email protected]]
"Overall, the level of difficulty among different test sectors was reasonably balanced," said Kim Sung-hoon, a Dongguk University professor who heads the group of education experts who were in charge of grading the CSAT.
Under its standard scoring system, a student is evaluated on the performances of others who took the exam. Although the exam has a full scale of 400, college applicants are assessed according to standard scores. The actual scores are disclosed neither to the individuals nor to schools.
*The full version of the article can be read in tomorrow’s edition of the JoongAng Daily.
By Seo Ji-eun [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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