Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education: "CSAT Differentiation Depends on 'Mathematics'" ... Preliminary Scoring Results of Test Takers

Average Scores in Korean, Math B, and English Up by 0.13, 7, and 2.22 Points Compared to Last Year's CSAT
Math A Scores Drop by 2.38 Points... "Natural Science Track 'Math A' Was Difficultly Set"

On the afternoon of the 3rd, students who completed the 2021 College Scholastic Ability Test are coming out of Gyeongbok High School in Jongno-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The average scores for Korean, Mathematics Type B, and English among Daegu area test takers in the 2021 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) are expected to be 0.13 points, 7 points, and 2.22 points higher than the previous year, respectively. Conversely, the Mathematics Type A section is predicted to score 2.38 points lower.

This forecast is based on an analysis of the raw scores from the provisional grading results of 12,684 third-year high school students in Daegu who took the CSAT (73% of the 17,414 enrolled students).

The average score for the Korean History section increased by 2.8 points, and most subjects in the Social Studies section also showed slightly higher averages, except for East Asian History and World History, which were somewhat lower.

In the Science Inquiry section, the averages for Physics I and Physics II were higher, while Chemistry I, Biology I, Earth Science I, Chemistry II, Biology II, and Earth Science II scored somewhat lower.

For the English section, which is graded on an absolute scale, the proportion of students scoring 90 points or above (grade 1) was approximately 11.49%, higher than last year's 7.5%. This is also expected to be somewhat higher than the national estimated proportion of 7-8%.

Looking at the total scores (out of 300) for Korean, Mathematics, and Inquiry sections, the number of top-tier students scoring 270 or above in the humanities track is similar to previous years compared to the 2020 CSAT, but the natural sciences track saw a decrease in the number of top-tier students scoring 270 or above. This is analyzed to be due to the increased difficulty of the Mathematics Type A section, resulting in lower combined raw scores across the three sections compared to the previous year.

A Daegu Office of Education official stated, "The Mathematics Type B section was easier for the humanities track, leading to a slight increase in scores, but for the natural sciences track, the Mathematics Type A section was difficult, which is expected to be the most important factor for differentiation. It is crucial to carefully analyze the reflected sections and ratios of universities and departments to make a prudent choice of university and major that is advantageous to oneself."

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