Gyeongbuk Provincial Office of Education Strengthens 'Customized Support' to Close Academic Gaps... Operates Learning Coaching Team

Orem Sarangbang, Self Academic Achievement Certification System, Utilizing Dream Growth Study Clubs

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] The Gyeongbuk Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent Lim Jong-sik) announced on the 18th that it will actively expand various student-tailored academic improvement support projects to guarantee basic academic skills and reduce academic achievement gaps.

First, to address learning gaps caused by frequent remote classes and learning loss due to COVID-19, a tailored academic improvement support program called "Oreum Sarangbang" will be operated for middle school students until the end of February.

Oreum Sarangbang is a program aimed at improving self-directed learning abilities through comprehensive consulting on students' psychological and emotional well-being, career guidance, and learning coaching. The Gyeongbuk Northern Learning Comprehensive Clinic Center will conduct 16 sessions of learning coaching twice a week, matching students who wish to participate with coaches for one-on-one counseling at designated locations such as schools.

Additionally, the "Self Academic Achievement Certification System," an individualized online academic achievement evaluation system that allows elementary and middle school students to self-assess their learning levels and receive academic achievement certification at any time, will continue to be implemented. A basic academic skills diagnosis and correction system for guiding students lacking foundational academic skills has also already been established and is in operation.

To promote autonomous student learning activities such as in-school study groups and creative experiential activities, the "Dream Growth Learning Clubs," which have been in operation since last year, will continue. Two to three learning clubs per general high school will be selected, with each club receiving support of 1 million KRW.

By the end of December, the Gyeongbuk Office of Education provided tailored learning consulting linked with a senior teacher council for 106 lower- and middle-ranking students in grades 1 and 2 of general high schools who experienced learning loss due to remote classes. In this regard, a tailored guidance manual will be developed and distributed by February to support teacher training and remote education.

Superintendent Lim Jong-sik stated, "Due to frequent remote classes caused by COVID-19, there is concern about learning loss among middle-ranking students who relatively lack the ability to self-regulate their learning. We will actively promote individualized learning guidance and counseling activities to help students regain confidence in their studies."

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