June Mock Exam Korean and Math Top Grade Cutoffs Higher Than CSAT... Scores by Elective Subjects Not Disclosed

Top Grade Cut: Korean 132, Math 134... 1 Point Higher Than Last Year's CSAT, 3-4 Points Up
Top English Grade 1 Ratio Less Than Half Compared to Last Year's CSAT

2022 Academic Year CSAT June Mock Test Korean and Mathematics Areas Standard Score Highest Score and Number of Students (Data Provided by the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation)

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The scoring results of the June mock test for the 2022 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) have been released. The cutoff scores for grade 1 in both Korean and Mathematics increased compared to last year's CSAT, but the percentage of students achieving grade 1 in English decreased to less than half of last year's CSAT. Standard scores by elective subjects were not disclosed; only the combined scores were released.

On the 29th, the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) published the standard scores for grade distinctions and frequency distribution data for the June 3 mock test.

The cutoff for grade 1 in the Korean language section was a standard score of 132 points, with a percentage of 4.06%. This is 1 point higher than last year's CSAT (131 points) and the same as last June's mock test. The highest standard score in Korean was 146 points, which is 7 points higher than last year's mock test highest score (139 points) and 2 points higher than last year's CSAT (144 points). The number of students who achieved the highest score was 182, which is 31 more than last year's CSAT (151 students).

The cutoff for grade 1 in the Mathematics section was 134 points (4.22%), higher than last year's CSAT grade 1 cutoffs (Mathematics Type A 130 points, Type B 131 points). The highest score in Mathematics was 146 points, achieved by a total of 882 students. In last year's CSAT, the highest score in Mathematics was 137 points for both Type A and Type B, with 971 students in Type A and 1,427 students in Type B achieving the highest score. This year, with the integrated type, the number of students achieving the highest score decreased by 1,516.

The institute did not disclose standard scores by elective subjects in Korean and Mathematics, only the combined scores. A KICE official explained, "If scores by elective subjects were disclosed, students might strategically choose subjects based on advantage rather than ability, leading to non-educational competition. If many students follow such trends, the scoring system could become more confusing, and students might face greater difficulties."

The English section was relatively difficult, resulting in a significant decrease in the percentage of grade 1 students compared to last year's CSAT. The grade 1 cutoff was 90 points, with a percentage of 5.51%, which is less than half of the 12.66% grade 1 rate seen in the CSAT when it unusually soared. Last June's mock test had a grade 1 percentage of 8.7%.

Regarding this, a KICE official said, "Although the grade 1 percentage in English is lower than last June's mock test, the cumulative percentage for grades 1 to 3 increased by 1 percentage point compared to last June's mock test, and the average raw score, which is among the undisclosed information, also rose. This is presumed to be due to the difficulty of questions distinguishing the top grades. We will continue to review factors such as study volume, question difficulty, and preparation, and also examine whether there is any indirect linkage effect."

The participation rates for elective subjects in the Korean section were 72.2% for Speech and Writing and 27.8% for Language and Media. In Mathematics, the rates were 55.4% for Probability and Statistics, 37.1% for Calculus, and 7.5% for Geometry.

In Social Studies, the highest participation rate was for Life and Ethics (31.3%), and the lowest was for Economics (1.8%). In Science, the highest participation rate was for Biology I (29.0%), and the lowest was for Physics II (1.2%).

This year, with the integrated CSAT, students could select two subjects without distinction between Social and Science inquiry areas, but only 10,204 students (2.5%) combined subjects from both areas.

In the Vocational Studies section, the common subject Successful Vocational Life had a participation rate of 94.5%. Among elective subjects, Commercial Economy had the highest participation rate (41.8%), and Basic Fisheries and Maritime Industry had the lowest (2.3%).

The total number of test takers was 399,818, with 342,630 current students and 57,188 graduates and GED holders. The graduate participation rate was 14.3%, about half of last year's CSAT graduate participation rate (29.9%).

The scores of 5,079 online test takers were not included in the scoring results. KICE provided separate scores to online test takers based on standard scores, percentiles, and grades for each area and subject.

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