[2022 CSAT] Exam Committee Chair: "Questions Designed to Minimize Advantage or Disadvantage of Elective Subjects"

Wi Su-min Chairman "Although there were changes in the CSAT system, the usual question pattern is maintained"
No elements of academic polarization in two mock evaluations

On the 18th, the day of the 2022 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), examinees are heading to the examination hall at Yongsan High School in Seoul.

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The 2022 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), the first integrated science and humanities exam and the second 'COVID-19 CSAT,' was held on the 18th. Despite concerns about academic achievement gaps caused by COVID-19, the test was set at a level similar to previous years' CSAT and the mock exams held in June and September this year.

Wi Su-min, the chairperson of the 2022 CSAT question committee (professor at Korea National University of Education), held a briefing at the Government Sejong Complex and said, "Although there were changes in the CSAT system, we tried to maintain the usual question-setting approach," adding, "We aimed to minimize any advantages or disadvantages among test-takers depending on their choice of subjects." Chairperson Wi explained, "There were concerns about polarization in academic achievement levels, but no particular anomalies related to this were found in the mock exams," and "We set the questions while maintaining the question-setting approach of the two mock exams conducted."

The number of test-takers this year was 509,821, which is 3.3% more than last year (493,433). The number of current students (360,710) increased by 4.0% compared to the previous year, and graduates (134,834) increased by 1.3%. Other applicants, including those who took the qualification exam, increased by 4.3% to 14,277. The number of applicants increased due to the higher proportion of regular admissions and the transition of pharmacy schools to an integrated 6-year program.

The CSAT was conducted at a total of 1,395 test centers on the day. There were 1,251 general test centers, 32 hospital and residential treatment centers (463 beds) secured for confirmed COVID-19 patients, and 112 separate test centers for those in self-quarantine. Among the test-takers, 101 were confirmed COVID-19 patients, and excluding 18 who either did not wish to take the test or were discharged before the exam, a total of 68 took the test at hospitals or residential treatment centers. A total of 105 quarantined test-takers took the CSAT at separate test centers.

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