Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education to Train High School Teachers in the Province as 'Evaluation Experts'

Training Program for Experts in Creating CSAT Evaluation Questions Conducted Over 5 Weeks

Opportunities Provided for EBS Textbook Writing and Review Team Activities... Dissemination of Training Content

The Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent Seo Geo-seok) is training high school teachers in the province to become experts in evaluation aligned with the CSAT system.

The Office of Education announced on the 27th that it conducted the "2023 CSAT System Evaluation Item Development Expert Training" over five weeks from May 17 to June 25.

Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education building. [Photo by Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education]

This training, newly established this year, aims to strengthen teachers' capabilities in developing evaluation items for the CSAT system and to support high schools in the province to respond more effectively to national-level assessments, including the CSAT.

The training was conducted in the same manner as national-level exam item development and CSAT-linked textbook development. The Office of Education was responsible for planning and managing the training, while the Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) handled instructor support, content development, and training operation.

A total of 98 teachers participated across 11 subjects in 4 areas. To maximize participants' experience in developing evaluation items aligned with the CSAT system, each class was organized with 7 teachers and 2 instructors, allowing close supervision and intensive practical training.

Instructors included 28 experts in each area, such as lead authors of linked textbooks and team leaders and experienced personnel in national-level exam item development.

Based on the item development theory training conducted in May, all participants completed item development assignments over four weeks. The training concluded with an in-person session on June 24-25, focusing on intensive review of the developed items.

The Office of Education plans to continue enhancing the expertise of participants by providing opportunities such as involvement in EBS textbook authoring and review, participation in national-level assessment item development and review, and appointment as item development training instructors, to ensure the training content spreads to the field.

Yoo Hyo-seon, Director of Secondary Education, stated, “Teachers are at the center of changes in school education, and improving evaluation forms the foundation for improving instruction. The Jeonbuk Office of Education will continuously support teachers in the province to develop expertise in evaluation and teaching.”

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