Jo Hee-yeon Criticizes '2028 College Admission Reform Plan'... "A Proposal with No Visible Future"

"Reform Plan Increasing Burden on Examinees"

Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, evaluated the Ministry of Education's '2028 University Entrance Exam System Reform Draft' as a "draft with no visible future." He criticized the reform plan for failing to reflect the purpose of the high school credit system and for potentially increasing the burden on examinees.

In a statement on the 13th, Superintendent Cho said, "The '2028 University Entrance Exam System Reform Draft' announced by the Ministry of Education disregards the normalization of high school education following the implementation of the high school credit system and increases the burden on examinees," adding, "Even considering the practical difficulties in designing the university entrance exam system, this draft seems to prioritize maintaining the status quo excessively."

He stated, "The Ministry of Education's draft does not reflect the purpose of the high school credit system reform at all," and added, "It contains content that is inconsistent with the purpose of implementing the high school credit system, focusing only on the fairness function of the exam, making it difficult to expect the normalization of high school education in preparation for future society."

Specifically, he pointed out, "Expanding the common test scope for Korean and Mathematics raises significant concerns about hindering the offering of diverse subjects and student choice in grades 11 and 12," and "Including both relative and absolute evaluation in high school grades undermines the achievement evaluation system based on absolute evaluation, and by encouraging students to choose large-class subjects favorable for grades regardless of their career aptitude, it greatly damages the purpose of the high school credit system."

Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, is speaking at the first meeting of the four-party consultative body consisting of ruling and opposition parties, government, and metropolitan and provincial superintendents of education, held at the National Assembly on the 17th to support legislation for the restoration and protection of teachers' rights. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Superintendent Cho also expressed concerns about increasing the burden on examinees. He said, "All students will have the burden of preparing for Integrated Social Studies and Integrated Science simultaneously, and if these two subjects are used as a 9-grade differentiation mechanism, the preparation burden will increase further," adding, "If advanced mathematics (Calculus II, Geometry) is introduced as a selective subject in the CSAT, the burden of learning mathematics and dependence on private education will significantly increase."

As a way to supplement the reform plan, he proposed transitioning all areas of the CSAT to absolute evaluation. He also emphasized the need to introduce absolute evaluation in high school grades without including relative evaluation. Regarding advanced mathematics in the CSAT, he demanded its abolition, stating, "It is used as a differentiation tool by major universities and popular departments, which raises concerns about increased burden on examinees and a surge in private education." Furthermore, he suggested that to reflect three years of high school educational activities in university admissions, the integration of early and regular admissions should be considered, with exams conducted after December.

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