Top Instructor's Text Included in CSAT and EBS Textbook Drafts... Ministry of Education Holds Emergency Countermeasure Meeting

The Ministry of Education will hold a countermeasure meeting regarding the controversy that the passage for question 23 in the English section of the 2023 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) was simultaneously included in the 'Ilta Gangsa' private mock exam questions and the draft of the EBS CSAT-linked textbook.

Oh Seok-hwan, Vice Minister of Education. Photo by Yonhap News

The Ministry announced that Vice Minister Oh Seok-hwan will preside over an 'Emergency Inspection Meeting on the Private Education Cartel' at 4 p.m. on the 9th at the Korea Educational Facilities Safety Institute in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, to discuss countermeasures.

At the meeting, Vice Minister Oh is expected to state, "We will thoroughly inspect the entire process of writing the EBS textbooks linked to the CSAT, as well as the CSAT and mock exam question setting and objection procedures, to more strictly block any collusion with private education companies," and add, "Based on the matters discussed today, we will continue to promote institutional improvements together with related agencies."

Earlier, the Ministry of Education had revealed that it requested a police investigation into the background of the passage for question 23 in the English section of the 2023 CSAT, held in November 2022, which was similarly included in a private mock exam workbook. It was also reported that the passage was included in the draft of the EBS CSAT textbook scheduled for publication in January 2023 but was later removed.

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