A few days ago, I introduced you to the 'SAT' through the Korean drama 'God of Study'. This drama depicts the study and growth process of students preparing for the CSAT. I think you can feel the importance and difficulty of the CSAT through the drama, but since it's just a drama, I think it's more effective to take the test yourself or find out through official information and news to experience the actual test.
It may be difficult for foreigners who have never experienced the CSAT in person to realize what it means to Korean students and how important it is. Because of this, you may not be able to empathize with Korean students. So this time, I would like to introduce you to the 'SAT' in an official way besides the drama, and show you the 'SAT' that can become a hot topic in society through news.
Introduction to the CSAT
Source: Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation website (suneung.re.kr)
The Korean Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) is called the College Scholastic Ability Test and is a standardized test that is administered once a year in November. As a test that plays an important role in college entrance, it evaluates Korean language, mathematics, English, Korean history, and inquiry subjects. The test is supervised by the Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation, and information on the test and announcement of grades can be found on the CSAT information site ( https://www.suneung.re.kr/main.do?s=suneung ). The test runs for about 8 hours and 40 minutes from 9:00 to 17:40, and consists of a total of 5 sections. Each area has the following subjects.
Korean language area: Korean
Mathematics Area: Mathematics Type A, Mathematics Type Na
Foreign Language Area: English
Korean History Area: Korean History
Area of inquiry: social inquiry, scientific inquiry
The exam consists of multiple choice questions and subjective questions, each question is scored from 1 to 5 points. The total score of the test is 400 points, and the following points are assigned for each section.
Korean language area: 100 points
Repair area: 100 points
Foreign language area: 100 points
Korean History Section: 50 points
Exploration area: 50 points
Test results are presented as raw scores and standard scores. The raw score is the score scored according to the score of each question, and the standard score is the standardized score of the raw score. A standard score is a score that has been transformed to follow a normal distribution with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. The standard score indicates the relative position of the CSAT score and is used for college entrance exams.
Social meaning of the CSAT
The CSAT is a test that has a great social significance. The CSAT is the most important factor in college entrance exams, and it affects whether or not you will go to college and choose your career path. A university is an institution that fosters talent and acquires knowledge in society, and going to university can affect an individual's social status and economic level. Therefore, the CSAT is a test related to the future of the individual and the development of society, and it receives interest and expectations from many people. The CSAT must be operated fairly and transparently, and it must develop into a test that can evaluate the abilities and potential of various students.
For Korean students, the CSAT has a great meaning. The CSAT is the most important test for Korean students after graduating from high school, and is the first step to achieving their dreams and goals. The CSAT is also an opportunity to prove one's efforts and achievements, and it is also the time to decide one's future and life. The CSAT gives Korean students a lot of pressure and pressure, but at the same time it gives them great motivation and confidence. The CSAT is the most important and memorable test in the life of Korean students, and it contains many emotions and memories.
