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Even if the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) becomes severe and all activities other than essential socio-economic activities are in the third stage of social distancing, this year’s college entrance examination will be held on 3 December as scheduled. All high schools and schools that are used as test sites for the SAT will convert to full distance classes beginning November 26, one week before the SAT.
The Ministry of Education and the National Council of Provincial Superintendents announced on the 28th the ‘2021 university admissions management plan’ after consulting with the quarantine authorities. Vice Premier Yu Eun-hye and the Minister of Education said, “Even in the third stage of social distancing, the SAT test is recognized as an exception to the group ban.” The Ministry of Education has said several times that the SAT will be taken as originally scheduled, but this is the first time it has said that it will take place even if the distance to the third stage is raised.
For the SAT, self-isolation due to Corona 19, as well as confirmed patients, can take the exam. To this end, the number of laboratories and management personnel will be increased to the highest ever. Separate test rooms (7,855 locations) and quarantine test rooms (759 locations) will be created for the first time, and 3,410 additional test supervisors and quarantine staff (12,335) will be added last year. There are about 5 separate test rooms for each test site, which is stronger than the two at the time of the new influenza outbreak in 2010.
On the day of the SAT, examinees are tested for fever at the test center and, if normal, go to a general exam room. If you have a fever, run a second test and test in a separate test room at the test site, based on your symptoms. From the examinee’s point of view, there is no difference except that when taking the test in a separate examination room, the distance between the front and back of the desk is at least 2m, which is 0.5m more longer than the general examination room. In addition to masks, administration staff in separate testing rooms wear gowns, goggles, and face protection. To prevent a confirmed or self-quarantine group from occurring among pre-SAT test takers, all high schools will convert to remote classes from one week before the SAT. If a middle school is used as a testing site, the same applies to that school. The school at the test site performs quarantine measures such as disinfection and installation of partitions during remote classes. The Ministry of Education has not yet ruled on matters related to the operation of the institute. The Education Ministry announced in November that it would implement school-related measures if deemed necessary.
The Ministry of Education also announced plans related to specific university exams for occasional hiring. Last month, the Ministry of Education recommended to each university to provide the maximum opportunity for candidates for self-quarantine to take the exam. In addition, the Ministry of Education has announced that it will establish an independent testing center for self-quarantine by region.
On that day, the Education Ministry recognized that university testing was also an exception to the group ban and said it would establish eight test centers for each region of the country. The eight regions are △ Seoul △ Gyeongin (Incheon, Gyeonggi) △ Gangwon △ Chungcheong (Daejeon Sejong, Chungnam, Chungbuk) △ Jeonra (Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, Jeonbuk) △ Daekyung (Daegu Gyeongbuk) △ Uhongnaman Busung.
As a result of Dong-A Ilbo’s coverage, it was confirmed that Korea University of Communications and Broadcasting was used as a test site for self-quarantine.
KNOU will support not only the basic facilities, but also the access control personnel, monitors, and webcams required for non-face testing. The Ministry of Education directed each university to send only the manpower necessary for detection operations. However, the reaction is that college is still difficult. A college admissions officer said: “I agree with the purpose of giving self-employed students the opportunity to take the exam, but there may be fairness disputes, such as exam conditions or leakage issues. For example, in the case of playing musical instruments He noted that it is not possible to resolve the difference in sound quality between what you pay on the test site.
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