The end of the SAT test in Daejeon rings 3 minutes quickly … “Give me extra time”

Entry 2020.12.07 13:27 | Revision 2020.12.07 13:40

It was later revealed that an accident occurred that rang three minutes earlier than expected at a test site in Daejeon.

According to the Daejeon Bureau of Education on the 7th, the end of the first elective exam for the fourth period at Daejeon Girls’ High School, who took the college entrance examination on the 3rd, rang at 3:57 p.m. , three minutes before the originally scheduled 4 pm.

Consequently, it was confirmed that the supervisor and some of the examinees called incorrectly while collecting the problem sheets for each classroom, and the collection was stopped and given an additional three minutes. At that time, around 500 students were taking the SAT at Daejeon Girls’ High School.

An official from the Daejeon Bureau of Education said: “I immediately recognized that the final bell rang 3 minutes earlier, reported that it was wrong, and then I stopped collecting the questionnaire and gave an additional 3 minutes, such as distributing the questionnaire first to students who they couldn’t complete the answer sheet. ” said.

He said, “After that, I apologized for the transmission error and adjusted all the time to finish the test safely,” he said. “So far, no complaints or objections have been received from examinees saying the final bell rang first and interfered with the SAT.”

As a result of the investigation, it is known that the first ringing of the final bell was caused by a system error, resetting the settings and entering the time incorrectly.

Furthermore, at Deokwon Girls’ High School in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, the end of the first elective exam in the research area was ringing two minutes earlier. An official from the Seoul Metropolitan Bureau of Education said, “It was determined that the newspaper rang two minutes earlier, so (the supervisor) handed over the questionnaire again and took steps to resolve it for another two minutes.” did.

In this regard, an official from the Office of Education said: “In consideration of the negligence in the preparation of the test center, which caused inconvenience to the examinees, we plan to take reasonable measures to the officials, and to avoid its recurrence in the future , we will strengthen the management and supervision of the operation of the SAT.