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From 2025, when 6th graders of elementary school enter high school this year, the framework of all high school curriculum will change dramatically.
It is to introduce a credit system like a university, and in particular, elective courses are converted to absolute evaluation, which is analyzed to affect university entrance exams.
This is reporter Ahn Sang-woo.
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is a high school in the metropolitan area that has introduced a high school credit system as a pilot since 2018.
Like a special high school, it has advanced science and foreign language courses, and has also opened artificial intelligence and big data courses at the request of students.
[Pyo Kun-hee/High school credit system student enrolled in a pilot school: I would not have been able to conceive a specific career path if it had not been for a system that I chose to take through the high school credit system...
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2025, all high schools currently entering 6th graders will change like this.
In the first year, students take a common subject, and in the second year, they must choose a subject and complete 192 credits for three years to graduate.
Each subject is evaluated for achievement, and if it is below 40%, no credit can be earned.
The purpose of the high school credit system is to improve the quality of public education.
[Eun-Hye Yoo/Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education: It does not mean that education is conducted according to a uniform class schedule, but it refers to a change in the fundamental educational paradigm that composes students' own class schedule and curriculum.]
One of the biggest characteristics is the achievement evaluation system, absolute The evaluation method is introduced.
The ranking system, which is currently divided into 9 grades, is reduced to 5 grades.
If the current 1st grade is 4% of all students, it is likely that many times more students will receive the highest A in the absolute evaluation.
Because of this, my self-distinguishing ability is inevitably lowered, and there are concerns that my self-discipline, which gives good grades to one's students, will prevail.
[Woo Yeon-cheol/Director of College Admissions Strategy Research Institute: (From a student's point of view) I have an achievement level, and I can't judge which university I will be advantageous or disadvantaged.
In particular, it seems that there will be difficulties in the (Students Department) subject screening.]
In addition, as the number of subjects increases, the burden of teachers increases, and it is pointed out that the quality of education may decrease if sufficient teachers are not secured.
(Video coverage: Joo-bum, Video editing: Choi Eun-jin)