The purpose of this study is to explore teachers' perceptions of absolute grading in the English section of Korea's College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), focusing on its impact on students, classroom instruction, and private education. To achieve this purpose, a survey was conducted with 48 high school teachers along with semi-structured interviews with five of these teachers to supplement the survey data. The study found that the new grading system was perceived positively in the sense that absolute grading lessened students' burden of learning English. However, teachers responded negatively to its impact on overall students' motivation. Regarding classroom instruction, teachers believed that the switch to absolute grading did not affect the contents or styles of classroom instruction. Teachers thought that the cost of private tutoring was not reduced. Rather, they perceived the introduction of absolute grading as creating a balloon effect in the private tutoring of other subjects such as language arts and mathematics. The study's findings shed some light on the implications of this new policy and its ability to achieve its intended purpose of normalizing public education.
목차
Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 2.1 Absolute and Relative Grading in the CSAT 2.2 Previous Studies on Perception of Absolute Grading in the CSAT 3. Methods 3.1 Participants 3.2 Materials 3.3 Procedure 4. Results and Discussion 4.1 Attitude toward Absolute Grading in the CSAT English Section 4.2 Impact on Students' Learning Burden and Competition 4.3 Impact on Students' Learning Motivation 4.4 Impact on Classroom Instruction 4.5 Impact on Private Education 5. Conclusion and Implications References
한국언어연구학회 [The Korean Association of Language Studies]
설립연도
1996
분야
인문학>언어학
소개
한국언어연구학회는 언어학과 언어교육 분야의 연구를 통하하여 학문의 질적 향상과 국내외 회원 및 학회간의 학술 교류와 친목을 도모한다. 이를 위해 학술 연구 발표회, 강연회, 강습회를 개최하고, 정기학회지, 연구보고서, 서적 등을 간행하며, 그 밖에 지역사회에 필요한 사업과 연구 활동을 수행하는데 중점을 두고 있다.