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	<title>Fulbright U.S. Education Center &#187; Educational Testing</title>
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		<title>Revise GRE Introduced in Korea</title>
		<link>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2011/08/revise-gre-introduced-in-korea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vinnie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Education and Testing Services has made the biggest change in its GRE general test in 60 years. Officials of the Korean branch of ETS said that the agency has advanced the test technologically with emphasis on real-world applications. The GRE general test is the most widely adopted test for graduate admission, with 230 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TOEFL Scores no Longer to be Decisive in College Entrance</title>
		<link>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2010/04/toefl-scores-no-longer-to-be-decisive-in-college-entrance/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2010/04/toefl-scores-no-longer-to-be-decisive-in-college-entrance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamesflarson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Admissions Policies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educational Testing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOEFL, TOEIC and other English test scores will not be used as major elements in the process of admitting students to universities under the admissions officer system.  As reported in The Korea Times, this is part of new guidelines announced by the Korean Council for University Education (KCUE).  The new policy is in line with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crackdown on Illegal Tutoring Ineffective</title>
		<link>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2010/02/crackdown-on-illegal-tutoring-ineffective/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2010/02/crackdown-on-illegal-tutoring-ineffective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamesflarson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Testing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Korea Times is carrying a series of articles on private tutoring in South Korea.  Today&#8217;s article focuses on the difficulty of enforcing laws against such tutoring.   According to an official at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, &#8220;It is hard to control tutoring due to privacy matters, especially when it comes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Latest Twist in Korea&#8217;s SAT Scandal</title>
		<link>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2010/02/the-latest-twist-in-koreas-sat-scandal/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2010/02/the-latest-twist-in-koreas-sat-scandal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamesflarson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent scandal affecting SAT testing in Korea has taken a new twist with reports that at least one much sought after SAT instructor was kidnapped and beaten after he tried leaving his private academy for another one.  According to a report in the Joongang Daily, police say that he reported being taken against his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Korea&#8217;s Education Policy:  Keeping Hagwon&#8217;s at Bay</title>
		<link>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2010/01/south-koreas-education-policy-keeping-hagwons-at-bay/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2010/01/south-koreas-education-policy-keeping-hagwons-at-bay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamesflarson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Korea Times today published an interview with Vice Minister of Education Lee Ju Ho, that provides a good overview of the current administration&#8217;s education policy.  It&#8217;s goal, as the headline proclaimed, was to keep Hagwons (private institutes) at bay.  The Vice Minister was quoted as saying &#8220;Simply put, our goals are to enable students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>English Education Reforms in Korea: A Status Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2010/01/english-education-reforms-in-korea-a-status-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2010/01/english-education-reforms-in-korea-a-status-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamesflarson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[English education and English testing have perennially been high profile topics for public discussion in Korea.  That, in and of itself, is not surprising in this country which has built a modern education system almost from scratch in the span of just over half a century.   However, the public discussions these days are especially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How the College Entrance Exam Shapes Korean Education</title>
		<link>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2009/11/how-the-college-entrance-exam-shapes-korean-education/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2009/11/how-the-college-entrance-exam-shapes-korean-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamesflarson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Korea Times this morning has a very informative article by Robert Dickey that summarizes the continuing strong influence of the university entrance exam (College Scholastic Aptitude Test) on Korean education.   Despite many efforts to change it over the years, &#8220;education inflation,&#8221; &#8220;teaching to the test&#8221; and the like persist.   This article is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CSAT Less Crucial than Before</title>
		<link>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2009/11/csat-less-crucial-than-before/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2009/11/csat-less-crucial-than-before/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamesflarson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported in The Korea Times today, the state-run college scholastic ability test, which was administered nationwide yesterday, is generally less crucial than it was in the past.  Colleges these days use their own methods to select students for admission in advance of the CSAT.   A large number of students are accepted during an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consortium Named for Tests to replace TOEFL</title>
		<link>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2009/11/consortium-named-for-tests-to-replace-toefl/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2009/11/consortium-named-for-tests-to-replace-toefl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamesflarson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Testing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Korea Times today reports that a consortium has been named to organize Korea&#8217;s new government-run English proficiency tests.  The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced Wednesday that a group consisting of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and four universities will administer the first grade-level exam of the state tests.  Grade one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>96 Flights Re-scheduled on Exam Day in Korea</title>
		<link>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2009/11/96-flights-re-scheduled-on-exam-day-in-korea/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.educationusa.or.kr/2009/11/96-flights-re-scheduled-on-exam-day-in-korea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamesflarson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A short article in The Korea Times this morning provides another reminder of the high priority this nation places on the college entrance exam.  The headline pretty much tells the story.   A total of 94 domestic flights and two international flights will be re-scheduled this Thursday, when the annual college scholastic ability tests are [...]]]></description>
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