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College Scholastic Ability Test or CSAT ((朝鮮語:대학수학능력시험), ; also abbreviated as Suneung (수능)) is a type of standardized test accepted by South Korean universities. It was made official in 1994. CSAT is managed by the Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation(KICE).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Member Research Institute )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=대학⌒수학⌒능력⌒시험大學修學能力試驗 )〕 The test is offered every November, but the exact dates may annually change.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2017년 대학수학능력시험부터 문과 • 이과 구분 폐지 검토…한국사 필수 )〕 CSAT plays an important role in the Education in South Korea. It is commonly believed that the CSAT will determine which university the student will enter. CSAT is even described as 'the chance to make or break one's future.' Of the students taking the test, the percentage of re-takers are about 20%.〔 On the test day, the stock markets open late and buses and subways are increased to avoid traffic jams that could prevent students from getting to testing sites. In some cases, students are also escorted by police officers. Younger students and the members of the students' families gather outside testing sites to cheer on the students.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=South Korean students' 'year of hell' culminates with exams day )〕 CSAT has been praised for its efficiency, meritocratic factors, and high international results. == Preliminary College Scholastic Ability Test (PCSAT) == The Preliminary College Scholastic Ability Test (PCSAT) is a preliminary examination for the CSAT that is hosted nationally. The relationship between PCSAT and CSAT is comparable to that of PSAT and SAT. PCSAT is divided into two categories: National United Achievement Tests (NUAT) and College Scholastic Ability Test Simulation (CSAT Simulation). These two tests have more similar sample groups to CSAT than private mock tests do. Moreover, PCSAT’s examiner committee is similar to that of CSAT, so the types of questions resemble those seen in the CSAT. In particular, since CSAT Simulation is hosted by the same institution as CSAT, it is being used to predict the level of difficulty or the types of questions that might appear in that same year’s CSAT. Although both NUAT and CSAT Simulation are similar to CSAT regarding the number of examinees, types of questions, or relative difficulty, NUAT is hosted by the Ministry of Education targeting only high school students. On the other hand, CSAT Simulation is run by KICE and can be applied by anyone whose eligible for CSAT application. Nevertheless, both exams are in common for both can function as reliable, official mock tests for CSAT and both are graded by KICE. Please read below for more details on the two tests. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「College Scholastic Ability Test (South Korea)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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