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Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation

● Publisher : KICE Office of Public Relations ● Publication Date : March 2013 ● Address : Jeongdong BLDG. 21-15, Jeongdong-Gil, Jung-Gu(100-784), KOREA ● TEL : +82-2-3704-3704 ● FAX : +82-2-730-7487 ● Homepage : www.kice.re.kr ● PIM 2013-5

Korea Institute forCurriculum and Evaluation

CONTENTS

01 History

02 President’s Message

04 Mission Statement

06 Major Functions

10 Curriculum

12 Teaching & Learning

14 Educational Evaluation

& National-Level Test

16 Textbook

18 College Scholastic Ability Test [CSAT]

20 National English Ability Test

Education is Planting Seeds

for the FutureWe will take responsibility for the beginning

and implementation of education

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President's Message


President's Message

Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE), established on January 1, 1998, is a government-funded educational research institute whose purpose is to contribute to a higher quality of school education and the growth of the nation's public education with research and development of curricula for elementary and secondary schools and the implementation of various educational evaluations and tests.

KICE has contributed to the qualitative improvement of school education by carrying out research and development of the National Curriculum and the development and dissemination of teaching and learning methodologies. In addition, KICE has monitored the quality of school education by conducting national and international achievement tests and has strived to improve school curricula and educational policy planning. Especially, KICE has devoted to the normalization of public education by developing a valid and reliable College Scholastic Ability Test, all the while providing fair and objective information for student's college admission. KICE also authorizes textbooks for elementary and secondary schools and manages various national tests fairly and systematically. In recent years, KICE has developed and implemented the National English Ability Test with Internet Based Test (IBT) system to propose a new paradigm of English education and normalize public English education.

Today, Korea faces a few challenges in spite of the fact that the country is one of the top performers with IBT system in international comparative studies for student achievement. To improve the quality of education in this circumstance, KICE has been designing the National Curriculum focused on the educational essentiality, improving evaluation methods for National Assessment of Educational Achievement, and developing tailored teaching, learning, and assessment methods that can nurture students' individual creativity and talents. As a specific plan, KICE phases the achievement evaluating system in middle and high schools. Furthermore, KICE has participated in a number of international comparative studies such as PISA and TIMSS, and Korean students has continually shown outstanding achievement in the subject of reading, mathematics and science. KICE will continue to advance the evaluation methods in order to enable students to collect and utilize the vast amount of information, and introduce ability-referenced and growth-referenced assessment tailored to each student’s individual abilities.

I truly wish you to keep an interest and support KICE. Thank you.

Leading the way towards Happy Education for Students

March 2013President of KICE, SEONG Taeje

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Mission Statement


Our goal is to contribute to a higher quality of school education and the growth of the nation's public education through research and development of curricula for elementary and secondary schools and the implementation of educational evaluation.

Mid-and Long-term Goals

Management System

VISION The Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation : leadership in the cultivation of creative human resources.

Leading educational policies by increasing the quality of research and dissemination of outcomes

Stabilizing and modernizing national-level evaluation

Increasing credibility through dynamic and ethical management

03 A government-funded research institute maximizing the capability of organization through dynamic and ethical management

02 A national-level, evaluation-oriented institute obtaining public trust through stable and advanced assessment

01 A research institute for curriculum and evaluation leading and supporting the educational policy agenda through high quality research

Mid-and long-term

goals

Goals Strategy

Mission Statement

01 Lead and support educational policy agenda

03 Stabilization and modernization of national-level evaluation

01 To strengthen our leadership in future education

02 To vitalize cooperative research for curricula, teaching, learning, and evaluation

03 To support educational policies and strengthen the suggestion of alternatives

04 To improve the research management system to increase the level of contributions to policies

05 To strengthen research networks

06 To diffuse research results and increase Public Relations

07 To stabilize CSAT

08 To modernize the achievement tests

09 To establish a system for the National English Ability Test

10 To validate the textbook authorization process

11 To operate an organization based on performance and ability

12 To develop a national appreciation of the organization

13 To increase the transparency and efficiency of the organization

04 Dynamic and ethical management

Goals StrategyMission Contribution to a higher quality of school education and the national development through research on curricula and evaluation for elementary and secondary schools.

Vision The Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation : leadership in the cultivation of creative human resources.

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Major Functions


Research and Development on National Curriculum

Research and development on elementary and secondary school curriculum

Research on the improvement of school subjects education

Curriculum implementation support

Development of Teaching and Learning programs

Development and dissemination of instructional programs

English Teaching and Learning Support with focus on Practical English

Research on Educational Evaluation and Long-term Development Strategy

Stabilization and modernization of the National Assessment of Educational Achievement

Research on the international comparative achievement assessment (PISA, TIMSS, ICILS) and the intensification of international cooperation

Research on the introduction and implementation of the advanced evaluation methods

Training programs on the educational evaluation such as student assessment professionalism and evaluation methods

Textbook Development and Authorization

Research on the improvement of textbook policies and systems

Authorization and approval of textbooks

Development and Administration of National Tests

College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)

Preliminary Tests for the CSAT (semiannually)

National Assessment of Educational Achievement(NAEA, annually)

National English Ability Test (NEAT, semiannually)

Middle School Entrance, High School Entrance and Graduation Certificate Exam for Self-study Students(semiannually)

High School Entrance Exam

Scoring and result analysis of tests commissioned by the Metropolitan and Provincial Offices of Education

MajorFunctions

Our future is growing from

rich soilThe soil strengthens the future of

our education

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Curriculum


Improve school curricula through basic research on elementary and secondary school curricula and national curriculum policy

To prepare the future society, KICE carries out research on national curriculum standards and policy, and supports curriculum implementation for each school level.

❖ Research and development of national elementary and secondary school curriculum general guidelines and long-term development strategy

❖ Research on curriculum implementation support

❖ International comparative studies on national curriculum policy

❖ Research on preschool curricula

❖ Research on preparing school curricula for the post-reunification era

❖ Teacher Training on school curricula

Innovation of subject-matter education through study on improving the quality of subject-matter education for elementary and secondary schools

KICE conducts research into the quality improvement of elementary and secondary school subjects to cultivate human resources and the enhancement of classroom teaching to support teachers’ professionalism, and also develops and implements teacher training programs.

❖ Research on the subject curricula

❖ International comparative studies on subject-matter education

❖ Study of classroom teaching at each school level

❖ Development of teacher training programs

❖ Teacher Training based on subject-matter education

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Research for curriculum improvement Research on curriculum to improve elementary and secondary school subject-matter education

Curriculum

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Teaching and Learning


Enhancing student academic achievement and personality through research and implementation of customized teaching and learning methods

KICE conducts basic and policy research related to teaching and learning, and develops and disseminates methods and materials for the quality improvement of elementary and secondary education. KICE also conducts the studies on enhancing basic academic abilities and operates schools in need of academic improvement.

❖ Development of teaching and learning support measures to improve the basic academic abilities of multicultural and North Korean migrant students

❖ Designing of the learning environment and teaching strategies for students with emotional or behavioral difficulties in elementary schools

❖ Development and support of the model to enhance continuous and systematic remedial instruction for students with lower academic abilities

❖ Establishment of the support system for underachieving students at metropolitan and provincial level

❖ Website operation for the improvement of basic academic abilities [http://www.basics.re.kr]

02Teaching and Learning

Research on the support policy to improve basic academic abilities Conducting research into enhancing basic academic abilities

and operational supporting of schools in need of academic improvement

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Educational evaluationand National-Level tests


Improving the quality of education via aca-demic achievement assessments

National or international academic achievement assessments monitor the quality of education, and the results become fundamental information for the improvement of curricula and teaching/learning, and for the development of education policy.

❖ Research on National Assessment of Educational Achievement (NAEA)- Policy decision and implementation support

for ensuring basic academic abilities based on NAEA

- Trend analysis of academic achievement and school progress index

- Characteristic analysis of academic achievement by subject matter

- Provision of consumer-oriented information about large scale assessments

❖ International studies of student assessment- International comparative studies on the

results from PISA in reading, mathematics and science

- International comparative studies on the results from TIMSS in mathematics and science, and ICILS in computer and information literacy

- Study on improving the affective characteristic of Korean students based on the results from PISA and TIMSS

❖ Provision of the educational support tailored to the basic academic ability level and improvement of the evaluation results- Development of the brain based educational

program through the analysis of brain science- Scientific analysis on underachieving students

by applying cognitive diagnostic models

03Educational Evaluation& National-Level Test

Building the foundation for educational policy planning & Administration of national-level tests related to education

Conducting research on educational evaluation & Systematic management of national-level tests related to education

Operational support on Standard-based Asse-ssment system to advance student evaluation

KICE strengthens teachers’ professional competencies for effective operation of the Standard-based Assessment system at each school, and improves the grading system for middle and high schools with the establishment of the advisory system.

❖ Operational support on Standard-based Assessment at each school by developing and distributing the operational manual and promotional material, and conducting the training program and workshop

❖ Study on the application measures of Standard-based Assessment at high school

Introduction and implementation of the ad-vanced assessment methods

In the information society, KICE introduces the internet-based assessment system and the latest theory of the educational evaluation in order to conduct basic research into improving student assessment.

❖ Application of the automatic content scoring program for short answer Korean items in large-scale assessments

❖ Study on the introduction plan for online formative assessment program

Selection of the talented individuals by stabilizing the national-level tests

KICE develops and prints the national-level tests related to education fairly and systematically.

❖ Developing and printing of middle school and high school entrance, and high school graduation certificate exam for self-study students (semiannually)

❖ Developing and printing of high school entrance exam (annually)

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Textbook


Research on the improvement of textbook policies and systems

KICE develops high quality textbooks, strengthens the competitiveness of school education, and conducts basic research into improving mid-and long-term textbook policies and systems.

❖ International comparative studies on textbook policies and systems

❖ Study on the authorization and quality publication of textbooks

❖ Study on the development and application of digital textbooks

Implementation of impartial textbook authorization

KICE implements impartial authorization processes strictly through the evaluation and administration of textbooks, and studies to improve the authorization system.

❖ Development of textbook standards and evaluation

❖ Operating the quality control systems for textbooks

❖ Authorization and approval of textbooks submitted by publishing companies

04Textbook

Research to publish effective textbooksImproving the quality of textbooks through research into textbook assessment standards and evaluation

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College Scholastic Ability Test


Stabilizing the CSAT through the development of valid and reliable test items.

KICE conducts annual and long-term research on test item development, test systems, and college admissions for the stable implementation of the CSAT.

❖ Research on test item development

❖ CSAT item development, scoring and reporting

❖ Research on the application and improvement of the item bank system

❖ Stable implementation of the CSAT of 2014

Normalizing public education through the analysis of CSAT results.

KICE makes solutions for residential and scholastic disparities in education through the analysis of CSAT results. In addition, KICE supports the establishment of educational policies based on empirical data by opening the CSAT data to stimulate research related to the CSAT at school, district, and national levels.

❖ Empirical research on the disparities in education.

❖ Empirical research on educational policies.

05College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)

CSAT Stabilization KICE provides systematic support for educational policy making through the research

into stable CSAT administration and the analysis of CSAT results.

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National English Ability Test


06National English Ability Test

A new paradigm for Korean English education

KICE supports innovative English education policies; conducts various research projects related to those policies; forms a social consensus for the improvement of English education; and runs expert and steering committees, and advisory bodies.

❖ Building a smart assessment system through development and implementation of the National English Ability Test

❖ Training the item developers of the National English Ability Test

❖ Training teachers for scoring of the National English Ability Test

❖ Improvement and administration of speaking and writing evaluation systems for school

❖ Building an IBT system for the National English Ability Test

❖ Statistical analysis and administration of the National English Ability Test

❖ Scoring the National English Ability Test and grade calculation

❖ Conducting the composition of test papers for the National English Ability Test and research into test equalization

❖ Conducting research into building an item pool for the National English Ability Test

❖ Supporting English education programs focusing on practical English

❖ Developing English teaching and learning materials for the smart education

❖ Building an industry-academia-institute network to improve school English education

National English Ability Test: a fundamental requirement for global competitiveness

Development and research for innovative English education to ensure international competitiveness

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KICE Research Group


Major Activities

Dialogue with the President - Sharing the current situation of KICE and discussion of current issues and research projects

Operating research communities by subject - Discussion of research projects related to subjects - Summarizing various demands within subjects - Summarizing recent research trends and issues

Major Outcomes

Publishing issue papers by subject - Publishing policy proposals of approximately ten pages on issues by subject since 2005

Carrying out basic and pending research projects by subject - Supporting selected basic and pending research projects by subject since 2008 to strengthen the responsibilities

of organizations through basic research, and research for the support of government policies

Objectives

Operation of the research community through the exchange of information and the strengthening of ties between similar subjects

Basic research on current issues by field, and policy proposals

Structure

Group for Curricula

Group for Educational Evaluation

Group for Teaching and Learning

Group for The Korean Language

Group for Moral Education

Group for Mathematics

Group for Social Studies

Group for Science

Group for Industrial and Technical Education

Group for Physical, Music, and Fine Art Education

Group for English Education

Group for Second Foreign Languages

KICE Research Group (Group by subject)

organization by subject

KICE builds the domain of educationFor the future of education, we see an infinity of possibilities


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