College entrance exam planning: Start from elementary school.
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The #1 bestseller in the education category upon publication, "Entrance Exam Planning: Start in Elementary School"
Introducing an integrated college entrance exam without electives, a five-level relative evaluation system, etc.
The latest revised edition for the 2028 college entrance exam!
"Entrance Exam Planning, Start from Elementary School" has been revised to reflect entrance exam information for the 2028 college entrance exam.
This is already the fourth revision.
This book was written by author Jin Dong-seop, a Seoul National University admissions officer and recognized as Korea's top college entrance exam expert, who analyzed the latest college entrance exam trends and wrote useful information for elementary, middle, and high school parents and students preparing for college entrance exams, focusing on improving academic performance and college entrance.
Let's design a practical entrance exam strategy that fits the rapidly changing college entrance exam trends.
Through this book, readers will be able to learn useful information for the latest college entrance exams and a 'child-led study method' that does not require private education.
Introducing an integrated college entrance exam without electives, a five-level relative evaluation system, etc.
The latest revised edition for the 2028 college entrance exam!
"Entrance Exam Planning, Start from Elementary School" has been revised to reflect entrance exam information for the 2028 college entrance exam.
This is already the fourth revision.
This book was written by author Jin Dong-seop, a Seoul National University admissions officer and recognized as Korea's top college entrance exam expert, who analyzed the latest college entrance exam trends and wrote useful information for elementary, middle, and high school parents and students preparing for college entrance exams, focusing on improving academic performance and college entrance.
Let's design a practical entrance exam strategy that fits the rapidly changing college entrance exam trends.
Through this book, readers will be able to learn useful information for the latest college entrance exams and a 'child-led study method' that does not require private education.
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index
prolog.
You have to take my word for it 8
Publishing the 4th revised edition.
The High School Credit System: The Era of Choice and Responsibility Begins 18
Chapter 1.
The first step toward college entrance is to develop your study skills.
1 Now, the power of inquiry is key - 24
2 Books, Books, Books! The Basics of Studying: Reading - 36
3 Math Study Methods to Develop Mathematical Skills - 51
4 How to Learn to Challenge Yourself in the Free Semester System - 61
5. Second-Year Syndrome: The Key to College Entrance Exams: How to Communicate with Your Adolescent - 68
6 How to Instill Study Habits in a Child Who Doesn't Want to Sit at a Desk - 71
7 Secrets to Studying for the CSAT and School Report Cards - 86
Chapter 2.
You need to prepare for changes to the high school credit system and college admissions system.
1. Complete Understanding of the High School Credit System - 100
2 Preparing for the 2028 College Entrance Exam - 135
3 The IB Curriculum: "Education for Learning" - 156
4 The Basics of College Entrance Exam Preparation: CSAT vs.
Comprehensive Student Admissions - 166
Chapter 3.
A secret only admissions officers know
1 Understanding the Curriculum is Key to Success in College Entrance Exams - 182
2. The Secret of the Comprehensive Student Admissions Evaluation Criteria - 206
3 Special Evaluation Methods of Admissions Officers - 217
Chapter 4.
Ultimately, the key is the comprehensive student admissions process.
1. Clearing Up Misconceptions About College Entrance Exams - 222
2 I need to distinguish between the information I need - 226
3. Attitude comes first in studying - 230
4 You need to set real goals - 233
5 Interview Preparations - 238
6 Universities Select Based on Potential for Development - 243
7 Challenge, it will open - 246
8 Nothing is more important than learning concepts - 249
9 Colleges Want Students Who Study On Their Own - 253
80% of the comprehensive student admissions process is academic - 256
11. Comprehensive Student Admissions: Will a Higher Grade Point Average Benefit You? - 265
12 Failing a Test Won't Hold You Back - 270
13 The Importance of Self-Directed Academic Skills - 273
14 Misconceptions About Major Suitability - 277
15 Ultimately, it's all about schoolwork - 285
You have to take my word for it 8
Publishing the 4th revised edition.
The High School Credit System: The Era of Choice and Responsibility Begins 18
Chapter 1.
The first step toward college entrance is to develop your study skills.
1 Now, the power of inquiry is key - 24
2 Books, Books, Books! The Basics of Studying: Reading - 36
3 Math Study Methods to Develop Mathematical Skills - 51
4 How to Learn to Challenge Yourself in the Free Semester System - 61
5. Second-Year Syndrome: The Key to College Entrance Exams: How to Communicate with Your Adolescent - 68
6 How to Instill Study Habits in a Child Who Doesn't Want to Sit at a Desk - 71
7 Secrets to Studying for the CSAT and School Report Cards - 86
Chapter 2.
You need to prepare for changes to the high school credit system and college admissions system.
1. Complete Understanding of the High School Credit System - 100
2 Preparing for the 2028 College Entrance Exam - 135
3 The IB Curriculum: "Education for Learning" - 156
4 The Basics of College Entrance Exam Preparation: CSAT vs.
Comprehensive Student Admissions - 166
Chapter 3.
A secret only admissions officers know
1 Understanding the Curriculum is Key to Success in College Entrance Exams - 182
2. The Secret of the Comprehensive Student Admissions Evaluation Criteria - 206
3 Special Evaluation Methods of Admissions Officers - 217
Chapter 4.
Ultimately, the key is the comprehensive student admissions process.
1. Clearing Up Misconceptions About College Entrance Exams - 222
2 I need to distinguish between the information I need - 226
3. Attitude comes first in studying - 230
4 You need to set real goals - 233
5 Interview Preparations - 238
6 Universities Select Based on Potential for Development - 243
7 Challenge, it will open - 246
8 Nothing is more important than learning concepts - 249
9 Colleges Want Students Who Study On Their Own - 253
80% of the comprehensive student admissions process is academic - 256
11. Comprehensive Student Admissions: Will a Higher Grade Point Average Benefit You? - 265
12 Failing a Test Won't Hold You Back - 270
13 The Importance of Self-Directed Academic Skills - 273
14 Misconceptions About Major Suitability - 277
15 Ultimately, it's all about schoolwork - 285
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Into the book
To summarize, the answer to “What is learning?” is “Learning is inquiry.”
Learning is inquiry-based.
Before the exploration, broad basic skills are developed and a spirit of challenge is fostered. After the exploration, activities such as discussion, presentation, and report writing follow, and this is followed by 'reflection.'
Reflection is a learning activity that involves checking one's learning status after completing the current stage of study and establishing a direction for future study.
In college entrance exams, evaluations centered on the quality and quantity of research activities take up the greatest weight.
--- p.31, 「1.
From "The power of inquiry is now the key"
Many people ask, "Is reading important in the comprehensive student record evaluation? How much weight is given to the reading activities recorded on the student record?"
The answer to this is, “It really is important.”
The university says that the student record naturally accounts for the largest portion of the selection factors in the comprehensive student record selection process, and that academic ability accounts for a large portion of that.
What is important to note here is that the focus is on academic 'ability' rather than academic 'grades'.
If academic ability and academic performance were consistent, there would be no reason to distinguish between the two, but that is not the reality.
--- p.43~44, 「2.
Books, books, books! From "The Basics of Study: Reading"
The habit of organizing notebooks from the upper grades of elementary school continues into middle school.
That's why it's important to develop habits during elementary school.
You should check the status of notebook organization and also give praise.
It's best to have a school teacher do the testing, but if not, it's also helpful for parents to do it themselves.
--- p.
78, 「6.
From "How to help a child who doesn't want to sit at the desk develop study habits"
The 2028 college entrance exam is the entrance exam that students who will enter high school in the 2025 school year will take.
The 5-grade grading system will be applied starting from the 2025 school year when students enter high school.
The Ministry of Education's 2019 measure to maintain a 40% on-time enrollment rate will remain in effect.
Going forward, major universities will maintain a weighting of 10% for school-recommended academic performance, 40% for comprehensive performance, 10% for essay and special talent performance, and 40% for regular admission.
--- p.148, 「2.
From “Preparing for College Entrance Exams in 2028”
While universities prepare students to become the next generation of scholars through their studies, they also serve as a place for vocational training.
Regardless of what role a university plays, it fundamentally seeks to select students who have the foundation for study and are good students with character.
However, ‘goodness’ here does not mean always listening well like a mama’s boy.
Being good at studying doesn't simply mean preferring students with high scores.
A good student is one who cooperates, communicates, shares, and is considerate, and a good student is one who has problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills.
--- p.189~190, 「1.
From “You need to understand the curriculum to see the entrance exam”
We often hear that the comprehensive student admissions process is advantageous to students with improved grades.
However, if I had to choose between a student who has always been good at studying and a student who has improved his grades, the student who has always been good at studying would be chosen.
I think it's true to some extent that students who improve their grades will have an advantage over students who drop in grades.
As you advance in grade level, the content of your studies becomes more difficult, but if you become good at difficult subjects, you will receive better evaluations than students who got lower grades because they were difficult.
Learning is inquiry-based.
Before the exploration, broad basic skills are developed and a spirit of challenge is fostered. After the exploration, activities such as discussion, presentation, and report writing follow, and this is followed by 'reflection.'
Reflection is a learning activity that involves checking one's learning status after completing the current stage of study and establishing a direction for future study.
In college entrance exams, evaluations centered on the quality and quantity of research activities take up the greatest weight.
--- p.31, 「1.
From "The power of inquiry is now the key"
Many people ask, "Is reading important in the comprehensive student record evaluation? How much weight is given to the reading activities recorded on the student record?"
The answer to this is, “It really is important.”
The university says that the student record naturally accounts for the largest portion of the selection factors in the comprehensive student record selection process, and that academic ability accounts for a large portion of that.
What is important to note here is that the focus is on academic 'ability' rather than academic 'grades'.
If academic ability and academic performance were consistent, there would be no reason to distinguish between the two, but that is not the reality.
--- p.43~44, 「2.
Books, books, books! From "The Basics of Study: Reading"
The habit of organizing notebooks from the upper grades of elementary school continues into middle school.
That's why it's important to develop habits during elementary school.
You should check the status of notebook organization and also give praise.
It's best to have a school teacher do the testing, but if not, it's also helpful for parents to do it themselves.
--- p.
78, 「6.
From "How to help a child who doesn't want to sit at the desk develop study habits"
The 2028 college entrance exam is the entrance exam that students who will enter high school in the 2025 school year will take.
The 5-grade grading system will be applied starting from the 2025 school year when students enter high school.
The Ministry of Education's 2019 measure to maintain a 40% on-time enrollment rate will remain in effect.
Going forward, major universities will maintain a weighting of 10% for school-recommended academic performance, 40% for comprehensive performance, 10% for essay and special talent performance, and 40% for regular admission.
--- p.148, 「2.
From “Preparing for College Entrance Exams in 2028”
While universities prepare students to become the next generation of scholars through their studies, they also serve as a place for vocational training.
Regardless of what role a university plays, it fundamentally seeks to select students who have the foundation for study and are good students with character.
However, ‘goodness’ here does not mean always listening well like a mama’s boy.
Being good at studying doesn't simply mean preferring students with high scores.
A good student is one who cooperates, communicates, shares, and is considerate, and a good student is one who has problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills.
--- p.189~190, 「1.
From “You need to understand the curriculum to see the entrance exam”
We often hear that the comprehensive student admissions process is advantageous to students with improved grades.
However, if I had to choose between a student who has always been good at studying and a student who has improved his grades, the student who has always been good at studying would be chosen.
I think it's true to some extent that students who improve their grades will have an advantage over students who drop in grades.
As you advance in grade level, the content of your studies becomes more difficult, but if you become good at difficult subjects, you will receive better evaluations than students who got lower grades because they were difficult.
--- p.265, 「11.
"Is it beneficial to improve your academic performance in the comprehensive student admissions process?"
"Is it beneficial to improve your academic performance in the comprehensive student admissions process?"
Publisher's Review
Admissions Officer at Seoul National University, Panelist on MBC's "Studying is Money?"
JTBC's "SKY Castle" reveals the real-life model Kim Joo-young's college entrance exam tips!
The real-life model for Kim Joo-young from the JTBC drama "SKY Castle," which sparked the "Tssangnim" craze, a panelist on MBC's "Studying Money?", and a former Seoul National University admissions officer! Korea's undisputed top college entrance exam expert, Jin Dong-seop, has set out to help you understand the complexities of college entrance exams at a glance.
This book outlines the broad outline of college admissions confirmed through the 2028 school year and provides crucial information that determines the success or failure of admissions. It is a must-read for all parents of elementary, middle, and high school students, from current first-year elementary school students to those preparing for college admissions next year.
This book, which generously shares the information of education expert Jin Dong-seop, is known as “Our Children’s Education Consulting in One Book.”
Although it would cost millions of won to receive college entrance exam consulting from the "Tswaengnim" in the drama, he has included in this book his know-how on customized college entrance exam study methods for Korean students and parents who are suffering from unnecessary pre-learning and private education.
Through this book, readers will be able to obtain the best entrance exam secrets for entering a top university with appropriate effort without overdoing it.
The college entrance exam system will continue to change in the future.
What do you need to know and how do you prepare?
This book reflects the latest college entrance exam reform plan and guides students and parents to proactively design their own entrance exams.
Starting with the 2028 CSAT, the Korean language, mathematics, social studies and science exploration, and career exploration areas will all be changed to common subjects without electives, and Calculus II and Geometry will be excluded from the CSAT scope.
Additionally, starting from the 2025 school year, the internal grades will be changed to a 5-grade system that combines achievement evaluation and relative evaluation, and the 1st grade standard will be expanded from the top 4% to the top 10%.
The scope of change is large, with career choice subjects also being subject to relative evaluation.
These changes suggest a shift away from textbook-centered, memorization-based learning toward a focus on inquiry-based class participation and self-directed learning capabilities.
This book clearly presents how to respond to these policy changes and how to respond to regular and special admissions based on course completion strategies and academic competency.
The educational environment our children will experience is clearly different from the college entrance exam system, liberal arts program, and high school credit system our parents' generation experienced.
You need to know how things have changed and what is different so you can study and prepare accordingly.
Through this book, Professor Jin Dong-seop explains to parents the unfamiliar and difficult college entrance exam process in a way that they can understand at a glance.
It provides a broad overview of the college entrance exam process, starting with this year's, and for the next 10 years, and offers crucial study methods and top-notch information that will determine the success or failure of the exam.
Readers can learn appropriate learning and teaching methods through accurate explanations and analyses of the changing college entrance exams.
College entrance exam, school type, student record, personal statement, school report card
A roadmap for customized study methods for the Korean college entrance exam
The direction of education is changing from simple learning focused on memorization to learning that emphasizes understanding and problem-solving skills.
Developing the appropriate skills is essential to success in the college entrance exam.
This ability is never developed overnight.
If you enter high school and try to lay the foundation, it's already too late.
It must be nurtured step by step starting from elementary school.
This is why the 5th grade of elementary school is said to be the 'golden time' for college entrance exams.
Teacher Jin Dong-seop advises that parents should focus on their children's 'academic abilities' above all else.
Why "capability" rather than academic "grades"? Because universities want to select students with sufficient "capability" to study independently.
The author provides guidance on how to develop children's true academic abilities, from how to instill study habits in children who lack them to how parents can provide appropriate motivation to their children.
The newly added "Exploratory Power is Now Key" provides a realistic look at how inquiry-based learning, which goes beyond textbook memorization, can enhance college entrance competitiveness.
The key to college entrance is the ‘comprehensive student selection process’.
The key is ‘process-centered assessment’ based on class participation and inquiry activities.
Seoul National University admissions officers reveal the school type evaluation method and preparation methods!
At the end of 2019, the Ministry of Education announced that it would increase the proportion of regular admissions to over 40%.
If you only look at the superficial content, you might misunderstand that the number of regular students will increase rapidly.
However, it should be remembered that even with the adjustment, 60% of the selected personnel are still from the rolling admissions.
In particular, the key to the regular admission process is the ‘comprehensive student selection process.’
This is because it accounts for the largest proportion of the regular admissions process at major universities in Seoul and the metropolitan area.
This trend will continue in the recently announced college entrance system reform for the 2028 school year.
Major universities in Seoul, including Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea University, and Hanyang University, also reflect students' course completion status, achievement, and career suitability as evaluation factors in their regular admissions, and more universities plan to introduce this in the future.
Ultimately, even if you prepare for the regular admissions process, the basics of high school education remain the same: faithfully completing high school classes, choosing subjects that fit your career path, and engaging in inquiry-based learning.
It is important to keep in mind that preparing for regular admissions while neglecting schoolwork can actually be disadvantageous in the entrance exam.
However, school types still feel unfamiliar and complicated to parents.
So, I wonder what criteria admissions officers use to evaluate students.
The author, who served as an admissions officer at Seoul National University, clearly explains the admissions officers' evaluation methods and the students they prefer.
This book provides an easy-to-understand explanation of how to prepare for the school year and what abilities children should possess to receive a good evaluation in the latest college entrance exams, which connect career paths, academics, and college admissions.
JTBC's "SKY Castle" reveals the real-life model Kim Joo-young's college entrance exam tips!
The real-life model for Kim Joo-young from the JTBC drama "SKY Castle," which sparked the "Tssangnim" craze, a panelist on MBC's "Studying Money?", and a former Seoul National University admissions officer! Korea's undisputed top college entrance exam expert, Jin Dong-seop, has set out to help you understand the complexities of college entrance exams at a glance.
This book outlines the broad outline of college admissions confirmed through the 2028 school year and provides crucial information that determines the success or failure of admissions. It is a must-read for all parents of elementary, middle, and high school students, from current first-year elementary school students to those preparing for college admissions next year.
This book, which generously shares the information of education expert Jin Dong-seop, is known as “Our Children’s Education Consulting in One Book.”
Although it would cost millions of won to receive college entrance exam consulting from the "Tswaengnim" in the drama, he has included in this book his know-how on customized college entrance exam study methods for Korean students and parents who are suffering from unnecessary pre-learning and private education.
Through this book, readers will be able to obtain the best entrance exam secrets for entering a top university with appropriate effort without overdoing it.
The college entrance exam system will continue to change in the future.
What do you need to know and how do you prepare?
This book reflects the latest college entrance exam reform plan and guides students and parents to proactively design their own entrance exams.
Starting with the 2028 CSAT, the Korean language, mathematics, social studies and science exploration, and career exploration areas will all be changed to common subjects without electives, and Calculus II and Geometry will be excluded from the CSAT scope.
Additionally, starting from the 2025 school year, the internal grades will be changed to a 5-grade system that combines achievement evaluation and relative evaluation, and the 1st grade standard will be expanded from the top 4% to the top 10%.
The scope of change is large, with career choice subjects also being subject to relative evaluation.
These changes suggest a shift away from textbook-centered, memorization-based learning toward a focus on inquiry-based class participation and self-directed learning capabilities.
This book clearly presents how to respond to these policy changes and how to respond to regular and special admissions based on course completion strategies and academic competency.
The educational environment our children will experience is clearly different from the college entrance exam system, liberal arts program, and high school credit system our parents' generation experienced.
You need to know how things have changed and what is different so you can study and prepare accordingly.
Through this book, Professor Jin Dong-seop explains to parents the unfamiliar and difficult college entrance exam process in a way that they can understand at a glance.
It provides a broad overview of the college entrance exam process, starting with this year's, and for the next 10 years, and offers crucial study methods and top-notch information that will determine the success or failure of the exam.
Readers can learn appropriate learning and teaching methods through accurate explanations and analyses of the changing college entrance exams.
College entrance exam, school type, student record, personal statement, school report card
A roadmap for customized study methods for the Korean college entrance exam
The direction of education is changing from simple learning focused on memorization to learning that emphasizes understanding and problem-solving skills.
Developing the appropriate skills is essential to success in the college entrance exam.
This ability is never developed overnight.
If you enter high school and try to lay the foundation, it's already too late.
It must be nurtured step by step starting from elementary school.
This is why the 5th grade of elementary school is said to be the 'golden time' for college entrance exams.
Teacher Jin Dong-seop advises that parents should focus on their children's 'academic abilities' above all else.
Why "capability" rather than academic "grades"? Because universities want to select students with sufficient "capability" to study independently.
The author provides guidance on how to develop children's true academic abilities, from how to instill study habits in children who lack them to how parents can provide appropriate motivation to their children.
The newly added "Exploratory Power is Now Key" provides a realistic look at how inquiry-based learning, which goes beyond textbook memorization, can enhance college entrance competitiveness.
The key to college entrance is the ‘comprehensive student selection process’.
The key is ‘process-centered assessment’ based on class participation and inquiry activities.
Seoul National University admissions officers reveal the school type evaluation method and preparation methods!
At the end of 2019, the Ministry of Education announced that it would increase the proportion of regular admissions to over 40%.
If you only look at the superficial content, you might misunderstand that the number of regular students will increase rapidly.
However, it should be remembered that even with the adjustment, 60% of the selected personnel are still from the rolling admissions.
In particular, the key to the regular admission process is the ‘comprehensive student selection process.’
This is because it accounts for the largest proportion of the regular admissions process at major universities in Seoul and the metropolitan area.
This trend will continue in the recently announced college entrance system reform for the 2028 school year.
Major universities in Seoul, including Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea University, and Hanyang University, also reflect students' course completion status, achievement, and career suitability as evaluation factors in their regular admissions, and more universities plan to introduce this in the future.
Ultimately, even if you prepare for the regular admissions process, the basics of high school education remain the same: faithfully completing high school classes, choosing subjects that fit your career path, and engaging in inquiry-based learning.
It is important to keep in mind that preparing for regular admissions while neglecting schoolwork can actually be disadvantageous in the entrance exam.
However, school types still feel unfamiliar and complicated to parents.
So, I wonder what criteria admissions officers use to evaluate students.
The author, who served as an admissions officer at Seoul National University, clearly explains the admissions officers' evaluation methods and the students they prefer.
This book provides an easy-to-understand explanation of how to prepare for the school year and what abilities children should possess to receive a good evaluation in the latest college entrance exams, which connect career paths, academics, and college admissions.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: June 11, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 288 pages | 152*223*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791194634324
- ISBN10: 119463432X
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