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Fig. IV-1 Changes in the Educational Media of KNOU
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D. Evaluation System of KNOU
○KNOU is a four-year university providing higher education that confers regular
bachelor’s degrees equivalent to those given by traditional universities. The number
of new students reaches 70,000 each year, and students are not required to take
the national qualification test such as the National Scholastic Achievement
Examination as required by traditional universities. KNOU is relatively open with
regard to entrance requirements compared to traditional universities. This serves
the purpose of providing a neglected segment of the population the opportunity
to receive higher education, yet it can also cause deterioration in the quality of
higher education. KNOU is maintaining a graduation rate of around 27% through
its comprehensive academic affairs management. This is the opposite situation of
Korean university culture where admission is difficult but graduation is virtually
assured for most students. This unique feature of KNOU has been recognized by
society as a means of managing higher education quality.
○The evaluation system of KNOU was developed through the two-year college phase
(1972-1983) and the four-year university phase (1992-present). The student achievement
evaluation system for each subject is divided into an evaluation conducted
during the middle of the term (offline examination, substitute examination for off-
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