Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said he proposed step-by-step expansion as a way to introduce a criterion-referenced evaluation system for the 2021 college entrance exam. Such system would give students a list of academic benchmarks to achieve rather than put them in competition with each other.
 
Lee made the comment Thursday after he chaired a meeting that discussed ways to overhaul the nation’s university entrance exam.
 
The Moon Jae-in government had initially vowed to simplify college entrance evaluations and finalize ways to revamp the 2021 college entrance exam before the end of this month.
 
The Education Ministry is aiming to come up with the final reform plan and announce it at the end of this month after collecting public opinions.