[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] The court has decided to postpone the determination of the correct answer for the 'Science Inquiry Area Biology II Question Error Controversy' one day before the announcement of the 2022 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) scores. As a result, the notification of scores for Biology II test takers is expected to be delayed.
On the afternoon of the 9th, the Administrative Division 6 of the Seoul Administrative Court (Chief Judge Lee Jooyoung) made this decision in a provisional injunction case filed by 92 Biology II test takers and their parents against the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) to suspend the execution of the decision on the correct answer. A suspension of execution is a decision to temporarily halt the execution or effect of an administrative disposition when it is recognized that irreparable damage may occur due to the disposition.
The court stated, "The decision by KICE on November 29 to designate option 5 as the correct answer for question 20 of Biology II will be suspended until the main lawsuit ruling is delivered." The first hearing for the main lawsuit will be held on the 10th at the same court.
At the closed hearing for the provisional injunction held the previous day, about 30 students and parents listed as applicants attended the courtroom to observe the hearing. Shin Dongwook (18) told reporters after the hearing, "I did not realize the question was erroneous and spent over 10 minutes calculating on one question, which resulted in having to guess on three questions. This situation is very unfair."
The legal representative for the applicants emphasized, "Students were taught to exclude answers if the number of negative individuals appeared. This logic was also present in the 2015 CSAT questions. The students could not solve the problem because there was no correct answer."
Earlier, on the 2nd, examinees filed the main lawsuit demanding the cancellation of KICE's correct answer decision, claiming there was an error in question 20 of Biology II.
Meanwhile, KICE concluded on the 29th of last month that there was "no issue" with the question. They stated, "Even if the conditions of this question are incomplete, its validity as an evaluation question to distinguish academic achievement levels is maintained."
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