Busan Education Office Uses AI to Enhance Students’ Practical Readiness for College Admissions Interviews

[Financial News] The Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education has added a wide range of new features to 'Jinhak PEN AI,' a public college admissions support platform, in line with changes to the college admissions system for the 2028 academic year. 
The education office announced on the 10th that it had added new features to Jinhak PEN AI for mock interviews and major and academic planning, and began full-scale services this month. 
The most notable change is the 'AI follow-up-question generation' feature. Previously, the platform generated expected questions based on students' school records. Now, AI analyzes students' answers in real time and presents follow-up questions. Students are expected to improve their practical interview skills by practicing repeatedly in a format similar to an actual in-depth interview. 
A feature for planning academic studies linked to students' intended majors has also been added. By connecting information on recommended courses under the 2022 revised curriculum with recommended course data for each university and department, the platform allows students to select a desired university and department and check the courses recommended for that major. It supports students in planning their studies with their career paths and intended majors in mind from the course-selection stage. 
The platform also includes a feature designed to prepare for changes to the school-record evaluation system. Beginning with college admissions for the 2028 academic year, the high school grading system will shift from a nine-grade scale to a five-grade scale. Students can therefore view their five-grade results converted to the former nine-grade scale and compare them with previously accumulated admissions data based on the nine-grade system when planning their college applications. 
On Yun-ju, director of the Academic Development Institute, said, "We will continue developing an AI-based college admissions support environment so that students can prepare for college admissions independently, without relying on private education, even as the admissions landscape changes."
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