Abstract

‘Korean history’ has become a compulsory subject in the College Scholastic Ability Test(CSAT) from 2017. At the same time, an absolute evaluation system was introduced. So how does the historical images sketched by questions about the Japanese imperialism era in CSAT come to change? This paper examines questions about the Japanese imperialism era in CSAT after 2004 to answer this question.BR By the three times of changes in History Curriculum, the number of questions about the Japanese imperialism era in CSAT has been reduced. And the format of question was simplified for the goal of ‘easy question’. So historical images which are presented in questions in CSAT were reduced. All three History Curricula are centered around the historical images of ‘domination and resistance’. However, the decline of the content in the History Curriculums has further enhanced the historical images of ‘domination and resistance’ in CAST questions. In relation to the ‘domination’, there were many questions about the society state in which a particular colonial rule was enforced. This is likely to overestimate the ruling power of society as a motive for social change. In relation to the ‘resistance’, questions about resistance showing the transition to modern society disappeared. Only are issues related to the March 1st Independence Movement and the Provisional Republic of Korean Government left.

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