KSIF Implements the World's First Multi-stage
Adaptive Korean Language Assessment

> Internet-based multi-stage adaptive testing system that adjusts difficulty automatically based on the test taker's level

> Conducted at five locations worldwide on September 7, with over 300 participants

The King Sejong Institute Foundation (hereafter referred to as the KSIF) conducted ‘the first Sejong Korean Language Assessment Multi-stage Adaptive Test (iSKA)’ on September 7 at five Korean language education institutions in Vietnam, Lithuania, Hong Kong, and other locations.*
*KSI Center Vietnam, Vilnius University in Lithuania, HSK SPACE in Hong Kong, KSI Taichung, and KSI Ho Chi Minh5
 

‘The Sejong Korean Language Assessment Multi-stage Adaptive Test (iSKA)’ is the first of its kind in the world within the field of Korean language education, where the difficulty level of the questions is automatically adjusted based on the test taker's proficiency. The internet-based test is designed in three stages. In the first stage, participants are presented with 10 intermediate-level questions to gauge their Korean language ability. From the second stage onward, the questions become either easier or more difficult, depending on each participant’s proficiency level, and the assessment proceeds accordingly.
 

The iSKA assesses Korean language communication skills comprehensively across four areas: listening, reading, writing, and speaking, through a total of 72 questions over 120 minutes. Compared to the previous Sejong Korean Assessment (SKA), the iSKA has 41 fewer questions and is 50 minutes shorter, enhancing convenience for test takers.
 

The results of ‘the first Sejong Korean Language Assessment Multi-stage Adaptive Test (iSKA)’, which had over 300 participants, will be announced on October 4 via the Sejong Korean Assessment website (https://ska.ksif.or.kr) and will be valid for two years. Detailed information about both the SKA and the iSKA is available on the website, where users can also experience the actual test through the “Practice Test” feature.
 

President Lee Hai-young of the KSIF shared, “After starting development in 2022 and going through multiple preparations such as trial tests, we are delighted to be the first in the world to officially implement the iSKA.” She further expressed, “KSIF will continue to manage the iSKA, allowing Korean learners worldwide to objectively assess their Korean language proficiency, and we plan to gradually expand the scale of the test.”