[Lim Woong] The national exam’s real problem isn’t multiple choice

President Lee Jae Myung has reopened a debate that Korea has postponed for almost three decades. He has questioned whether the multiple-choice national college entrance exam educates students or harms them, and the National Education Commission is considering constructed-response and essay questions. The aim is sensible. In an age when artificial intelligence can select an answer or produce a polished first draft in seconds, schools should shift away from knowledge-based assessment and focus on