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11th KAO (2011)

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The 11th KAO
 
1. The 1st Round (document based)
 
Registration Dates : Apr. 6(Wed)~May 6 (Fri), 2011 (online as well as postmark date)
 
Host : Korean Astronomical Society
 
Sponsors : Korean Astronomy and Space Science Institute,
                  Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science & Creativity,
                  Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
 
Categories & Participant Eligibility
   (up to 25% of the total number of students of each science high school can participate
     while up to 3% of total number of students of each middle school or each general high school   
     can participate)  
  • Middle School : students enrolled in the 2nd and 3rd grade of middle schools in Korea,

                                 and who were born before Dec. 31, 1998

  • High School : students enrolled in the 1st or 2nd grade of senior high schools in Korea

                 - General High school : including the autonomous private high schools

                - Science High school : including the high schools for science-gifted education

 
Documents to be submitted (online or by mail):
 
    - an application form with academic records section as well as activity records section
    - a self-introduction essay
    - an official school record including the transcript of the previous year
    - a school teacher`s recommendation letter with the school principal`s official seal
       (if the current school is different from the one the applicant attended in the previous year,
         the applicant should get another recommendation letter from a teacher at the previous school)
 
Format : Participants fill out the online application forms at the website, print out the completed essay and send it along with required (school records and recommendation letters) or supporting documents by post.
 
Results : 151 students (37 middle school students, 59 general high school studentss and 55 science high school students)are selected in aggregate with no individual awards.
 
 
2. The 2nd Round (oral-interview based)
 
Date/Time : Aug. 13(Sat), 2011 / 08:00~12:10, 12:30~17:00
 
Location : Seoul National University, Bldg. no. 43-1 (Multimedia Building)
 
Participant Eligibility : Among those selected from the 1st round, ones who have submitted homework assignment at least once qualify for the 2nd round.
 
Format : Contestants are given 4~5 multi-step questions for which they have 30 minutes to solve under proctored conditions and 10 minutes to explain the answers to two judges. (calculators are permitted) Judges make evaluations on the reasoning ability, problem-solving skills and creative potential of students.
 
Results : 62 students (26 from middle schools, 18 from general high schools and 18 from science high schools) are selected without any awards given individually.
These students are trained via homework assignments as well as a winter training camp where they have lectures, labs and night sky observing sessions, while staying together in a dorm for about 12 days.

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