Abstract

The interview as a part of college admission procedure has not been fully developed, although it is adopted in almost of the colleges in Korea. They are forced to administer the interview although they are not prepared with systems of professional quality. It is not surprising that school authorities have somewhat resentment and they argue for abolishing the interview system in the admission procedure. However, we need to develop interview practices to collect relevant information for the applicants that cannot be covered in the scholastic aptitude test, school record of student life, and essay exam. The criteria of selecting students are now being diversified, which require a development of procedures to measure their qualification. We present an integrated view on the functions of interview and discuss the technical issues of admission interview in Korea. Functions of interview are presented as it serves primary purposes and future-oriented purposes. Also technical aspects of measurement domain, different interview methods, and combining scores are discussed.