...College Admission Test (UPCAT) is just around the corner and you are surfing the Net, joining forums about THE test and looking for “special tips” for taking the examination, aren’t you? I see you. I cannot help but remember how chill I was on my exam day. It was not really because I was so confident that I knew everything the premier state university expected me to know. I think it was more because I did not even think I would make the cut. I did not get to attend any review class nor did I buy all the best and recommended UPCAT reviewers. As many UPCAT passers will tell you, it is not really about how much you have studied the summer before for the entrance exams but how much you have learned in school since Day 1. “UPCAT is not a day but a season. It started the day you realized you needed to work hard for your high school grades so it could help you ace the test. UPCAT … started when you began to hope to be an Iskolar ng Bayan,” says broadcast communication graduate Joseph Cataan. All you need for UPCAT are refreshers because, as they say, “you already know what you know.” I was also calm and cool about the whole thing because I was never pressured by my parents. On UPCAT day, my dad said, “Just do what you have to do.” And so I did. People will tell you that getting into UP is not the be-all and end-all but it pays to be assured that you did your part, from pre- to post-exam. Survival tips Here are a few tips from successful survivors of the UPCAT to get you on your...
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...VALID ONLY FOR UPCAT 2014 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS 1101 Diliman, Quezon City GENERAL INFORMATION BULLETIN ON FRESHMAN ADMISSION Academic Year 2014-2015 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES The University of the Philippines has eight constituent universities -UP Diliman (with an extension program in Pampanga), UP Baguio, UP Los Baños, UP Manila (with Schools of Health Sciences in Baler, Palo and Koronadal), UP Visayas (with campuses in Iloilo/Miagao and Tacloban), UP Cebu, UP Mindanao, and the Open University. The Diliman campus is the University’s flagship campus and offers the largest number of degree programs. Other campuses are known for specific areas of specialization. For example, UP Manila is the country’s Center of Excellence in the health sciences; UP Los Baños is a distinguished center of academic excellence in agriculture, forestry and related sciences in Asia; UP Visayas is noted for its program in fisheries which is recognized as one of the best in Asia; UP Baguio is noted for its Cordillera Studies program; and the UP Open University provides educational opportunities beyond the boundaries of a conventional university (i.e., through distance learning). As the premier State University, UP offers a wide range of degree programs. Some degree programs are offered in only one campus (e.g., BS Nursing, BA Filipino) while others are offered in two or more campuses (e.g., B Fine Arts, BS Statistics). Most of these require qualification through...
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...The review of related literature of this study identifies how fear and interest, together with the students’ study habits can affect their performance in various subject matters, specifically, mathematics. To begin this chapter, the researchers will define the variables involved in the study, namely, fear and its types, interest, study habits and mathematics. The researchers will also examine other research studies and articles that show how these variables are related. This chapter ends with the summary of literature review. Mathematics as defined yourdictionary.com, is ”the group of sciences (including arithmetic, geometry, algebra, calculus, etc. dealing with quantities, magnitudes, and forms and their relationships, attributes, etc., by the use of numbers and symbols.” Ernest (1989) mentioned that learning mathematics involves more than basic knowledge of facts, skills and procedures. He added that it has a crucial involvement of conceptual structures, the general strategies in solving problems, attitudes towards the subject and appreciation of mathematics. According to the latest Gallup youth survey conducted in 2004 (as cited by Saad, 2005), the subject that the teenagers find most difficult in school is mathematics. Thus, Saad(2005) said that it is not surprising how the subject has the lowest performance rate. The reasons were not mentioned, however, Stites (1993) said that people have the tendency to blame the educators of the poor performance...
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...low achievement scores of Filipino students. One reason is that students do not get adequate instructional time or time on task.” 3. International test results consistently show Filipino students lagging way behind practically everybody else in the world. In the 2008 mathematics exam, for example, we came in dead last. 4. “The congested curriculum partly explains the present state of education.” Twelve years of content are crammed into ten years. 5. “This quality of education is reflected in the inadequate preparation of high school graduates for the world of work or entrepreneurship or higher education.” If ten years were adequate, how come employers do not hire fresh high school graduates? How come most high school graduates flunk the UPCAT? 6. “Most graduates are too young to enter the labor force.” Since most children start Grade 1 when they are 6 years old, they do not reach the legal employable age of 18 when they graduate from high school today. 7. “The current system also reinforces the misperception that basic education is just a preparatory step for higher education.” Why prioritize the minority of high school graduates that go to college? 8. “The short duration of the basic education program also puts the millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), especially the professionals, and those who intend to study abroad, at a disadvantage. Our graduates are not automatically recognized as professionals abroad.” The best examples are our engineering graduates, who are...
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...Republic of the Philippines Region IV-A, CALABARZON Division of Quezon LUIS PALAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Tayabas, Quezon SCIENCE ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SY 2013 - 2014 Priorities | Objectives | Strategies /Activities | Time Frame |RESOURCES NEEDED | Sources of Fund | Expected Outcomes/ Output | Sustain- Ability | | | | | | Fund | Human | Materials | | | | |Students’ Performance has a gap of 22.81 % in PT(Reg.Class); 30.48% in AT; 33.87% in NAT from the National Standard which is 75%. MPS: SY 2012- 2013 PT :52.19 % (Reg. Class) ; 73.37% (SOS) AT: 44.52% (Reg. Class); 73.30% (SOS): NAT: 41.13% NCAE (Science) : Priorities Priorities Inadequate Teaching Materials and Science Equipment Priorities Teacher’s Instructional Competence Physical Facilities Development Priorities Parents Participation In School Activities Community Participation |Improve students’ performance by at least 5 % (Regular Class) and 10% (Science-oriented section) in a. Quarterly / Periodical Test (PT) b. School –based Achievement Test (AT) e. National Achievement Test (NAT) f. National College Assessment Examination...
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...[pic] Aguirre, Jedidiah Joel C. 55 Doña Feliza Subd. Brgy Paciano, Calamba City Mobile Number: 0926-7368277 Email Ad: jed_aguirre@yahoo.com Objectives To acquire an exciting and challenging job as Mathematics High School Tutor. Experiences 3rd Year High School : Quarterly Remedial Class Instructor in Mathematics 3 (Geometry) : Personal Tutorial Sessions for Mathematics 2 (Intermediate Algebra) 4th Year High School : Quarterly Remedial Class Instructor in Mathematics 4 (Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry) Summer, 2009 :Personal Tutorial Sessions for Math-UPCAT. 2nd Semester, 2010 :Literacy Training Service 2: Kalayaan Elementary School Grade 6 Mathematics Teacher 1st Semester, 2011 :Tutor in Princeton Academy, BelAir, Sta. Rosa, Laguna 2nd Semester, 2011 : Student-instructor in UPLB Math Division’s Think Tank Toe Achievements Elementary School : 3rd Place: Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd NCR Math Challenge Sectoral Level 10th Place: Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd NCR Math Challenge Regional Level Best in Math, Valedictorian High School : Best in Math (3rd Year and 4th Year), Best in Physics (4th year), 1st place, 2008 Math Masters, Meycauayan College. College 1st Semester, AY 08-09 : 4th Placer, UPLB Math Wizard College Scholar 2nd Semester, AY 08-09 : Participant, 36th Annual Nationwide Search For...
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...First PUPian experience As a first time in PUP you will ask me, “What is my embarrassing moment?” And I will answer it starting my story on March 11, 2015. It was the day our principal gave the results in UPCAT that makes me sad. On the other hand after classes I received a text message from my sister congratulating me for passing the PUPCET. From that day on, I was thinking when will I go there to enroll. Since I knew that I passed, I never opened the PUP website which is my mistake. It was April 25, 2015, when I’m surfing the net and accidentally opened the PUP website. That time I realized that my enrollment day had already passed, it supposed to be on April 20, but I remember that on that day I was in the hospital to visit my newly born nephew. Therefore my father accompanied me to PUP on April 27. When we get there the guard told us that parents are not allowed inside, which makes me worry because I’m afraid to talk to other person without the help of my father. On the first booth, the students there are arranging the credentials to its proper formation. When the student asks me, “Why are you late for your enrollment day?” And I just told him that the internet connection was not working so that I opened it late. While arranging my credentials he told me, “What course you want to take?” And I told him, “I wanted to take accountancy but I know that there is no slot available.” And he asks me, “What are your rank in your school?” I answered him, “I was the valedictorian of...
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...CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE The review of related literature of this study identifies how fear and interest, together with the students’ study habits can affect their performance in various subject matters, specifically, mathematics. To begin this chapter, the researchers will define the variables involved in the study, namely, fear and its types, interest, study habits and mathematics. The researchers will also examine other research studies and articles that show how these variables are related. This chapter ends with the summary of literature review. Mathematics as defined yourdictionary.com, is ”the group of sciences (including arithmetic, geometry, algebra, calculus, etc. dealing with quantities, magnitudes, and forms and their relationships, attributes, etc., by the use of numbers and symbols.” Ernest (1989) mentioned that learning mathematics involves more than basic knowledge of facts, skills and procedures. He added that it has a crucial involvement of conceptual structures, the general strategies in solving problems, attitudes towards the subject and appreciation of mathematics. According to the latest Gallup youth survey conducted in 2004 (as cited by Saad, 2005), the subject that the teenagers find most difficult in school is mathematics. Thus, Saad(2005) said that it is not surprising how the subject has the lowest performance rate. The reasons were not mentioned, however, Stites (1993) said that people...
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...SUCCESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Success isn’t just about accomplishment. It’s also about how the things we do in our lives motivate & inspire others to do something motivating & inspiring in theirs. It’s about helping people you come in contact with. It’s about making other people’s lives better for having been a part of it. It’s about making a positive difference, no matter how small. Success has a lot more to do with what isn’t immediately visible than it does with trophies, awards, wealth, or material things. Every person is thinking different about being prosperous in life and is defining success in another way, so there can´t exist a definition that is suitable for all. It is somewhat like how we mean success based on our own goal and objective. The bottom line is that we should know exactly how to define success in life. There should be an awareness of what success and accomplishment in general means. I define success as the opposite of failure, the status of having achieved and accomplished a goal or objective. Being successful means the achievement of desired visions and planned goals. To some and is more common success can be a certain social status that describes a prosperous person that could also have gained fame for its favorable outcome. The dictionary describes success as the following: “attaining wealth, prosperity and/or fame”. Other people define success as having luxurious cars and a huge mansion, whereas others consider a life full of joy and happiness...
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...PREFERENCE ON THE PROPOSED K+12 BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM “If you want to plan for a year, plant a tree; for a decade educate people.” It is an old maxim that talks about the importance of education where it plays a major role in the progress and welfare of a nation. Thus, every nation has a high regard in educating its people. According to Nelson Mandela, one of an African foremost statesman said that “education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” It is supported by one of the approaches of curriculum which is known as reconstructivism where the long term purpose of education is promoted. They are trained to be professionals in the future that in the end will reform the society. Everyone has the right to education as what the Universal Deceleration on Human Rights stated. It is supported by the 1987 Philippine Constitution Section 1 of Article XIV that announces that “the state shall protect and promote the right of all citizen to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.” This creates an avenue for the children to have quality education so that they will have a bright future and a better quality of life that most parents want to achieve and this will be beneficial and helpful to the nation itself. In the Philippine Journal (2006), Moises R. Tamandong cited different ingredients for quality education. He stated the following: 1.Curriculum which caters to the needs of the learners...
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...WORKING WHILE IN CLASS MAEVELYN Q. CALAPARDO Submitted to the COLLEGE OF MASS COMMUNICATION University of the Philippines Diliman In partial fulfillment of the requirements For the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Film and Audio-Visual Communication October 2011 WORKING WHILE IN CLASS by MAEVELYN DE QUIROZ CALAPARDO has been accepted for the degree of BA Film and Audio-Visual Communication by Professor Olivia L. Cantor and approved for the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication by Professor Roland B. Tolentino Dean, College of Mass Communication BIOGRAPHICAL DATA Name Maevelyn de Quiroz Calapardo 4 Toclong 1st - C Imus, Cavite Permanent Address Mobile Number Email Address 0927 412 1288 maevelyn018@yahoo.com Date and Place of Birth July 18, 1988 Mandaluyong City EDUCATION Secondary Level St. Emilene Academe Imus, Cavite Primary Level St. Emilene Academe Imus, Cavite WORK EXPERIENCE Associate Producer / Assistant Camera Person Sa Ilalim ng Tulay, Cinemaone Originals October 2011 Video Editor Talk, Understand, Care: Discipline Without Violence October 2011 Intern, Roadrunner Inc., May-June 2009 PASASALAMAT Ipinararating ang taos pusong pasasalamat sa lahat ng taong sumuporta at gumabay upang maisakatuparan ang proyektong ito. Pasasalamat sa aking mga magulang na sina Mobil at Leny Calapardo para sa pagmamahal at walang sawang pagtitiwala sa aking kakayahan. Sa aking mga kapatid...
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