2016年11月29日 星期二
2016年11月22日 星期二
College entrance examination (ll) : Advanced Subjects Test(大學指定科目考試)
So, today let's talk about Advanced Subjects Test. Also, I will talk about some change of the college entrance examination in Taiwan.
First, AST is much more difficult than GSAT without doubt. Its scope include all you learn in senior high school, and you have less time to finish each subject (GSAT→Chinese:120 minutes, others:100 minutes; AST→80 minutes). Second, the scoring mode is hundred mark system(*1). Every point is very important even though it is just 0.1 point. One may can't enter the department he/she wants by 0.1 points. Last but not least, if one doesn't do well on it, he/she won't have second chance untill next year. Therefore, those attend AST are called "warriors."
I think most of us know that there is big change to GSAT from 107 academic year(*2). Now, the Chinese test is including choice questions and compositions, and you have to finish 15 multiple choices, 8 multiple selections, and 3 compositions in 120 minutes. However, since 107 academic year, you will have 80 minutes to finish choice questions and the other 80 minutes to finish 2 compositions.
It's new challenge for students. I don't know what will happen. Maybe we just wait and observe XDDD.
↑↑I choose this photo because he is my classmate in physics.
http://udn.com/news/story/9/2099592
*1:hundred mark system→百分制
*2:academic year→學年
2016年11月15日 星期二
College entrance examination (l): General Scholastic Ability Test (大學學科能力測驗)
Today I want to introduce one of the college entrance exam in Taiwan. In fact, there are two college entrance exams in Taiwan. One is "General Scholastic Ability Test(*1)," and the other one is "Advanced Subjects Test(*2)." I focus on the former, and I will talk about the latter next week.
General Scholastic Ability Test can be traced back to 1994. Before then, there was only one exam, which was called "Joint College Entrance Examination(*3) (abolished in 2002)." General Scholastic Ability Test takes place in every winter vacation, and it's usually before Chinese's New Year. Maybe in order to let students have a good year?
The advantage of it is that its scope(*4) doesn't include the lesson in senior, so it is easier to prepare. Also, its scoring mode is point sale. It uses the average of top 1% students score to decide the "級距(hard to translate)." So, you may get "15 point" even though you have some mistakes.
The most important, if one goes smoothly without a hitch during the General Scholastic Ability Test, he/she will have very long summer vacation, which is nearly five months!
*1:General Scholastic Ability Test→大學學科能力測驗
*2:Advanced Subjects Test→大學指定科目考試
*3:Joint College Entrance Examination→大學聯考
*4:scope→範圍
General Scholastic Ability Test can be traced back to 1994. Before then, there was only one exam, which was called "Joint College Entrance Examination(*3) (abolished in 2002)." General Scholastic Ability Test takes place in every winter vacation, and it's usually before Chinese's New Year. Maybe in order to let students have a good year?
The advantage of it is that its scope(*4) doesn't include the lesson in senior, so it is easier to prepare. Also, its scoring mode is point sale. It uses the average of top 1% students score to decide the "級距(hard to translate)." So, you may get "15 point" even though you have some mistakes.
The most important, if one goes smoothly without a hitch during the General Scholastic Ability Test, he/she will have very long summer vacation, which is nearly five months!
*1:General Scholastic Ability Test→大學學科能力測驗
*2:Advanced Subjects Test→大學指定科目考試
*3:Joint College Entrance Examination→大學聯考
*4:scope→範圍
2016年11月8日 星期二
Cram school
When you were junior high school student and senior high school student, what percentage of classmates in your class went to cram school after school? For me, it was 35% when I was junior high; more exaggerated, it was 85% when I was senior high.
So, why many students goes to cram school? I think the reason is "preparatory class(*1)." It means that when you graduated from elementary school, you go to learn the lessons of junior high school. Similarly, when you graduated from junior high school, you go to learn the lessons of senior high school. In that way, you will think that you lead the game right from beginning(*2). However, it means that you need to spend much time studying both in school and cram school.
Does the cram school help one to study well? Or it just causes counterproductive effect? Since I don't go to the cram school, I can't answer this question. What's your opinion?
*1:preparatory class→(n.)先修班
*2:lead the game right from beginning→贏在起跑點
So, why many students goes to cram school? I think the reason is "preparatory class(*1)." It means that when you graduated from elementary school, you go to learn the lessons of junior high school. Similarly, when you graduated from junior high school, you go to learn the lessons of senior high school. In that way, you will think that you lead the game right from beginning(*2). However, it means that you need to spend much time studying both in school and cram school.
(http://www.success.org.tw/images/about_cg-02-1.jpg)
Does the cram school help one to study well? Or it just causes counterproductive effect? Since I don't go to the cram school, I can't answer this question. What's your opinion?
*1:preparatory class→(n.)先修班
*2:lead the game right from beginning→贏在起跑點
2016年11月1日 星期二
Reward and Punish
"Well down!" "You are such a good child!" "What are you doing?" "Are you kidding me?",etc. Well, there are many examples that adults talked to us when we were young. No matter what are they, I want to talk today is "when would you listen then?"
When you got 100 or did the dishes, your teachers and your parents might extol(*1) you and maybe you would get some candy as prize. On the moment, you felt that you were living in the heaven. In order to get more compliment, you tried hard to perform well and tried to let others know that you were good.
On the contrary, when you got failed on the exam (or you got 99 by a stupid mistake) or drew on the wall by crayons, they might crew your head off(*2) and your pocket money would turn into air, which made you feel that you were in hell. For fear of being punishing again, you did you best to avoid making the same mistake.
By this two ways, you learned what you should do and what you shouldn't do. This is how education works.
*1:extol→(v.)稱讚
*2:crew one's head off 把...臭罵一頓
When you got 100 or did the dishes, your teachers and your parents might extol(*1) you and maybe you would get some candy as prize. On the moment, you felt that you were living in the heaven. In order to get more compliment, you tried hard to perform well and tried to let others know that you were good.
https://quotesgram.com/nice-compliment-quotes/
On the contrary, when you got failed on the exam (or you got 99 by a stupid mistake) or drew on the wall by crayons, they might crew your head off(*2) and your pocket money would turn into air, which made you feel that you were in hell. For fear of being punishing again, you did you best to avoid making the same mistake.
(http://www.wikihow.com/Punish-a-Child)
By this two ways, you learned what you should do and what you shouldn't do. This is how education works.
*1:extol→(v.)稱讚
*2:crew one's head off 把...臭罵一頓
2016年10月25日 星期二
Homework
Since someone left "I only hate homework. hahaha! so annoying." in my blog, so today I'm going to say something which we may also hate. ---"HOMEWORK."
Remember what I talked about last week? Test is a way to check whether we learn the knowledge or not; homework is a way to help us to review before the test coming. Now, just compare test and homework. Which one you hate much? I think your answer is "HOMEWORK."
I guess it because I hate homework more than test. It takes us much time finish the homework. Though each homework just need some time to do, we have a lot of homework. Finishing all of them becomes a tremendous amount of work(*1). In order to finish them, we lose time to do the thing we really want to do.
Remember what I talked about last week? Test is a way to check whether we learn the knowledge or not; homework is a way to help us to review before the test coming. Now, just compare test and homework. Which one you hate much? I think your answer is "HOMEWORK."
I guess it because I hate homework more than test. It takes us much time finish the homework. Though each homework just need some time to do, we have a lot of homework. Finishing all of them becomes a tremendous amount of work(*1). In order to finish them, we lose time to do the thing we really want to do.
So what is the benefit of homework? It helps us to know whether we are proficient at the subject. Therefore, we can make up (*2) for it before taking an exam. Be happy when you stay up doing your homework next time!
*1:a tremendous amount of work→(n.)浩大的工程
*2:make up 彌補
2016年10月18日 星期二
Test
In your imagination, what is the reason that urge you to study? If there was not homework, would you study after class? If there was not a quiz, would you keep studying?
I think that you may probably answer "No." However, it doesn't mean that you are passive(*1). It means that you know the more important reason why you should study. The motivation why we study shouldn't just want to "get a score" or "pass the exam." We study because we know that we need it and use knowledge to achieve the things we pursuing.
Maybe tests is a nightmare in our childhood, but I think it will be nostalgic(*2) in future. No tests means that we are not "children" anymore.
*1:passive →(adj.)消極的
*2:nostalgic→(adj.)令人懷念的
I think that you may probably answer "No." However, it doesn't mean that you are passive(*1). It means that you know the more important reason why you should study. The motivation why we study shouldn't just want to "get a score" or "pass the exam." We study because we know that we need it and use knowledge to achieve the things we pursuing.
Maybe tests is a nightmare in our childhood, but I think it will be nostalgic(*2) in future. No tests means that we are not "children" anymore.
*1:passive →(adj.)消極的
*2:nostalgic→(adj.)令人懷念的
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