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Things to remember

1. Wear your I.D. at chest level at all times

2. Wear comfortable but decent clothes. No slippers inside the

classroom.

3. Turn your cell phones off or put it in silent mode.4. Our air conditioning are fully automated, ask for assistance

from the staff if its to warm or too cold.

5. Separate comfort room for males and females.

6. The review center reserve the right to expel problemstudents at any time.


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UNDERSTANDING THE REVIEW

PROCESS


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Part I : What is review?

Part II : Goals of criminology review.

Part III : Tools for review. Part IV : The board exams bank account.


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By: ATTY. ARTEMIO JAY G. TORREDESPartner, TLCM Law Firm

Academic Consultant, CMT Target

Dean, Criminology Department, UC Main Campus

Professor, UC Graduate School Department (MSCrim/MSCJS)

Former Corporate Attorney, MCIAA, DOTC

Former Airport Police Lieutenant, MCIAA, DOTC

Topnotcher (1st Place) Sept. 2002 PRC Criminology Board


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I. WHAT IS REVIEW?

A. REVIEW IS:

Not a substitute for four (4) years college.

Not a guarantee to pass.

Not to be taken lightly.


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I. WHAT IS REVIEW?

B. REVIEW IS:

A formal pre-board intervention program.

A learning experience (1. relearn same things,2. unlearn wrong things, and 3. learn newthings not learned in college).

A product of teamwork between reviewers

and reviewees.A tool designed to reinforce stock knowledge

and enhance student potential.


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What is meant by enhance?

To enhance means to increase or to maximize student

capabilities.

Students can maintain their college potentials. But merelymaintaining without improving is not an excellent sign of

preparation because a good review should be about

enhancing student capabilities.

Unfortunately, student potential may also be decreasedor

diminishedby poor review.


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Increased Capabilities:

Student Ordinary Capability

(Based on College)

Increased Capability

(After Good Review)

A Potential

Topnotcher

Potential

Top 1

B Potential

Passer

Potential

Topnotcher

C Potential

Failure

Potential

Passer


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Maintained Capabilities:


(Based on College)

Maintained Capability

(Average Review)

A Potential

Topnotcher

Potential

Topnotcher

B Potential

Passer

Potential

Passer

C Potential

Failure

Potential

Failure


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Reduced Capabilities:


(Based on College)

Decreased Capability

(After Poor Review)

A Potential

Topnotcher

Potential

Passer

B Potential

Passer

Potential

Failure

C Potential

Failure

Sure

Failure


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Now, assuming that a good student also had a

good or excellent review preparation, does it

guarantee that he or she will land on top?

The answer lies in the following demographics

based on October 2011 Board Exams:


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Topnotchers: 12 (0.06 %) ------------------------

Passers: 7,789 (43.74 %) ------------------

Flunkers: 10,015 (56.25 %) ------------

Total: 17, 804


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C. KINDS OF REVIEW:

Self review where a student undertakes to read on his own

using familiar materials such as textbooks, quizzers, etc.

Formal review where a student enroll either in a school

based or independent review center of his choice

Comprehensive or Mixed review this isformal review+ self

reviewwhere a student supplements the formal review

program by self studies, group discussions, etc. This is the best

kind of review.


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II. GOALS OF REVIEW:

1. To relearn criminology

2. To identify possible problem areas

3. To eliminate as many surprises as possible4. To teach us to be realistic


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1. TO RELEARN CRIMINOLOGY

If youre from Baguio and someone mentions Session, youwould know immediately that it is a length of street leadingfrom this point to that point. You know where you could findCaf Volante or Porta Vaga. In your mind you have a clearpicture of Session precisely because youve been there

before. Similarly, if youre from Cebu and someone mentionsColon, you could picture out where Gaisano Metro or UVare located. But to those who have never been to Baguio orCebu, the word Session or Colon sounds strange.

Review is just the same. Youve been through all the

criminology subjects before and are simply revisiting themonce more.


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2. TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE PROBLEM

AREAS

We all carry excess or inadequate intellectualbaggages.

Some students are implanted with too much

unnecessary information while some are giventoo little crucial knowledge.

This is called intellectual transference. Ithappens when professional incompetence or

academic inadequacies of teachers areabsorbed by their students.

This is one possible problem area.


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AREAS

Another important problem area to look into

can be found in the students.

Surprisingly, a large portion of those taking

the board examinations are strangers to their

own selves. They do not know their true

capabilities.


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AREAS

In fairness, not all board problems are

products of teacher neglect. Oftentimes, the

problem lies with the students. In Sun Tzus

know yourselfand know your enemy, notethat the self was mentioned ahead of the

enemy. How well do you know yourself?


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AREAS

Know yourself and know your enemy


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AREAS

Know yourself and know your enemy


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Because our GREATEST ENEMY is

OURSELVES:

If we dont study - we lose;

If we dont prepare - we face certain defeat;

If we dont sacrifice - we gain nothing


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Criminology Board Performance:

Board Exams NationalUC MainOverall

UC Main1st Takers

UC MainRe-takers

CMT TargetOverall

Apr. 2009 31.58% 28% 43% 15% 54.6%

Sept. 2009 35.68% 28% 39% 14% 52.26%

Apr. 2010 31.67% 26% 43% 18% 67.27%

Aug. 2010 35.33% 29.20% 47.83% 10% 55.65%

Apr. 2011 21.58% 20.20% 34.92% 9.36% 57.80%

Oct. 2011 43.74% 35.66% 56.45% 19.75% 72.72%

Mar. 2012 32.57% 35.40% 59.68% 26.22% 76.12%


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Criminology Board Performance:

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Apr. 2009 Sept. 2009 Apr. 2010 Aug. 2010 Apr. 2011 Oct. 2011 Mar. 2012

National

UC Overall

UC 1st Takers

UC Retakers

CMT Target


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3. TO ELIMINATE AS MANY SURPRISES AS

POSSIBLE

Some students prepare hard for the boardexaminations only to find out that their NSOBirth Certificates are defective.

There were also some who failed to set asidesufficient budget for board and lodging for theentire duration of the review financial

problems occurring at the most crucial lastweeks before the board significantly interfereswith their ability to focus.


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3. TO ELIMINATE AS MANY SURPRISES AS

POSSIBLE

There are also cases where students havebouts of fears, worries and anxieties daysbefore the actual exams. As a result, they lose

sleep and have to take the board poorlyrested.

Responsible review centers must guide theirstudents in order to prepare for thesepractical problems.


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4. TO TEACH US TO BE REALISTIC

Being realistic means knowing your situation

and doing positive things to improve it.


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When Gen. Douglas McArthur left for Australia, he knew that

winning the war would be difficult but not impossible. He

recognized the challenges ahead and sought to do something

about it - he knows the situation. He saw afighting chance to

succeed through smoke, despair and excitement.

In short, Gen. McArthur had a warrior mentality that spreads

throughout the men he leads. If he believed that the battle

was already lost and nothing could be done in order to

reverse the situation - that is not realistic but fatalistic.


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There lies another difference between

topnotchers and flunkers.

Most criminology students are fatalistic, very

few are realistic. I had students who would

say wala koy mahimo kung mao ra jud ako

kaya. They have surrendered already long

before the battle even started. If that is yourmindset, no one would ever want to go to war

with you.


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III. TOOLS FOR REVIEW:

1. Conventional Tools

2. Unconventional Tools


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Conventional Tools:

allowance

pens & pencils

papers & notebooks

handout & textbooks

quizzers & mockboard

review classes


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Unconventional Tools:

patience & perseverance

discipline & responsibility

inquisitiveness

teamanship

consistency


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Developing and Implementing a

REVIEW PLAN:

What are the subjects in Criminology and which one should

you finish first?

What materials are you going to use? Should you rely on

handouts only or include textbooks in your arsenal?

Should you read at random or should you follow a logical

progression?

Are you going to read in advance or attend the lecture first?

Will you go through quizzers early or later?


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Developing and Implementing a

REVIEW PLAN:

1. Get an overview of the ENTIRITY OF

CRIMINOLOGY

2. Know what resources available to you

3. Strategize your review


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Criminology Review


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Review Resources

1. 33.33% (1/3) Lectures & Discussions

2. 33.33% (1/3) Textbooks & Review Materials

3. 33.33% (1/3) Mock-board & Quizzers---------------

= 100.00%


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Implement a Logical Review Plan

In order to MAXIMIZE you potentials, you must

follow a Logical Review Sequence:

Logical review model/plan:

1. READ: 2. ATTEND: 3. TEST:

- Textbooks - Lectures - Mock Board

- Handouts - Group Studies - Quizzers

Any other review model/plan is not recommended


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IV. THE BOARD EXAMS BANK

ACCOUNT

Preparing for the board is like opening a bank account whereyou could make deposits or withdrawals.

Ideally, this intellectualbank account should be ajoint

account meaning both students and reviewers can makedeposits or withdrawals.

Unfortunately, some review centers dont actually add to theirstudents but do a lot of subtractions. So lets just focus onyour role as a reviewee. These are:


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ACCOUNT

DEPOSITS: WITHDRAWALS:

1. Attend classes 1. Dont attend

2. Listen carefully 2. Dont listen

3. Take notes 3. Dont take notes


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ACCOUNT

DEPOSITS: WITHDRAWALS:

4. Read criminology

books & materials

4. Dont read

5. Self assessment & selfevaluation thru quizzers

& mock board

5. Cheat by goingdirectly to answer keys

w/o analyzing thequestions

6. Group studies & groupdiscussions

6. Group tagay & grouplakwatsa


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ACCOUNT

The student must be able to make substantial

deposits and minimum withdrawals in his

academic bank account.

If there are more withdrawals than deposits,

intellectual bankruptcyis the result.


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Things to remember

1. Wear your I.D. at chest level at all times

2. Wear comfortable but decent clothes. No slippers inside the

classroom.

3. Turn your cell phones off or put it in silent mode.

4. Our air conditioning are fully automated, ask for assistance

from the staff if its to warm or too cold.

5. Separate comfort room for males and females.

6. The review center reserve the right to expel problemstudents at any time.


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Thank you very much!

May you have a fruitful review with

us here at CMT Target & CCC

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2. Orientation