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Daunting or Delightful Physics: life skills

My experience passing the Cambridge Advanced Exam

hroughout the years the
Tissue of taking one of the
Cambridge language exams
had always been in the back
of my head. The reason being
the amount of opportunities
it opens and the advantage
it provides in the university
application process.
t is really easy to read a as citizens.
Adrian Adrianov Nenkov Inewspaper and bump into So, how can we help our students
I had always put off the task an article that gives you developing these abilities? Well,
because of the scary nature of percentages about a survey. Science could help.
standardized testing. It all seemed Then we make up our mind Laboratory experiments are
a daunting path to take but and sometimes we draw an important component
actually this idea was far from conclusions based on what we of any Science. Students
truth. have read. need to learn how to gather
My English teachers played a big data, how to display them
role in dismantling the pile of Mrs Gazzola on a chart or on a graph and
excuses we all tend to create in However, do we know how how to extract relevant and
order not to do something. With it well and went through the come out. When we received these percentages have been reliable information. There is
the proper preparation I arrived speaking, writing, listening and them we felt relief and happiness calculated? Was the sample a fair lots of Maths and Information
at the test center with confidence. use of English smoothly. as they certified a C2 level in the representation of reality? Can we Technology behind this process,
During the year I had seen past The whole experience was much European Language Certification really trust what we read? Many which is not as trivial as it might
papers, done mock exams and better than expected. We had been Framework, the maximum level of decisions are taken based on seem, if we want our results
strengthened my weaknesses. properly trained and the people at language proficiency. statistical analysis, sometimes to be reliable. Bat and IB 1
At that point it was just a matter the venue were really friendly and Overall, and despite some even within companies, but students have been working
of proving those skills and willing to help you. After a few perfectly normal nerve wracking statistical analysis do not always in group in order to improve
knowledge. Together with a exams that felt completely familiar moments, it was delightful rather say the entire truth. Being these skills. They are not just
classmate that took the exam with and structured as expected we than daunting and provided me able to judge the validity of a learning some Physics, they are
me, we entered and began a five were out to enjoy summer and not only with a highly valued and conclusion is an important life also developing their critical
hour long test divided into various wait for the results. Those took recognized certification but with skill. It affects the decisions we thinking and becoming more
sections. We both relaxed, paced around a month and a half to more confidence for future tests. might take as professionals and objective.

Dos alumnes de l'EIC al programa Talent Jove

Alex Keyken i el Joel Cases, Catalunya, ja que és una amic, Joel Cases. Es tracta d’unes
L'alumnes de BAT 1 de l'EIC, universitat que ofereix moltes sessions de tres hores, en què
han estat acceptats al programa possibilitats d’estudi i recerca i ens ensenyen coneixements de
Talent Jove organitzat per la té diferents sectors o campus física i matemàtiques avançats.
Universitat Rovira i Virgili. El distribuïts per la regió del La prova d’accés va ser bastant
programa consisteix en una Camp de Tarragona, com ara a difícil, pel fet que el curs és gratuït
classe setmanal, que té lloc Tarragona o Reus, però també i les places són limitades. També
els dissabtes durant tot el curs perquè és una universitat vam haver de passar per una
acadèmic. El curs està destinat “activa” en el sentit que organitza curta entrevista, ja que la intenció
a estudiants de la província constantment projectes amb era seleccionar joves amb moltes
que estan interessats a millorar l’objectiu d’inspirar o alimentar la ganes d’assistir a les classes.
els seus coneixements en voluntat d’aprendre que es troba Després de la selecció, quan vam
enginyeria, matemàtiques o entre la joventut, com ara el curs anar a la primera classe ens vam
física. En aquest article, l'Alex EstiURV de química, al que vaig adonar que el nivell realment interessants. rànkings d'universitats més
ens explica la seva experiència assistir l’estiu passat. és elevat en el sentit que ens Fins ara ja he completat quatre reconeguts a nivell mundial
en aquest programa. Un altre exemple de projecte ensenyen moltes coses noves en sessions que m’han agradat molt i es troba entre les top 500
organitzat per la URV és el curs molt poc temps. A vegades, fins i estic impacient per saber el que universitats al món, un resultat
Alex Keyken Talent Jove al que assisteixo cada i tot, tenim dificultat per seguir ens ensenyaran durant resta del molt important per a una
La Universitat Rovira i Virgili dissabte pel matí, juntament el que ens expliquen. Tot i així, curs. universitat de només 15.000
gaudeix de cert prestigi a amb el meu company de classe i trobo que les classes són molt La URV està dins d'un dels estudiants i 25 anys de vida.