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 problem students at any time.

UNDERSTANDING THE REVIEW PROCESS

Part I Part II Part III Part IV

: What is review? : Goals of criminology review. : Tools for review. : The board exams bank account.

By: ATTY. ARTEMIO JAY G. TORREDES

Partner, 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

I. WHAT IS REVIEW?
Look before you jump. Know what you are getting into before you invest on something. Review is costly and time consuming so whenever possible avoid repeating it again and again and again. In order to fully understand the concept behind reviews, it helps to know what is not a review first.

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.

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 new things not learned in college). A product of teamwork between reviewers and reviewees. A tool designed to reinforce stock knowledge and enhance student potential.

What is meant by enhance?

To enhance means to increase or to maximize student capabilities. Students can maintain their college potentials. But merely maintaining 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 decreased or diminished by poor review.

Increased Capabilities:
Student Ordinary Capability (Based on College) A Potential Topnotcher Potential Passer Potential Failure Increased Capability (After Good Review) Potential Top 1 Potential Topnotcher Potential Passer

Maintained Capabilities:
Student Ordinary Capability (Based on College) A Potential Topnotcher Potential Passer Potential Failure Maintained Capability (Average Review) Potential Topnotcher Potential Passer Potential Failure

Reduced Capabilities:
Student Ordinary Capability (Based on College) A Potential Topnotcher Potential Passer Potential Failure Decreased Capability (After Poor Review) Potential Passer Potential Failure Sure Failure

 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:

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

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

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

Total: 17, 804

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 is formal review + self review where a student supplements the formal review program by self studies, group discussions, etc. This is the best kind of review.

II. GOALS OF REVIEW:

1. 2. 3. 4. To relearn criminology To identify possible problem areas To eliminate as many surprises as possible To teach us to be realistic

1. TO RELEARN CRIMINOLOGY
If youre from Baguio and someone mentions Session, you would know immediately that it is a length of street leading from this point to that point. You know where you could find Caf Volante or Porta Vaga. In your mind you have a clear picture of Session precisely because youve been there before. Similarly, if youre from Cebu and someone mentions Colon, you could picture out where Gaisano Metro or UV are located. But to those who have never been to Baguio or Cebu, the word Session or Colon sounds strange. Review is just the same. Youve been through all the criminology subjects before and are simply revisiting them once more.

2. TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREAS

We all carry excess or inadequate intellectual baggages. Some students are implanted with too much unnecessary information while some are given too little crucial knowledge. This is called intellectual transference. It happens when professional incompetence or academic inadequacies of teachers are absorbed by their students. This is one possible problem area.

2. TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE PROBLEM 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.

2. TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREAS

In fairness, not all board problems are products of teacher neglect. Oftentimes, the problem lies with the students. In Sun Tzus know yourself and know your enemy, note that the self was mentioned ahead of the enemy. How well do you know yourself?

2. TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREAS

Know yourself and know your enemy

2. TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREAS

Know yourself and know your enemy

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

Criminology Board Performance:

Board Exams Apr. 2009 Sept. 2009 Apr. 2010 Aug. 2010 Apr. 2011 Oct. 2011 Mar. 2012 National 31.58% 35.68% 31.67% 35.33% 21.58% 43.74% 32.57% UC Main Overall 28% 28% 26% 29.20% 20.20% 35.66% 35.40% UC Main 1st Takers 43% 39% 43% 47.83% 34.92% 56.45% 59.68% UC Main Re-takers 15% 14% 18% 10% 9.36% 19.75% 26.22% CMT Target Overall 54.6% 52.26% 67.27% 55.65% 57.80% 72.72% 76.12%

Criminology Board Performance:

80

National UC Overall UC 1st Takers UC Retakers

70 60 50 40 30 20

CMT Target

10 0 Apr. 2009 Sept. 2009 Apr. 2010 Aug. 2010 Apr. 2011 Oct. 2011 Mar. 2012

3. TO ELIMINATE AS MANY SURPRISES AS POSSIBLE

Some students prepare hard for the board examinations only to find out that their NSO Birth Certificates are defective.

There were also some who failed to set aside sufficient budget for board and lodging for the entire duration of the review financial problems occurring at the most crucial last weeks before the board significantly interferes with their ability to focus.

3. TO ELIMINATE AS MANY SURPRISES AS POSSIBLE

There are also cases where students have bouts of fears, worries and anxieties days before the actual exams. As a result, they lose sleep and have to take the board poorly rested. Responsible review centers must guide their students in order to prepare for these practical problems.

4. TO TEACH US TO BE REALISTIC
Being realistic means knowing your situation and doing positive things to improve it.

4. TO TEACH US TO BE REALISTIC
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 a fighting 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.

4. TO TEACH US TO BE REALISTIC
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 your mindset, no one would ever want to go to war with you.

III. TOOLS FOR REVIEW:

1. Conventional Tools 2. Unconventional Tools

III. TOOLS FOR REVIEW:

Conventional Tools:
allowance pens & pencils papers & notebooks handout & textbooks quizzers & mockboard review classes

III. TOOLS FOR REVIEW:

Unconventional Tools:
patience & perseverance discipline & responsibility inquisitiveness teamanship consistency

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?

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

Criminology Review

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%

Implement a Logical Review Plan

In order to MAXIMIZE you potentials, you must follow a Logical Review Sequence:
Logical review model/plan: 1. READ: - Textbooks - Handouts 2. ATTEND: - Lectures - Group Studies 3. TEST: - Mock Board - Quizzers

Any other review model/plan is not recommended

IV. THE BOARD EXAMS BANK ACCOUNT

Preparing for the board is like opening a bank account where you could make deposits or withdrawals. Ideally, this intellectual bank account should be a joint account meaning both students and reviewers can make deposits or withdrawals. Unfortunately, some review centers dont actually add to their students but do a lot of subtractions. So lets just focus on your role as a reviewee. These are:

IV. THE BOARD EXAMS BANK ACCOUNT

DEPOSITS: WITHDRAWALS:

1. Attend classes

1. Dont attend

2. Listen carefully

2. Dont listen

3. Take notes

3. Dont take notes

IV. THE BOARD EXAMS BANK ACCOUNT

DEPOSITS: WITHDRAWALS:

4. Read criminology books & materials

4. Dont read

5. Self assessment & self 5. Cheat by going evaluation thru quizzers directly to answer keys & mock board w/o analyzing the questions 6. Group studies & group 6. Group tagay & group discussions lakwatsa

IV. THE BOARD EXAMS BANK 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 bankruptcy is the result.

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 problem students at any time.

Thank you very much! May you have a fruitful review with us here at CMT Target & CCC