HPAT 2012 Preparation Course
Introduction
The Institute of Education HPAT 2012 Preparation Course comprises two days of classes from 10am - 4:30pm. Our course gives you the confidence to reach your potential in the HPAT-Ireland Admissions Test by providing you with relevant skills and strategies that can be applied in the examination.
The HPAT-Ireland Admissions Test is divided into three sections, as follows:
• Logical Reasoning and Problem Solving
• Understanding People
• Non-Verbal Reasoning
Course dates:
Course 1: Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th October 2011 from 10:00am to 4:30pm each day. - FULLY SUBSCRIBED
Course 2: Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th November 2011 from 10:00am to 4:30pm each day. - FULLY SUBSCRIBED
Course 5: Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December 2011 from 10:00am to 4:30pm each day. - FULLY SUBSCRIBED
Course 6: Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th January 2012 from 10:00am to 4:30pm each day. - FULLY SUBSCRIBED
Course 7: Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th December 2011 from 10:00 to 4:30pm each day. - FULLY SUBSCRIBED
Course 8: Saturday 14th & Saturday 28th January 2012 from 10:00 to 4:30pm each day. - FULLY SUBSCRIBED
Course 9: Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th February 2012 from 10:00 to 4:30pm each day.
Please contact our office at 01 661 3511 to enrol on this course.
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The fee for the HPAT Preparation course is €350.
PLEASE NOTE: NO REFUND OF FEES
Details of our HPAT Preparation course are below;
Day One
This session will deal with each of these three sections individually, working through sample questions in detail. You will also be given the opportunity to try some questions yourself to allow you to apply the strategies provided and develop your confidence.
You will be given the opportunity to work through practice questions ahead of Day Two, to allow you to thoroughly review the areas covered in Day One, improve your exam skills, and further increase your confidence.
Day Two
This session will begin with a brief review of the major strategies discussed in Day One. You will then sit a full HPAT-style examination under realistic conditions, giving you invaluable exam experience. The results of this will allow you to gauge your progress and highlight any sections that may require further work ahead of the exam, to ensure that your efforts are focused on those areas that will yield the greatest benefit.
After the Exam, students will be invited to join workshops in smaller groups. These workshops will be moderated by tutors that recently achieved exceptionally high marks in the HPAT. These workshops will focus on specific sections of the HPAT.
The course will conclude with a talk on managing your time, setting realistic and effective study plans, and managing your workload, to help you achieve your potential in both the HPAT-Ireland Admissions Test in February and in the Leaving Certificate in June.
Online Discussion Forum
Participants on our HPAT Preparation course will have access to a moderated discussion forum, from January 2012 to February 26th 2012. This forum allows HPAT course students to post, specific questions regarding test items or parts of the course that the student is having difficulty with. The forum is moderated by an experienced creator of HPAT style questions and tests.
The Course Materials
The Materials that will be provided as part of The Institute of Education HPAT preparation course will consist of:
1. Sample Exam - This will be used as a mock exam during the course. Students attending the course will be permitted to keep this sample exam.
2. Sample Exam questions (equivalent to five full sample exams) - students will be able to practice using these questions prior to their HPAT.
3. Worked solutions - to the HPAT Ireland Practice Test I, Test II and ALL sample questions provided to students during the course. These resources are invaluable as they demonstrate to candidates the logic of each question, and allow students to identify the pitfalls and traps that exist in HPAT style questions.
4. Worked Examples and a Guide to the logic and reasoning behind these types of tests.
5. Comprehensive course notes, supporting the classroom tuition.
In addition, students will be issued with class notes which will be worked through during the Course.
The Institute of Education has invested significant time and resources in developing the materials above. We have retained leading experts in the relevant fields to prepare these materials. The Institute of Education has also reviewed the materials that are available to purchase. We believe that the only additional materials that students should purchase are:
The HPAT Practice Exams. This material may be purchased from:
www.hpat-ireland.acer.edu.au/index.php
The Institute of Education does not recommend any other practice materials or resources. Please contact our office at 01 661 3511 or info@ioe.ie with any queries you may have.
The Course Tutors:
The Course tutors are all highly qualified and experienced experts in the area of HPAT preparation. All of the tutors have excelled in examinations designed and administered by ACER.
The course tutors will be supported during the course by a successful HPAT candidates. The support team will share with course participants the strategies that they employed to maximise their score in the HPAT. They will also work with smaller groups of course participants in workshops, each workshop will focus on specific sections of the HPAT.
Course fees will only be refunded in exceptional circumstances.