HPAT 2011 Preparation Course
Introduction
The Institute of Education HPAT 2011 Preparation Course comprises two full-day classes. Our course aims to give 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
The HPAT Ireland 2011 test date is on Saturday 26th February 2011.
For more details on HPAT please visit:
http://www.hpat-ireland.acer.edu.au/index.php
Please Note:
Candidates registering to sit 2011 HPAT-Ireland must either be in their final year of school (i.e. completing the Leaving Certificate in the year they sit HPAT-Ireland) or have completed their Leaving Certificate prior to 2010.
Course dates:
HPAT Course I: Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th December
Please contact our office to enrol on this course.
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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.
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.
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 three full sample exams) - students will be able to practice using these questions prior to their mock exam.
3. Worked Examples and a Guide to the logic and reasoning behind these types of tests.
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 UMAT publication:
Practice Test Vol 2
These publications can be purchased from ACER, from their website:
Students may also wish to purchase the HPAT Practice Exam. 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 Tutor:
The Course tutor is a qualified accountant, who left a successful career to pursue his ambition to become a doctor by repeating the Leaving Certificate in June 2008. He achieved a score in the top 1% of candidates in the 2007 UMAT examination, upon which HPAT-Ireland is based. He also achieved a score of 600 points in the 2008 Leaving Certificate.
He fully understands the pressure you may be under this year, and has tailored the course to give you the best possible HPAT preparation, without taking focus away from the Leaving Certificate examinations in June.