Mate, you are dead right about the practice side of things. There is NO substitute for it, and I don't care what fancy methods any UMAT tuition place offers. No course can turn you into a world beater overnight. Teaching of the technique however, helps you along the way a lot. Let me break it down for you section by section:
Section 1: Practice is one of the important things for this section, but without proper technique, it is very hard to get the accuracy required in the time required. In my experience of teaching kids (i've taught over 400) anyone can do very well if given all the time in the world, but comprehension and logical reasoning questions need good technique so that accuracy doesn't suffer for speed.
Section 2: Practice is far less important in this section. I've seen student after student do heaps of questions and never really question why they are getting the questions wrong and how they can do better. This stems from the fact that 'feelings' are essentially subjective and ACER marks you on what they THINK a 'good doctor' will feel. Therefore, being taught how to tell what ACER wants you to feel is important here.
Section 3: Of all the sections this is the most improved by practice. However, what separates those who get 26/30 to the students that get 29/30 out of 30 (95% of my students got in the 90th percentile or above) is that they know how to get the right answer even when they have no idea what the pattern is. That is where training comes in.
Essentially, it has gotten to the point now that training for the UMAT has become so widespread that you don't do it to get the edge anymore, but you do it so that you are level with everyone esle.
Section 1: Practice is one of the important things for this section, but without proper technique, it is very hard to get the accuracy required in the time required. In my experience of teaching kids (i've taught over 400) anyone can do very well if given all the time in the world, but comprehension and logical reasoning questions need good technique so that accuracy doesn't suffer for speed.
Section 2: Practice is far less important in this section. I've seen student after student do heaps of questions and never really question why they are getting the questions wrong and how they can do better. This stems from the fact that 'feelings' are essentially subjective and ACER marks you on what they THINK a 'good doctor' will feel. Therefore, being taught how to tell what ACER wants you to feel is important here.
Section 3: Of all the sections this is the most improved by practice. However, what separates those who get 26/30 to the students that get 29/30 out of 30 (95% of my students got in the 90th percentile or above) is that they know how to get the right answer even when they have no idea what the pattern is. That is where training comes in.
Essentially, it has gotten to the point now that training for the UMAT has become so widespread that you don't do it to get the edge anymore, but you do it so that you are level with everyone esle.
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