Yaushe Ne Ya Kamata Ɗanku Ya Fara Shirye-shiryen ACT®?

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Shirin ACT® yana farawa ne tun daga aji 9 (9th grade), amma ɗanku ko ɗyarku ba sa buƙatar duba takamaiman kayan shirin jarrabawa har sai sun kai aji 11 (11th grade). Abin da nake nufi da cewa shirin ACT yana farawa tun aji 9 shi ne: ɗanku yana buƙatar ɗaukar ingantattun azuzuwa, waɗanda aka lissafa a ƙasa, don fahimtar kayan aiki a cikin jarrabawar. Bayan haka ne dabarun shirye-shiryen jarrabawar ke fara aiki.

Hukumar ACT tana ba da shawarar ɗaukar jarrabawar ACT ta farko a lokacin hunturu (fall) na shekarar junior (aji 11). Jagorancin ACT da kansa akan lokacin da za a ɗauki jarrabawar. Yawancin kamfanonin shirya jarrabawa suna maimaita wannan da'awar kamar aku. Ba mummunan ra'ayi ba ne - a cikin ƙwarewata, ɗaukar jarrabawar a lokacin bazara (spring) na shekarar junior ya fi dacewa don samun maki mafi girma saboda lokacin ne ɗanku ko ɗyarku za su ga azuzuwan da suka dace don yin kyau a jarrabawar.

Shawarata ita shekarar junior ce ya kamata ɗanku ko ɗyarku su ɗauki ACT ɗinsu na farko a lokacin bazara. Sai dai idan kun san suna buƙatar taimako na gyara (remedial help) akan ainihin darussan makarantar sakandare, a cikin wannan yanayin, jarrabawar ACT da aka ɗauka tun da wuri na iya taimakawa wajen gano kurakurai. Don ƙarin bayani kan wannan, duba yadda ake karanta rukunoni na rahoton maki.

Menene ACT ya ce game da lokacin da ya kamata a ɗauki jarrabawar - kuma hakan daidai ne?

Ga abin da ACT ke faɗi a gaskiya game da lokacin da za a ɗauki jarrabawar.

ACT yana ba da shawarar cewa ɗanku ko ɗyarku za su iya ɗaukar ACT a kowane aji a makarantar sakandare. Ba su yi kuskure ba. Idan ɗanku ko ɗyarku yana da dalilin ɗaukar ACT, kamar shirye-shirye masu sauri ko darussan kiredit biyu (dual credit), to ɗanku ko ɗyarku ba su da wani zaɓi illa su ɗauki ACT.

Amma ga kuskuren da nake ganin iyaye suna yi: tunanin cewa saboda ɗanku yana buƙatar ɗaukar ACT yana nufin ɗanku yana buƙatar koyarwa ta musamman (tutoring). Idan ɗanku ko ɗyarku yana aji 9 ko 10, kuma bai ga Algebra II ko pre-calc ba, koyarwar lissafi za ta kasance mai taƙaitaccen amfani.

Ina gargaɗi game da koyarwa kafin ganin azuzuwan da ake buƙata saboda iyayen ɗalibai masu hazaka suna son mai koyarwa wanda zai iya yin alƙawarin ɗansu ko ɗyarku na iya ƙara makinsa ba tare da sun ga azuzuwan da ake buƙata ba. Waɗannan iyayen suna yin rajistar kira da ni, na bayyana cewa ba zan iya taimakawa ba, sun sami mai koyarwa wanda ya ce zai iya taimakawa, sannan su dawo gare ni cikin bacin rai lokacin da maki na ɗansu ko ɗyarku ya ƙaru da matsakaicin maki 3 kawai - kuma wannan shine mafi girman abin da nake gani yana faruwa a cikin wannan takaimamman yanayin.

Don hen ne ina so in faɗa, da babbar murya, idan ɗanku ko ɗyarku bai ga Algebra II ko pre-calc ba, kada ku ɓata kuɗin ku akan shirin jarrabawa. Ba na son kuɗin ku! Kuma duk wanda ya ɗauki kuɗin ku a cikin wannan yanayin ba shi da mafi kyawun muradun ku a rai. Ga abin da ya kamata ku yi a madadin: karanta labaran da ke kan gidan yanar gizona game da yadda ake nazarin abubuwan da ke ciki. Idan ɗanku ko ɗyarku ya yi pre-calc da Algebra II aces Khan Academy, to zan iya zama mai taimako sosai. Amma a gaskiya, ba na son in koya wa ɗanku abin da za su iya koya da kyau kuma kyauta a wani wuri akan intanet.

Shin Lissafi (Math) ne da gaske iyakar? To maganar Turanci da karatu Fa?

Haka ne, Lissafi ne da gaske iyakar. Kimiyya (Science) ba a buƙatarsa yanzu, amma bai taɓa zama abin taƙaitawa ba: kimiyya a cikin jarrabawar kusan karatun jadawali da zane-zane ne kawai.

Ga kansa ACT na Bayanin Jarrabawar Lissafi. Abubuwan da aka rufe suna jaddada manyan fannonin abun ciki waɗanda ke da buƙatun farko don samun nasara a darussan matakin shiga a cikin lissafin koleji. A aikace, abin da hakan ke nufi shine, babu wani abu bayan Algebra II. Don cikakken bayani kan abin da ake jarrabawa a gaskiya, duba jagorana ga bangaren Math na ACT®.

Hatta abokan gasata sun yarda da ni:

• PrepScholar - ACT yana jarraba kwarewar lissafi wanda mafi yawan ɗalibai suka sani a farkon aji 12 - wanda a aikace yake nufin babu wani abu bayan Algebra II. (madogararsa)
• PrepMatters ya lura cewa ACT yana zana ne daga geometry/pre-calc kuma ɗaliban da suka kammala Algebra 2 kawai ya kamata su yi tsammanin koyan wasu sabbin abubuwa kafin su yi jarrabawa don mafi girman maki (madogararsa).

Turanci

Mafi yawan ɗalibai suna yin kuskure a cikin nahawu - CSE - akan Turanci. Babu matsala ko wane aji suke, makarantar gwamnati ko ta masu zaman kansu, ta gida ko ta duniya. Kusan kowa yana yin kuskure a nahawu, don hatsi aji na Turanci ba shi da mahimmanci sosai amma har yanzu abin damuwa ne.

Karatu (Reading)

ACT yana jarraba fahimtar karatu ta hanyar wahalar rubutu. Akwai ɗan koyarwa na musamman wanda ke taimakawa musamman don ACT, don haka maki na karatu ba su da dogaro sosai akan matakin aji. Bugu da ƙari, ba za ku iya inganta fahimtar karatun ku da kanku ba - yana da wahala ga matsakaicin ɗalibi.

Kimiyya

Darussan kimiyya suna da mahimmanci don shiga yawancin koleji na shekaru huɗu, amma suna da iyataccen amfani don Jarrabawar Kimiyya ta ACT® — saboda akwai iyataccen kimiyya na gaske a ciki. Jarrabawar Kimiyya mafi yawa game da karatun jadawali, zane-zane, da tebura ne, haɗe da wasu dabarun kimiyya waɗanda yawancin ɗalibai ke fahimta cikin sauƙi. Akwai ƙarancin ilimin kimiyya na waje da ake buƙata, kuma abin da ke bayyana yawanci na asali ne (kamar a wane zafin jiki a Celsius ruwa ke daskarewa?) kuma da kyar yake maimaituwa. Musamman don manufofin Jarrabawar Kimiyya ta ACT®, akwai ɗan amfani na ɗaukar azuzuwan kimiyya na gaba.

Menene ainihin tsarin lokaci, mataki-mataki na aji?

Babban abu guda ɗaya mafi girma wanda ke tasiri ga ƙarin maki shine ɗaukar ainihin manhaja da ACT ke ba da shawara: shekaru huɗu na Turanci da shekaru uku kowanne na lissafi, kimiyya, da nazarin zamantakewa.

Daga shafin ACT na Darussan da za a ɗauka a Makarantar Sakandare: Don rukunin 2017, 68% na ɗalibai sun kammala ainihin manhaja. Waɗancan ɗaliban sun sami matsakaicin maki na ACT na 22.1. Daliban da ba su kammala ainihin azuzuwan ba suna da matsakaicin 18.9. → tazarar maki 3.2, wanda za a iya danganta shi da darussan makaranta kawai.

Tazarar maki 3.2 na iya zama kamar ƙarami, amma a gaskiya yana da girma sosai. Idan ɗalibi yana da asalin da ake buƙata a cikin darussan makaranta, zan iya kawar da kurakuran abun ciki don mafi yawan sassa kuma in gano ainihin abin da ke faruwa ba daidai ba a cikin jarrabawar. Babban matsala ga yawancin ɗalibai shine rashim sabawa da jarrabawar. ACT jarrabawa ce mai kyau na shirye-shiryen koleji, amma ana gabatar da abubuwan da ke cikinta ta hanyar da ba ta dace ba ga yawancin ɗalibai. Wannan saboda makarantu sun mayar da hankali ne kawai wajen isar da abubuwan yau da kullum ga dukan aji, don haka da sauran ɗan lokaci kaɗan don ɗaukar kayan aiki zuwa mataki na gaba.

A nan ne nake shigowa. Ga yadda ainihin lokacin ke rarrabuwa ta aji.

Kafin aji 10 (Grade 10)

Wannan lokaci ya yi da wuri don shirya jarrabawar ACT®.

Kuna iya ɗaukar PreACT, amma amfaninsa yana da iyaka. Yana da wahala sosai a shirya kowa kafin aji 10, saboda waɗannan ɗaliban har yanzu suna da buɗaddun tambayoyi game da abubuwan da ke ciki. Amsar gaskiya ga mafi yawansu ita ce: "za ku rufe wannan a cikin Algebra." Akwai ɗan ƙaramin amfani wajen farawa tun da wuri hakan yasa zan ba da shawarar kada a yi hakan.

Banda ɗaya: idan ɗanku ko ɗyarku yana shirin neman matsayin National Merit Scholar, yakamata su shirya don PSAT® a madadin.

Karanta Mafi Kyawun Jagora ga Scholarships

Aji 10 (Grade 10)

Har yanzu da wuri ga yawancin ɗalibai. Samun farawa da wuri yana da kyau gabaɗaya, kuma kuna son ɗanku ya kasance cikin shiri sosai — amma ga yawancin mutane, aji 10 yana zuwa da wuri. Lokacin zafi tsakanin aji 10 da 11 lokaci ne mai kyau don farawa, kuma fatan koleji na iya ba wa ɗanku kwarin gwiwa na gaske don yin kyau.

Wani sanannen banda: scholarships na wasanni. Ana iya ɗaukar ɗaliban wasanni bayan shekararsu ta sophomore (aji 10), don hatsi idan ɗanku yana buƙatar takamaiman maki don tabbatar da scholarship na wasanni, shirye-shirye a aji 10 na iya samun ma'ana. Iyaye a cikin wannan matsayi yawanci suna gina ilimin ɗansu tun da wuri kafin wannan lokacin.

Aji 11 (Grade 11)

Wannan shine lokaci mafi kyau don shirya jarrabawar ACT®. Zuwa yanzu, ɗalibai sun ga mafi yawan abubuwan da jarrabawar ta ƙunsa a makarantu — ko kuma aƙalla sun gani sosai don cike ragowar kurakuran da sauri.

Shirin a shekarar junior kuma yana ba wa ɗanku damar sake daidaita ƙoƙarinsu na ilimi, wanda ke da amfani musamman idan suna fuskantar matsaloli a wasu fannoni. Idan suna fatan shiga wani koleji na musamman kuma maki na lissafinsu bai kai yadda ya kamata ba, har yanzu akwai isasshen lokaci a aji 11 don yin aiki da samun gagarumin ci gaba.

Lokacin zafi tsakanin aji 11 da aji 12

Lokacin zafi tsakanin shekarar junior da senior lokaci ne sananne kuma mai kyau don yin karatu. Dalibai galibi (ba koyaushe ba) ba su da sauran abubuwa da yawa da za su yi kuma suna iya sadaukar da kusan watanni uku ga jarrabawar.

Idan ɗalibi ya gano a lokacin zafi cewa yana fuskantar matsala a wani ɓangare, har yanzu akwai lokacin cike tazarar. Jarrabawar ACT® ta ƙarshe da kuke son mayar da hankali akai ita ce Disamba na shekarar senior — ko kuma kafin hakan idan ɗanku yana neman UC. Dubi tsarin lokaci na shiga jami'a a ƙasa.

Aji 12 (Grade 12)

Idan ba ku da wani zaɓi, fara a aji 12. Damar samun babban ci gaba a cikin maki yana raguwa, amma tabbas har yanzu yana yiwuwa — na ga ɗaliban aji 12 masu kwarin gwiwa sun sami babban ci gaba.

Gap year (Shekarar hutu)?

Babu ranar karewa ga maki na Jarrabawar ACT®, kuma yawancin koleji ba su ba da takamaiman jagoranci akan wannan ba. Shawarata ita ce ɗanku ya ɗauki Jarrabawar ACT® a aji 12, lokacin da kayan makaranta ke da sabo a ƙwaƙwalwa. Idan kuna tambaya saboda ɗanku yana shirin shekarar hutu (gap year), bai kamata su sami matsala ba.

Hakanan gano game da jinkirin shiga (deferred enrollment). Yawancin koleji yana ba wa ɗalibi damar kiyaye wurinsu sannan su ɗauki hutu na shekara ɗaya tare da tabbatar da shiga jami'a tun riga an tsara hakan.

Tsarin Lokaci na Shiga Jami'a

Kuna buƙatar la'akari da wace makaranta ɗanku ke son nema lokacin tsarawa Jarrabawar ACT®. Mafi yuzuwa suna amfani da Common App, wanda ke da tsarin aikace-aikacen iri ɗaya - amma ba shi da daidaitaccen ranar ƙarshe na karɓar maki na ACT®. Wasu koleji suna son maki ta ranar ƙarshe na aikace-aikacen su; wasu kuma suna karɓarsu bayan hakan. Koyaushe bincika takamaiman makarantun da kuke son nema don cikakkun bayanai.

Wani mahimmancin kula: tsarin University of California yana rufe shigar jami'a kafin yawancin sauran jami'o'i. Makarantun UC kuma ba sa la'akari da maki na ACT® ko SAT® don shiga jami'a ko yanke shawarar scholarships — kodayake hakan na iya canzawa, saboda makarantu da yawa sanannu kwanan nan sun canza manufofinsu na test-optional.

Manhajar Common Application

Mafi yawan ɗalibai suna amfani da Common App don aika aikace-aikacensu. Kasance da sanin cewa tsarin lokaci da Common App ke bayyana bazai zo daidai da na kowane koleji na musamman ba.

Early Action / Early Decision

Idan akwai makarantar da ɗanku ke son zuwa da gaske, yi tunani akan early action ko early decision. Daidai ma'anar da ranar ƙarshe na kowane ya kan bambanta kutoka wannan makarantar zuwa waccan, don haka bincika sharuddan koleji kafin neman shiga da wuri.

Yawancin lokaci kuna iya neman shiga da wuri zuwa jami'ar masu zaman kansu guda ɗaya quang. Tunda mafi yawa suna raba Common App iri ɗaya, za su sani idan kun nemi shiga da wuri ga fiye da makaranta guda ɗaya. Amfaninsa shine kuna samun amsa kutoka waccan makarantar maza-maza. Early decision na iya zama tabbatacce (binding) — wasu makarantu suna buƙatar masu neman shiga da wuri su tabbatar da zama, wasu ko a'a.

Kada ku ruda kanku tsakanin ranakun ƙarshe na Common App da na makarantar kanta. Misali, Common App na iya lissafa Early Action yana ƙarewa ranar 1 ga Nuwamba, amma tsarin da aka bayyana na wata makaranta ta musamman na iya haɗa ranar ƙարսնը Early Action na 1 ga Nuwamba tare da yanke shawara nan da 31 ga Janairu, da kuma ranar ƙարսնը Regular Decision na 15 ga Janairu tare da yanke shawara nan da 31 ga Maris. Kuma NYU yana da zaɓi na Early Action II wanda ke rufewa ranar 1 ga Janairu. Bincika tsarin lokaci na kowane koleji daban.

Shiga jami'a na yau da kullum (Regular admission)

Shiga jami'a na yau da kullum shine tsarin da yawancin mutane suka sani. Babban tsarin iri ɗaya ne: koyaushe bincika gidan yanar gizon koleji maimakon tsarin lokaci na Common App, saboda wasu makarantu suna rufe regular decision kafin lokacin da Common App ke ba da shawara. Harvard, misali, yana nuna cewa sassan aikace-aikacen sa dole ne a mika su zuwa ranar 1 ga Nuwamba don Restrictive Early Action da kuma 1 ga Janairu don Regular Decision.

Makarantun UC

Makarantun University of California suna rufe aikace-aikacen shiga jami'a a farkon watan Disamba (ranar 2 ga Disamba a cikin tsarin yau da kullum). Idan ɗanku yana son neman kowane UC, tabbatar da cewa an kammala aikace-aikacen kafin wannan lokacin. Maki na Jarrabawar ACT® har yanzu ana iya amfani da su don cika mafi ƙarancin buƙatun cancantar UC da kuma sanya darasi.

Har yaushe ya kamata ku tsara shirye-shiryen jarrabawar kafin lokaci?

Yana dogara ne akan manufofin ɗalibin ku, amma a matsayin babban tsari, ainihin shiri na musamman yakamata ya kasance a cikin lokaci tsakanin kusan watanni uku zuwa makonni uku kafin jarrabawar. Wannan yana ba wa ɗalibi isasshen lokaci don haɓaka makinsa ba tare da gajiyawa da wuri ba.

Yaushe ya kamata ɗana ya ɗauki jarrabawarsa ta farko?

ACT tana ba da shawarar cewa ɗanku ya ɗauki jarrabawar a lokacin hunturu na aji 11. Ba mummunan shawara ba ne. Amma ina tsammanin lokacin bazara na aji 11 ya fi kyau ga yawancin ɗalibai, sai dai idan akwai kurakurai na asali a cikin darussan makaranta.

Yaushe ya kamata ɗana ya sake ɗaukar jarrabawar?

ACT tana da bayanai game da sake yin jarrabawa wanda ke nuna cewa mafi yawan ɗalibai suna inganta makinsu bayan zama ɗaya. Amma wannan bayanin yana zuwa da babban gargaɗi. Binciken ACT kansa: na waɗanda suka kammala karatun digiri na 2015 waɗanda suka sake yin jarrabawa, 57% sun inganta sakamakonsu na gama gari, 21% makinsu ya kasance iri ɗaya, na 22% ya ragu. (Rahoton Masu Yin Jarrabawa Sau Da Yawa na ACT)

Amma nawa ne ɗalibai ke ƙara maki a cikin sakamakonsu?

A cewar ACT, ɗaliban da suka sami maki tsakanin 13 da 29 da farko suna ƙara makinsu na gama gari da matsakaicin maki 1 lokacin da suka sake yin jarrabawa. Sake yin jarrabawa yana taimakawa, amma sauye-sauye na yau da kullum suna da ɗan ƙaranci idan ba a sami wani canji ba (kamar ƙarin darussa, shiri na gaske, ko mummunan kwarewa ta farko). (Dalilan ACT na sake yin jarrabawa)

Babban ra'ayi game da sau nawa ya kamata a sake yin jarrabawar ACT yana da kyau: kada ya wuce sau 2-3 na zama. Duk wani abu da ya wuce haka kawai azabtarwa ce ga yaron. A tsakanin ranakun jarrabawa, ya kamata a sami canji na zahiri a cikin karatu. In kasance ba haka ba, kada ku sake jarrabawa. Babu buƙata. Kuma kada ku yi tunanin cewa ɗaukar SAT shi kaɗai zai canza abubuwa - gaskiyar cewa akwai tebura na daidaitawa (concordance tables) yana tabbatar da cewa babu wani bambanci a cikin ilimin da aka jarraba.

Ko yaya dai, ɗaliban da ke aiki da ni yawanci suna ganin ƙari fiye da maki 1. Don haka idan kuna son ganin gagarumin ci gaba a cikin maki na ACT na ɗanku, bari mu yi aiki tare. Ga yadda nake aiki da iyaye da kuma dukkan abubuwan da ke kyauta a wannan rukunin yanar gizon.

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