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Subject choice Flashcards

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Why is subject choices and ongoing process?

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It happens throughout your lifetime and it’s the first well-informed decision

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Why should you be proactive in terms of subject choice?

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It enhances your understanding of the world of work. You can learn about Tishri education requirements

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Why should you put yourself out of your comfort zone?

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Firstly you should reflect on who you are as in your strengths and interests. Put yourself out there and try something new even though there is a risk of failing. You might excel or learn

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What can subject choice insurance?

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Your decisions later on

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What is self-awareness?

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Self-awareness means understanding what makes you tick

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Why should you boost your self awareness?

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You need to know your strengths and interests or you can choose school subjects

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What is self awareness when is the key to?

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Key to connecting with people and yourself. You’re able to make decisions true to who you are and value

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What percentage of people think they are self-aware?

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95%

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How many percentage of people are really self-aware?

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10 to 15%

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What are the benefits of self-awareness?

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  1. Confidence
  2. Creativity
  3. Better decision-making
  4. Able to form a stronger relationships
  5. Effective communication
  6. Effective leadership
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Without self-awareness what risk do you have?

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The risk of not knowing your blindspots which is what others say about you but you don’t.

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What may you battle to read if you have put a self awareness?

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You may battle to read social situations and how well you are getting on others

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What do you battle when you have low self awareness?

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Battle to think logically and rationally when you are a motional. You don’t even know it’s an issue as you’re giving it no thought or energy

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What are the three components of self-awareness?

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  1. Accurate self-assessment
  2. Emotional awareness
  3. Self-confidence
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What is accurate self assessment?

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Introspective or examination of your strengths or limitations

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What is emotional awareness?

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The ability to understand your own emotions and how they affect your behaviour

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What is South confidence?

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Comfortable and secure in yourself. Strong in a sense of self-worth and capabilities

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How do you improve your self-awareness?

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Get honest feedback

Understand your own life story

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What is get honest feedback?

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Get feedback from people you trust. It is easier to the sea things in other than in ourselves. Get from people who have best interest at heart

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What is understand your own life story?

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Your life story is your narrative identity. It helps to make a sense of yourself and the world

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Why is it useful to do self reflection and personality assessments?

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Your personality is still developing do a docents. It is important to understand yourself now

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When you’re spending time thinking about who you are what must you think about?

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Many different factors

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What combined create to you?

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Unique values, interests, personality traits, skills and abilities

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What should you understand when you’re asking reflective questions?

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  1. Personality + character
  2. Your strength and interest
  3. Motivators and demotivators
  4. Values
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Define personality?

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Collection of unique and interesting traits which makes you

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What does personality boost?

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Self awareness

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Personality tests are useful but what should you not do you when completing on?

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Do you not put yourself in a block

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Why must you not limit yourself to a personality type?

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Your personality is don’t depend on developing your personality trait are not set in place. It’s an opportunity to learn more about yourself

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What is a popular personality assessment?

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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) it identifies your 16 different personality types and helps you become self-aware as well as finding careers

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What are the two personality types?

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Introversion and extroversion. There is Ambversion

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What do you mean that people think about extrovert and introvert?

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Many people think extrovert enjoy spending time with people and introverts do you not. However that is a myth. We need to understand how they stimulate differently

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What do extrovert crave?

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Lots of stimulation. Such as spending time with others or interacting with people

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How does stimulation affect extroverts?

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It recharges the batteries and gives them energy

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How are introvert stimulated?

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Already feel stimulated with what is going on in their heads when they wake up

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What do introverts enjoy?

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Enjoy spending time alone and quiet environment

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What are ambiverts?

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Middle of extrovert and introvert. They have both set of characteristics

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How do introvert or introvert help you identify types of careers?

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How do you identify what type of career best suit your personality

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Why should your career have to do with strengths and interests?

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You are good and enjoy it. It is you’re supposed to start brainstorming your abilities drinks and present

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What is your passion?

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Things that you love. You don’t have to do in your

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What do you passions help you with?

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Find work that inspires you, excited and will motivate you

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What is strengths as abilities give you?

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Gives you energy

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What do you do with things activities that you find easy?

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You do it repeatedly as you are happy and successful

43
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What do we need to do with weakness?

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Weaknesses and areas of weakness we need to improve

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What is a self-aware person able to do with their weaknesses?

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self-aware person is able to identify their weaknesses and take action to a develop or improve

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What should you understand in terms of motivation?

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Understand what motivates you and energised and inspired you. Understand what demotivates you

46
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what is motivation?

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Willingness to do something that drives you to take actions

47
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What are two different types of motivation?

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Intrinsic and extrinsic

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What is intrinsic motivation?

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Self motivation that comes from with in yourself. It’s either inherent or essential

49
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What is extrinsic motivation?

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Come from sources in factors outside a person which results in money, praise, awards and certificates

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What are demotivators?

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Find out what D motivates you and makes you like energy and enthusiasm

51
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How do you identify your demotivates?

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Think back to a time where you felt uninspired identify what made you feel this way and how it held you back

52
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What is work value?

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Values things that are likely to find important in work

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What are four examples of work values?

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Ambition, responsibility, independence, achievement

54
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How do you improve your understanding of today’s world?

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Ensure that your decisions are well informed and you understand what career options. This how do you figure out which subject selection you can expand or limit

55
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How do you careers change?

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Progression of technology and wealth. Careers constantly evolve and develop

56
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What type of process is career decision?

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It’s a lifelong decision process

57
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What self-awareness did you gain with careers?

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Become self-aware and research careers and gain knowledge

58
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What is the media versus reality?

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It is important to remember that the outset from social media and TV app or sources of Korea knowledge

59
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What is social media and tv used for?

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It’s designed to be more entertaining than accurate

60
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What is a career pin board used for?

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Enhance your career general knowledge

61
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What does the career pin board include?

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  1. Activities that careers involve on a daily basis
  2. Potential jobs within the career field
  3. Useful degrees and diplomas
  4. Relevant skills and person attributes
62
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What should you be aware of in a Korea?

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Important to be aware of the rights, responsibilities and learning opportunities

63
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What are the rights as employees?

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The employer must legally be required to uphold.

64
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What does the South African constitution enable?

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Every employee has to have the following

  • fairly dismissed
  • treated with dignity and respect
  • paid wage on the agreed date and time
  • provided appropriate resources and equipment
  • safe working conditions
  • fair labour practices
  • protection and benefit of the basic conditions of employment act
  • non-victimisation in claiming rights and procedures
65
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What protects employees’ rights?

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Key laws and acts

66
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What acts protect employees?

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  • Labour Relations Act (LRA)
  • Employment Equity Act (EEA)
  • Basic Conditions of Employment (BCEA)
67
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What are employees obliged to?

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To take in certain responsibilities:
• Agreeing to work safely in accordance with rules and regulations - set by employer
• Paying taxes

68
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What are the need questions?

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What two questions need to be answered. Make informed subject and what are the answers

69
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What are the exciting questions?

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What career options excited you and interest you. What degree options

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What are the stance questions?

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Stance of attitude in subject choice. Check the emotional scale

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What are the worrisome questions?

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What worries about the subject choice

Concerned about any subjects you are taling

72
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How many subjects choices should you take?

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To obtain the National Senior Certificate (NSC) or leaving school certificate. Seven subjects

73
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What are the compulsory subject choices?

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  • Maths / maths literacy
  • Official home language
  • Official first additional language
  • Life orientation
74
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If you choose subjects you enjoy and are good at, what is more likely to happen?

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More likely to do well and boost your APS score

75
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What does maths focus on?

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Focuses on theoretical concepts and abstract problem solving. It becomes more complex as you go to grade 12

76
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What does maths literacy focus on?

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A practical subject that focuses on skills that are useful every day such as income tax, bond repayments and the disadvantages and advantages of hire purchase

77
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Why should you choose pure maths?

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  • it’s not as limited
  • teachers problem solving skills
  • most tertiary courses require maths
78
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What careers can you go into or study that requires mask?

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Angry science, commercial, veterinary, engineering, architecture, health signs, military science

79
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Why should you study maths literacy?

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  • Less time-consuming as there are a few concepts and theories.
  • tertiary study options are available
  • certain careers do not need mass
80
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What can you go into if you choose maths literacy?

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Humanities, education, law, theology, interior design, social work, film and TV studies, journalism

81
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If you need pure maths later on what can you do?

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You can complete a bridging course which takes about a year

82
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What is obtained when you pass metric?

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School leaving certificate

83
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What are the requirements of the bachelors degree pass?

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  • Home language has 40% or above
  • two subjects have 30% or above
  • 420 credit subjects have 50% or above
84
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What does the universities either require or advise you to write during grade 12?

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National benchmark test

85
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What is the national benchmark test?

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Designed to say is how you will cope with entry level academic literacy, quantitive literacy and mathematical demands

86
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What are the two tests of the national benchmark test?

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Academic quantitive literacy and mathematics test

87
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What is the academic quantitive literacy (AQL) test?

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It is a multiple-choice with seven times sections. Three hours

88
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What is the Mathematics (MAT) test?

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It is a multiple choice test that takes three hours

89
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What is the admission point score used for?

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APS score is used by South African universities to see if your marks are excepted

90
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Name the four types of constitutions

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  1. Comprehensive universities
  2. Universities of technology
  3. traditional universities
  4. Private institutions
91
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What are comprehensive universities?

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Office courses available at both traditional University and University of technology. For example University of South Africa

92
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What are universities of technology?

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Practical, vocational orientated degrees and diplomas. For example Durban University of technology

93
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What are traditional universities?

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Academic and theoretical degrees and diplomas. For example the University of Cape Town

94
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What are private institutions?

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Varsity College and Vega

95
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What are the four requirements for studying internationally?

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  1. School leaving certificate
  2. Finances
  3. Visa
  4. Applicability of studies
96
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What is a school leaving certificate in terms of international study?

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Except NSC or other. You a bridging course may be required

97
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What is finances in terms of studying internationally?

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Extremely costly so you should look at scholarship options

98
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What is a Visa in terms of studying internationally?

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South African passport holder should look at specific study permit requirements

99
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What is the applicability of studies in terms of studying internationally?

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If you return to South Africa are you able to use the degree

100
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What are examples of careers that do not require a degree?

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When design, plumbing, trades

101
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Why should careers that do not require a degree have some sort of qualification and experience?

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So that you can gain the skills needed

102
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What terminology said you understand?

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Gain an understanding of the types of degrees and what subjects are required. What results you need and related careers

103
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Define faculty

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A group of related university departments concerned with a common

104
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Define University prospectus

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A document that contains information about the university such as courses available and admissions required. It is found on the universities website

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