[17 NOV 2016] For Danica Rose Garay, shifting careers from teaching to being a doctor is not easy. For one, she has to take and pass the National Medical Admission Test (NMAT), and she doesn’t have the luxury of time to enroll in a review center as it tend to be expensive. Self-study is her only viable option.
Zookal was like manna from heaven for Danica Rose. With Zookal’s help, she is now reviewing for free for her upcoming NMAT exam.
“I find reviewing with Zookal is
so much easier. Questions are categorized so I can go straight to those
relevant for me. The immediate response from the app, whether the answer
is right or wrong, and the accompanying explanation are very helpful features,”
says Danica Rose.
“Zookal also changed my study
habits. Since I carry my phone anywhere and anytime, I can study in
between tasks, or when commuting. There’s no need to lug around books, and wads
of papers as review materials, I just click on the app, and start reviewing,”
she added.
Criselda, who’s preparing for the
Licensure Examination for Teachers, says reviewing while working is no longer
an impossible task.
“Zookal helped
me a lot in such a way that it gave me a chance to review everywhere. I was
working while preparing for the LET so it was really convenient for me. I could
just open the app and read during my free time at the workplace. I could even
do it during my commute time. It's amazing!” says Criselda.
“I
actually recommended Zookal to some of my friends already. I told
them they need not to pay for an expensive review center to prepare for a test.
All they need is to download this impressive app. Zookal is an
amazing tool to help people achieve their dreams, I am just so grateful it was
developed,” adds Criselda.
HR practitioner and Sunlife Advocate
Aaron Hinlo-Roca handles Internship Relations and is a community service
partner of universities in regions 7 and 8.
He required incoming interns to pass
the Civil Service examination and be eligible to work for government. They
reviewed for the exam for two weeks using the app on a dry run, and he saw that
it was effective as an online learning resource.
“It was very interactive. While
we also used books for the review, the app was very
helpful. Zookal revolutionizes studying, you just need data
connection and you can learn
anytime, anywhere. We must
embrace technologies like this. It is timely and relevant not only for
students but also for professors, and practitioners like me,” says Aaron.
Wish list
One thing Aaron wishes for is an
offline version of Zookal so students without connectivity can still
use it for their learning.
Meanwhile, having administered
admission tests as a teacher, Danica Rose would like to see more of practice
questions involving abstract reasoning.
“This type of test measures the
spatial and the IQ of the test taker in predicting outcome. Also, you can
master it through constant practice. It’s quite hard to make but I know it will
help a lot of test takers. For the tips I guess, they could put videos
and mnemonics styles to cater learners who have diverse learning styles,”
Danica Rose suggests.
She also wants to see a “timer”
feature in the app so one can easily evaluate how fast one can answer the
questions and challenge to do it faster next time. It makes for good
practice since almost all exams are timed.
In its latest
update, Zookal already has a timer feature that allows just that.
Zookal for all
If you think Zookal is
relevant only for those who are reviewing for exams, you are so wrong.
“I recommended it to my friends and
family members to help them boost their intelligence in their field of
expertise as well as in other areas of learning,” says Danica Rose.
“It may be an online reviewer but it is never boring using the
app. My friends and I use it for fun just like the popular TV show “Who
Wants to be a Millionaire”. With Zookal, learning is never boring,”
adds Aaron.
100,000 Filipinos and counting
Since its
launched in September, Zookal has now grown to one hundred thousand (100,000)
users in less than 2 months time. “There are now more than 100,000 Filipinos
closer to their dreams; that alone assures me and my co-founders that we are
doing an excellent job in doing good for the future of Filipino students and
professionals through Zookal,” said Jon Tse, Zookal co-founder.
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Excellent post (as always)!Thank you very much :)
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