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| Checkmate
Training offers you an intensive three-day crammer course specifically
designed to support Part I candidates in their revision for the
2010 Sergeants' or Inspectors' examination. |
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| Checkmate
Training's three day crammer course has been successfully delivered
to Part I Sergeants' and Inspectors' candidates all over the country
for a number of years. This continues to be the case for the 2010
examinations. By employing an interactive modern methodology to
course delivery and using empirical data to target subjects that
will increase your chances of passing the examination, Checkmate
Training continues to improve its already well-regarded product. |
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crammer courses: |
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contain
100% original material (created by and copyright of your
course trainers). |
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use
valid and reliable statistical research and analysis to
create a timetable that takes you to the heart of your Part
I examination. |
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improve
your knowledge and understanding of the law on your syllabus. |
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allow
you to assess your knowledge and understanding of the law
by applying it to multiple-choice questions. |
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offer
you logical alternatives to simply guessing "C". |
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boost
your confidence to deal with the exam. |
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The
content of the course relates to the appropriate syllabus for Sergeants'
or Inspectors' candidates and is based on relevant sections from
the four Blackstone's Police manuals (Crime, Evidence and Procedure,
Road Policing and General Police Duties). However, this does not
mean that the course simply repeats that which is printed in your
manuals. Instead, the course demystifies your examination
material and cuts out unnecessary and overcomplicated legal jargon.
This allows you and your trainers to make the most economical use
of the time you have together and to concentrate on your knowledge
and application of the law. Crucially, our course content is directed
(via valid and reliable statistical research) towards areas of the
law that will maximise your opportunities to answer a wide variety
of questions correctly.
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content of our lessons is entirely original work and it is copyrighted
to the trainers. While the material is original, it is not 'new'
as we have been providing training to officers taking their Part
I examinations for several years. Although the content of our sessions
has altered to reflect changes in the law and to the syllabus, the
material is tried and tested and provides you with an excellent
opportunity to understand the law in action and to test your
knowledge and application of the law. This testing of knowledge
and its application is crucial. Over the three days of the course,
you will answer approximately 150 OSPRE® style multiple-choice
questions (MCQ's) during lesson delivery. This process serves to
reinforce the knowledge you gain from our lectures. The simulation
of the exact type and style of question you will face in your examination
is an excellent method of assessing your knowledge and understanding
and is first-rate practice for your real examination. |
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Our
lectures are supported by dynamic PowerPoint presentations designed
to aid the simple but modern learning approach we have developed
with years of experience in this field. We know that everyone learns
in different ways and to cater for this factor we have adopted a
blended learning approach that appeals to all learning styles. A
key element to this blended learning approach is 'interactivity'.
We teach the law, pointing out the areas of greatest importance
and giving easy to understand examples from case law. Then you will
have the opportunity to test yourself by applying your knowledge
of the law to OSPRE® style MCQ's. |
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Response System (PRS) |
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Candidates are often concerned that when they answer questions
in lectures they will answer incorrectly and consequently
be embarrassed. This worry can prevent their participation
or lead to them taking hints from the answers of others and
does not help them to understand the law. To assist candidates
in the learning process, all of the multiple-choice questions
along with the true/false questions used in our lectures can
be answered using an electronic 'Personal Response System'
(PRS) which we will provide to you to use for the duration
of your course. |
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These
simple hand-held electronic devices allow you to interact
with the all of the questions posed. Your answer is transmitted
to our computer and the results of the class are then displayed
within our PowerPoint presentation. This totally anonymous
system means that at no stage can you be identified as having
not taken part or as having answering a question correctly
or incorrectly. You
will still be able to see for yourself how your
knowledge compares to that of other candidates, helping
you decide which areas of law you need to pay more attention
to during your revision period.
This self-assessment process allows you to have confidence
in providing us with your answer and allows us to gauge
class understanding of the law. We can then quickly clear
up any ambiguities or misunderstanding without identifying
any particular individual and move on to the next topic.
Not
only do candidates find PRS a fun way to learn but there
is a great deal of research showing that these technology-supported
assessment methods lead to improvements in candidates conceptual
reasoning and exam performance.
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This teaching
method works extremely well and has been successfully used to educate
candidates taking their Part I examinations. These candidates have
all provided extremely positive feedback in relation to our method
and have consistently outperformed their peers on every occasion
it has been used.
The content
of our course allied with our unique delivery method means that
we offer you an enjoyable tailor-made course that maximises your
chances of success.
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Real
Knowledge - Real Experience - Real
Credibility - Real Results
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Training Ltd.
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