09-24-2010, 02:34 AM
This is what expected from untrained teaching faculty. A Chartered Accountant may have all the technical skills and knowledge to provide professional services to his employers and clients but it does not mean that he is good educator. ICAP should ensure that all RAETs have properly trained teaching faculty to provide quality education to students.
A good educator always discourages cramming and rote learning because it impairs creativity, verbal reasoning and logical thinking.
Yes, a student needs to memorize different sections. For example, sections relating to tax credits and different percentages and amounts involved in those sections should be in the mind but it does not mean that there is no need to develop an understanding of those sections. ICAP tests your understanding of the subject by setting scenario-based questions. I don't think anyone can find questions in past papers which require students to write a note on tax credits. In fact, ICAP examiner will test your knowledge about tax credits as part of computation of tax liability of tax payers. So you need to practice questions to develop an understanding of the subject rather than finish your job by memorizing different sections.
You need to develop strong interpretation skills for subjects involving Laws and for it you need to develop good reading skills.
Secondly, ICAP waives the requirement of taking coaching classes from different RAETs. The purpose behind this action is to attract students of smaller cities, not to allow others to imply that CA can be done by sitting at home and by cramming all the recommended books.
My teacher said, "Brain is the hardware while mind is the software installed in it". Without software any hardware is inoperative and useless. Some people got that hardware but no software.
Examples of such people are those who say financial accounting and BCBS are ratta.
ICAP has policy of open book examinations for financial accounting and I don't know what people want to cram in BCBS.
One of examiner's comments (BCBS) which I found extremely useful is
It appears that the students learn by rote the basic explanations and concepts enunciated in the recommended Text Books without developing any insight in the rationale underlying these concepts and their applications. More intensive preparations leading to better understanding of the important concepts are essential for a good grasp of the subject.
A good educator always discourages cramming and rote learning because it impairs creativity, verbal reasoning and logical thinking.
Yes, a student needs to memorize different sections. For example, sections relating to tax credits and different percentages and amounts involved in those sections should be in the mind but it does not mean that there is no need to develop an understanding of those sections. ICAP tests your understanding of the subject by setting scenario-based questions. I don't think anyone can find questions in past papers which require students to write a note on tax credits. In fact, ICAP examiner will test your knowledge about tax credits as part of computation of tax liability of tax payers. So you need to practice questions to develop an understanding of the subject rather than finish your job by memorizing different sections.
You need to develop strong interpretation skills for subjects involving Laws and for it you need to develop good reading skills.
Secondly, ICAP waives the requirement of taking coaching classes from different RAETs. The purpose behind this action is to attract students of smaller cities, not to allow others to imply that CA can be done by sitting at home and by cramming all the recommended books.
My teacher said, "Brain is the hardware while mind is the software installed in it". Without software any hardware is inoperative and useless. Some people got that hardware but no software.
Examples of such people are those who say financial accounting and BCBS are ratta.
ICAP has policy of open book examinations for financial accounting and I don't know what people want to cram in BCBS.
One of examiner's comments (BCBS) which I found extremely useful is
It appears that the students learn by rote the basic explanations and concepts enunciated in the recommended Text Books without developing any insight in the rationale underlying these concepts and their applications. More intensive preparations leading to better understanding of the important concepts are essential for a good grasp of the subject.
