Literacy

CIA World Fact Book

male: 43.1%

female: 12.6% (2000 estimate)

Unicef:

Male youth (15-24 years) 2003-2007: 49%

Female youth (15-24 years) 2003-2007: 18%

People living in the cities have a higher literacy rate than country dwellers.

1.our educational structural ladder 6+4+4, 6years in elemetary, 4 in secondary and typically 4 years in tertairy level to gain a bachelor's degree is not enough to suffice our theoretical proficiency and technical knowhow

2. the government only spends 12percent of the national budget for education, that is far from the suggested cut of the WORLd Bank which is 20%. our finance to education is very far from other Asian countirs like Malaysia and Thailand.

3. lack of well-trained teachers and classrooms to cut down number of students.

4. low salaries of teachers.

5. the government is very slow in giving quality and standardized education to provinces. they rather give much time to schools near in Manila.

6. Instructional materials for teachers are not enough.

BIG MONEYS USUALLY GO TO DEFENSE AND CORRUPTION!!

explain how a failure in one of the organ system affects the function of other organ system.

Do increasingly harder crossword puzzles (or other word games) using a dictionary and/or a thesaurus.

Reading newspapers is good, especially if you do so with a dictionary beside you. Also, listen to "in depth" news reports on the radio. In the USA, listen to National Public Radio; in Canada, listen to CBC Radio One.

Write down one 'new' word every day. Look up its meaning in a dictionary and also look it up in a thesaurus. Then, on your own and by yourself, try to use it in a few sentences.

Before you know it, you'll be a genius.

take up lots of verbal tests which are online and remember those tests, hope you can improve you vocabulary skills, check the site aptitudeworld.com for verbal tests

Active reading skills are beneficial for critical thinking skills, by helping develop strong communication and problem solving skills.

Strategies associated with reading actively helps you recall and apply the information you have read.

The word "ACTIVE" is an acronym for Asking questions, making Connections, Tracking down important information, Inferring or predicting, Visualizing, and Evaluating and synthesizing.

Asking Questions. Essential parts of active reading begin with asking yourself questions while you are reading. If you are able to mark in the book or article you are reading, have a pen and highlighter handy. Highlight important parts, underline concepts and phrases you don't understand, circle new words to look up later, and write questions in the margin or on a sticky note. Some questions to ask yourself while reading are "What is my purpose for reading this? What is it I want to learn or gain knowledge about?"

Making Connections. Make connections with the material you are reading by bringing to mind what you've read, learned or heard about the subject in the past. You can compare pieces of written material you've read about the subject before, connect the information to your own personal experiences and apply what you are reading to the world as a whole.

Tracking Down Important Information. You must be clear on your purpose for reading the material; know exactly what information you are looking to learn. Highlight the information you find helpful or consider important. Find the answers to the questions you've asked yourself - "what information am I looking for?"

Inferring or Predicting. You can view inference as an equation: what you know + what you learned = your inference; the conclusion you've drawn or how you perceive what you've read. As you read, mentally predict what's coming later in the book or material. Your predictions will be proved by the end of the what you're reading, whereas your inference is your personal analysis, which may or may not be proved in the material.

Visualizing. Think of visualizing as a movie in your head. The mental images you envision are connected to your past experiences; what you already know. Thus, your reading will become three-dimensional and you will retain the information longer.

Evaluating and Synthesizing. Apply reasoning to what you've read and the conclusions you've inferred. Summarize the facts and opinions in the material and add your own thoughts. Analyze the content and think about whether you agree with or disagree with, believe or disbelieve, the information you've gleaned. Consider the facts of why you feel the way you do about what you've read. Doing this will lead you to a higher level of thinking.