The GRE and PA School The Pre-PA Advisor Series

The Pre-PA Advisor Series Welcome to the PA Advisors Series - a special series of postswhere PA school applicants like yourself ask the tough questions and admissions directors from top-ranking PA schools provide the answers. The Pre-PA Advisor Series Posts in the series Applying to PA School with a Low PA Prerequisite Requirements for PA School Patient Contact Hours and Healthcare Experience Taking the GRE (you are here) Today We Will Discuss the GRE and Your PA School Application Here are some of the questions answered in this post: What is a competitive GRE score? Is there a minimum GRE score? Do GRE scores expire? What if I have a great GPA but a low GRE score? Should retake the GRE? When should I take the GRE? If I take the GRE more than once, will my highest scores be used? Can a high GRE score overcome a not so high GPA? PRE-PA QA Keywords:You can click on any of the following keywords to be taken directly to that topic. I have highlighted important points and included a summary of key recommendations at the end of this post. Competitive GRE score, minimum GRE score, retaking the GRE, GPA vs healthcare experience, expiration date, GRE and low GPA, high GPA and low GRE, when to take the GRE, importance of GRE, multiple GRE scores, GRE vs personal statement, MCAT in place of GRE PRE-PA QUESTION:Although your school does not require the GRE will my scores help me in the application process to offset a lower GPA? Admissions response:We do not require or consider the GRE. Many do end up taking the GRE because other PA programs require it so we see it on the CASPA application, but it does not help or hurt you for our admissions review.- A.T. Still University PRE-PA QUESTION:What is a competitive score for the GRE? Admissions response Our middle 50% of our incoming class had GRE General Test scores: - Duke University Verbal: 155-161 Quantitative: 153-158 Analytical Writing: 4.0 4.5 PRE-PA QUESTION: Is there a minimum GRE score? Admissions response: We do not have a minimum GRE score requirement. We super score your sub-scores to create your highest overall GRE score. - Butler University We look at the % rank of Q and V scores. Ideally, candidates will be in the 50th% of higher. There is additional consideration for those in the 75th % or higher. - Carroll University We do not have a minimum required GRE score. - Case Western University We do not have a minimum score listed but do look at all admission criteria holistically. - Marist College The admissions committee looks for GRE scores in the 50th percentile or above for all categories. - Yale University PRE-PA QUESTION: How heavily is the GRE weighted in comparison to GPA and PCE? Admissions response:The GRE is less heavily looked at than the GPA and PCE. However, a really low or really high GRE score can certainly hinder or help significantly. - Duke University PRE-PA QUESTION: Could you speak on desired test score/GPA combinations, please? Admissions response:The GRE is required. It is less important than the GPA. Though an extremely high or low score can make/break an application - Duke University PRE-PA QUESTION: Are GRE scores 4-5 yrs old acceptable? Admissions response:The GRE must have been taken within four years of the admissions year (Note: ETS keeps scores for five years, so please be aware of your test date) - Duke University PRE-PA QUESTION: How big of an impact is the GRE on the application? Would you recommend retaking it if only one portion is slightly under the 50th percentile? Admissions response:I wouldn't worry about retaking the GRE if you're just slightly under the 50th percentile - Duke University PRE-PA QUESTION: What if your GPA is very high and the GRE is very low? What aspect of my application should I focus on the most? Admissions response:A good GPA is excellent and will balance a poorer GRE but too low and you are a risk - you must pass pance after school completion and we wrestle with that too- Duke University PRE-PA QUESTION: Is there any way the GRE score can overcome a low GPA? Admissions response:Yes. GRE and GPA are taken together as an initial screening of candidates. So, a GRE can help make up for a lower GPA (within reason) - Butler University PRE-PA QUESTION: Are all parts of the GRE considered when looking at applications: quantitative, verbal, and writing? Admissions response:We specifically use a composite score of the quantitative and verbal but the written must be completed as well! - Butler University PRE-PA QUESTION: When is the latest you would recommend taking the GRE to still apply for this summer? Admissions response:It typically takes 2-3 weeks to get GRE scores. So we would safely say the last week of June and possibly the beginning of July. PRE-PA QUESTION: Do you have any advice on preparing for the GRE? Any good resources? Admissions response:I studied for the GRE over the summer with a GRE review book that I borrowed from a friend. The best study tips for the GRE is to work on your weaknesses the most, time yourself and answer as many practice questions as you can! We also recommend Magoosh GRE Prep - Butler University PRE-PA QUESTION: How heavily does your school weigh GRE? Research experience? Admissions response:The initial academic evaluation is GPA and GRE. The research experience would be looked at as secondary. - Butler University PRE-PA QUESTION: For a candidate with a high GPA, experienced health professionals and below the 50% percentile GRE, does the candidate stand any chance of being admitted? Admissions response:If all GRE's are below the 50th percentile it may be difficult. We would recommend retaking the GRE's in that case. - Yale University PRE-PA QUESTION: I will be applying to Yale's PA program this year. My GPA for science and overall is 3.9, however, my GRE scores were about the 50% range. Will my GRE scores be weighed heavily? Admissions response:We look at the applicant holistically and not just GRE scores. 50th percentile scores are great scores. - Yale PRE-PA QUESTION: I see that competitive applicants should have overall GRE scores above the 50 percentile. So do you look for above 50 percent in each section or the average of the 3 sections? Admissions response:We look at each section. - Yale University PRE-PA QUESTION: If we have taken the GRE more than once, do you take the highest individual section score from each test? Admissions response:Yes, we take the highest score. We don't pick and choose from each section, we take the highest score from the overall exam.- Yale University PRE-PA QUESTION: If someone does not do as well on the GRE will they still get looked at if they have overall good grades? How much are they weighed in comparison to the personal essay and healthcare experience? Admissions response:We complete a holistic review. We do not have a minimum GRE requirement though I would encourage you to review our class profile/GRE range to make sure your scores are in the competitive range. - Marist College PRE-PA QUESTION: I have seen that some PA schools accept the MCAT or the GRE. Could I submit MCAT scores instead of the GRE? Admissions response:We will accept MCAT schores and we have no minimum MCAT score. Most students submit the GRE but overall the admission decision is made based on review of all admission criteria.- Marist College We do require GRE and do not substitute MCAT fot it - Carroll University PRE-PA QUESTION: I will be an applicant for this years cycle. How heavily is the GRE weighted in the application process, and is there a specific score you are looking for? Admissions response:In the landscape of what we look at, it's fairly low down there though we do reassess its usefulness on an annual basis. - Case Western University PRE-PA QUESTION: At what GRE writing score do you reject individuals? Admissions response:We do not reject anyone based on GRE scores, at this point we simply require that you take it. At this point, it is not a major portion of our candidate assessment.- Case Western University PRE-PA QUESTION: I scored above the 60th percentile in verbal and writing but got a 148 in QR. I am thinking about retaking it but I want to see if it is necessary and If I do retake the GRE and I do improve in the QR but see a drop in one of the other two sections would this reflect poorly on me or do you consider the highest scores between multiple tests? Admissions response:For our purposes do not recommend spending your time retaking the GRE since the rest of your application is weighed so much more heavily. - Case Western University PRE-PA QUESTION: I have a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering, will a Master's Degree from Ohio State allow me to waive taking the GRE? Admissions response:You still need to take the GRE. We require GRE but we do not post a "cut off" for GRE. We do a holistic approach to our review of an applicant file. We look at all aspects of the file, we do not list a specific number for GRE (minimum score) because we look at the entire application and we look at a range of GRE overall scores and individual component scores - Case Western University I'm sorry. I took the GRE in 2014, would this be "expired" or is this within your time frame of accepted GRE dates? Admissions response:GREs within 5 years of application year are still acceptable.- Case Western University Key Point and Highlights: GRE scores are not the biggest piece in the puzzle though truly low scores can definitely hurt Although many schools don't have minimum scores, candidates you should aim for 50th% or higher I wouldn't worry about the GRE if you're just slightly under the 50th% It typically takes 2-3 weeks to get GRE scores so plan accordingly 115 of 256 (45% of both accredited and non-accredited) PA programs DO NOT require the GRE, but 55% do Taking the GRE is an extra step, so studying hard and doing well may open up some doors GRE resources are vast, but the consensus is that online resources such as Magoosh.comand theKaplan GRE Prep Plus Book are a good place to start If you retake the GRE schools take the highest score from the overall exam Most schools don't accept the MCAT in place of the GRE but some do. So check with the school directly Many schools require the GRE but do not post a "cut off" for the GRE. It is often approached holistically as part of the overall review of an applicant's file GREs taken within 5 years of your application year are still acceptable for most schools. Some schools do have earlier, or no expiration dates, so check. Although this is not an exhaustive list you will see that there are many possible answers to each of these questions, and it depends on the PA program and their requirements. For a list of schools that do (and do not) require the GRE check out the perfect PA school program picker to sort by GRE and many CASPA application variables. Best of luck and make sure to leave any questions you may have in the comments section. 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AP Environmental Science Exam

Good morning/afternoon/evening Magooshers! Mr. B here with another patented (not really) Advanced Placement (AP) Exam article. Today we’re talking AP Environmental Science. Like a cruise ship buffet, AP Environmental Science offers a little bit of everything: geology, chemistry, biology, and geography. It is a perfect AP course for students hoping to fulfill their future college’s science/lab requirement and move on to courses better suited to their interests. In AP Environmental Science, be prepared to sample a little bit of everything. Though not as math rigorous as AP Physics or AP Calculus, the AP Environmental Science Exam is far from easy. Less than 8% of test takers earn a 5, making the exam one of the most difficult of all the APs. In this article, we’ll talk about the test, along with tricks you can use to do your best on test day! If you get to the end and still have questions, make sure to check out the official College Board website for AP Environmental Science. Note: This article accounts for all the changes made to the AP Environmental Science Exam during its last revision in Fall 2013. For students studying for the May 2017 exam, it is best to use study materials dated Spring 2014 or later. As this article is long, heres a handy table of contents as you make your way through: How You’re Assessed on the Exams Successful Time Management Test Content: Section I Multiple-Choice Questions Test Content: Section II Free Response Questions The End How You’re Assessed on the Exam AP Environmental Science is based around seven big ideas, each comprised of many different topics. Below are the big ideas and a summary of some of the topics. In no way is this list a detailed study guide, just a peek at what you are likely to throughout in the course. Also indicated are the percentages indicating how much each big idea is represented on the AP Exam. Earth Systems and Resources (10-15%) Basics of Geology Atmospheric and Water Science The Living World (10-15%) Ecosystems Biodiversity Natural Cycles Population (10-15%) Basic Population Concepts Human Population and Its Impact Land and Water Use (10-15%) Agriculture Other Land Use Energy Resources and Consumption (10-15%) History of Energy Consumption Different Ways of Producing Electricity Pollution (25-30%) Air/Noise/Water/Solid Pollution Pollution’s Impact on Human Health Global Change (10-15%) Ozone Depletion Global Warming Dying off of Species Conservation To be successful in AP Environmental Science and the exam, the College Board recommends that you take Biology and Chemistry before starting the course. Besides learning about many important concepts, the lab component in these courses will prepare you for the in-depth labs present in AP Environmental Science. Successful Time Management In this section, I will break down the length of the AP Environmental Science Exam, and offer suggestions on how to make sure you successfully finish each section of the test. I highly recommend that you take multiple timed practice tests to become used to the tests’ format, content, and pacing. For students with a College Board account, a full-length test is available for you to take right now. Section I: Multiple Choice (100 Questions, 90 Minutes, 60% of Exam Score) First, take a look at my article on ACT Time Management. The same basic rules apply to the AP Environmental Science Exams multiple-choice section. You have exactly one minute and 54 seconds to answer each question. Fortunately for you, the AP Environmental Science Exam is graded the same way as the ACT. Only correct answers count. If you’re stuck on a question and 54 seconds have passed, it’s time to guess and move on. Now, I understand that it’s impossible to exactly time 54 seconds, especially when you have more important things to do like answer questions. There are ways to get around this. In short, check how many questions you have answered at the end of nine minutes. If you’ve answered 10 questions, you’re on track. Any less than that and I’d recommend more practice tests between now and test day to improve your time. Break (10 Minutes) Break is an important time during any AP Exam. But for a three-hour test like the AP Environmental Science Exam, you’re only at the halfway mark. Go to the bathroom, drink a little water, and don’t forget to eat something. You’re going to need some fuel to finish strong. Section II: Free Response (4 Questions, 90 Minutes, 40% of Exam Score) Saying that there are four questions in Section II is a bit misleading. First of all, here is the breakdown of the types of questions you’ll see in Part II. 1 data-set question 1 document-based question 2 synthesis and evaluation questions As you can see, within these four questions are three very different objectives. Also, each question is broken into three to four parts, or tasks. To better manage your time in this section (besides taking practice tests), try the following time management technique: At the beginning of Section II, first count all the tasks presents in the four questions. Divide 90 (the number of minutes you have) by the total number of tasks. Your answer is the time you have for each task. Though this process may use up one minute of your time, by figuring how much time you have per task, you can accurately keep on top of the clock. Section II Pro-Tip: If you’ve taken multiple timed practice tests, and are comfortable with time management, try to use the last 2-3 minutes to review what you wrote. Even if the correct answer is in your mind, the stress of the situation might cause you to leave out important information in your replies. If you have time to catch these mistakes, you can fix them. Test Content: Section I (Multiple Choice) As the exam in its current form is three years old, the questions that appeared on previous years’ exams are still a valid way to prepare for test day. If your AP Environmental Science teacher is worth his or her salt, you will see old exam questions on just about all of your unit tests. The multiple-choice questions will test your Environmental Science knowledge in many different ways. Some questions will be ‘stand alone,’ while others will be grouped together around a data set or chart. Like when taking the ACT, when you encounter a group of questions, take a moment to read what the questions are asking before analyzing the data set or chart. One last thing about time management: If you’re comfortable with time management on other standardized tests, you should have little to no trouble with the AP Environmental Science Exam’s multiple-choice sections. Even so, remember my previous advice: if necessary, guess and move on. Test Content: Section II (Free Response Questions) Like some of the questions on the Multiple Choice section, to answer the Free Response questions, you need to analyze data in the form of text, charts, or graphs, or graphics. Let’s say, for example, the four free response questions represent 15 tasks (parts). That means you have just over 7 minutes to complete each task. To write your best replies, consider trying the following strategy when you tackle a practice AP Environmental Science Exam: 1-2 minutes: Plan out your reply. Time to read/brainstorm. Write relevant information in the margins of your test booklet. If you discover important information in the graphic or paragraph, mark it now. Write your reply. Remember that your graders are not looking for the next great American novel. The only thing that matters is that you a) answer the question and b) follow the directions. If you take multiple practice tests, the act of writing answers under pressure will become second nature, something that doesn’t take up a lot of brain power compared to the questions themselves. The End AP Environmental Science is a course traditionally taken by 12th grade students. After the exam is over, you have graduation to look forward to. Yet, as you prepare for the transition to college, AP graders across the country are reading your replies and assessing your environmental science knowledge. In short The College Board will release AP Environmental Science scores in early July. Yep, one day in the middle of summer you’ll get an email saying that your scores are ready on your College Board account. For those of you that earn a 5, theres a chance that you earned some college credit. But there are some schools out there that award NO CREDIT for AP Environmental Science no matter how well you do. I know that sounds unfair, but it has a lot to do with the fact that AP Environmental Science is a survey of multiple scientific disciplines. With so many subjects involved in the course, it’s tough for colleges to determine which (if any) of their courses equals it. So many colleges, especially the competitive private ones, have simply dropped AP Environmental Science from their list of accepted AP courses. My Recommendation: Before signing up for AP Environmental Science, check out the AP score policies of the colleges to which you are considering applying. I would hate for you to excel in this course and have to take it all over again during your freshmen year of college. Note #1: Earth not to scale. Note #2: Earth does not spin this way. Finally, if you decide to take AP Environmental Science, be prepared for a challenging (but exciting) science course. Even if it is the last science class you ever take, you will walk away with a deeper appreciation of the natural world and your place in it. Till next time, Magooshers.

Tips to Searching the Google News Archive

Google News Archive offers a wealth of digitized historic newspapers online — many of them for free. The Google newspaper archive project was discontinued by Google many years ago but, although they stopped digitizing and adding new papers and removed their useful timeline and other search tools, the historical newspapers that were previously digitized remain. The downside of this is that,  due to poor digital scanning and OCR (optical character recognition), a simple search of the Google newspaper archive rarely pulls up anything but major headlines.  In addition, Google News has continued to deprecate their newspaper archive service, making it extremely difficult to search  for content prior to 1970, although they have hundreds of digitized newspaper titles  prior to this date.   You can improve your chances of finding great info in Google News Archive with a few simple search strategies. Use Google Web Search Searching within Google News (even the advanced search) no longer returns results older than 30 days, so be sure to use web search when searching for older articles. Google Web Search doesn’t support custom date ranges earlier than 1970 or content behind a paywall — but that doesnt mean you wont find content prior to 1970 by searching, you just cant restrict your searches to only that content. Check Availability First A full list of the digitized historical newspaper content is available online at the  Google News Archive. It generally pays to start here to see if your area and time period has coverage, although if youre looking for something interesting or potentially newsworthy (a railroad accident, for example) you may find it also reported in papers from outside the area. Restrict Sources While it is most common to search for individuals in a specific location, Google no longer offers the option to restrict your search to a particular newspaper title. Each newspaper does have a specific newspaper ID (found after nid in the URL when you select the title from the newspaper list), but the site search restriction does not consider this. Instead, try using a newspaper title in quotes, or  use just a single word from the title of the paper to restrict your search; thus a source restriction for Pittsburgh will turn up results from both the Pittsburgh Press and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Date Restrict To search content older than 30 days, use the Google  advanced web search page  to restrict your search by date or date range. You can bypass the restriction on dates older than 1970 by using Googles site search feature on the news archive alone. This isnt precise, as it will include any mention of that date or year and not just papers published on the date youve selected, but it is better than nothing.   Example:  site:news.google.com/newspapers pittsburg 1898 Use Generic Terms Browse through several issues of your newspaper of interest to become familiar with the general layout of the paper and the terms used most often in your sections of interest. For example, if youre looking for an obituary, did they commonly use the term obituaries, or deaths or death notices, etc. to head that section? Sometimes section headers were too fancy to be recognized by the OCR process, so also look for words frequently found in the general text then use that search term to look for content. Consider whether your term is appropriate for the time period as well. If youre searching contemporary newspapers for information on World War One you will need to use search terms such as great war, because it wasnt called World War One until after the commencement of World War Two. Browse This Paper For best results when searching digitized historical newspaper content in Google, there really is no way around using the browse feature rather than search. All things considered, its still better than having to go down to the library to look at microfilm. Begin with the newspaper list to browse directly to a specific newspaper title in the Google News Archive. Once you select a title of interest, you can easily navigate to a specific date using the arrows or, even faster, by entering the date in the date box (this can be a year, month and year, or a specific date). When youre in the newspaper view, you can get back to the browse page by selecting the Browse this newspaper link above the digitized newspaper image. Locating a Missing Issue If Google appears to have newspapers from your month of interest but is missing a few particular issues here or there, then take time to view all pages of the available issues both before and after your target date. There are many examples of Google running together several newspaper issues and then listing them only under the date of the first or last issue, so you can be browsing an issue for Monday, but end up in the middle of the Wednesday edition by the time you browse all of the available pages. Downloading, Saving, and Printing Google News Archive does not currently offer a direct way to download, save, or print newspaper images. If you want to clip an obituary or other small notice for your personal files, the easiest way to do this is to take a screenshot. Enlarge your browser window with the relevant page/article from Google News Archive so that it fills your entire computer screen.Use the enlarge button in Google News Archive to enlarge the article you want to clip to an easy to read size that fits entirely within your browser window.Hit the Print Screen or Prnt Scrn button on your computer keyboard to capture a screenshot.Open your favorite photo editing software and look for the option to open or paste a file from your computers clipboard. This will open the screenshot taken of your computer browser window.Use the Crop tool to crop the article in which youre interested and then save it as a new file (try including the newspaper title and date in the file name).If youre running Windows Vista, 7 or 8, make it easier on yourself and use the Snipping Tool instead. If you cant find historical newspapers in Google Newspaper Archive for your area and time period of interest, then Chronicling America is another source for free, digitized historical newspapers from the United States. Several subscription websites and other resources also offer access to online historical newspapers.

The Duality of Human Nature in Stevensons Dr. Jekyll and...

Stevenson uses the characters of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to expresses his beliefs about human duality by introducing them as two contrasting characters, instead of just one character. Using two completely different characters with different names and appearances gets his message of human duality across more effectively rather than using just one character that turns a different colour when its angry, for example. We meet Mr Hyde, â€Å"a pale, dwarfish man† â€Å"of no particular age†, and we meet Dr Jekyll, a â€Å"large, well-made man of fifty† with a â€Å"large handsome face†. The way Stevenson describes them as opposites makes us think that they are infact two people, but as Stevenson builds up the clues throughout the book we realise that they are†¦show more content†¦Stevenson is trying to tell us that everybody has evil inside of them and has a curiosity about their darker side. Jekyll seems to be in control of his desires and temptations but as Hyde he can fulfil them and not feel guilty. Stevenson is stating that everybody has evil inside of the, wanting to get out and that everyone gets a thrill of letting it out sometimes. As Jekyll thinks he’s in control of Hyde, his addiction to his darker side spirals out of control and he transforms into Hyde without taking the potion. Hyde’s character is gaining strength and Jekyll is getting weaker. Jekyll gets weaker because he is getting weaker at controlling Hyde. By becoming Hyde and letting his evil side out, he has made live harder for himself because now he wont be able to get rid of Hyde as he once said he could. Hyde has now overpowered Jekyll and is in control. Everybody has good and evil inside them. The good in you should always be in control because if you let your evil side out too much it will take control of you and change you, just like Hyde changed Jekyll. 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Teaching Methodloges Layman Manner

Question: Discuss about theTeaching Methodloges for Layman Manner. Answer: Introduction Most of the literary benchmarks and record related to the field of education classify the instructing methods as passive (non-experiential) or active (experiential). If we talk about Hawtrey (2007), then it can be stated that active teaching is related with incorporating the active, exuberant as well as learning opportunities which promote participation of students towards a particular course of study. To understand this in the most layman manner, one can understand it as a conversion process wherein the student is shifted from a role of passive listener with no inputs to an actively participating and involved respondent who has his/her own setoff thoughts and doubts. Learning tasks which involve an active student consist of transferring certain roles from the tutor to the expert and hence, make the student much more responsible and in control of proceedings and help these students in confidently deciding what they wish to learn and the manner in which they wish to learn different concepts (Adler and Milne 1997). Some of the most common examples of these active leaning students and practises are the extensive use of role plays, usage of case studies, and a number of seminar presentations. This shift of responsibilities and duties has definitely widened the horizon for students and they have benefited from this and their learning has been optimised (Smart and Csapo 2007). Citing an example of improvement in learning can be of the accounting students who have been given endless benefits with the help of case studies discussions, learning based on particular problems, their confidence levels have increase due to group discussions, self-learning as well as lifelong learning experiences have in all enriched them with lot of diverse as well good qualities and learning experiences. The results from the McCutcheon and Healy stand testimony to the aforesaid statements and the Brickner Etter (2008) provided in-class and out-of-class active. Now these in-class strategies were a mix of half filled notes provided to the students which they needed to fill during the lectures, the constant question and answer session amidst lectures kept the students agile and active, the activity of letting the students reflect upon the lectures they just received and their own inner thoughts. Few of the out-of-class activities included the process of creating summaries for articles and the review of annual reports in accounting sector. These activities have helped in garnishing the students with much more knowledge and experiences, making them much more refined than their predecessors and increase the level of engagement in the classes. Student Learning Styles For aligning the concepts of learning styles theory which wil be discussed in the current session and the teaching methodologies which have been talked about in the previous paragraphs, our research will be summarising the various learning styles into two basic fields namely the active learners and the passive learners. Munro and Leary (2011) have been successful in utilising the given framework and further discussing it in an exploratory study which has helped them in evaluating the impacts of various teaching methods on the learning styles of accountancy students and they have been effective in evaluating the various impacts and effects. There was also a viewpoint that this particular model is much more practical as the participant will b able to relate it with themselves as most of the students pursuing accountancy would be unfamiliar with the Kolbs model. Moreover, if these students would have faced the four-category model then they would have definitely found it way more complex. This is why a very basic two category model was used. The active learners are being described as participatory learners, who have the habit o researching various topics at first individually or in a group then come up with their own answers. These answers are built up from their individual experiences and then they are expected to reflect upon the viewpoints and reactions of the instructor thereto. On the other hand, the passive learners are expected to bear a liking for being instructed by someone, getting answers from their instructors, the well known and accepted expert of a given topic area, and then after going through their views reflecting upon them. While we are addressing the various interactions of various methodologies of teaching as well as the learning styles of students, it can be assumed that the extensive and active learners will definitely feel that the active models of teaching are way more beneficial to them than the passive learners who will think just the opposite. Now it is essential to understand that all the earlier discussions have helped in noting the preponderance of various converge style learners in fields such as accountancy and how they have been expressed the feeling of satisfaction when teaching. On one hand the active learners will be way more positive in studying ethical issues of accounting with the help of active teaching models; on the other hand, the passive learners will be way more positive towards the teaching methods (passive) for going through the various ethical issues in accounting.