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Follow on Google News | Are you a quantitative person? Are you ready to crack the quant section of GMAT,CAT?Quantitative thinking ( thinking with numbers) is integral to corporate business careers. Hence MBA entrance tests contain a generous dose of quantitative problems.
By: Semantics Quantitative thinking ( thinking with numbers) is integral to corporate business careers. Hence MBA entrance tests contain a generous dose of quantitative problems. One’s performance in such problem solving is a manifestation of his overall problem solving ability. Business Schools perceive quantitative scores as indicative of higher order thinking and decision making skills. They believe that quant thinkers can handle diverse business challenges. They can analyse, diagram, hypothesise, set goals, try permutations and combinations, perceive probabilistic outcomes and synthesis a possible outcome. Quantitative personality is not necessarily a hardcore math person For a quantitative thinker, math knowledge is one of the many tools in his quest for excellence in problem solving. It is also possible that one is a good quantitative person but not a math person. By and large, a quant person is someone who can look at independent ideas and facts, look at a situation and be able to come up with a response irrespective the accuracy of the approach and thereby the solution. It also means looking at a situation and draw up on one’s own repertoire of tactics for a possible way forward…. a possible answer... In short, a quant person might have a great memory but is rather someone who reasons very well. A quant person uses thinking skills approach to problems So when a quant person looks at a math problem with varied factors, and probably requiring more than one mathematical concept, he doesn’ A quant person ‘transfers learning’ For a quant person, the idea of doing a lot of problems stems from the need to see the various possibilities of solving problems rather than an expectation of chancing upon an exam like problem. For effective ‘transfer of learning’ making observations while attempting a problem is the key. The quant person in a nut shell should be inquisitive, innovative, fearless, flexible and an inherent risk taker. “the Science of Thinking” methodology attempts to inculcate quantitative reasoning in addition to quantitative aptitude in test aspirants. Visit www.semanticslearning.com for more details. Read www.semanticslearning.com/ # # # SEMANTICS is an educational service provider. We develop and implement training courses for GMAT,CAT aspirants(offline and online) based on the revolutionary "Thinking skills curriculum". Visit www.semanticslearning.com for ebooks, free downloads,tests.. End
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