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VCE Stuff => Victorian Education Discussion => Topic started by: wildareal on February 18, 2011, 08:11:44 pm
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Seriously, I have about 6 tests a week for my subjects, if anything they detract you from studying and you waste time which could actually be used for learning. I'm not saying to have no tests, but there are way too much!
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Your teachers are probably keen on ensuring that knowledge is retained and can be applied. Whether it is a good approach or not is hard to say
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Seriously, I have about 6 tests a week for my subjects, if anything they detract you from studying and you waste time which could actually be used for learning. I'm not saying to have no tests, but there are way too much!
Although 6 tests a week is a little much, I personally am actually quite grateful for tests.
1. They force you the really study (instead of procrastinate).
2. They give you great practice for actual SACs (the question style, honing in on the little things that lose 1 or 2 marks etc.)
3. They're great for the teacher to see how you're actually going with the content.
4. They're great for yourself to check your improvement and what you can expect for your next SAC.
I do so much reading for philosophy/renaissance that a test really forces me to take a step back, look at the concepts and gain a concrete understanding instead of just waffling about with 100's of pages of reading. It's also a great bridge between the overload of information/content and important assessments.
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I hope I had 6 tests a week, it keeps order.
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Tests are great. You can show off if you beat people and if you don't then it doesn't even matter.
And tests are good for figguring out where you need to put more work in. 6 Tests in one week isn't that bad -and if they're diagnostic then you're not even studying for them so you're not wasting that much time.
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4. They're great for yourself to check your improvement and what you can expect for your next SAC.
Most importantly.
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1. They force you the really study (instead of procrastinate).
This. Once you get behind once in year 12, it takes ages to catch up. Procrastination is the enemy.
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You can say that again! I'm falling behind :S
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;D So am I... there's no 'motivation' to study.
Thushan, I thought you went to MGS?
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Hahaha, I was supposed to do so much work today...
Time to get started to meet my Saturday goals... :P
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I think six is a little bit too much, at least 3-4 should be good. I assume you would not always have tests six times per week and this is just a one time, so just make the most of it while you can.
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;D So am I... there's no 'motivation' to study.
Thushan, I thought you went to MGS?
Nup, Scotch.
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I get very few tests, only for maths actually. Wouldn't mind it for other subjects though, could be helpful.
Offtopic: Thushan, do you ever go to Glen Waverley Library? If so, were you there wednesday? :P (Was with another VNner who swore it was you)
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I get very few tests, only for maths actually. Wouldn't mind it for other subjects though, could be helpful.
Offtopic: Thushan, do you ever go to Glen Waverley Library? If so, were you there wednesday? :P (Was with another VNner who swore it was you)
Nup. I live nowhere near Glen Waverley - you might have seen JDog, not me.
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You can say that again! I'm falling behind :S
Why are you doing 6 subs this year when two will not count?
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LOL you're the 100th person to ask me that! :P
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Trying to beat Derrik Ha? ;) He only did 7...
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Haha I'm no Derrick Ha, and I freely admit that. I wished I had his brains.
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Haha I'm no Derrick Ha, and I freely admit that. I wished I had his brains.
Suppose he is abnormally pro for a genius...
He probably made tests for himself to do in school every week (made them in year 11, sat them in year 12)
(just a minor off-topic: does anyone but me think the pencil in the compass of the image in the banner of Derrick's site is a computer graphic and not a photo? See here. The pencil just looks to 'perfect'...)
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I dunno, looks like a regular photo to me...?
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I dunno, looks like a regular photo to me...?
Maybe he's perfect at sharpening pencils too... And the pencil has a perfect gloss.
Wish I was that pro.
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I dunno, looks like a regular photo to me...?
Maybe he's perfect at sharpening pencils too... And the pencil has a perfect gloss.
Wish I was that pro.
Haha, I'm so inartistic (non-artistic?).
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Haha, I'm so inartistic (non-artistic?).
Me too... I got one of the bottom 10 exam results in the year 9 art exam (~40%). There was this yellow-green painting that I interpreted as 'cheese'. Apparently it was wild grass. ;D
(in a feeble attempt to get back on topic... my bad)
I only have tests for maths and chem. Wish I had some for physics though
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I've had no tests (quizzes in jap but that doesnt really count), but we've done our first chemistry sac!!
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Haha, I'm so inartistic (non-artistic?).
Me too... I got one of the bottom 10 exam results in the year 9 art exam (~40%). There was this yellow-green painting that I interpreted as 'cheese'. Apparently it was wild grass. ;D
AHAHAHAHA :D :D (actual LOLs right there).
I can't believe you actually have an art exam. 0_0
When I was living in Malaysia, we had an art exam in Grade 1. I just drew a massive picture of a house and my parents - got an A+ :D :D
Back on topic:
I have a philosophy test on Monday that I'm yet to study for... :S
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I've already had a double Spesh test, a chem test, English oral SAC and a prac english essay due (on Monday).
Hope that keeps me in check
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You can say that again! I'm falling behind :S
Wow Thushan how do you cope with a 6 subject workload?
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Well if your school gives you so many tests that it starts to take away from learning in class... i guess that can become a problem, on the flip side gives you tons of practice in application and reason to study -
are they all SAC's?
No lol they are just diagnostic tests so stupid honestly valuable class time.
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For a subject like Revs, you have to constantly need to have your knowledge tested, as the course moves fairly quickly and you need to be up to the pace, as there is heapsss to know. We have weekly tests in our class, and these actually force us to study and drill the events into our heads!
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For a subject like Revs, you have to constantly need to have your knowledge tested, as the course moves fairly quickly and you need to be up to the pace, as there is heapsss to know. We have weekly tests in our class, and these actually force us to study and drill the events into our heads!
Wow, that's actually really good! :)
Memorising dates and quotes for the exam will be a breeze if you're having frequent tests!
I kinda wish we did that too. We have weekly essays/document analyses but everything was either take home or cheat-sheet-able so I never got around to actively memorising the dates until SWOTVAC. :P