Study Advice

[Bill Ding]

How do you guys study, i seem to spend countless of hours preparing for Sac/Exam and alway never get the score that i desire. Can anyone share some efficient studying/memory tips.

Thanks

[Water]

When I fail, I think of Naruto.

[Romperait]

When I fail, I think of Water.

[Greatness]

When i fail, i think of Barney Stinson.

[Lasercookie]

Memory tips for me seem to be a bit rubbishy. Just try to study as efficiently as possible - don't get distracted, set yourself achievable goals in what you want to get done in the next hour and slap yourself in the face if you don't get it done.

This thread from just before is somewhat relevant: Exam advice?

I don't know what subjects you're doing, but for science/maths - trial exams seem to be the best way of studying. You'd be wanting to make sure you're doing them properly - timed conditions, check your working afterwards, look up and learn from your mistakes (i.e. don't go straight onto the next exam).

You may or may not find writing notes useful, but it's probably better to actually do questions for maths and physics.

This post by Shinny is pretty good (there's lots of good posts on here, not worth wasting the time to go out and find them though): Re: How did you manage your time in VCE?

[lexitu]

How do you guys study, i seem to spend countless of hours preparing for Sac/Exam and alway never get the score that i desire. Can anyone share some efficient studying/memory tips.

Thanks

Think about where you are going wrong in your SACs - it may be that the content that you are studying for does not stack up with what actually appears on the SACs/exams so perhaps it's about directing your revision towards things that are actually likely to be examined. But I'm to sure of your exact situation so that's just one suggestion.

[tony3272]

The best way to study for a sac is to read the textbook/other resources and do relevant questions. However, don't just rote learn a topic in order to do questions because you would be stuffed for application type situations. Make sure that you actually understand it (the best way to know that you understand it is if you can explain it properly to someone else).

For exams, you want to do practice papers under timed conditions. Read the examiner's reports for each year as they will usually tell you where students are struggling and also how they look for marks.

[Lasercookie]

(the best way to know that you understand it is if you can explain it properly to someone else).

+1
Try to take advantage of the opportunity being able to explain stuff to classmates as much as possible (offer to help out friends etc.).
If you don't get that opportunity, form a weekly study group with some friends and that should inevitably open up the chance they'll ask you for clarification on a topic.

[Readinya]

(the best way to know that you understand it is if you can explain it properly to someone else).

+1
Try to take advantage of the opportunity being able to explain stuff to classmates as much as possible (offer to help out friends etc.).
If you don't get that opportunity, form a weekly study group with some friends and that should inevitably open up the chance they'll ask you for clarification on a topic.

I get asked to explain topics so much that i'm thinking that i should get paid for it.
But seriously, explaining a particular concept to another person is how you can really consolidate your understanding. As both of you are students, you should both look at the question with the same mindset and same type of questions. This is different from a teacher-student relationship since the teacher sometimes assumes you should already know some bits. Start explaining from the beginning, and as you go along you will realise that if you don't know how to explain it, you don't really know it that well. Although the student who initially asked for your help might be a bit peeved at you for not knowing the answer, ultimately it is you who gain the experience and insight into knowing what you don't know because you will go and find the correct answer for yourself (hopefully).