Do studyon questions/exam questions throughout the year, or at the end?

[BakedDwarf]

Hello AN peoples,

I'm having a little difficulty planing when to start doing practice exam questions...

Right now, i've got two possible ideas:
- Finish units 3 and 4 for all my subjects before August and leave a few months solely for practice exams
- Do practice exam questions/studyon questions throughout the year and finish the course for all my subjects later
  on the year (e.g. september)

What do you guys/girls recommend?

[SkiesTheLimit]

I think you're point is exam questions and not exam papers? Assuming that is the case then I'll offer my two cents.

Nothing wrong with doing Study On questions or Checkpoints throughout the year as you're exposing yourself to exam questions before hand. Some are on the other side and like to expose themselves to exam questions around exam time.

I think it's best you finish off the Units in the allocated time, slightly earlier if need be and then move on to attempting Exam papers.

You wouldn't have fully understood the content before hand, the courses are designed to finish in a specific amount of time. Staying one or two classes ahead is absolutely fine.

[Auralee]

I think do study-on questions, checkpoints and anything of the like during the year. In reiterating what the person above me stated, it's good to start having a crack at some exam questions after you get a grip on the content. Study-on and checkpoints tend to categorise questions into topics so you don't have to search the site/book for hours trying to find suitable questions. I found they were good for SAC revision and a 'gentle' introduction to exam style questions.

As for practice exams ... I think they're best later in the year. Essentially in an exam you are showcasing a combination of knowledge and skills learned throughout the year  which is probably best practising after you get a firm hand on all of the content and key skills to maximise score potential and learning potential from each exam.  Some subjects like biology and chemistry, for example, used to have mid-year exams for unit 3. If you're keen, you could try those exams in the middle of the year and are still on the VCAA website I believe. Some external companies also have specific unit exams, like TSSM, but can be a bit pricey.

[sjayne]

During the year definitely! You won't have time at the end of the year because you will be doing practice papers