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How to Get a Band 6 in HSC Biology

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marynguyen18:
can we use tables?

Acing:
Should my notes be long or short and concise? Which one is more beneficial?

Skidous:

--- Quote from: Acing on November 25, 2016, 07:30:07 pm ---Should my notes be long or short and concise? Which one is more beneficial?

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For your FIRST set of notes they should be long with as much information as possible. This helps with learning the content

Your SECOND set of notes should be short and concise in order to help REMEMBER key points and information about your study

There is also a THIRD set of notes which consists of only the information you either have trouble remembering or haven't memorised yet.

The benefits of each notes vary on their uses. LONG notes are good for learning whilst SHORT notes are better for memorising and carrying around.

Long notes are better suited for weekly study as your finish dot points in the syllabus.

Short and Concise notes are better suited for daily memorisation during the exam period

MASTER Notes (only stuff you can't remember) are best used for a few days and right before an exam.

Hope this helps

Gregs:

--- Quote from: marynguyen18 on October 19, 2016, 01:41:25 pm ---can we use tables?

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For my study notes I used a lot of tables for anything that you could possibly compare. In an exam I wouldn't recommend using a table to answer the question unless low on time as it's difficult to elaborate properly and demonstrate to the markers that you actually know what is going on. I found I had to use a table in my trials for chemistry as I was running low on time. It was a memorised table that I had in my head ready to go if a question on this specific topic popped up. It turned out the table I wrote out didn't answer the question at all and i lost 3 easy marks on a topic I knew. Just advice though, everyone is different and if you feel confident that you can answer what the question asks in a table then go ahead. All the best

Diala:
Hi!
Would you recommend drawing methods in exams for Biology? My fear is that I wont get the full marks even though some of my teachers have suggested that drawing can maximise your marks. I know I can mix it up with a bit of writing, but does that waste time in your opinion?

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