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Why checkpoints?
« on: October 30, 2009, 10:54:52 pm »
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Past exams are normally quite easily obtained. Why spent $30 to buy a checkpoint book?
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2009, 10:58:05 pm »
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they add in extra questions n stuff i guess
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2009, 10:58:14 pm »
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Because they're organized by topic, and are just more convenient for those who cbs (me)
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2009, 10:59:15 pm »
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Quote from: SmRandmAzn on October 30, 2009, 10:58:14 pm
Because they're organized by topic, and are just more convenient for those who cbs (me)
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2009, 11:00:17 pm »
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i got checkpoints for free and i don't like it, the worked answers are dreadful and not always accurate, and sometimes the questions are typed incorrectly
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2009, 11:01:26 pm »
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You can go through categorised topics within that subject, which makes it easier to study. Also, they generally have questions which date back to '97 or so, so you can't obtain them though VCAA. They're also filtered so they apply to the current study design. But yeah, I'd rather do straight exams...
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2009, 11:02:06 pm »
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I used it because I didn't want to do a complete exam but also wanted to attempt practice exam style questions
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2009, 11:03:43 pm »
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Seriously checkpoints has been so useful for me especially in physics. I'm not sure about methods or spesh checkpoints but <3 physics checkpoints.
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2009, 11:04:07 pm »
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Checkpoints is great for doing VCAA questions from previous study designs, cos they organise all the relevant questions and remove the unnecessary ones.

However, once you get up to the current study design questions (usually 05/06), then I would stop there and just do the real deal
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2009, 11:14:23 pm »
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Is it fair to say: good for throughout the year SACs but you rather do full trials for exams?
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2009, 11:24:36 pm »
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Quote from: kenhung123 on October 30, 2009, 11:14:23 pm
Is it fair to say: good for throughout the year SACs but you rather do full trials for exams?

I would say so
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2009, 11:25:17 pm »
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i saved it along with the VCAA exams for the days leading up to my exams.
it's good because they are official VCAA questions so you can assume these are the types of questions that will be on the exam.
unlike some oddly worded & sometimes slightly different other exam questions.
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2009, 11:26:31 pm »
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Trial exams > Checkpoints.

That being said, 95% of people aren't ready to do trial exams in term one. (Don't be anal on the percentage haha) So we need something to do topic by topic.
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2009, 11:40:38 pm »
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Agree with TT, Physics checkpoints is awesome and highly recommended. It's a bonus that the author of Physics checkpoints is ni fact the cheif assessor for Physics apparently. So in this way, you can be confident that similar quesitons may come up in the exam. Methods and Specialist checkpoints are good, but as others have said...
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Re: Why checkpoints?
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2009, 10:45:06 am »
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If you're doing Chemistry, then definately get the Checkpoints for that. The problem with looking at past exams is some bits of Unit 3 have moved into Unit 4 and some from Unit 4 has moved to Unit 3. However Checkpoints is really nice in reorganising all this for you. Plus there'll be only 2 past exams per Unit for you to do so it's definately worth it. Chemistry is the only subject I've completed every question in Checkpoints for. The others I just looked at past exams
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