Revision for Midyear Exam, NEAP vs TSFX.

[crayolé]

Well they do sort of point out things you should look out for or include in your answers along the way while you're doing questions

[charli_christall]

I've been to some free Melborne uni lectures which focused on exam techniques, the chem teacher pretty much just hated VCAA, it wasnt hard to tell. The bio teacher knew her stuff and gave great tips for the exam, though nothing I hadn't read before. I went to a $34 biology 6.5 hour lecture which was really worth it IMO. I learn by absorbing speech and asking questions, so I make sure I keep the lecturer on their toes throughout. The notes were ok, it was worth going for a big overview!
I went to the 6.5 hour chemistry TSFX lecture, 400 pages of notes.. perhaps an overkill, but they were quite good, only problem was there was not enough time to finish the book. I couldnt finish them all after the lecture either.They are supposed to summarise the course by applying the information from all text books and combining them, but its just massive for a summary. Prior to the lecture I was advised to not make my own summaries as i would be recieving comprehensive notes at the lecture. So I did as they said and didnt summarise for myself. This was a mistake on my behalf. Making your own notes really does help you to reiterate and comprehend the course. During the lecture the lecturer kept talking and talking to the point were too much information was conveyed in too little time. She cut lunch breaks to try and fit it in. It made the lecture off putting andi got restless, she had amazing knowledge and gave great examples but there was just so much! the lecture went for an extra hour but I couldnt stay due to transport.
so in all I believe that revision lectures are really helpful but they are only a suppliment to your own extensive preperation. My biology teacher was great she held revision clases where we covered past VCAA papers once a week after school. My chemistry teacher was also really supportive with after school classes, but sadly i dont feel i went very well in chem due to nerves on the day. It is by doing past exams that you realise the trends for yourself, make sure you do them, rather than just lamenting that you have gone to a lecture.