hand write or type your VCE notes?

[HERculina]

[specifically for bio]

[Souljette_93]

I always hand-write, i never typed.

[Chavi]

Hand write - then type

[m@tty]

Never written notes. Don't know about Bio though. May be worthwhile if it helps you to understand and remember the (copious amounts of, I hear..) theory.

[Cianyx]

Depends how you take notes. If you're actively taking notes, then sure, hand written is fine, provided you can read your writing. If you're just copying it, with little brain activity involved, type it. Get it over and done with quickly so you can go over it again

[TrueTears]

never notes for maths

i used to take notes in class for english and other stuff but i dono

[/0]

Typing notes? Bringing a computer to class is way annoying. I usually make notes for subjects at the start of the year then get lazy later on...

[98.40_for_sure]

Never made notes for any subject. I don't believe in notes. When it comes to exam time, there are better things you could be spending your time on than reading notes...

[HERculina]

interesting indeed...

i think im gonna go ahead with the hand-writing then typing if necessary idea
so you guys recommend spending less time on making notes and more on doing actual questions/practice exams?

[AzureBlue]

never notes for maths

Mm not much for maths, questions are better.

[TrueTears]

never notes for maths

Mm not much for maths, questions are better.

I just love your style about anything related to maths

[m@tty]

I just read from a wide variety of sources. Making your own notes takes waayyy too long for someone who's lazy like me.

If you were to write notes though, I'd definitely recommend hand-writing first and then typing if you actually want to refer to them later/perfect them.

[Souljette_93]

so you guys recommend spending less time on making notes and more on doing actual questions/practice exams?

Yeah definitely, at least when you do practise exams, you are applying what you're learning and soon memorizing them.

[HERculina]

so you guys recommend spending less time on making notes and more on doing actual questions/practice exams?

Yeah definitely, at least when you do practise exams, you are applying what you're learning and soon memorizing them.

okie awesomeness xD

thanks for feedback guys

[shinny]

I think both are important though really. I find that doing just practice exams - although usually sufficient - makes you far less adaptable to new-style questions than if you just studied the concepts for what they are, as opposed to basically studying for specific questions. People get in the rhythm of seeing VCAA put particular questions in the same year and get in the habit of mastering full mark answers for these, but the problem is that when they don't, they freak out and have no idea where to start. For example, in the BM exam that just passed, everyone thought a particular question was coming up but it didn't, but since they already had their answer for the 10 mark question memorised, they felt obliged to stick with it even though some claim it wasn't relevant. Not too sure about the specifics but I'm sure you get the point. Instead, learning the concepts allows you to do a question off a clean slate without any preconceptions. I believe this is what marks the difference between those who get low 40s and high 40s because those in the low 40s generally know the entire course and have done heaps of practice exams, but inevitably screw up the strange question that VCAA inevitably manages to fit in every year. Especially for bio, I would recommend notes. There is just SO much to cover that there's some stuff that VCAA's never tested before, but could easily manage to test in the coming exams. Doing notes ensures you cover every part of the study design.