Trial exams

[mark_alec]

Besides u wud be neglecting your other subs if you do that many.

What makes you think I neglected my other subjects? I didn't have enough exams to occupy me fully, so I had to limit the number I would do per day per subject.

But sure, there are diminishing returns from doing so many papers, but it was something to do rather than watch TV.

[xox.happy1.xox]

But sure, there are diminishing returns from doing so many papers, but it was something to do rather than watch TV.

Yes... Watching T.V. had diverted me away from the more important things in life... Like studying for specialist!

[rowshan]

So you don't think its smart to do a lot of exam papers?

[shinny]

I'd say its like alot of things in VCE, the benefits become increasingly marginal, but if you want to do well, you'd do everything within your control to improve your study score yes? I mean, even if it is marginal, VCE often comes down to just those 1 or 2 marks, and since you only have one shot at this, then why not? Practice can only result in improvement.

[Collin Li]

Nicely said. It just means that it's important to juggle things around, because once you've done too many Specialist Maths papers, you're more likely to maximise your ENTER by now doing another subject's papers. That is, the returns of doing a paper from another subject haven't diminished to the same extent as it has for Specialist, so doing that now becomes your next best use of time.

[shadezofemerald]

lol, my school finished the course 3 weeks ago n have been doing past papers for quite some time, i've been complaining all yuear my teacher has been teaching it too fast n now i kinda feel like i learned not much throughout the year but i think revison has helped me understand it more, coz before hand i thought it was impossible!!   the parts i have trouble with most is stuff to do with rates of change, inflow and outfolw stuff! i just don't get that! other parts of the course are not toooo bad i guess. ^_-

[Collin Li]

Yeah, I tend to start with past exams before even having learnt the whole course. I did this with great success with Chemistry - although that's not really an option if it's a new course.

[rowshan]

Coblin you only did 4-5 exams and you got a 45!!! Seriously, what did you do for revision?

[Collin Li]

Coblin you only did 4-5 exams and you got a 45!!! Seriously, what did you do for revision?

Do more than me if you need to. I retain information quicker than some people, it seems, so doing more past exams doesn't help me.

Also, my learning style is still a mystery (as is everyone's), but I've noticed that I do learn some things "overnight" through a random process where I make logical connections in my subconscious.

[dusty_girl1144]

ehhhhhh i finished the course on the LAST day of school... my brain was absolutly friend that day....

i got like 6 or 7 exams
 
got some for methods.... legal and chem are a bit neglected :S

checkpoints and A+ notes for ALL subs...

got nothing really for english... OOOPSYYYYYYYYYYY

[Mao]

dusty: this thread? http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,5508.0.html

[dusty_girl1144]

i was on about spesh mao lol

i finished the course this week. on the last day.

and i printed off like quite a few spesh trial exams. from like MAV and ehhhh heffinan group or something.... the booklets are HUGH!

[NE2000]

but I've noticed that I do learn some things "overnight" through a random process where I make logical connections in my subconscious.

lol, that's happened to me sometimes as well, although I can't say I've just woken up and all of a sudden I get an idea. But say there's a math problem where I just can't seem to work out how to do it, just in the moments before sleep the solution can pop up, only thing is half the time I can't remember the precise details in the morning, the other half the time's pretty awesome tho.

[midas_touch]

I didn't do too many exams for spesh, basically the ones that you can download off the link below, and a few others. Imo, once you have done more than a dozen or so, then the time you have committed in doing those extra exams far outweighs the benefit you will receive from doing them. Anyway, enjoy .

http://rapidshare.com/files/147376437/Spesh.rar.html

[polky]

but I've noticed that I do learn some things "overnight" through a random process where I make logical connections in my subconscious.

lol, that's happened to me sometimes as well, although I can't say I've just woken up and all of a sudden I get an idea. But say there's a math problem where I just can't seem to work out how to do it, just in the moments before sleep the solution can pop up, only thing is half the time I can't remember the precise details in the morning, the other half the time's pretty awesome tho.

I can go to sleep thinking about a question, then wake up and the answer is formulated perfectly in my brain

For spec I have a quite massive booklet of past exams, spanning from 2006-1999. I doubt I'm going to finish much of it at all, I'm going to focus on 2006 - 2008 commerical papers and also past VCAA papers.  Scary