29 07, 2019

Improve your writing

By |2019-07-29T12:43:58+10:00July 29th, 2019|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Study Tips, writing|0 Comments

In HSC PDHPE it is vital that you ensure your extended, and even the longer short answer responses are well written and address the question. This article provides a couple of tips to help you improve your writing in exams. Firstly, you should make sure you get straight into the answer. There is no need [...]

2 04, 2019

Multiple Choice Questions

By |2019-04-01T11:13:40+10:00April 2nd, 2019|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Questions, Study Tips|0 Comments

Answering multiple choice questions in HSC PDHPE exams is often the thing students practice rarely and understand the least. Multiple choice questions are written at various levels and are used to help separate students into the 6 bands. It is worth reading through the multiple choice questions three (3) times and answering different level questions [...]

1 04, 2019

Breaking down HSC PDHPE exam questions

By |2019-04-01T10:59:02+10:00April 1st, 2019|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Questions, Study Tips|0 Comments

HSC PDHPE exam questions can be difficult to decode. Breaking the HSC PDHPE exam questions down into its various sections can help ensure the answer you write addresses the question – providing what the question wants. There are normally three sections to the HSC PDHPE exam question: The directive term, the syllabus key term, and [...]

28 03, 2019

Students Learn To

By |2019-03-28T11:02:19+10:00March 28th, 2019|Articles, Health Priorities in Australia, How are priority issues for Australia's health identified?, HSC PDHPE, Study Tips|Comments Off on Students Learn To

Every module/topic in HSC PDHPE has a whole list of dot points under "students learn to". These dot points should be used by you as you prepare for exams. Many students focus on learning the content as they prepare for exams for HSC PDHPE, the "students learn about" dot points and spend little time worrying [...]

16 10, 2018

Practice Makes Perfect

By |2018-10-14T19:46:55+10:00October 16th, 2018|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Questions, Study Tips|Comments Off on Practice Makes Perfect

Everyone has heard the term, practice makes perfect. And even if perfection is unattainable, the general principle still applies. The more you practice the better you get. For HSC PDHPE, what you want to make sure you are good at is exams! I know exams are not everyone's cup of team, but the more you [...]

10 08, 2018

How is epidemiology used to improve the health of Australians?

By |2018-08-10T11:40:56+10:00August 10th, 2018|Articles, Health Priorities in Australia, How are priority issues for Australia's health identified?, HSC PDHPE, sample answer, Study Tips, writing|Comments Off on How is epidemiology used to improve the health of Australians?

https://youtu.be/l0PxhrDkKzI Click here If you want to complete the practice exam question walk through yourself, the link above will allow you to make a copy of the document used in the video, or you can use file>make a copy from the embedded file above..The HSC PDHPE 2012  exam, Question 23 asks "How is epidemiology used to [...]

5 04, 2018

Compare TWO different energy systems by exploring their duration, sources of fuel and causes of fatigue

By |2018-03-29T12:23:30+10:00April 5th, 2018|Articles, Factors Affecting Performance, how does training affect performance?, HSC PDHPE, sample answer, Study Tips|0 Comments

In the 2017 HSC PDHPE exam, question 25 was worth 7 marks and asked: "Compare TWO different energy systems by exploring their duration, sources of fuel and causes of fatigue. Use examples to support your answer." Below is a sample answer for this question provided by Melissa. As always remember to use the NESA marking guidelines [...]

29 03, 2018

Compare the two anaerobic energy systems

By |2018-03-29T09:01:35+10:00March 29th, 2018|Articles, Factors Affecting Performance, how does training affect performance?, HSC PDHPE, sample answer, Study Tips|0 Comments

This sample answer is a response to question 27 from the 2014 HSC PDHPE exam "Compare the two anaerobic energy systems." worth 5 marks. The answer is provided by Melissa. As always, I encourage you to read through this answer and compare it to the sample answer provided by NESA along with the marking criteria (here and [...]

28 03, 2018

Describe the advantages of Medicare for Australian citizens.

By |2018-03-26T19:43:16+10:00March 28th, 2018|Articles, Health Priorities in Australia, HSC PDHPE, sample answer, Study Tips, What role do health care facilities and services play in achieving better health for all Australians?|Comments Off on Describe the advantages of Medicare for Australian citizens.

Describe the advantages of Medicare for Australian citizens. comes from the 2012 HSC PDHPE exam. It is question 21 and is worth 3 marks. The answer provided, once again comes from Maja. Australia’s public health care system is supported by Medicare, which provides health care cover for all Australian’s. Introduced in 1984 by the Commonwealth [...]

27 03, 2018

Compare the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with the broader Australian population.

By |2018-03-26T19:41:17+10:00March 27th, 2018|Articles, Health Priorities in Australia, HSC PDHPE, sample answer, Study Tips, What are the priority issues for improving Australia’s health?, writing|Comments Off on Compare the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with the broader Australian population.

Compare the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with the broader Australian population. This is question 21. b) in the 2009 HSC PDHPE exam. The answer below was kindly provided by Melissa. ATSI population has relatively poorer health compared to the rest of the population. ATSI people have the largest gap in health [...]

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