To do well in exams, you must identify and address knowledge gaps that hinder your performance. Practice questions are an amazing tool for this purpose. Identifying knowledge gaps Practice questions can be used as diagnostic tools to assess your understanding of the content to find your knowledge gaps. By engaging with a range of questions, [...]
Active recall is a powerful study technique that has been proven to improve memory retention and learning. It is a method that involves recalling information from memory rather than simply re-reading it. In this article, we will discuss what it is, why a student should use it, and how it can be applied to HSC [...]
Marking criteria follows a very clear pattern in the HSC exam. There is a very clear hierarchy. At the top of this is critically evaluate and at the bottom is identify. The best way to learn how marking criteria work is to understand this hierarchy as well as know the definitions for your key words. [...]
Why you should plan your answer "If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!" is one of the most well known saying from Benjamin Franklin. This phrase is true for much of life including writing HSC exam answers. If you don't have a plan how do you know where you are going? How [...]
Writing answers to 6-12 mark questions in your HSC exam can be daunting for many students. However, this doesn't need to be the case. If we can break down the writing process to writing just a single paragraph at a time you can easily write a single page to a three page answer. In this article, [...]
Almost every subject has some sort of textbook you are reading and I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that 100% of you are not reading it in the best way. You, probably like me, just read the chapter from start to finish, maybe you highlight some sections or underline them [...]
Everyone knows one of the best ways to study for the HSC is to do past papers. It helps develop your recall of information, forces you to practice writing answers, think about examples and helps identify places of weakness. How do you do past papers? The best way to do past papers is to mimic [...]
Spaced repetition is a study method used to put information you studied into your long-term memory. Your HSC year goes for just over a year and you will be tested multiple times on your knowledge of content as you learn it each term. Spreading out your study and using the method "spaced repetition" will make [...]
Study groups are possibly the most under-utilised (not-used), yet one of the most beneficial study methods available. Studying with someone has many benefits, and a study group can help you be more time efficient with your study and motivate you to complete more study. Time efficient study groups Study groups help you to be more [...]
So many people study for hours and don't get results from it because they don't study effectively. Effective studying is learnt, and many people didn't bother learning it during their junior years at school. So here is How you can decrease your study time while also increasing your results. Engage your brain to study effectively [...]