how do i properly study? (1 Viewer)

[rottenmango]

hi everyone,

whenever i 'study' i just rewrite my notes and learn/revise as I am writing, this generally would work for me in junior years but now that I'm a senior I know it wont be efficient and ill need to do a lot more than that.

Any advice on the optimal ways to study for these subjects below? and also how to get the most marks in these subjects
sor 1
chemistry
physics
biology
ext 1 math
adv eng


(also, how does one get 'better' at maths? whenever I solve questions I often just follow the formula and if it has a 'creative' way like a couple more extra steps before I can get to the formula it leaves me stumped. those who are good at maths how does it click for you so fast? and how do I think outside the box and come more creative with my approach instead of just following steps)

anything I should expect for year 11? year 11 just started and I have been looking over my class notes for 2-3 hours after school however it doesn't feel like enough for me to excel in year 11. I heard from everyone its a big jump from yr 10 and I just have no idea how to start studying properly for these subjects and I'm worried that in exams my knowledge will just be basic. I know that past papers are a form of studying, however since its only been the first week of school we haven't gone over that much content so I'm stumped where I should continue. if possible what did ur after school, weekend and holiday study sessions look like?.

Thank you!

 

[anonymoushehe]

hi everyone,

whenever i 'study' i just rewrite my notes and learn/revise as I am writing, this generally would work for me in junior years but now that I'm a senior I know it wont be efficient and ill need to do a lot more than that.

Any advice on the optimal ways to study for these subjects below? and also how to get the most marks in these subjects
sor 1
chemistry
physics
biology
ext 1 math
adv eng


(also, how does one get 'better' at maths? whenever I solve questions I often just follow the formula and if it has a 'creative' way like a couple more extra steps before I can get to the formula it leaves me stumped. those who are good at maths how does it click for you so fast? and how do I think outside the box and come more creative with my approach instead of just following steps)

anything I should expect for year 11? year 11 just started and I have been looking over my class notes for 2-3 hours after school however it doesn't feel like enough for me to excel in year 11. I heard from everyone its a big jump from yr 10 and I just have no idea how to start studying properly for these subjects and I'm worried that in exams my knowledge will just be basic. I know that past papers are a form of studying, however since its only been the first week of school we haven't gone over that much content so I'm stumped where I should continue. if possible what did ur after school, weekend and holiday study sessions look like?.

Thank you!

reading notes wont be enough u have to engage with ur understanding so do any practice questions ASAP when you finish a module or prescription point (mainly for maths/physics/chem) — when you complete the textbook questions, sift through past papers to find the relevant questions and do them. what i do after is if I make any mistakes, i have google docs for each subject and record my errors and any misconceptions in theory and you essentially create notes that you can just read through right before your exam cause they are based on the mistakes you made – its also good to just learn ahead if you can cause your basically cramming four mods of content in three terms which left me so stressed before prelims

 

[alphxreturns]

for year 11, especially the beginning, it's the literal best time to try every single method of study, with enough pressure to put them to the test - you would have just started y11 and there will be nothing to revise. but, once you learn something, for example a new topic in physics, try and really understand how the concept works. you are building the foundation for year 12 now and if you have any questions it's good to build a habit of asking your teacher.

I think you must learn the idea inside out and, as the term goes by, apply it to questions like in the past papers you talk about. you can easily pick and choose applications of concepts to show that you really know what's going on

you have quite tough subjects and you really have to lay down the foundations while you still have the freedom and time - make sure you have proper understanding.. year 11 term 1 is really no big deal in the grand scheme of things but, if the understanding and way of thinking is flawed, more complicated topics will be very hard to understand.

but remember it's all good, remember to chill a bit please and have fun

try new things (pomodoro, time blocks, whether typing or handwriting works best... etc) and visit new places (try library, home, friends place, see where you get the most work done)

hope this helps!

 

[tvmm]

year 11 is the year to find your study method! it’ll allow you time to see which methods suit you best.

as for how to study, everyone is different. for me, my study method was to spam past papers and see which areas i couldn’t do, and then fill the gaps of knowledge that i had.

with maths, you need to fully understand how to get to the answer. it may be helpful if you ask your teacher to provide further explanation on each step and then attempt a similar question to see if you can grasp it.

there is a bunch of different study methods, but the most practical one would be applying your knowledge to questions. it’s not enough to have just the knowledge itself, rely on your application and practice this.

also, make sure you study your directive verbs to understand what the question is asking you. it may seem like common sense but a lot of people skim on this and don’t actually answer a question properly (e.g. explain = relate cause & effect, compare = similarities & differences, etc)

also if you can, seek feedback from your teachers!

best of luck! you’ll do well as long as you put in the work

 

[literallydomfike]

i found for bio best way to study was to watch videos (amoeba sisters etc) until i had an idea of the content, then straight to papers + for sor1 was just repeating multis and then i found acronyms really helpful for learning stats - best example is Come In HomeBoy (CIHB) for the largest religions in aus (Christianity -> Islam -> Hinduism -> Buddhism) and stuff like that

Hope this helps !

 

[C2H6O]

hi everyone,

whenever i 'study' i just rewrite my notes and learn/revise as I am writing, this generally would work for me in junior years but now that I'm a senior I know it wont be efficient and ill need to do a lot more than that.

Any advice on the optimal ways to study for these subjects below? and also how to get the most marks in these subjects
sor 1
chemistry
physics
biology
ext 1 math
adv eng


(also, how does one get 'better' at maths? whenever I solve questions I often just follow the formula and if it has a 'creative' way like a couple more extra steps before I can get to the formula it leaves me stumped. those who are good at maths how does it click for you so fast? and how do I think outside the box and come more creative with my approach instead of just following steps)

anything I should expect for year 11? year 11 just started and I have been looking over my class notes for 2-3 hours after school however it doesn't feel like enough for me to excel in year 11. I heard from everyone its a big jump from yr 10 and I just have no idea how to start studying properly for these subjects and I'm worried that in exams my knowledge will just be basic. I know that past papers are a form of studying, however since its only been the first week of school we haven't gone over that much content so I'm stumped where I should continue. if possible what did ur after school, weekend and holiday study sessions look like?.

Thank you!

I found that (for me) chemistry study was best by writing notes in class during lessons. Reading over notes definitely didn’t do much for me, but i found khan academy really helpful for chem cause the lessons are really clear and you get practise questions. I’ve recently started doing flashcards for organic chemistry (mod 7), although I could see it being useful for memorising things in preliminary. Writing and practising things is definitely the best way to consolidate knowledge.
Physics was a little harder, I also wrote notes in class (physics is the most note heavy subject for me), and practised questions from worksheets given. Khan academy can also be helpful but I didn’t use it as much. Develop a system for solving physics problems bc it’s marked quite strict so you want to be doing things like writing all relevant equations etc.
Maths ext was definitely really tricky when learning new concepts, but I found that ‘looking back’ on a topic after a while it gets a little easier as you do A LOT of practice and you start to apply different topics to more complex questions. Although I didn’t take notes for maths I probably should’ve.
Hope this helps!

 

[spiderfan44]

anki

 

[Sorghum Sneedley]

anki

how do u use anki to study? because i don't really understand what ur supposed to use it for

 

[iloveeggs]

(also, how does one get 'better' at maths? whenever I solve questions I often just follow the formula and if it has a 'creative' way like a couple more extra steps before I can get to the formula it leaves me stumped. those who are good at maths how does it click for you so fast? and how do I think outside the box and come more creative with my approach instead of just following steps)

i feel like as for getting good at maths its really just about exposure to SO MANY different question types.

i find that things you learn in one topic are relevant to others and i have always been quick to recognise creative methods to solve thigns because whenever i revise for any exam i do so many questions, the methods just become intuitive for me and even a few months later i can use smth i learnt in a diff topic on questions in my current topic. seek out past papers from thsc, textbook chapters, practise questions etc. so you can gain this exposure.

focus on not just doing questions but understanding what the question is asking you properly - this comes from having a strong conceptual undertanding. e.g. seeing how formulas are derived, being able to visualise things. you can bludge your way through by copying the methods you are taught but if you dont understand why or what the method is doing. youtube is a good resource for this - e.g. eddie woo is really good at explaining some concepts if you are having trouble visualising/understanding how a formula works

i am also very against memorising and applying formulas without understanding what they are. i feel like a lot of teachers are comfortable with just letting kids use the formulas without explaining what they do and what they can be useful for but its my personal opinion that for every formula you come across you should at least have a vague idea how to derive it on your own from scratch and use it in a variety of different question types - to see what you can do with it
e.g. cosine rule is part of 5.3 maths/ y10 syllabus but trust me when i say i still use it to date in 4u maths as well. if i didnt get how to apply it to a range of different question types and understood how it works, in an exam i would have not remembered "hey i can use this formula to help me"

if there is something you are bad at, instead of avoiding it, challenge yourself to do more of it until you get comfortable with it. this is the only way to get better at things instead of just accepting you are bad at it

 

[annabellestudyresources]

i found for bio best way to study was to watch videos (amoeba sisters etc) until i had an idea of the content, then straight to papers + for sor1 was just repeating multis and then i found acronyms really helpful for learning stats - best example is Come In HomeBoy (CIHB) for the largest religions in aus (Christianity -> Islam -> Hinduism -> Buddhism) and stuff like that

Hope this helps !

Hi! Sorry this is completely random, but I saw you got a 93 in modern! Well done!! If it's okay to ask, I was wondering how you prepared for each section?

I'm fairly confident for Power and Authority, but I just don't know how to go about preparing for the essays, as the questions seem quite unpredictable.

Thankyou!!

 

[literallydomfike]

Hi! Sorry this is completely random, but I saw you got a 93 in modern! Well done!! If it's okay to ask, I was wondering how you prepared for each section?

I'm fairly confident for Power and Authority, but I just don't know how to go about preparing for the essays, as the questions seem quite unpredictable.

Thankyou!!

Hey! No worries, I'm happy to help. Can I ask what your essay topics are? For me, we had National Study Japan + Conflict in the Pacific. I think the best way to prepare for me was to take each syllabus point and write a paragraph (which eventually became a full dot point essay) directly about it/its impact. I'm finding it hard to explain so I'll paste an example below for my Emperor Hirohito paragraph:

TS: The role of Emperor Hirohito within Japan… because of the excessive influence and power that he maintained over Japanese society.
→ Although the Meiji Constitution (1889) the role of the Emperor was designed to act as a figurehead, Emperor Hirohito played a significant role in many events in Japanese society. This was particularly in relation to military actions.
→ Hirohito accepted the army’s actions during the Manchurian Incident (1931), where Japan seized Chinese territories. Despite knowing the true facts, Hirohito failed to punish the insubordinate officers, aiding their aggressive policy towards China.
→ Hirohito's policies and the environment he fostered contributed to political instability, culminating in the February 26 1936 military insurrection. Despite the insurrection, Hirohito continued to wield significant influence over military and political affairs.
→ Finally, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937 marked the beginning of Japan's full-scale invasion of China. American historian Herbert P Bix argues that Hirohito was deeply involved in military decision-making, contributing to the escalation of conflict and ultimately promoting militarism within society.
→ Bix – “the picture of Hirohito as the activist, dynamic, politically empowered emperor who
played a central role in Japan’s undeclared wars.”

You can see there's obviously not a complete paragraph there, but the skeleton of it is there and the rest can be written on the spot to specificially suit a question etc. Then, for a question, I would put together the different paragraphs in a way that answered it how I wanted to. For example in the HSC our question was about impact of the Great Depression --> I did political impact of GD, economic impact of GD & then impact of ideology to discuss that while it was significant, there were also other factors. This came out to about 7-8 pages? Which is the amount I'd try and recommend for each section.

Hope this helps!

 

[annabellestudyresources]

Hey! No worries, I'm happy to help. Can I ask what your essay topics are? For me, we had National Study Japan + Conflict in the Pacific. I think the best way to prepare for me was to take each syllabus point and write a paragraph (which eventually became a full dot point essay) directly about it/its impact. I'm finding it hard to explain so I'll paste an example below for my Emperor Hirohito paragraph:

TS: The role of Emperor Hirohito within Japan… because of the excessive influence and power that he maintained over Japanese society.
→ Although the Meiji Constitution (1889) the role of the Emperor was designed to act as a figurehead, Emperor Hirohito played a significant role in many events in Japanese society. This was particularly in relation to military actions.
→ Hirohito accepted the army’s actions during the Manchurian Incident (1931), where Japan seized Chinese territories. Despite knowing the true facts, Hirohito failed to punish the insubordinate officers, aiding their aggressive policy towards China.
→ Hirohito's policies and the environment he fostered contributed to political instability, culminating in the February 26 1936 military insurrection. Despite the insurrection, Hirohito continued to wield significant influence over military and political affairs.
→ Finally, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937 marked the beginning of Japan's full-scale invasion of China. American historian Herbert P Bix argues that Hirohito was deeply involved in military decision-making, contributing to the escalation of conflict and ultimately promoting militarism within society.
→ Bix – “the picture of Hirohito as the activist, dynamic, politically empowered emperor who
played a central role in Japan’s undeclared wars.”

You can see there's obviously not a complete paragraph there, but the skeleton of it is there and the rest can be written on the spot to specificially suit a question etc. Then, for a question, I would put together the different paragraphs in a way that answered it how I wanted to. For example in the HSC our question was about impact of the Great Depression --> I did political impact of GD, economic impact of GD & then impact of ideology to discuss that while it was significant, there were also other factors. This came out to about 7-8 pages? Which is the amount I'd try and recommend for each section.

Hope this helps!

Hi!! Thank you so so much for responding and for being so thorough!! This is genuinely really useful!! Unfortunately my two topics are different to yours, but I'll definitely be taking this on board and making my own plans!

Thankyou again, this is great!!!

 

[lunaaaa4403]

stop asking ppl on bos how to study and hit the books

 

[rottenmango]

stop asking ppl on bos how to study and hit the books

what

 

[Legendary16]

what

Probably was a jab at us who come here for a break from studies

 

[Legendary16]

hi everyone,

whenever i 'study' i just rewrite my notes and learn/revise as I am writing, this generally would work for me in junior years but now that I'm a senior I know it wont be efficient and ill need to do a lot more than that.

Any advice on the optimal ways to study for these subjects below? and also how to get the most marks in these subjects
sor 1
chemistry
physics
biology
ext 1 math
adv eng


(also, how does one get 'better' at maths? whenever I solve questions I often just follow the formula and if it has a 'creative' way like a couple more extra steps before I can get to the formula it leaves me stumped. those who are good at maths how does it click for you so fast? and how do I think outside the box and come more creative with my approach instead of just following steps)

anything I should expect for year 11? year 11 just started and I have been looking over my class notes for 2-3 hours after school however it doesn't feel like enough for me to excel in year 11. I heard from everyone its a big jump from yr 10 and I just have no idea how to start studying properly for these subjects and I'm worried that in exams my knowledge will just be basic. I know that past papers are a form of studying, however since its only been the first week of school we haven't gone over that much content so I'm stumped where I should continue. if possible what did ur after school, weekend and holiday study sessions look like?.

Thank you!

For ext1, I would say that your best bet to get good results is to have an exposure to a wide range of question types. Again, this is once you have a sound understanding of concepts so to consolidate this, you can ask your peers, a teacher, or find videos online that would provide more insight into anything you find challenging. As for practicing questions, there will be a number of preliminary papers on thsc or other websites you know of, or you can even look at year 12 trial papers since a good number of questions are assessed on year 11 content.

As for the extra steps you have mentioned in doing math questions, that has been something I have struggled to understand as well, though looking at worked solutions and practice questions over and over again has assisted me in being more creative with my approach than using formulae. You don't have to be too worried about coming up with creative approaches at times; in many cases, there is more than one solution to a question and the worked solutions may actually feature a solution where the extra steps are unnecessary. Again, you'll be more confident in this if you continue to practice different kinds of questions.

 

[iloveeggs]

Probably was a jab at us who come here for a break from studies

reminder to not take bos that seriously, most ppl here are just trolling for jokes bc ppl here get triggered

 

[spiderfan44]

how do u use anki to study? because i don't really understand what ur supposed to use it for

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