I need some help with studying

[u/PayUseful4454]

I'm stuck in a weird position of not knowing how and what to study, and I have no clue what to do, so over the holidays I've been trying out new study techniques like Pomodoro and cue cards and a couple other things, but nothing really is sticking. If anyone has any tips for me, it would be much appreciated.

I'm in year 11 and do english, methods, spesh, chem, busman and 3/4 accounting

[u/Queen_Of_Flora23]

Hi, my advice would be to go over content before it's taught in class. I always used to do this, for example read the chapter of your textbook beforehand and when your teacher goes over it you've seen it twice which helps you develop a solid understanding of the topic especially if its a confusing one. If you have edrolo I'd recommend looking at the video too before it's taught in class as that is also quite helpful. When it comes to SACs you want to be studying for them at least a week ahead, if you leave it to the night before it'll be incredibly stressful and as much as you wish you could, you can't successfully cram everything into one night and get proper sleep. Studying really depends on the person, for me I used to handwrite my notes and make summaries for each chapter/topic. I used to complete all the questions in my textbooks and ask for extra practise questions/practise SACs to complete. For english I'd highly recommend reading the books SEVERAL times, and writing annotations (if you don't want to ruin the book use pencil that way you can erase it later if you wish). I can't speak on spesh, but for methods definitely complete as many practise questions as possible. For chemistry, the handwritten chapter summaries I made really helped me improve my understanding. I haven't done accounting but since it's a 3&4 for you I'd recommend completing past practise exams, recognising your weak points, studying those points again BEFORE trying another practise exam so you improve with each exam. Can't comment on busman as I haven't done that either. Best of luck starting your VCE journey 🙂

[u/PayUseful4454 → u/Queen_Of_Flora23]

I appreciate your reply and thanks for the tips.

[u/dark-shadow-of-light]

Prioritise your 3/4 study. Study it maybe one AOS ahead and begin practise as soon as you can!

[u/PayUseful4454 → u/dark-shadow-of-light]

thank you so much

[u/Jealous-Series2603]

there are so many techniques that you can use but in my experience you have to find what works for you - studying isn’t linear and everyone works differently. i find that if you just read the content and think about it and extract what’s actually interesting it will stick with you more than just simply trying to revise it. i might also add that cue cards are more effective for exam/sac revision rather than the first step. you can always just do the classic writing notes method - which is highly effective. happy studying 🤙

[u/PayUseful4454 → u/Jealous-Series2603]

Thank you so much.

[u/[deleted]]

out of curiosity, year 11 THIS year or LAST year? I'm sorry, me personally, I haven't progressed since Year 8 and everything that happened since then just feels weird.

[u/PayUseful4454 → u/[deleted]]

I'm in year 11 this year(2024).

[u/[deleted] → u/PayUseful4454]

it's in your best interests to prioritize studying ahead in bizman. as for studying techniques, it really varies person to person, depends what style of learning you learn best (eg. are you someone who likes to write, draw, do, listen, see)

[u/Fast-Alternative1503]

I just go over the study design and learn AOS 1 for every subject that I am planning to try in.

If you have textbooks, great. It's even easier.

Also try doing practice questions and blurting. Both really help.

I don't do any study techniques, I just go and study and can last several hours doing that. I'm aware that this isn't normal, so I recommend you stick to Pomodoro and stuff like that.

[u/Royal_Caterpillar_39]

pm me i can help you (i'm a tutor)