Good luck Are you using your revision materials from last year or starting again?
I have very few revision materials fro last year to use. I had a teacher who was really good, but didn't let you write notes, because he believed that understanding was all you needed, and it wasn't simply just remembering a load of facts. This was partly true, mainly because it fitted his teaching style. I didn't mess up the exam because of him, I just messed it up generally. But this year I've had to move groups because too many people in our class quit the subject, and I've got different teachers who teach in completely different ways. All they're offering in the way of support is revision classes which basically just consist of going through past papers (all of which I've already done last year) and giving us the answers. So at the moment I'm just left with a textbook to refresh my memory and 2 past papers to do for my first revision class. Just telling myself everything will work out in the end, but I'm also quite worried I'm not going to be able to get the grades I need.
I have very few revision materials fro last year to use. I had a teacher who was really good, but didn't let you write notes, because he believed that understanding was all you needed, and it wasn't simply just remembering a load of facts. This was partly true, mainly because it fitted his teaching style. I didn't mess up the exam because of him, I just messed it up generally. But this year I've had to move groups because too many people in our class quit the subject, and I've got different teachers who teach in completely different ways. All they're offering in the way of support is revision classes which basically just consist of going through past papers (all of which I've already done last year) and giving us the answers. So at the moment I'm just left with a textbook to refresh my memory and 2 past papers to do for my first revision class. Just telling myself everything will work out in the end, but I'm also quite worried I'm not going to be able to get the grades I need.
That is a very weird teaching method...not letting you write notes...
I made this thread as I couldn't find a thread for the F321 paper being sat in May 2012.
How is everyone getting on with revision?
I have 8 exams. 2xchem 2xbio i started revising about 3 weeks about in my hour frees to refresh my memory etc..i have gone through all my content and i started exam technique and have done 4 exams today I keep getting 47/60= 75% and high B..i really need to get those extra marks as my practical mark is very average.
I also need to start revising my resources into more depth.
Plus i have Bio resit and my current biology which is not easy. lol
I have 8 exams. 2xchem 2xbio i started revising about 3 weeks about in my hour frees to refresh my memory etc..i have gone through all my content and i started exam technique and have done 4 exams today I keep getting 47/60= 75% and high B..i really need to get those extra marks as my practical mark is very average.
I also need to start revising my resources into more depth.
Plus i have Bio resit and my current biology which is not easy. lol
Wow! I have decided to just revise my sciences and my other exams can just fit through my free time and my breaks lool. that's my strategy I was very disappointed in my results that i never want to feel like that again.
Wow! I have decided to just revise my sciences and my other exams can just fit through my free time and my breaks lool. that's my strategy I was very disappointed in my results that i never want to feel like that again.
Did you take some exams in Jan then?
What subjects are you taking? And what exam boards?
What subjects are you taking? And what exam boards?
I did take my exams in Jan but i was so stressed i couldn't concentrate. i take Chem;Biol;Business:R.e I got B-D grades I'm supposedly to be getting A's-I'm really disappointed that i just wanted to re-do all of them again.
Chem,Bio=OCR Buss;R.e=wjec
whats your subjects. And do you have advice on how to revise biology because it has so much content and depth i do not know where to start.