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is there any tips i can get for doing a biology a level with an open college online? I’ve started it and i’m struggling to find ways to concentrate on it and find good revision techniques for me to remember certain things . i find it easier in a classroom and im struggling without having a teacher there to teach me things and give me feedback, etc
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Original post by aminaaaaaaaaaaa
is there any tips i can get for doing a biology a level with an open college online? I’ve started it and i’m struggling to find ways to concentrate on it and find good revision techniques for me to remember certain things . i find it easier in a classroom and im struggling without having a teacher there to teach me things and give me feedback, etc

https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7448388
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Original post by aminaaaaaaaaaaa
is there any tips i can get for doing a biology a level with an open college online? I’ve started it and i’m struggling to find ways to concentrate on it and find good revision techniques for me to remember certain things . i find it easier in a classroom and im struggling without having a teacher there to teach me things and give me feedback, etc

hey! i'm doing a similar thing- just spanish and english alevels with an open learning course.
i recomend setting a timer for studying- i think 5-8 hours a week of studying per subject for alevel is enough, so i study for an hourish per subject every day, 6 days of the week (that's 5 hours studying)
i also find making notes from the textbook and quizzing urself on them is good.
do you have a tutor- somebody to email with questions? and which online open college are you doing?
Original post by elareare
hey! i'm doing a similar thing- just spanish and english alevels with an open learning course.
i recomend setting a timer for studying- i think 5-8 hours a week of studying per subject for alevel is enough, so i study for an hourish per subject every day, 6 days of the week (that's 5 hours studying)
i also find making notes from the textbook and quizzing urself on them is good.
do you have a tutor- somebody to email with questions? and which online open college are you doing?

I’m using ohana open study college, I have a tutor but it’s just a jump as I did foundation science, trust me if I had a choice I would not be doing a level bio
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Original post by aminaaaaaaaaaaa
I’m using ohana open study college, I have a tutor but it’s just a jump as I did foundation science, trust me if I had a choice I would not be doing a level bio

oh wow, that is definitely quite a jump. have you contacted your tutor with your queries? and what other a-levels are you doing?
Original post by elareare
oh wow, that is definitely quite a jump. have you contacted your tutor with your queries? and what other a-levels are you doing?

Just the biology a level, along side with a BTEC social sciences course. It’s applied psychology, criminology and applied law. Each equivalent to an a level I believe?
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Original post by aminaaaaaaaaaaa
Just the biology a level, along side with a BTEC social sciences course. It’s applied psychology, criminology and applied law. Each equivalent to an a level I believe?

okay, that's good! i'm really not sure what BTEC is equiv to, but for anything you're struggling with in bio, ask your tutor. the ohana site say they have a 97% pass rate, which is pretty good!- so ur tutor must have better advice than me, for example
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Original post by elareare
hey! i'm doing a similar thing- just spanish and english alevels with an open learning course.
i recomend setting a timer for studying- i think 5-8 hours a week of studying per subject for alevel is enough, so i study for an hourish per subject every day, 6 days of the week (that's 5 hours studying)
i also find making notes from the textbook and quizzing urself on them is good.
do you have a tutor- somebody to email with questions? and which online open college are you doing?

Hey! i'm doing Ohana open study college, I have a tutor to email but no idea what to ask.. I've found that the language used in the website is very complex
Original post by aminaaaaaaaaaaa
Hey! i'm doing Ohana open study college, I have a tutor to email but no idea what to ask.. I've found that the language used in the website is very complex

maybe go, "oh hi, I'm struggling with *topic*, could you please explain it simply for me? And do you have any good revision techniques to help me remember?"
the tutors are here to help you- remember that 🫶

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