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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
Have a read through this.
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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
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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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