Different content this year than past exams (1 Viewer)

[Line|z0r]

from a Lismore study day:

Although the 2004 examination will have a similar organisation to the 2001-2003 examinations, the Board of Studies has indicated that candidates can expect a significant variation in the range of content being tested. This is a good reason to use the syllabus as the basis of your preparation.

Any thoughts on this? Our teacher gave us sheets with syllabus dot points that have not been asked and pointed out that we should look at these ones less because they are not often asked...but in light of this statement...maybe they will ask the other dot points?

CONFUSED!...any thoughts on the matter?

p.s. no smart ass remarks to the tune of : oh well, just study the whole syllabus.

 

[Li0n]

hmm, i say study the syllabus

yes, that was deliberate as it is LOGICAL.

 

[Tommy_Lamp]

Well its hardly a smartass remark, because if you want to do well you should know the entire syllabus. I think your teachers idea is pretty stupid.

 

[xeriphic]

err, study syllabus and not past paper ??

 

[Line|z0r]

arg! i know to study the syllabus, but as it is the night before, maybe i could cut some of the stuff that they are not going to ask out...but noooo have to study all of it i was just wondering if anyone else knew about the test and whether it might be similar q's such as 2001-2003 or if it has been changed...

 

[Tommy_Lamp]

In the end no one, bar the person(s) who wrote it can know that, so if you ask me, you should know the vast majority of the course and study tonight those that you dont. How much you know is up to you, so I cant help.

 

[xeriphic]

the syllabus isn't that much, just goto the resource section and find a good summery and just read read read, you can always skip the ones you already know

 

[lucyinthehole]

i was just discussing this with my friend. do you think, because record numbers are doing chem this year, they'd make it harder than previous years?

 

[xeriphic]

the exam was set like beginning of the year ie. in febrary or something, so if they knew how much people were doing it hmm I wouldn't know

 

[Paroissien]

There is no way to know, anyone who answers that would merely be speculating

 

[Tommy_Lamp]

i was just discussing this with my friend. do you think, because record numbers are doing chem this year, they'd make it harder than previous years?

I wouldn't think so. The %'s of people getting each respective band would remain about the same I think.

 

[lucyinthehole]

There is no way to know, anyone who answers that would merely be speculating

yeah, but i love speculation

 

[meyero]

As a matter of interest...which points did you teacher say hadn't been properly tested?