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[hlello01]

hi anhone have tips on how to study for eco bc i think that its my biggest concern rn especially essays, i really dont know how to study for this except like just rote learning definitions and stuff which def does not rlly help. i used to use flashcards but i found that it doesnt work for me, and for task 1 i did a bunch of practice qns but i feel like they were of subpar quality since i didnt rlly have a firm grasp on all the content??? where im at rn i have no idea how im going to be writing full essays and short answers cos i just dont know anything and i dont know where to start

 

[ben_from_econtools]

Definitions and terminology are helpful to elevate your responses but the core of an essay is understanding the theory and how to apply it to the questions you receive, in conjunction with real-world evidence.

Your study plan (at least for the final) should include:

1. Doing lots of MCQs from past papers as there is repetition. If you get through a lot can also do questions from your textbook.
2. Making notes and writing them out to ensure you can understand and explain key theoretical concepts. If you look at the past questions categorised by theme on our site you'll see question types that appear more often and which you should focus on potentially as a priority before going on to others.
3. Practicing short responses and getting feedback. This can be from past papers ideally, or also textbook if you run out of questions. Seek feedback from your teacher or our members get monthly feedback access.
4. Same as 3 for essays. Writing a few fully out is helpful and getting feedback to see the types of things that you need to improve on in general (perhaps ensuring you respond to the question, maintain a consistent thesis argument, have adequate structuring in paragraphs, use real evidence to support your answers etc.). Then you would also want to have a few scaffolds where you write mini plans for essays for a range of different questions to ensure you could answer lots of different ones. This helps you identify the type of information which is reusable, espescially the types of stats/real-world evidence.

Given you have no idea where to start, I'd start by understanding the theory from the textbook and seeking teacher help (or you can DM me) until you get that base foundation down. Then you can read exemplar essays (theres some from NESA online I believe although they are old so you can DM me for an example) to see the way they answer the questions correctly. Then you can start compiling evidence to use either from your textbook or online to answer the types of past questions that come up, which will help build your notes for the end of the year.

Hope this helps.