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Erm you guys MUST help me here. Heres the position im in a top set maths class,cool rght? However my recent maths test was really hard and I got 27%, not cool. I can still get into a second top class next year but I need to get about 90% in my upcoming test. So I have REALLY studied and I think I have studied everything I need to, but it still seems not enough. I feel that on the day I may forget some of the things. Also its a calculator test, just had to say that. Any way, how can I manage to pass without cheating Or trying to study things I already have?

2011-05-17 17:28:00 Author: craigmond Posts: 2426

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The way I always used to learn and remember things for tests in college was to read through everything I needed to learn, whilst taking notes in bullet point form, making sure the sentances werent to long winded so that they were easier to remember. Once this was done, I'd read through the notes I'd made, after that I'd try and say what I'd wrote in my mind. If I didn't remember any of the points id made, then I'd re-read my notes and write the parts id forgotten again. I'd then read them once again and think about them in my head again. Then after an hour or so, I'd think about it in my mind to make it stick more, an if Id forgotten anything id read my notes. It sounds a silly way of remembering things, but the more I wrote and read them, the more it stuck in my mind because I could visually remember what I'd written, and remember where I was when I'd learnt it. Other ways that could help you remember is using mind maps. You could use a different mind map for different categories, one mind map could be 'angles' and another could be 'trigonomotry'. On each peice of paper you can write things that link in to each of the categories. Using short sentances will again help you, as your going to remember them more, rather than a long winded sentance. People in Psychology also have different ways of remembering. The use of colours and sound can help you to. Writing your notes on different coloured paper will help you, one colour for each category, then you can link the category back to the colour and it helps to organise it more in your mind. Another way is to make your notes in to a rhyme, so that you can sing it back to yourself in your mind when your in your test and it'll help you remember it more. Their are plenty of different ways to learn, It's just a case of finding one which works with you and makes the information stick in your mind more. Good luck!!

2011-05-17 17:55:00 Author: dbibby88 Posts: 378

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Tip: Study rather than looking for easy methods to pass on the internet.

2011-05-17 19:22:00 Author: Silverleon Posts: 6707

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haha, yeah that as well. And one important one, DONT PANIC, you forget things easier that way.

2011-05-17 19:28:00 Author: dbibby88 Posts: 378

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Yeah i am panicking. Silverleon I have studied but Im wondering if there is anything else I can do, really but I suppose your right. Im just SO nervous, its on thursday 1st period.

2011-05-17 19:31:00 Author: craigmond Posts: 2426

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If it worries you then just reread through it and then it'll relax you more when you think 'i already know all this'.

2011-05-17 19:32:00 Author: dbibby88 Posts: 378

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Study, then write down questions on a piece of paper that you think will come on the test. Then play a good game of LBP2. After a good amount of time (25-50 min) go over your self-made test to see if you can remember what you studied. Do this so that you get the answers stuck in your head. Also, if you can remember something even after only a minute, it will get stuck in your long-term memory. The information should then stay there for a very long duration of time, but if you panic you'll lose it and it will take quite a bit to remember it again.

2011-05-17 23:03:00 Author: JspOt Posts: 3607

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I'm the sort of kid that doesn't have to study. Ever. So I don't really think I can help you, but I find linking stuff with interests helps, f.e how do I remember the endocrine system in science? I went for weeks unable to remember it but I linked it to the endo a bmx trick I was doing a lot on my bike. After that I've been able to recall it for ages, and white blood cells I link to kirby (swallow up red blood cells, expell them shortly afterwards). Otherwise just don't worry, work hard and you'll get better.

2011-05-17 23:38:00 Author: abyssalassassin Posts: 717

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I usually did what JspOt said. I'd go over everything I had written down in my book and study it. Once I was feeling pretty confident with that, I would write my own problems and figure them out, without referring to any notes btw. It's one thing to be able to solve a problem but another to be able to create it in the first place. I really wish I'd studied harder but on the occasions I did study properly this worked pretty good. You mentioned it's a calculator test (which I guess most are) but I'd recommend trying to solve things without it. Calculators are painfully slow to use, if you solve problems in your head it'll leave you a lot more time to focus on the more difficult questions.

2011-05-17 23:41:00 Author: SR20DETDOG Posts: 2431

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If it isn't GSCE don't panic, if it is... DO. :/

2011-05-17 23:41:00 Author: abyssalassassin Posts: 717

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1. Study while listening to your favorite song on loop. 2. Try to associate the things you need to memorize with a picture or color. The human brain remembers things easier this way. 3. Write down the things you need to learn 3 times each in one session. (For some reason, 3 works better than, say, 4 or 5). 4. Study right before going to sleep. Your brain will process it all through the night. These are things I picked up over the years. (Either from teachers, books, the internet, etc.). They work well for me, so hopefully they'll help you out. Good luck on the test!

2011-05-17 23:52:00 Author: Frinklebumper Posts: 941

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Remember that pretty much everything you need to know in maths are formulas. The rest is basic knowledge that you assimilated when you were younger. You know the formulas and how to use them, you know everything.

2011-05-18 00:29:00 Author: gdn001 Posts: 5891

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You can borrow my time machine - I just warped to the future to see what LBPC is like in 2011. OR - You can copy everything you have to learn out - over and over again.

2011-05-18 17:23:00 Author: flamingemu Posts: 1872

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Your brain learns best when it has visual, audial, and actual work from your body. The best way to remember something is to read it, and write down the important parts, as you are writing them down say them outloud. Your brain will get all 3 of these if you do this. http://www.ldpride.net/learning-style-test.html Take the test and figure out what kind of learner you are. It will help you immensely when you're trying to figure out a learning strategy. I'm a kinesthetic learner, meaning I cannot sit down and study for long periods of time and need breaks in between. I also seem to work better when I have music playing in the background or have my tv on. I am constantly moving my legs in class, fidgeting if you will, and tapping my pencil/using my hands in some way. And I have figured out that I learn the best not by listening, not by seeing, but by actually writing down what I'm hearing or seeing. Hope this helps!

2011-05-18 19:22:00 Author: Whalio Cappuccino Posts: 5250

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What year are you? Just wondering because I was flipping out about my GCSE exams, now they've started they aren't hard at all Just revise the stuff you need to know, That's all I do and it seems to work. Oh and people who "don't need to study", you really should!

2011-05-18 19:35:00 Author: Radishlord Posts: 706

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Second year. Yeah I know "Oh hes only second year blah....blah....blah" but I really want that second class. Also thank you for all the suggestions.

2011-05-18 20:02:00 Author: craigmond Posts: 2426

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Second year. Yeah I know "Oh hes only second year blah....blah....blah" but I really want that second class. Also thank you for all the suggestions. Second year? Where I am it goes from 1-11. But yeah top classes rock

2011-05-18 20:04:00 Author: Radishlord Posts: 706

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Yeah most of Scotland is Seperate primary and high schools. Eg- Primary school goes from 1-7 Then High school goes to 1-6 or 7. Do you understand that?

2011-05-18 20:12:00 Author: craigmond Posts: 2426

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Did the test but it was easy. There are a couple I know I got wrong. I forgot the radius is half the diameter but I remembered too late and my maths teacher wouldnt give the test back. Thanks though guys.

2011-05-19 11:20:00 Author: craigmond Posts: 2426

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You're second year? Like Year 8?

2011-05-19 21:45:00 Author: abyssalassassin Posts: 717

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No 9 I think, anyway I got 55% Urggghh.

2011-05-20 16:42:00 Author: craigmond Posts: 2426

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If it isn't GSCE don't panic, if it is... DO. :/ ?.? I have Linear Maths (i.e the WHOLE course in two papers) in a couple of weeks, which I haven't studied for because I also have Business on Friday, which takes priority. Bother. As for studying, I find writing down anything you find hard on a sticky note or something is great, as well as watching videos.

2011-05-24 20:57:00 Author: kirbyman62 Posts: 1893

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Oh and at my school they have lessons on how to learn stuff, which I find is pointless but one thing I picked up on are the different types of learner. Lets just use an example of playing football, the audio learner (virtually no-one is an audio learner) would best learn by hearing someone say what to do, the visual learner (a few people) would learn by watching videos and other people do it in front of them and the kinetic learner (a.k.a almost everyone) would learn by doing it themselves. Dunno if that'll help.

2011-05-24 22:19:00 Author: abyssalassassin Posts: 717

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I learn by personal experience by actually doing it so for math i would just do a bunch of work and id be good to go =p

2011-05-29 21:24:00 Author: ktmbillyjr Posts: 177

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