24 05, 2023

Targeting knowledge gaps – Focus your study with exam questions

By |2023-05-21T06:34:04+10:00May 24th, 2023|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Questions, Study Tips|Comments Off on Targeting knowledge gaps – Focus your study with exam questions

To do well in exams, you must identify and address knowledge gaps that hinder your performance. Practice questions are an amazing tool for this purpose. Identifying knowledge gaps Practice questions can be used as diagnostic tools to assess your understanding of the content to find your knowledge gaps. By engaging with a range of questions, [...]

11 05, 2023

Study Smarter, Not Harder: How Active Recall Can Improve Your HSC PDHPE Performance

By |2023-05-11T07:17:22+10:00May 11th, 2023|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Study Tips|Comments Off on Study Smarter, Not Harder: How Active Recall Can Improve Your HSC PDHPE Performance

Active recall is a powerful study technique that has been proven to improve memory retention and learning. It is a method that involves recalling information from memory rather than simply re-reading it. In this article, we will discuss what it is, why a student should use it, and how it can be applied to HSC [...]

9 08, 2022

Comparing Sample Answers

By |2022-08-09T20:56:05+10:00August 9th, 2022|Articles, Health Priorities in Australia, HSC PDHPE, sample answer, Study Tips, What actions are needed to address Australia’s health priorities?, writing|Comments Off on Comparing Sample Answers

One of the best ways for you to learn the difference between an answer in an exam that is worth 6/8 and one worth 8/8 is to compare answers in these bands using the HSC standards package, or, if your teacher or you would like to to have purchased one, the HSC PDHPE Exam Workbooks. [...]

9 08, 2022

Understanding PDHPE Marking Criteria

By |2022-08-03T13:21:07+10:00August 9th, 2022|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Key word, Questions, Study Tips, writing|Comments Off on Understanding PDHPE Marking Criteria

Marking criteria follows a very clear pattern in the HSC exam. There is a very clear hierarchy. At the top of this is critically evaluate and at the bottom is identify. The best way to learn how marking criteria work is to understand this hierarchy as well as know the definitions for your key words. [...]

2 08, 2022

Plan your Answer

By |2022-08-03T11:46:19+10:00August 2nd, 2022|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Questions, Resources, Study Tips, writing|Comments Off on Plan your Answer

Why you should plan your answer "If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!" is one of the most well known saying from Benjamin Franklin. This phrase is true for much of life including writing HSC exam answers. If you don't have a plan how do you know where you are going? How [...]

18 07, 2022

How to write answers for your pdhpe exam

By |2022-07-20T10:27:35+10:00July 18th, 2022|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Study Tips, writing|Comments Off on How to write answers for your pdhpe exam

Writing answers to 6-12 mark questions in your HSC exam can be daunting for many students. However, this doesn't need to be the case. If we can break down the writing process to writing just a single paragraph at a time you can easily write a single page to a three page answer. In this article, [...]

30 03, 2022

How to study a textbook

By |2022-03-30T06:03:07+10:00March 30th, 2022|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Study Tips|Comments Off on How to study a textbook

Almost every subject has some sort of textbook you are reading and I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that 100% of you are not reading it in the best way. You, probably like me, just read the chapter from start to finish, maybe you highlight some sections or underline them [...]

9 06, 2021

Describe the effect of stroke volume and cardiac output on aerobic performance.

By |2021-06-09T14:31:35+10:00June 9th, 2021|Articles, Factors Affecting Performance, how does training affect performance?, HSC PDHPE, sample answer|Comments Off on Describe the effect of stroke volume and cardiac output on aerobic performance.

This answer is provided by Malakai Seuao in response to the question Describe the effect of stroke volume and cardiac output on aerobic performance. 3 Marks from the 2013 HSC PDHPE Exam Stroke volume and cardiac output help with aerobic performance because they help circulate the blood around the body which carries oxygen and nutrients [...]

9 06, 2021

How do anxiety and arousal differ in terms of their effect on athletic performance?

By |2021-06-09T14:32:50+10:00June 9th, 2021|Articles, How can psychology affect performance?, HSC PDHPE, sample answer|Comments Off on How do anxiety and arousal differ in terms of their effect on athletic performance?

This answer comes from Abbey Champion and answers the question How do anxiety and arousal differ in terms of their effect on athletic performance? 4 Marks from the 2014 HSC PDHPE Exam Paper Anxiety and arousal differ in their effect on athletic performance. Anxiety negatively impacts performance as the individual has a heightened heart rate, [...]

11 03, 2020

Past Papers

By |2020-03-11T15:31:51+10:00March 11th, 2020|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Questions, Study Tips, writing|0 Comments

Everyone knows one of the best ways to study for the HSC is to do past papers. It helps develop your recall of information, forces you to practice writing answers, think about examples and helps identify places of weakness. How do you do past papers? The best way to do past papers is to mimic [...]

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