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, [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This marking rubric refers to the 4 dot points above the extended response questions: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the health and physical activity concepts relevant to questions Ie correct interpretation of the question by doing what the directive term states (compare, analyse, describe etc) and using the correct syllabus content. Apply the skills of [...]
There is plenty of information out there providing study tips for success in HSC PDHPE. This post reviews the advice from Isabella Khoudair, who came first in HSC PDHPE, 2014. Study Tip 1 - GOAL! Isabella says is that she really wanted to do Physiotherapy. This is our first study tip for success in HSC [...]
The HSC PDHPE marking rubric refers to the 4 dot points above the extended response questions: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the health and physical activity concepts relevant to questions This criteria basically means that you show the correct interpretation of the question by doing what the directive term states (compare, analyse, describe) while using [...]
Question 24 (8 marks) How do the five action areas of the Ottawa Charter address the principles of social justice? Include examples in your answer. (PDHPE [...]
As you prepare for your HSC PDHPE exam I want to encourage you to make sure you study with a plan. What I mean, is that you plan out your study 2 weeks ahead and that you have a plan for each session of study that you do. First, your plan for the weeks ahead. [...]
Answering multiple choice questions in HSC PDHPE exams is often the thing students practice rarely and understand the least. Multiple choice questions are written at various levels and are used to help separate students into the 6 bands. It is worth reading through the multiple choice questions three (3) times and answering different level questions [...]