Whats up? Reflect on todays VCE Seminar Think about what you want - PDF document

What’s up? • Reflect on today’s VCE Seminar… – Think about what you want to achieve from today / Further / VCE / life in general Further Mathematics Past-student perspective – Take a moment to say hi! Hayley Short Recent VCE Graduate Hayley Short Motivation • Graduated in 2013 You’re almost there! • Know what motivates you: – Competition? • Studying at Monash University – A specific end goal? – Bachelor of Business (Accounting) – Constructive fear? • Seminars Director with Engage • Harry Potter Nerd… Studying Process Engage Education Foundation Read � Text � Read � Text � Highlight � Key � Highlight � Key � Chapter � Chapter � Book s Book s Points Points Summary Summary Study Techniques Read � all � notes � Read � all � notes � Questions � Questions � How can I study effectively to score well on exams? Practice � Exams Practice � Exams multiple � times multiple � times from � text � book from � text � book H O But don’t stop there! W • Learn from your mistakes: I – Correct your work L – Work out where you lost marks E A – Re-write those answers until they are the mark R you want to achieve N – Re-read that response to remind yourself T – Find similar questions and make sure you can T do them H – Mark question types you tend to lose marks on E N www. engage education.org.au 1

H O Studying - Procrastination W I L E A R N N O W DISTRACTIONS!!! Know What Works for YOU! Engage Education • Quiet or Music? Foundation • At home or at school? • Cold or hot? Time Management • Hungry or full? • Rewards or punishment? It’s super important. But actually. • Facebook or a run? • Cold shower or no snacks? What to do now? Two Weeks to Exam • Exam 1 is on October 30 • That is just 19 days away! • How can you maximise the time you have left? www. engage education.org.au 2

One Week to Exam Exam Week Time Management – Other Study timetable Tips • Be honest • Have an overall plan • Write ‘to do’ lists every day • Be specific • Make time for yourself • Commit to it • Make ALL subjects a priority Know the exam Engage Education • What questions come up every year? Foundation - VCAA Exam 1 2014: Variable data includes distance, sex, number of children, type of car, postcode Exams How many are categorical? 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4? Unavoidable Not that scary really • Where can you find exams? Before the exam In the exam • Pack the night before (make sure you have a fully charged calculator!) • Check the details (where is it, what time?) • Don’t waste your reading time- test how to • Read over your bound reference best use these precious 15 minutes. • Don’t speak to people who will stress you • Read carefully: out: – Questions with instructions (number of decimal places) – “Did you see the exam that said…?” – How many marks is that? – “I heard the examiners are including a section about…” • Highlight or underline key information www. engage education.org.au 3

Free � practice � exams � – go � to � The Engage Wiki � – Make � sure � you � check � it � out! 12 � subjects wiki.ee.org.au • 75 � FREE � practice � exams • 150,000 � words � of � notes • ATAR � calculator � • 25+ � hours � of � video • VCE � Explained � video � series • Top � tips � from � top � scores � (video � series) • � 30 � short � videos � answering � all � your � questions Cheat � sheets � for � every � SAC � and � the � EXAM • � e.g. � How � is � my � study � score � calculated � Topic � specific � VCAA � questions � (like � checkpoints) • More subjects Question Time Questions? • Email us at info@ee.org.au • Email me at hayley.short@ee.org.au • Post on the Engage Facebook page – The Engage Team will answer your questions Favourite Harry Potter book? DO NOT BE MR BEAN! Some final words… • READ the question carefully • ANSWER what the question asks • LEARN from your mistakes • Ask for help: – Your teacher – Your tutor – Your friends – Me! FURTHER � MATHEMATICS CORE � – Data � Analysis Further Maths Emily Condos Sunday, October 11 th 2015 www. engage education.org.au 4

CLASSIFYING � DATA CLASSIFYING � DATA Categorical � Data Data � can � be � classified � as � Categorical � or � Numerical. Some � categorical � data � can � appear � numerical: Categorical � data � involves � names � or � labels. eg the � TV � channels � use � numbers � for � their � names �� Numerical � data � involves � numbers. Channel � 7 � and � Channel � 9 �� Data � which � involves � counting is � called � Discrete . also, � you � all � probably � have � student � numbers � at � your � school � Data � which � involves � measuring is � called � Continuous. eg 53772. However, � these � numbers � are � not � used � for � calculations, � so � they � are � Categorical � Data. Categorical eg AFL � team � you � support DATA eg number � of � brothers Numerical � Data Discrete Numerical Discrete � data can � only � take � certain � values within � a � range Continuous remember: � COUNTING eg � height whilst Continuous � data can � possibly � take � all � values � within � a � range. remember: � MEASURING CLASSIFYING � DATA UNIVARIATE �� DATA Data � which � describes � one � variable. What � you � have � to � be � able � to � do: 1. ���� Display � the � data. 2. ���� Interpret � a � data � display. 3. ���� Calculate � Univariate statistics. VCAA � Exam � 1, � 2006. DISPLAYING �� UNIVARIATE �� DATA DISPLAYING �� UNIVARIATE �� DATA Questions � asking � you � to � display � data � in � a � certain � way � can � only � be � asked � on � Exam � 2. Histogram Dot � Plot Bar � Graph Box � Plot Segmented �� Bar � Graph Number � of � Number � of � Stem � Plot children families 0 18 Frequency � Table 1 27 VCAA � Exam � 2, � 2006. 2 16 DISPLAYING �� UNIVARIATE �� DATA DISPLAYING �� UNIVARIATE �� DATA Questions � asking � you � to � display � data � in � a � certain � way � can � only � be � asked � on � Exam � 2. Questions � asking � you � to � display � data � in � a � certain � way � can � only � be � asked � on � Exam � 2. VCAA � Exam � 2, � 2008. VCAA � Exam � 2, � 2010. The � value � for � Canada � in � this � question � was � in � a � table � on � the � page � before. � It � was � 16. www. engage education.org.au 5