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Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« on: October 07, 2016, 01:00:02 pm »
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Hey guys!
So just like all year 12 students at the moment i have been study like mad however I've realised that i have been procrastinating with Society and Culture mainly because i truly have no clue how to prepare for this exam and i feel like the syllabus is really confusing.
I know that the best method for any subject is to practice past papers which i have done but i was wondering if i could get any advice on what content is important to learn or if anyone has any other methods of studying for this course that they could share, it would be greatly appreciated.
I was generally thinking of just memorising statistical data on each of my case studies and obviously memorising all the research methodologies and course concepts but i feel like that isnt enough...

Thank you in advance  :) :) :)
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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2016, 01:05:59 pm »
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Hey guys!
So just like all year 12 students at the moment i have been study like mad however I've realised that i have been procrastinating with Society and Culture mainly because i truly have no clue how to prepare for this exam and i feel like the syllabus is really confusing.
I know that the best method for any subject is to practice past papers which i have done but i was wondering if i could get any advice on what content is important to learn or if anyone has any other methods of studying for this course that they could share, it would be greatly appreciated.
I was generally thinking of just memorising statistical data on each of my case studies and obviously memorising all the research methodologies and course concepts but i feel like that isnt enough...

Thank you in advance  :) :) :)

Welcome to the forums BlissfulMelodii! Love your picture, cool piano! ;D

I didn't do SAC, so hopefully someone can come along and help you out! ;D but do let me know if you need any help finding things around the forums :)

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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2016, 01:19:42 pm »
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Welcome to the forums BlissfulMelodii! Love your picture, cool piano! ;D

I didn't do SAC, so hopefully someone can come along and help you out! ;D but do let me know if you need any help finding things around the forums :)

Thank you!
Exploring ATARnotes has become my procrastination for today haha but will do :)
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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2016, 11:52:01 am »
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I was generally thinking of just memorising statistical data on each of my case studies and obviously memorising all the research methodologies and course concepts but i feel like that isnt enough...


I feel you! I'm really struggling to do something besides past papers and revision of the same thing over and over. But my topics aren't frequently mentioned in past papers, their all new so its very hard to find a way to study? Could anyone assist?
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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2016, 10:00:03 pm »
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Hello! I just finished Prelim, so idk take or leave my advice, but I based study notes off of the syllabus. I used handouts and booklets we used in class, reviewed case studies and applied them to the syllabus and wrote a few dot points per theory we studied. Hope this helps? :)

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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2016, 11:46:42 am »
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I feel you! I'm really struggling to do something besides past papers and revision of the same thing over and over. But my topics aren't frequently mentioned in past papers, their all new so its very hard to find a way to study? Could anyone assist?

I know what you mean. One of my topics is Social Inclusion and Exclusion which literally only has last years question to look at but after speaking to my teacher and informing her about how confused I was with the syllabus she actually sat with me and deconstructed the syllabus points with me. It really helped and made making notes that little bit easier. I would really recommend going into school on a day where you don't have an exam (or even before/after an exam i guess) and see if your teacher could do the same with you.  What are your topics by the way?

I realised one of the things that was confusing me was that i had this idea that a case study came under a certain dotpoint which is why i was struggling but then my teacher informed me that you can have various case studies for various dot points and it is okay to repeat statistical data for different dot points because as a whole a topic is about how well you have understood the concepts and how you are able to relate that knowledge to current and real life examples.

Essentially look at the nature and principles of your topics and link facts and statistics to those points.
Hope that helps!
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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2016, 08:54:15 pm »
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deconstructed the syllabus points with me. It really helped and made making notes that little bit easier. I would really recommend going into school on a day where you don't have an exam (or even before/after an exam i guess) and see if your teacher could do the same with you.  What are your topics by the way?

Oh yeah I understand!
On the final days of school my teacher actually went through every topic we did and broke the dot points down into mindmaps, I think I may copy those out again in mindmap form and then again in paper form.
my topics are: Egyptian Revolution for continuity and Change, Animation for Pop Culture and Non- conformity and Conformity with the case study of Survivalists.
Now conformity doesn't have any past papers as the topic was drastically altered to be able to be taught again because of its content. As the girl who just finished prelim mentioned, I have loads of worksheets my teacher has given me to go over the dot points and its not that Im worried I cant do the questions its worried that I wont include as much content as I desire. All my marks have been sitting on you're almost there every time. I haven't started studying quiet extensively for it yet as its my second last exam and I have 3 before then but I think its just remembering names, dates etc. Do you have any tips for that?
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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2016, 09:08:34 pm »
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Now conformity doesn't have any past papers as the topic was drastically altered to be able to be taught again because of its content. As the girl who just finished prelim mentioned, I have loads of worksheets my teacher has given me to go over the dot points and its not that Im worried I cant do the questions its worried that I wont include as much content as I desire. All my marks have been sitting on you're almost there every time. I haven't started studying quiet extensively for it yet as its my second last exam and I have 3 before then but I think its just remembering names, dates etc. Do you have any tips for that?

Ah okay, I get what you mean. That's a stress i myself have before going into any SAC exam. What has worked for me in the past and something I am doing to prepare for the HSC exam is to actually pull the case studies out and make a little fact sheet and then turn it into flashcards. Then on the flash cards you would have really short and sweet statistics that can easily trigger an idea. For example my case study for continuity and change is the Flint water crisis so I would have a flashcard dedicated to that and just list short statistics like how much money was spent, 60% of population a minority and 40% living under poverty line etc and then have some quotes from media, individuals, groups, instituions and so on. The key idea is to summarise it all as much as you can so that during the exam all it takes is a word or phrase to trigger all your knowledge. This has always worked for me so I hope it makes sense! haha

Oh and don't forget to always reference where you pulled the statistic from! Nothing worse then nailing your quote perfectly but then getting pulled up with a question mark and your marker asking where you got it from (it happened to me during prelims and I have never let it happen again).
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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2016, 11:16:27 am »
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Hey Guys,

Just in regards to the dot point "outline how change is a complex process", what are we supposed to know?

Thank youu
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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2016, 02:25:36 pm »
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Hey Guys,

Just in regards to the dot point "outline how change is a complex process", what are we supposed to know?

Thank youu

I'm currently on my way home from an exam so let me check my notes when I arrive and I'll answer your question, if no one else does before that haha
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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2016, 03:10:07 pm »
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Hey guys!
So just like all year 12 students at the moment i have been study like mad however I've realised that i have been procrastinating with Society and Culture mainly because i truly have no clue how to prepare for this exam and i feel like the syllabus is really confusing.
I know that the best method for any subject is to practice past papers which i have done but i was wondering if i could get any advice on what content is important to learn or if anyone has any other methods of studying for this course that they could share, it would be greatly appreciated.
I was generally thinking of just memorising statistical data on each of my case studies and obviously memorising all the research methodologies and course concepts but i feel like that isnt enough...

Thank you in advance  :) :) :)


Hey there! I totally feel you. I found these grids really helpful for filling in my knowledge! A lot of the info I grabbed from my class notes and the textbook, and I email my teacher about other things! It feels really good filling in this too - satisfying!

I'm not sure which options you've done, but I've attached the templates I've used - you should be able to grab them from the Society and Culture Association page. Otherwise, if you attended the SCA study days in Sydney the books that were handed out also had these inside.
Hope this helped somewhat!
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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2016, 08:24:37 pm »
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I'm currently on my way home from an exam so let me check my notes when I arrive and I'll answer your question, if no one else does before that haha

Haha thank you! I really appreciate it  :)

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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2016, 08:42:35 pm »
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Haha thank you! I really appreciate it  :)

I am so very sorry for not uploading this sooner. I hope this answers your question  :)

Social change is a significant alteration to various aspects of societies or cultures over time. Long term differences to human behaviour, cultural values and attitudes. It is often seen in the institutions of family, education, religion and industry. Changes in social structures, and relationships affect social processes, social patterns and social interactions. Changes may be part of development or initiated by a community. For example Social continuity cannot simply be defined as the absence of social change; Nothing 'remains the same'. Institutions such as family, law and religion are subject to change even though they represent social continuity.
Family is still the foundational institution for society and the primary agent of socialisation however the composition of 'family' has changed in recent years, leading to different socialisation experiences for members.

In terms of the nature of continuity and change, It is expected that you are able to discuss
- ‘evolutionary’ change
- ‘transformative’ change
- resistance to change
- the influence that continuity and change have on the development of society at the micro, meso and macro levels
- the impact of modernisation and westernisation on social and cultural continuity and change

You would kind of link in what ever case study you learnt with these sub points and then use them as a mean of showing how the process of change is difficult and has both positive and negative impacts
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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2016, 08:48:16 pm »
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Hey there! I totally feel you. I found these grids really helpful for filling in my knowledge! A lot of the info I grabbed from my class notes and the textbook, and I email my teacher about other things! It feels really good filling in this too - satisfying!

I'm not sure which options you've done, but I've attached the templates I've used - you should be able to grab them from the Society and Culture Association page. Otherwise, if you attended the SCA study days in Sydney the books that were handed out also had these inside.
Hope this helped somewhat!
Ailsa

This is awesome! Thank you so much. Just reading through it makes the whole coarse more comprehensive haha
My option is actually Social exclusions and inclusion looking specifically at disabled beings. 
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Re: Studying for the SAC HSC exam
« Reply #14 on: October 23, 2016, 09:19:21 am »
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I am so very sorry for not uploading this sooner. I hope this answers your question  :)

Social change is a significant alteration to various aspects of societies or cultures over time. Long term differences to human behaviour, cultural values and attitudes. It is often seen in the institutions of family, education, religion and industry. Changes in social structures, and relationships affect social processes, social patterns and social interactions. Changes may be part of development or initiated by a community. For example Social continuity cannot simply be defined as the absence of social change; Nothing 'remains the same'. Institutions such as family, law and religion are subject to change even though they represent social continuity.
Family is still the foundational institution for society and the primary agent of socialisation however the composition of 'family' has changed in recent years, leading to different socialisation experiences for members.

In terms of the nature of continuity and change, It is expected that you are able to discuss
- ‘evolutionary’ change
- ‘transformative’ change
- resistance to change
- the influence that continuity and change have on the development of society at the micro, meso and macro levels
- the impact of modernisation and westernisation on social and cultural continuity and change

You would kind of link in what ever case study you learnt with these sub points and then use them as a mean of showing how the process of change is difficult and has both positive and negative impacts
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THANK YOU SO MUCH haha i finally get it! Literally saved my life <3

The textbook didn't really have much on change, rather it went straight onto the focus study (China). It only explained that "Change is complex because it has many facets and contributing forces" and then went on to briefly mention evolutionary change and transformative change, but didn't really say why they were complex or what they involved etc. Thank you again!