can sample size be commented on if the total population is not given
Yes, if a sample size is small then that can mean the experiment is not externally valid (difficult to generalize results)
what's the difference between sleep onset and latency?
Sleep latency is how long it takes you to fall asleep, sleep onset is when you initiate a period of sleep.
girlmeetsvce
From the time you enter sleep to the time you enter deepest NREM-3 sleep the amplitude of waves increases continuously while frequency of EEG reading diminishes correspondingly.
Remember frequency represents how many waves there are per second , and amplitude is a measure of the degree of synchronized brain activity (neurons are acting in concert)
Kris
Just keep in mind that if you pick all three math, only a maximum of 2 can be in your primary 4 (either gm, methods or spec will be forced to only contribute 10%).
I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure VCE Biology is highly advisable (not a pre-req for most unis) for students who are applying for medical courses. Imo you should do 3/4 Methods for year 11, then your other subjects can be englang, chem, physics, spec, bio
Yeah I think it's normal, transition from year 10 to year 11 was pretty big for me too and I performed significantly worse at the start of year 11 than what I did throughout year 10. Even had to drop a subject during year 11!
Depends on individual school policies. You will still qualify for an ATAR if you complete only 4, 3/4 subjects (including English) strictly speaking, but your school might not allow you to do this.
It's also not recommended because you need to pass 4 U3&4 subjects to get an ATAR, if you fail one of your 4 it's over, but if you do 5 and fail just one you're okay.
usernotfound
Yeah both are fine on the external exam - might want to clarify with your teacher though because at the end of the day they mark your SACs not VCAA.
It is completely fine to refer to the regions of the leader sequence that hybridise to form either a terminator hairpin (3-4) or an anti-terminator hairpin (2-3)
However, VCAA has explicitly outlined in the biology FAQ that students are not expected to know about specific regions of the leader sequence.
Students do not need to know which specific segments of the leader region are paired to allow each hairpin loop to form.
girlmeetsvce
Hi, this is late but the only thing relevant in 1&2 Psych for 3&4 is research methods. Just catch up on research methods and you will be fine.
Hey I did psychology this year and received a study score of above 45.
The advice I would have to give would not deviate much at all from the guides on the old forums (which I found very useful)
I also found this thread created by @BriMT in 2018 incredibly useful for brushing up on research methods.
Good luck and if you have any questions I'm happy to answer. I also plan to release my notes for free sometime in Jan, they are currently very unorganised and I need to tidy them up.
They are combined into one graded assessment unlike some other subjects where GA1 is U3 and GA2 is U4.
Your end result or final ranking after unit 3 and 4 is what will form your GA1 for Methods.
GA2 is exam 1 and GA3 is exam 2.
I'm not exactly sure how post-graduate medicine works but I think some medical courses require you to take certain university classes in your undergraduate course, including Chemistry classes. Doing chemistry will set you up in a good position to do this in my opinion (could be wrong, I don't really know how university stuff works).
Also keep in mind you should choose your subjects with the possibility that you might change your mind in year 12. You're only in year 10, maybe in year 12 you might want to give undergraduate medicine a go and regret not picking chemistry.
The study design for psychology is very short this year, the content has been reduced quite significantly. It hasn't impacted me in a negative way directly I just think it's disappointing, and it will also probably affect graded distributions.
I think in the long run you would benefit more from doing Chemistry than Psychology. I don't think BSci is a useless degree as well, it's a pretty flexible degree that offers great opportunities if you're unsure exactly what you want to do.
I'm doing Psychology at the moment and it is a pretty interesting subject, probably my favourite subject, however, the new study design doesn't give it the breadth and depth it deserves as it did previously.
Psychology also doesn't really open doors as chemistry would. Chemistry is a prereq for majority of undergraduate medical courses in Australia, so if you have medicine in mind and want to have the opportunity to give undergrad path a go, then you have to do chemistry.
I think a study score of 46+ is unlikely as you performed quite below average in your cohort for unit 3. If you want to get as high as possible, simply aim for as high as possible. Also keep in mind a study score of 45+ means you're top 2% of the state for that subject, which isn't an easy achievement.
I don't think it's very productive to predict what study score you will receive as well. You can't change how you performed in unit 3, so there's really no use worrying about it - just try your hardest for U4 + the exam and your score will hopefully reflect your efforts.
I'm just wanting to know what 1/2 chemistry content is relevant for 3/4 (new study design).
