Is it possible to do well in the junior cert if you cram ?

Hannahbanana97

Like if you get a c or a b on an average test, would it be possible for me to get a few a's if I crammed the week before?

IsMiseLisa

It would depend on how smart you are.

I crammed two weeks prior to the Leaving and managed 450 points. It really depends on how good you are at retaining and regurgitating the information.

I would suggest though that you try to study properly first. If that doesn't work: cram. And if THAT doesn't work, f-ck it, it's only the Junior Cert.


At the very least, you're guaranteed an A in CSPE?

spurious

IsMiseLisa wrote: »

At the very least, you're guaranteed an A in CSPE?

This is absolutely not true, though every year there is someone who thinks it is.
The percentages getting A in CSPE for the last three years were 2009 - 23.4%, 2010 - 23.2% and 2011 - 20.2%.
Unless your Maths is very odd, that's not anyone being guaranteed an A.

What is guaranteed however, is that you will do a lot better overall than you think. The whole Junior Cert. exam is designed for you to do well.

Make sure to answer all the questions you are supposed to, together with the right combinations of sections.

Bazinga_N

Hannahbanana97 wrote: »

Like if you get a c or a b on an average test, would it be possible for me to get a few a's if I crammed the week before?

Depends how well you remember the courses.

Also, as Spurious said, there's no guarantee of getting a good result in any subject.

starviewadams

Is CSPE not mostly project based?think it was back when I did it.

(Well I didn't do a project so didn't bother sitting the exam!)

Bazinga_N

starviewadams wrote: »

Is CSPE not mostly project based?think it was back when I did it.

(Well I didn't do a project so didn't bother sitting the exam!)

Yes 66.6% of their grade is for a project, but that doesn't mean they will get the full 66.6% on their projects. To tell you the truth most schools treat it as a minority subject, causing project work to suffer.

Hannahbanana97

In my mocks i got (all higher level):
maths- 25 % (everyone in my class failed)
science- 42 %
irish, music, french- 55 %
business- 54 %
home ec- 81 %
history- 69 %
geography- 65%
cspe- 81 %
english- 58 %

IsMiseLisa

spurious wrote: »

This is absolutely not true, though every year there is someone who thinks it is.
The percentages getting A in CSPE for the last three years were 2009 - 23.4%, 2010 - 23.2% and 2011 - 20.2%.
Unless your Maths is very odd, that's not anyone being guaranteed an A.

What is guaranteed however, is that you will do a lot better overall than you think. The whole Junior Cert. exam is designed for you to do well.

Make sure to answer all the questions you are supposed to, together with the right combinations of sections.

Wow. I woulda thought the figure would be much higher than that. I stand corrected.

Shreddingblood

Take it from someone who did very well in his leaving cert and junior cert. If you do all your homework there's know need to study at all. However, this is not a good approach for Third Level which I'm just finding out now. I'm a lazy ba5tard.

ThatsBrilliant

Hannahbanana97 wrote: »

In my mocks i got (all higher level):
maths- 25 % (everyone in my class failed)
science- 42 %
irish, music, french- 55 %
business- 54 %
home ec- 81 %
history- 69 %
geography- 65%
cspe- 81 %
english- 58 %

Yeah, but, too be fair, thats not a bad set of results, and take it from me, coming from Down the Road, you'll be grand;)

KatieLawsEnnis

Bazinga_N wrote: »

Yes 66.6% of their grade is for a project, but that doesn't mean they will get the full 66.6% on their projects. To tell you the truth most schools treat it as a minority subject, causing project work to suffer.

The project is 60% I thought? Pretty sure it is that is what we were told
http://www.juniorcerttips.com/JuniorCertCSPE.html