Chem lecture test 1.

For those who are mislead into thinking that chem lecture test 1 is a supergeniusrjc paper, please do not have this misconception. It is exactly fair A lvl standard. Why? because the questions are generally taken from TYS.

But don't be discouraged, most likely if one of the items below are improved, you'd soon find chem a breeze.
1. approach, perspective and method of learning and problem solving
- some think that chem is mysterious, cheem or cannot be visualized
- some try to memorize without understanding. this leads to pt 2

2. confusing between too many facts and points
- break down complex problems/observations link each observation to the main causative factors.
- examining factors 1 by 1 to solve problem/exaplain observation
- have a systematic methodology (like step by step mtd) to solve problems
- summarizing all the above 3 points into gd summaries for each topic

3. Experience and mastery. comes with practice and application of pt 2 above into regular problem solving situation.

in short, some need a paradigm shift of how they treat the subject(esp those that find chem senseless or mysterious), some need problem solving skills(those that read a qn and dunno whats expected of them), and most need experience and practice.(those that out of time, miss key points, careless)