OK so the title of this post is slightly misleading, yes you have to learn the right content for the exam, but it is HOW you learn this which affects the grade you achieve.
Your teacher/tutor can guide you through the correct content to learn but you will find that at the post-16 level you are expected to put in equal amounts of work outside the classroom as inside the classroom. You will have free periods throughout the day that you are expected to make use of as well as some time working at home. I'm sure you have been told this all already by the staff at your college.
You've got all this time where you are expected to LEARN INDEPENDENTLY and your homework (Directed Study) will likely only take up a small portion of this time. This divides students between the one's who will get grade A's and A*'s and those who will get the lower grades. However, a common misconception is that the grade A students simply spend more time studying. An E grade student could spend the exact same amount of time studying as a grade A student, with results which do not improve if they do not LEARN EFFICIENTLY.
Learning Efficiently though needs to be taught and compromises everything from managing your notes, memory techniques, application of knowledge to the organization of your material. This site will help you to do all these things as we will be sharing our own proven techniques to help you reach your academic potential.
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