James is able to formulate the correct trigonometry ratio/formula required for the question, however there are difficulties going beyond to the next stage especially with worded bearing questions. James has multiple occasions where he requires time to complete the question, such that under normal conditions the hsc exam will be tough.

James should practice more questions, in particular worded bearing questions, this will give more insights to these types of questions, improving both problem solving and trig skills. James should try to put a timer to do the question, and by extension have an idea on when to skip a question during the exam. This will give him the necessary exam practice, and enable him to get used to the timed conditions in the exam.

James is able to solve most financial questions, however struggles with more complex or harder financial questions, questions where he needs to solve backwards i.e finding something first then using that information to find others, or else questions he is not experienced with is a typical type of questions he struggles on in terms on financial. James did specifically struggle with harder taxable income given a tax question, he can find the taxable income, however additional information i.e adding PAYG tax that influences tax refund, etc, is something he has not seemed to experienced, and hence struggled with solving the question.

James should make sure to read the question carefully, and think about what information the question gives. It will be beneficial to then try to identify what key concept you use i.e credit card uses compound interest with daily compounding, withdrawals requiring finding the proper withdrawal at the middle of the withdrawal period.

Cana was able to understand the topics and types of questions Cana will receive in Advanced Graph Transformation. Cana at first did not understand how to apply horizontal/vertical dilations for solving questions, however understanding the rules of how dilations affect the graph enabled Cana to apply these rules to hsc questions. Cana does struggle with much harder probability questions that combine probability with other concepts such as algebra/sequences.

Cana should remember to take the note of horizontal dilation or dilation from y means replacing x by x/k, and vice versa for vertical dilation or dilation from x meaning replacing y by y/k. Cana should use ATSC to her advantage in terms of finding solutions of trig equations.

Cana understood the concepts and types of questions she will receive in Advanced Probability including finding expected value and variance with discrete and continuous data. Cana struggles with regards to the wording of various probability questions, and just like last time solving questions involving algebra in probability such as modelling a probability of P(X) = x to find a certain probability.

Cana needs to mainly practice these harder probability questions, as these questions can be quite confusing, typically in terms of the wording and properly applying the concepts of probability with unknown variables. This will enable her to gain more exposure to the various types of probability questions, and furthermore improve her problem solving skills in regards to probability questions.