Exam Technique

You need some degree of exam technique and language proficiency to achieve the highest marks in Psychology.

Understanding the command terms

 * 1) State 
 * 2) Describe
 * 3) Explain 
 * 4) Evaluate

How to approach a paper

 * 1) Once you get your paper, briefly skim through the pages, so you can see what questions you are going to get and guess how long you need to spend on each question
 * 2) The paper starts with multiple choice questions. Read the question carefully, do not rush through this section.
 * 3) When you get longer answer questions read the questions even more carefully, highlighting important command terms.
 * 4) Even if you don't know the answer, don't leave the question blank, just make a good guess
 * 5) Questions with an asterix, *, requires your answer to use good grammar and spelling, as well as good structure and content
 * 6) Don't freak out

How to revise for the test

 * 1) Regularly look back on things you have learnt before
 * 2) A good time to start revising what you have learnt so far is 2 months before the exam, you should be near the end of the syllabus
 * 3) Check the content list to see if you have missed anything
 * 4) Learn and make notes on anything you have missed
 * 5) A common revision activity is to make posters about content you have trouble with
 * 6) Start doing past papers, two past papers a week is a good number
 * 7) One month before the exam make sure that you have finished the syllabus. This is a good time to start doing past papers.
 * 8) A few days before the exam go back and revise everything you know. Make sure there are no gaps in your knowledge.
 * 9) Go to bed early the night before the exam.