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Title: New Exam Format.
Post by: iNerd on February 24, 2011, 04:07:26 pm
Details for Unit 3 below

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/vce/studies/psychology/psych-samp.pdf

Details for Unit 4 below

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/vce/studies/psychology/psych2-samp-w.pdf

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Far out for the 15mark Unit 4 Section C question.... :'(
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: Darren on February 25, 2011, 01:30:22 am
oh god save my soul.
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: iNerd on February 25, 2011, 07:07:37 am
Quote from: Darren on February 25, 2011, 01:30:22 am
oh god save my soul.
Which part(s) scare you exactly?
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: Zafaraaaa on February 25, 2011, 05:22:51 pm
OMG. Extended response :( and questions are not arranged in order of area of study... vcaa is putting me off psych! >:/
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: iNerd on February 25, 2011, 05:23:24 pm
Quote from: Zafaraaaa on February 25, 2011, 05:22:51 pm
OMG. Extended response :( and questions are not arranged in order of area of study... vcaa is putting me off psych! >:/
Yes - the not arranging by study is quite dog + tryhard on how they're portraying Psych as a 'real science' that requires 'work and effort' (...it always required that.)
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: Ilovemathsmeth on February 25, 2011, 06:51:13 pm
it doesnt look great :(
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: Darren on February 25, 2011, 08:06:59 pm
Quote from: ATAR on February 25, 2011, 07:07:37 am
Quote from: Darren on February 25, 2011, 01:30:22 am
oh god save my soul.
Which part(s) scare you exactly?
What scares me the most..? Well a lot of things scare me in this subject.. that being said I kinda like the way they're attempting to distinguish between the really proficient students and the not-so strong group. It makes me work much harder and gives me an incentive for the 50. Every week my teacher tells us about how the exam will be much harder and will be more applicative; that is we shouldn't be reliant on rote learning. (She marks psychology 3/4 exams)
I just don't like the 15 mark question at all.. it's really nasty :| especially writing a report.. so subjective.. I mean come on!
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: iNerd on February 25, 2011, 08:13:23 pm
What?

Writing a report is 10 times more objective than writing a response to 'how is the temporal lobe significant?'

Our first SAC changed from 35 MCQ to 35 MCQ + one extended response to prepare us -.-
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: Darren on February 25, 2011, 08:17:45 pm
We've been doing extended responses every friday for the past 4 weeks to prepare us.. it's not that bad. Our sacs MC and extended response+short answer.
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: iNerd on February 25, 2011, 08:19:24 pm
Quote from: Darren on February 25, 2011, 08:17:45 pm
We've been doing extended responses every friday for the past 4 weeks to prepare us.. it's not that bad. Our sacs MC and extended response+short answer.
What school? Our teacher hasn't even mentioned Section C - all self-researched :P
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: nemolala on March 13, 2011, 02:43:16 pm
Quote from: ATAR on February 25, 2011, 08:19:24 pm
Quote from: Darren on February 25, 2011, 08:17:45 pm
We've been doing extended responses every friday for the past 4 weeks to prepare us.. it's not that bad. Our sacs MC and extended response+short answer.
What school? Our teacher hasn't even mentioned Section C - all self-researched :P

omg i know my teacher hasnt said anything!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: nemolala on March 13, 2011, 02:49:47 pm
Quote from: Darren on February 25, 2011, 01:30:22 am
oh god save my soul.

and mine :/

omg bloody oath a stupid essay question omg omg not gooooooooood oh god
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: iNerd on March 13, 2011, 03:07:26 pm
My soul is fine.

Actually find the fact that Qs won't be ordered by AOS quite amusing.
It indicates how hard VCAA is trying to portray Psychology as a real subject.
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: azngirl456 on March 13, 2011, 10:15:41 pm
Sometimes I wished psych would just follow what the natural sciences (eg. Bio, chem,) did and just extend the old study design from 2005 to 2014

But then again, I'm enjoying collecting all the old psych books and study guides my school library is throwing out

In response to the topic, I don't like the ambiguity in section C...feels a bit like bio all over again
Title: Re: New Exam Format.
Post by: Hutchoo on March 14, 2011, 12:03:53 am
Haha, this is why I dropped psych.

Oh, I also hate the subject.