Section C of the exam

[NathanG]

Hey guys,
Heard a rumour from my teacher today saying that section C is being changed this year, from a bulky 10 marker to a section of short answer questions  based off the case study (much like a business management section B)..
Has anyone else heard of this? Apparently its because section C is almost always done poorly (0% getting full marks last year) and VCAA have finally admitted it isn't the best way to test us, but then on the sample exam its a big 10 marker like always. Maybe new study design comes with a new section C???
Just wanna know people's thoughts / if they've heard this rumour too!

[Globe]

There is no section C in this years exam. There are 50 multiple choice questions worth 50 marks in total, and then 70 marks worth of short answer questions. As far as I know, there will be at least one 10 marker question in section B, but this could be anywhere in the paper and not necessarily at the back. The 10 marker could be on anything, it doesn't have to be on a research study or experiment. It is also likely that there will be questions worth 6 or even 8 marks, like what was seen in this years sample exam.

Although there is no section C, it is likely research methods will still make up a huge part of the exam, so it is important to know them.

[NathanG]

There is no section C in this years exam. There are 50 multiple choice questions worth 50 marks in total, and then 70 marks worth of short answer questions. As far as I know, there will be at least one 10 marker question in section B, but this could be anywhere in the paper and not necessarily at the back. The 10 marker could be on anything, it doesn't have to be on a research study or experiment. It is also likely that there will be questions worth 6 or even 8 marks, like what was seen in this years sample exam.

Although there is no section C, it is likely research methods will still make up a huge part of the exam, so it is important to know them.

alright cool! yeah I'm still learning how to answer 10 markers and the research designs, because you never know with vcaa hey

[Globe]

alright cool! yeah I'm still learning how to answer 10 markers and the research designs, because you never know with vcaa hey

Yep exactly! No one really knows what to expect this year, but seeing as it is the first year of a new study hopefully there isn't anyting too crazy!!

[31415926535]

There is no section C in this years exam. There are 50 multiple choice questions worth 50 marks in total, and then 70 marks worth of short answer questions. As far as I know, there will be at least one 10 marker question in section B, but this could be anywhere in the paper and not necessarily at the back. The 10 marker could be on anything, it doesn't have to be on a research study or experiment. It is also likely that there will be questions worth 6 or even 8 marks, like what was seen in this years sample exam.

Although there is no section C, it is likely research methods will still make up a huge part of the exam, so it is important to know them.

The written examination advice states the following;
"Section B will consist of short-answer and extended-answer questions, including questions with multiple parts. One of the extended-answer questions will be worth 10 marks and will not have multiple parts."

Also the criteria reads as follows;
"The extended-answer question in Section B that is worth 10 marks and that does not have multiple parts will be assessed against the following criteria:
 identification and explanation of formal psychological terminology relevant to the question
 use of appropriate psychology terminology
 discussion of relevant psychological information, ideas, concepts, theories and/or models and
the connections between them
 analysis and evaluation of data, methods and scientific models
 drawing of evidence-based conclusions and explanation of limitations of conclusions".

Thus, its highly likely that the q will be mostly content and may ask for potential EV's or a conclusion.