Plan of Attack?

[REBORN]

In what order shall you being doing the exam?

How shall you allocate your reading time?

Atm tossing up between MCQ first or Section C; confused

[Zafaraaaa]

Just going to do it in the normal sequence- MC, short answers and extended
I think it's better to do MC first and get it out of the way, especially seeing as it accounts for 45 marks which is 3x the marks allocated to extended response (and anyway, you've got a 25% chance of getting any multiple choice correct Not going to do extended first, because I might run the risk of wasting too much time on it :/

Reading time will be spent looking at Short answers and Extended response, for sure

[Darren]

Using reading time to get my head around SA and the research methods question.
Doing MC first - confidence booster; getting the 45 chunk out of the way
Then going through as usual.
If you're pressured to finish the extended response you tend to think faster and get to the point rather than contemplating on unnecessary things.

[REBORN]

It's going to be hilarious watching everyone flip to the back (Sec C) as soon as reading time starts.

Then some ppl will fml (if its an essay) and sigh with relief (research methods)

[burbs]

It's going to be hilarious watching everyone flip to the back (Sec C) as soon as reading time starts.

Then some ppl will fml (if its an essay) and sigh with relief (research methods)

Don't watch others! read your own paper you goose.

[REBORN]

It's going to be hilarious watching everyone flip to the back (Sec C) as soon as reading time starts.

Then some ppl will fml (if its an essay) and sigh with relief (research methods)

Don't watch others! read your own paper you goose.

Won't be able to resist. Knowing me I'll chuckle during the exam (esp if I find a Q I've done before).

[Camo]

I'd rather an essay topic then the research methods for extended response.

Short answers to warm me up, extended response, then multiple choice, because you can always rush through them if you don't have enough time at the end. But for me because I can just take it easier by circling dots while I watch everyone suffer.

[REBORN]

Short answers to warm me up, extended response, then multiple choice, because you can always rush through them if you don't have enough time at the end. But for me because I can just take it easier by circling dots while I watch everyone suffer.

This.

But ER, SA, MCQ for me atm.

[Zafaraaaa]

Are they offering half-marks this year for psych? :/ I heard somewhere that they were... :/

[Camo]

I heard that to. But I think its say for a question such as listing examples of this psychology term earns you half marks.

[nemolala]

hey apparently psych is going up this year?

i will do it in the same order because all prac exams have been done like that. i feel if i do it in any other order it might stuff me up somehow.

and i am definitely not going to check what part c is- scanning over the question and its something i dont know much on, it will impact me as i'd get stressed out or something and then wont be able to think properly. better that i'd get shocked at the end. if i was to get 0 for part c at least i have the rest of the paper to back me up

[MeLucky]

Standard way. MC, SA, ER.
Multiple choice so it warms me up and gets all the information running back to my conscious awareness
then I'll be able to hit the SA and ER better.
Will spend reading time on ER and SA's and any long MC questions..like an experiment one that spans 5 multiple choice questions

[Moe112]

I figure the standard MC - SA - ER, No idea why just more comfortable like that.

[CaptainAwesome]

I'll do MC, SA, ER. I like doing MC first as kind of a 'warm up' exercise, as most of them tend to be easy (if you read them right), and are kind of a 'last minute revision'-type-thing. During reading time I'll probably read SA then ER and spend the rest of the time looking at the MC questions.

Fingers crossed for a Research Methods ER question.

[diem]

I'll do MC, SA, ER. I like doing MC first as kind of a 'warm up' exercise, as most of them tend to be easy (if you read them right), and are kind of a 'last minute revision'-type-thing. During reading time I'll probably read SA then ER and spend the rest of the time looking at the MC questions.

Fingers crossed for a Research Methods ER question.

Same for me, except I'm hoping it wouldn't be about research methods... hopefully they'll only have it in the MCQ and maybe for a question in the SA!