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Why
is the question important? |
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What
issues does the question raise? |
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What
resources (course & other) would you draw on to answer it? |
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What
are the key concepts you would need to use to present and
analyse the issues raised? |
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What
(in brief) would be the basis of your argument? |
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What
would be the structure/plan of your essay? |
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What
would your opening paragraph say? |
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How
would you apply the 'criteria' in relation to
developing/evaluating your answer? |
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arriving late and
flustered |
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getting confused about how
many questions have to be answered |
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spending too long on
questions which carry few marks |
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running out of time
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failing to answer the
question |
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writing 'all I know
about xyz...' ... 'waffling' .. |
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using previous answers or
repeating TMAs |
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basing answers on
'everyday thinking' rather than on course material
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failing to think out
answers before writing them
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forgetting that exams have
introductions and conclusions |
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failing to illustrate
arguments sufficiently |
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leaving difficult,
compulsory questions unanswered |
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agonising over unsolved
problems rather than moving on to the next question |
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leaving insufficient time
to transfer multiple choice answers to CME forms |
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writing illegibly |
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panicking: some tension can enhance performance, but too much
can be damaging |
EXAM TIPS