03-02-2009, 05:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-02-2009, 05:12 PM by nicklawford.)
nicklawford Wrote:Having not sat anything since 1982, exam technique is big on my mind - and up to 1/3 marks of the whole is quite significant.
PJW Wrote:Indeed it is a large element.
Absolutely essential to practice to shave off a few seconds here and there; it all adds up.
For module1 in particular, choice of questions (Seeing there are just the two) is especially important.
nicklawford Wrote:When I initially investigated IRSE past papers, I felt confident enough to tackle minimum one question of every Module 1 paper right away without needing more study.
PJW Wrote:A very good sign; a lot of people "don't know where to start" so at least you feel that the exam is do-able. It's a pure guess of course but I think in your case you are probably right,
Yesterday deciding to stay in the warm I timed myself on a Module1 paper.
My conclusion is exam technique is going to hit me initially.
It is no exaggeration to say I am *way* off target on timing. And I mean way off.
What I did was to go against the clock, mark on my answers where I reached the time allowed .... but I then continued to complete my answers after time. The reason for that was to see if I could at least provide an adequate answer outside of time constraints and work on speeding it up.
Don't have access to a scanner at home, will try and get scans done at work and uploaded for comment; you'll be able to see where I got to against the clock as well as the full answer outside of time.
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Nick