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  • We understand that writing a essay-based exam under a time limit is challenging. That is why we have series of events to help you prepare for your exams this year. This support includes:

    1. A Timed-Essay Writing Workshop (Week 4 in Year 2; Week 8 in Year 3)

    2. Information and advice on Exam submission

    2. Practice Timed-Essay Exams

    In addition, you will receive:

    a) Exam advice and practice exercises in each of your modules that are tailored to the module's essay exam

    b) Past exam papers to practice your writing

    c) A video explanation of the Essay Grading Criteria to apply in your essay writing throughout the year. 

    d) FAQs below to answer frequently-asked questions about essay-based exams.

    It is our hope that this support will help to alleviate uncertainty around exam expectations and help you to do your best work!

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        Year 2 Practice Exams

        You are invited to participate in a practice essay-based exam!

        Practice writing tests is one of the best ways to prepare for your final exams. This is not just because you are practicing a skill of timed writing, but because it helps consolidate your memory of the material! 

        For example, see Roediger, H. L., & Karpicke, J. D. (2006). Test-Enhanced Learning: Taking Memory Tests Improves Long-Term Retention: Taking Memory Tests Improves Long-Term Retention. Psychological Science, 17(3), 249-255. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01693.x.

        This research shows that repeated testing improves memory and test performance over and above repeated studying, even when no feedback is provided on test results. 

        We strongly encourage you to take these tests under exam conditions. This includes:

        1. Taking the exam in a quite space (ideally where you'll take the real exam), putting away your phone and other distractions
        2. Practicing how and where you will save your exam
        3. Giving yourself a strict time limit of two hours, and practicing uploading your answer

        Although you will not receive individual feedback on your answer, your module organisers will provide advice in-module for how to answer exam questions like these. We also recommend that you submit your answer to Studiosity for feedback on your writing. 

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        • Year 2 Semester A: Essay-Based Practice Exam

          The following are two practice exam papers for PSY211 Cognitive Psychology and PSY233 Individual Differences.

          You will be given the choice of answering one of two exam questions. One question will be from PSY211 Cognitive Psychology and the other will be from PSY233 Individual Differences. Feel free to practice both questions as part of your exam preparation. 

          You are provided with ONE practice exam question here; not that in the final exam, you will chose to answer one of two question options. 

        • Year 2 Semester A Practice Exams Assignment
          • Please Refresh the page at the start time of the exam to access this link
          • Press Begin to start your timer, you must upload your file before the timer is out.  
          • Please download the question paper within the submission link. Write your answer within the same file, and upload it as your final answer.
          • You must submit by uploading your answer to QMPlus. You have 2 hours to write your answer and a 30 minute ‘submission window’ to upload your work to QMPlus.  Late submissions will be possible for up to 10 minutes but will incur a Late Mark Penalty deduction of 10%. Any attempts after the Late Submission period will not be possible. 
          • You must also email a copy within the submission period to sbbs-psy-onlineassessment@qmul.ac.uk, the module code must match the relevant email address. 
          • Please check you are not uploading a blank document or the wrong file, this cannot be replaced after the submission has closed.
          • There is no Turnitin report to view.
          • Your submission must be in Word or PDF (.doc, .docx .pdf) file format only.
          • Your answers must be your own work, and you must ensure that you do not break any of the rules in the Academic Misconduct Policy
          • No marks will be released after the assessment.

          *NOTE: You will be provided with TWO question options in the final exam. However, the practice exam only offers one option. You are invited to write a second practice question to test your knowledge and practice writing in exam conditions. 

           

           

           

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        Year 3 Practice Exams

        You are invited to participate in a practice essay-based exam!

        Practice writing tests is one of the best ways to prepare for your final exams. This is not just because you are practicing a skill of timed writing, but because it helps consolidate your memory of the material! 

        For example, see Roediger, H. L., & Karpicke, J. D. (2006). Test-Enhanced Learning: Taking Memory Tests Improves Long-Term Retention: Taking Memory Tests Improves Long-Term Retention. Psychological Science, 17(3), 249-255. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01693.x.

        This research shows that repeated testing improves memory and test performance over and above repeated studying, even when no feedback is provided on test results. 

        We strongly encourage you to take these tests under exam conditions. This includes:

        1. Taking the exam in a quite space (ideally where you'll take the real exam), putting away your phone and other distractions
        2. Practicing how and where you will save your exam
        3. Giving yourself a strict time limit of two hours, and practicing uploading your answer

        Although you will not receive individual feedback on your answer, your module organisers will provide advice in-module for how to answer exam questions like these. We also recommend that you submit your answer to Studiosity for feedback on your writing. 

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        • Year 3 Semester A: Essay-Based Practice Exam
          The following are practice exam papers for PSY324 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, PSY333 Nature, Nurture, Mental Health, PSY338 Child & Adolescent Mental Health, and PSY314 Forensic Psychology. 

          You will be given the choice of answering one one practice exam question for each module. Note, however, that you will have a choice of two questions in your final exam. 

        • Year 3 Semester A Practice Exams Assignment
          • Please Refresh the page at the start time of the exam to access this link
          • Press Begin to start your timer, you must upload your file before the timer is out.  
          • Please download the question paper within the submission link. Write your answer within the same file, and upload it as your final answer.
          • You must submit by uploading your answer to QMPlus. You have 2 hours to write your answer and a 30 minute ‘submission window’ to upload your work to QMPlus.  Late submissions will be possible for up to 10 minutes but will incur a Late Mark Penalty deduction of 10%. Any attempts after the Late Submission period will not be possible. 
          • You must also email a copy within the submission period to sbbs-psy-onlineassessment@qmul.ac.uk, the module code must match the relevant email address. 
          • Please check you are not uploading a blank document or the wrong file, this cannot be replaced after the submission has closed.
          • There is no Turnitin report to view.
          • Your submission must be in Word or PDF (.doc, .docx .pdf) file format only.
          • Your answers must be your own work, and you must ensure that you do not break any of the rules in the Academic Misconduct Policy
          • No marks will be released after the assessment.

          *NOTE: You will be provided with TWO question options in the final exam. However, most of these practice exams only offers one option. You are invited to write a second practice question to test your knowledge and practice writing in exam conditions.