Year 3: Mock Essay-Based Timed Exam
We understand that writing a essay-based exam under a time limit is challenging. To help you prepare, we invite you to take part in this mock 2-hour timed essay-based exam. The purpose of this exam is:
a) familiarize with timed-essay conditions.
This will help you understand what to expect- and how to structure your time in a 2-hour essay.
b) familiarize with the essay mark scheme.
Please review the essay mark scheme and watch the accompanying video below before writing your exam. This will help you to understand what your lecturers are looking for when they evaluate your essay. With this knowledge, you can then structure your essay to target the areas identified in the marking scheme.
TOPIC OF THE MOCK ESSAY
The topic of the mock essay is generic and is not tied to a specific module. You can answer the question based on the psychology knowledge that you have obtained thus far in your degree.
If you want to test module specific knowledge, please practice using formative questions on the module page or in the Psychology Exam Database.
MOCK ESSAY-BASED EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:
Please find a quite place where you can write, uninterrupted, for two hours.
Once you open the exam, you have 2 hours to complete it. Please upload your answer within 2 hours of the start time.
Please do not write your name on your answer.
Note: Extra time has been added for students who have DDS Exam Access Arrangements
- 30 October 2023, 8:41 PM