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Is my study method wrong?

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA SBL Exams › Is my study method wrong?

  • This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 5 years ago by Ken Garrett.
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  • January 9, 2020 at 3:54 am #557216
    timothywong97
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    Dear Mr.Garrett,

    I’ve taken the SBL paper in Sept 2019 and sadly I didn’t get a pass.
    I reflected and have observed the following:
    1. I am attentive in class and understand my lecturer but it doesn’t translate to me doing well in the exam.
    2. I went straight to doing questions before reading the notes.
    3. When I do the questions, its hard for me to see the connections between the exhibits and questions.

    Right now I am planning to not rely on classes and self-study the topics by reading the notes and understanding. Once I’ve covered the notes then I will practice the exam questions.

    What is your opinion on this? Is this going to help me better answer the SBL questions and pass this paper?

    January 9, 2020 at 8:40 am #557236
    Ken Garrett
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    Sorry to hear about your SBL fail.

    Given that you understood your lecturer I don’t think you need another series of live lectures. You might find some of our on-lines lectures helpful, especially as they are closely alligned to our notes. The lectures are nor very long and might provide variety from just question practice.

    I am a little concerned about your third point. Often, but not always, exhibits are closely related to question tasks and it can be relatively easy to see which exhibit is likely to be relevant. Try considering the requirements and writing down next to it a reference or references to the appropriate exhibit(s). All exhibits should be used at some point. Of course, this being a case study you will sometimes have to bring together information from several exhibits to answer a question.

    Question practice is vital. However, as a final piece of advice, try not to get obsessed with models. Approach a question first on a common-sense basis then see which model might support your answer or which might help you to formulate an answer. Do not explain models: apply them. Models and frameworks give your answers more intellectual respectability.

    HTH.

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