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- June 4, 2018 at 8:20 pm #456176
If let’s say the question is 8 marks.
Is it fair to say examiners is looking for 4 to 5 points. And the paragraph should be no longer than 3 lines explain each poon’t.
16 marks would then be 10 points? Again 3 lines.
How can you gauge what each point explained carries? I’m just guessing 1.5 above.
During the exam , i went with what you had previously suggested (ie 2 matks 2 sentfnces, 3 marks3 sentences) but ofcourse to explain the point it would be more sentences.
June 4, 2018 at 10:12 pm #4562058 marks, 8 points, 8 sentences
That could be identification sentences, explanation sentences, examination sentences, procedural sentences, evidence sentences, criticising sentences ….
You see a question, note the marks (say 8), divide by 2 (4), read + think + plan (4 minutes)
In that 4 minutes, you need 8 separate, relevant, correct, markable points
They could be identify (4) + explain (4)
When you’re planning what you can write in answer to this (part) question, you should get the feel of how many ‘identify’ points are available and therefore how many ‘explain’ points are relevant
Get hold of a revision kit and select a question and then read the answer.
As you read through the answer, try to identify the markable point within each sentence … there isn’t always one – sometimes there is none and other times there may be 2 – but at least try to identify those salient points
Now, take each of those points and see if you can construct a 3 line sentence that explains that one point
Keep doing that! Keep practicing that technique
It’s really quite distressing for tutors repeatedly to have to read about students running out of time. It’s not possible! You go into that room KNOWING that you have 195 minutes.
The only reasons for ‘running out of time’ are:
– you don’t know how to tell the time
– you are totally lacking in self-discipline
– you know too much and try to get it all in to an answer
– you have misread the question
– you’ve totally failed to realise that an 8 mark question is not worth more than 20ish linesOK?
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