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I agree that for many papers there are already lots of old questions to practise. But that is missing the point. The most recent sitting will be testing the most recent rules and syllabus (bear in mind that September sitting syllabi were updated compared with the June sitting). Also, examiner habits can change over time, as can the balance of each exam paper. If we cannot see the most recent exam paper in full, we lose the ability to assess this – and as a tutor, I know I speak for many of my colleagues (from multiple colleges) when I make these points.
My December students are asking me about the September paper. Once results come out, students needing to resit need me to help them understand what they might have done wrong. I cannot help these students as I used to – and on that basis alone it is a retrograde step.
I do not teach P3, but have heard a lot of feedback suggesting the Sep 15 sitting was a bit unexpected, especially the large Q1. Maybe this change of style will repeat in December – but no students will be prepared for it because no tutor knows what it looked like.
The system up until June 2015 was fully transparent. Students and tutors get to see all the past papers, immediately after exam day, and can therefore prepare for the next sitting with all the facts in front of them. This is something students learn on many of the exam papers (e.g. P1, AAA 7-step decision making process, step 1 make sure you know all the facts!!).
When ACCA goes to fully computer based exams in late 2016, as they plan to, there will probably need to be a new system for release of past papers. Maybe the change now is to prepare us all for that. But the fact is that the September papers exist now, as do the answers, and if these exams were published it would definitely help students prepare for December sitting, and help the tutors assist in this preparation.
On that argument alone, ACCA should publish.
Well said Raoul. Well said. That’s exactly the point some of the above commentators are missing. Just like the tutors, ACCA is supposed to help students see where they went wrong so that they can work on their weaknesses for future exam attempts. Withholding the most recent past exam papers defeats that purpose.
Hello everyone, ACCA students around the world 🙂
In my opinion, if it’s not conflict with UK law, then go on. IT’S VERY COOL!!! HOORAY!
They will be a free source of exercises for us to practice. Actually, as a Vietnamese citizen, I can’t stand the GBP 20 price of each practice book. And you know what, the ACCA training centers in Vietnam just wanna make money on us, a GBP 20 price will rise up to GBP 23 or even 30 when the book arrives to our hand. It’s an unaffordable price.
well am not sure if some questions may get to repeat themselves in future but I think so therefore this will end up making lazy students who will end up knowing nothing in the end because just by revising old papers some people might be ready for the exam and even pass but we know for sure that the person who did no past papers and passes sure knows what he is doing. It is just an opinion
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AllI read with interest the new ACCA policy on publishing past exam papers. To say the least I think the amendments hinder a students progress and are very far from the ACCA statements that “We feel these changes highlight clearly the resources that add most value to students’ exam preparation and will ensure students use their study time most effectively”.
There is a distinct irony that we are drilled to review previous exam papers (which I completely agree with) yet the ACCA have decided in their infinite wisdom to reduce those resources available for review. In a recent article in PQ magazine they highlighted the number of students who are still PQ’s after 7 years – it seems odd to me that ACCA would wish to hinder progress of those qualifying by not being more amenable in provided all papers promptly with ALL questions. This should be after each sitting too – why limit to only two updates per annum and mix and match.
I’d be interested to hear other’s thoughts on this subject too.
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Chris
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Hi? can somebody tell me how to get a past question not currently on the ACCA past question link.
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I really don’t see any rationale in hiding this very important piece of info which we dearly need for adequate preparation for the exam. Why should it not be published? I have viewed ACCA as one of the best and swift professional bodies in the world. Why are they denying us this opportunity two months after the exam, we still cannot see the exam papers. We are paying loads of money!
Acca is only fond of making money.Now I got why they introduced four sessions a year.They have planned before that they will bring up with this idea ie., not to put anymore the recent questions.So after making students very happy and their next strategy was this.Pass rates become very less and of course they can make more income out of this.If this is going on it is better we need only on June and December.
Critically and most important, after every exam, ACCA have produced an examiner report which is vital to students preparations. In fact, some examiners specifically state that students are not reading these reports.
Will ACCA produce examiner reports for September 2015, if not it flies in face of their own advice to students, if they do produce reports, how relevant can report be in the absence of questions and answers?
The examiner reports are critical for student advancement and is advocated by ACCA examining team and this is compromised with very little comment made on it.
Just as an illustration, the P7 pass rate fell from 40% in June to 29% in September, a drop by 28%.
Surely the examiner report is critical to explain this drop and where students went wrong.
In the absence of this, students are actually disadvantaged in December compared to those in previous sittings.
I have already passed this paper so I am not saying this from a personal perspective.
To change the “clever” ACCA decision not to publish exam questions after each sitting, we need and an ACTION. Only huge number of complains can change it.
The action would be to create an official facebook page called eg ACCA publish all exam questions!!!. the more likes it gets form student, the higher probability that something will change.
What do you think guys?
I am not really happy with changes they have been making. 21st century and we cannot even see the marked script? where is transparency? SHAME on ACCA
Please can anybody tell me what topic was examined in sep2015 attempt for f8 and f5 .. please i just want an idea about the topics please i am requesting to those student who appeared for this attempt .. please… thanks
wasiq8989: Do you really think that knowing what was asked in September will make a difference for December? You dare not attempt the exams without being happy with the whole syllabus – the examiners are not so silly as to not test you on everything 🙂
Whilst agreeing with the general thrust that you need to have knowledge of the whole syllabus, some subjects such as P1 / P3 have a lot to cover and reality is no repeat of topics from one paper to another has occurred in recent times, so if something has come up in September extensively, it is unlikely to come up in December and allows students to focus in areas that have been lightly examined, I do not think its unreasonable for students to focus on areas that have been lightly examined in priority to areas that have been recently examined such as September.
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