Steps to answer an exam question

In order to answer a successful exam question in Psychology you need to:

1) Be very familiar with syllabus for the Unit we are doing and learning topics in that unit  – See syllabus here

2) Have a look at examples of questions that might be asked – See exemplar questions here

3) Have a look at the markscheme so you know what will be marked in the question – See example of markscheme here

4) Know how to take notesSee examples here

5) How to address the command termSee examples here

6) What each criterion is looking for in an essay/SAQ question – See examples here + here

7) Know step by step on how to write an essay/ SAQ – See example here

8) Know what an answer will look like for exam questions (essay and SAQs) –  here SAQ + essay