3 Questions in 2010

[jbrownhill]

Look at page 26 of IRSE NEWS Issue 158 July / August.

From the next exam [October 2010] the Module 1 exam will feature ten questions from which you must ATTEMPT THREE; the module remains a 1 hour exam so you have TWENTY MINUTES per question.

I have been one of those suggesting that one of the main reasons for the poor module 1 pass rate has been because one dodgy answer meant almost inevitabl;e failure, whereas in a three question paper the other two could pull you through.

The IRSE have listened; I do hope the results this year will rove me right.........

So how did everyone find the new format?
I am afraid to say I struggled with it. I thought the questions were quite specific compared to previous papers and, when deciding which questions to answer, I found that I could have written generally about what was being discussed but not enough on the specifics for the available marks.
I also spent far too long on parts that I did know about. I may be doing module 1 again next year, at least I may be better prepared though.