A technique to pass ACCA exams
A technique for passing
LW, PM, TX, FR, AA, FM
These exams are under the 'Applied Skills ' level. That's important. This means it's a mix of knowledge and techniques.
So where do you get the knowledge from?
What I mean here is the knowledge for those pure knowledge questions - where there's no scenario and no process to go through - just pure repeating of knowledge
Here's an example from the AA (F8) December 15 exam:
To get the knowledge for this you can either use a textbook or use the past paper answers themselves
So where do you get the skills and techniques from?
So an example of this type of question is:
So here you need a good tutor. Someone who can explain the process needed, the underlying principles and the exam technique in a SIMPLE and UNDERSTANDABLE way.
Obviously a really good tutor will give you all the knowledge, techniques and past paper experience you need but it can be done alone with question practice.
So how would I study in an ideal world to pass these papers?
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Watch the online classroom through in it's entirety once.
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Get the past papers out and start making your OWN notes from the past paper knowledge questions - re-read these as often as possible. You'll be amazed that the same questions just keep coming up in every Exam!
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For the scenario questions, questions that need a technique - go back to the online classroom and watch HOW I approach them. Learn the technique.
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Then back to those past papers and practice some on your own. Don't worry about getting them wrong. Just follow the technique. Do all of them from the last 8 past papers.
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Watch the online classroom through one last time in its entirety to consolidate your knowledge.
So that's it - all you need is the past papers and the online classroom. Nothing else. Too much material is a bad thing. Of course if you've got a great tutor - then you don't need the online classroom either - the choice is yours.
Hope it helps
Best
Richard