Tuesday 10 May 2016

The Return of the 'must know tips from the examiners'!

Why do ACCA students ignore Examiners' Reports?

Your guess is as good as mine - as there is no better information to help them pass their exams!


Don't fall into the same trap by making time in your revision plan to work your way through the last five Examiners' Reports. This will give you an advantage by understanding exactly what the examiners are looking for.

Of course you could just continue to read this blog as we've done the hard work for you by summarising the main points in recent reports. 


To conclude our series of tips, here are the key points you need to know for the ACCA P3 exam:


ACCA P3 Exam Tips


Feedback:
  • Candidates not properly reading the requirements of the question
  • Students failed to accurately interpret the information provided in the scenario
  • Time management issues
  • Lack of knowledge was demonstrated on some questions
Tips:
  • Familiarise yourself with P3 technical articles on the ACCA website
  • Be ready to bring knowledge and techniques from the syllabi that feed into P3.
  • Look at the question requirements carefully
  • Become comfortable with all areas of the syllabus as anything can be assessed
  • Manage your time - avoid quoting parts of the scenario
  • Apply your answer to the scenario

For full analysis of the most recent ACCA P3 Examiner's Report go to the following links: ACCA P3 Examiner's Report

Hopefully you have found this feedback and tips useful. Why not make this a checklist for your revision? It will help you to avoid the mistakes of previous students and give the examiners exactly what they want.

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