Mistakes made by students
This article will help you to understand:
- What the CIM examiners want? Which are the most common exam mistakes?
- What are the key requirements at each study level? How should you prepare to pass?
- What do the CIM examiners want?
For subject specific detail see the CIM examiner reports (CIM Learning Zone)
- these are produced for each & every CIM subject
- written after consultation with the examining team
- provide vital feedback to students after each exam
- most points mentioned are common to many study centres
Which are the most commonly made exam mistakes and which are you most likely to make?
Collated by Student Support Group from combined CIM examiner comments from the December 2001 exams
13 most common mistakes made by students
Unlucky for some!
- Misinterpretation of the question
- Non-conformance to the question instructions e.g. answering only one part of a multi-part question
- Candidates attempting to put all they know into answers rather than using selective and relevant material
- Insufficient detail or knowledge of concepts, theories, knowledge and practice, resulting in answers which are inadequate or incomplete
- Poor use (or non-use) of marketing definitions
- Irrelevant or wrong detail in answers
- Use of same detail in different answers
- Checklist answers (with no explanation offered)
- Inadequate or non-existent use of examples
- The use of the same examples for all of the questions answered
- Attempting to answer the question in a way which suits the candidate rather than what the question required e.g. non-report formats and poor writing style
- Illegible answers
- An inability to manage the examination time
Surrey Branch has teamed up with the London Student Support Groups Revision Programme, which runs in London in May/June and Oct/Nov each year, can help you overcome all these potential problems.
The Syllabus Highlights workshops can help you strengthen your syllabus knowledge and our exam preparation workshops are designed to improve your exam performance. Call Caroline on 01784 463057 or visit us at the website at www.studentsupportgroup.co.uk for further details.
Student Support Group
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