The PHED3 exam paper was introduced in June 2010 to test knowledge and understanding of three theoretical areas and includes a ‘stretch and challenge’ element via the compulsory extended answer questions. As you can see from Table 1, which outlines the grade boundaries for the last 2 years, this paper has proven to be a challenge, with a score of 47 marks out of 84 achieving a grade A in June 2011. However, while this mark may appear to be relatively low, the application of some good examination technique would have allowed many students to improve their performance considerably.
There are a number of areas that students have improved upon in recent years when attempting this paper, including:
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