Master the critical distinctions between results and conclusions, learn to avoid the Paper 1 evaluation 'named issue' cap, and construct high-scoring, context-driven research designs for Paper 2 9990 Psychology exams.
อ่าน 5 นาทีอัปเดตเมื่อ: 21 มิ.ย. 2569
ภาพรวมข้อสอบ
จำนวนฉบับ
2
คะแนนเต็ม
120
เวลาสอบ
3ชม.
ประเภทคำถาม
3
ฉบับ
เวลา
คะแนน
จำนวนข้อ
น้ำหนักคะแนน
ประเภทคำถาม
Paper 1 Approaches, Issues and Debates
1ชม. 30นาที
60
10
50%
Structured Short Answer, Comparison Essay, Evaluation Essay
Paper 2 Research Methods
1ชม. 30นาที
60
10
50%
Methodology & Short Answer, Scenario-Based Short Answer & Table Design, Case Study/Field Experiment Planning Essay, Methodological Evaluation
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ข้อกำหนดเครื่องคิดเลข
A silent scientific calculator is required where the syllabus permits one. It must NOT be graphical, programmable, or capable of symbolic algebra (CAS), and it must contain no stored programs or notes.
AO1: Knowledge and understanding (40%)
AO2: Application of knowledge and understanding (30%)
วัตถุประสงค์: Tabulate \(y\) across a range of \(x\) to locate sign changes (roots) and approximate maxima/minima.
ใช้เมื่อใด: Solving or sketching a function when you want to find where its graph crosses or turns.
ขั้นตอน
Enter the function in TABLE mode, set the start, end and step, then read where the sign of \(y\) changes or where it peaks.
ข้อควรระวังในการสอบ: Allowed, but the calculator must be silent, non-graphical, non-programmable and free of stored content; always show the working the mark scheme requires.
Statistics mode (mean, SD & regression)
Scientific calculator (e.g. Casio fx-991 series)
วัตถุประสงค์: Read the mean \(\bar{x}\) and standard deviation directly, and the gradient/intercept (and \(r\)) of a linear regression for bivariate data.
ใช้เมื่อใด: Any data-handling, statistics, or required-practical analysis question.
ขั้นตอน
Enter the data in STAT mode (1-VAR or A+BX), then recall \(\bar{x}\), \(\sigma\) or the regression coefficients.
ข้อควรระวังในการสอบ: Allowed, but the calculator must be silent, non-graphical, non-programmable and free of stored content; always show the working the mark scheme requires.
Carry exact values with Ans & memory
Scientific calculator (e.g. Casio fx-991 series)
วัตถุประสงค์: Keep full-precision intermediate values to avoid rounding errors.
ใช้เมื่อใด: Multi-step calculations where premature rounding loses the final accuracy mark.
ขั้นตอน
Use Ans, STO/RCL or the M+ memory to reuse the unrounded result of each step; round only the final answer.
ข้อควรระวังในการสอบ: Allowed, but the calculator must be silent, non-graphical, non-programmable and free of stored content; always show the working the mark scheme requires.
Equation solver — to CHECK your working
Scientific calculator (e.g. Casio fx-991 series)
วัตถุประสงค์: Use the built-in EQN/SOLVE mode to verify roots of quadratics or simultaneous equations you have already solved by algebra.
ใช้เมื่อใด: As a check only, after solving by hand.
ขั้นตอน
Enter the coefficients in EQN mode (or use SOLVE) and confirm they match your worked solution.
ข้อควรระวังในการสอบ: Allowed, but the calculator must be silent, non-graphical, non-programmable and free of stored content; always show the working the mark scheme requires.
Confusing a statistical result of a core study with its conceptual conclusion.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: Provide raw numerical data or factual findings when asked for a 'result' (e.g. 26 of 40 participants pressed 450V in Milgram), and provide a broad psychological explanation when asked for a 'conclusion' (e.g. individuals will obey an authority figure even to the point of harming another).
Omitting or minimally addressing the named issue in the Paper 1 10-mark evaluation essay.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: Write about the named issue (e.g., self-reports, ecological validity, quantitative data) first and expand both a strength and a weakness of this issue in depth before evaluating other aspects.
Providing circular or tautological definitions of psychological and methodological terms.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: Avoid using the word itself in its definition. For example, do not define 'opportunity sampling' as 'sampling when you have an opportunity'; instead, define it as 'selecting participants who are easily available and present at the specific time and location of the study.'
Designing an experimental design with IV/DV manipulation when a correlational study is requested in Paper 2.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: Ensure that for correlational designs you measure two continuous, quantitative variables (co-variables) without any active grouping or intervention, and state that the results will be plotted on a scatter graph.
5highคะแนนที่เกี่ยวข้อง: 3Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia)
Writing completely generic methodological evaluations of core studies without anchoring them to the actual study context.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: Always link your evaluation to the specific features of the study. Do not just say 'it was a case study of one boy so it lacks generalisability'; specify that the boy's phobia in Saavedra and Silverman was caused by a highly unique traumatic event involving a bowl of buttons falling on him in a classroom, making his experience unrepresentative.
Drawing bar charts with separate, non-touching bars when graphing consecutive or continuous age groups/categories.
วิธีหลีกเลี่ยง: When plotting consecutive continuous data categories (such as age ranges 20-29, 30-39, etc.), ensure the bars are touching on the x-axis, and fully label both axes with descriptive titles and scale units.