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PSYC30016 Exam Study Package
A Resource Guide
4th October 2022
Created by Abi Brooker
on behalf of the lecturing team.
Abi Brooker PhD PSYC30016 The University of Melbourne 4th October 2022
This document is not to be shared outside the subject or published outside of the University
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PSYC30016 Lifespan Social & Emotional Development
Exam Study Package
This Exam Study Package is to prepare students for the PSYC30016 end-of semester exam, in 2022.
It is not intended for wider distribution beyond the subject.
What is the exam?
The exam is a department-run, online, open-book essay exam.
• Department-run: The exam is managed by the School’s exams team instead of being managed by
a central, University exams team. Exams that are department-run do not appear in the University
exams timetable.
• Online: The exam will be conducted through Canvas Quizzes.
• Open book: You are welcome to have your lecture notes, lab class notes, revision notes, and other
learning materials open during the exam.
• Essay: The exam will include three questions. You will choose two of these and write a response
for each. Each response will be between 700-1,000 words in length (markers will stop reading at
1,000 words). This means that by the end of the exam, you will submit two essays and write no
more than 2,000 words in total.
• Exam: The exam is worth 50% of your final subject grade. Undergraduate psychology subjects do
not provide specific feedback for exams (as they might for in-semester assignments). Instead,
students are encouraged to consider their exam grade alongside their essays and the marking guide.
You can find more about this on Page 8 of this guide.
Where is the exam?
The exam will take place online, in Canvas Quizzes.
When is the exam?
The exam is a 135-minute (a 2-hour exam plus 15-minutes reading time) activity that can be taken at any
time over two days, from Tuesday 1st November to Wednesday 2nd November. The two-day window is to
allow you flexibility and control over when you sit the exam.
You can open the exam only one time over the two-day period.
Once you open the exam (by clicking “start this quiz”), you will 135 minutes to read through and
complete the exam. At that point, the exam will save your work and close.
• On Day 1, Tuesday 1st November:
➢ 9 AM (AEDT, GMT +11): We will publish an announcement to remind you that the exam
window will open at 10 AM. The practice exam will close at this time so that students do not
confuse it with the main exam.
➢ 10 AM (AEDT, GMT +11): The exam will become available in Canvas Quizzes.
▪ On the front page of the exam, you will find three exam essay questions. You will choose 2 of
those questions for your exam.
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• On Day 2, Wednesday 2nd November:
➢ The exam will still be available for those who have not yet opened it.
➢ 1:45 PM (AEDT, GMT +11): This is the absolute latest that you should plan to start the exam. If
you start after this time, you will not allow yourself the full 2 hours and 15 minutes. We strongly
recommend that you plan to start your exam well before this time.
➢ 4:00 PM (AEDT, GMT +11): The exam will close.
▪ Students who submit their exam after 4 PM will receive a 10% penalty on their exam grade.
▪ The Canvas Quiz will stay open until 4:30 PM. This extra 30 minutes is a standard amount
provided for the University IT team in case of any subject-wide technical issues. This does
not mean that students have 30 minutes extra time for their exam.
I have an AAP with time adjustments. How will that work?
For students with Academic Adjustment Plans (AAPs) requesting exam time adjustments: adjustment will
be made to the 135 minutes. To make full use of any adjusted exam time, please work out the time that
you will need to start your exam in order to finish it before 4 PM (AEDT, GMT +11) of Day 2.
For example: if a student’s AAP requests 5-minute rests for every hour of the 2-hour exam and 10
minutes extra reading time for the exam, then their exam will remain open for 155 minutes (2-hours and
35-minutes). To use the full 155 minutes before the exam closes at 4 PM (AEDT, GMT +11), they will
plan to start their exam before 1:25 PM (AEDT, GMT +11) of Day 2.
Where can I get more information?
All the information that you need to revise and prepare for the exam is in this document. If you would like
further clarification, there are several places that you will be able to find information:
• Practice exam: There is currently a practice exam set up in Canvas Quizzes to give you an idea of
what the actual exam will be like. There are some differences between the practice exam and the
actual exam: (i) you can repeat the practice exam as many times as you like, whereas you can only
take the actual exam once; and (ii) the practice exam has three empty spaces with no specific
questions, whereas the actual exam will have specific questions for you to choose from.
• Workshop 2 - Exam preparation: In Week 11, we will run an optional Q&A session for students
who have questions about how the exam will run. You will find more information about this
session, including how to register for it, in Week 10 and Week 11.
• Lecture 24: Abi will go over the details of the exam and give some final tips regarding best ways to
approach the exam.
• Announcements: Two announcements will be published about the exam:
o On Day 1 of the exam, we will publish an announcement advising of the start of the exam; and
o On Day 2 of the exam, we will publish an announcement advising of the end of the exam.
• Quizzes: The exam will be available in the “Quizzes” section of Canvas. Information about the
exam will be published on the front page of the quiz.
• Discussion Board: Abi will monitor the Canvas discussion board during business hours (GMT
+11) across the two days of the exam. She cannot answer questions to help with how you construct
your answers, but she can answer questions related to the process of the exam.
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How can I prepare for the exam?
We advise that you consider “content preparation” (study) and “practical preparation” (planning) –
detailed below.
Content preparation
• Prior to the exam:
o Revise the practice questions at the end of this document. Prepare dot point answers for how
you might address them.
Tip 1: It is possible to write essays for all practice questions - completely in full - ahead of time
and copy and paste the relevant two into the exam. We advise you not to do this because
ultimately, you will only submit two of the eight essays that you prepare. The other six will not
be used. This means valuable study time will be wasted in dealing with formatting and drafting
of essays that will not be used.
o Revise your notes from lectures, lab classes, and associated reading.
Tip 2: The learning materials of this subject include the lecture notes, lab notes, textbook and
other optional papers cited in class. We do not recommend that you prepare for the exam by
reading sources outside of these learning materials. Keep your revision straightforward and
stay focused on this subject’s learning materials.
o Use the practice exam to see what an online exam quiz looks like, how long it takes to turn dot
points into two 1,000-word reflective essays, and how long it takes to type “This is not one of
my two essays” into one of the type-in spaces.
Tip 3: In the practice quiz, you will see that you can use all sorts of formatting: bold, italics,
etc. You can use text formatting for your own preferences, but keep in mind that when markers
see your essay, they see text without any formatting. Please avoid using images and tables as
neither of these formats appear to markers, which means that neither will contribute to your
grade.
o Revise the marking guide to make sure that your ideas cover all the criteria.
Tip 4: The marking criteria includes scholarly support for your ideas. This does not mean that
you need to include citations for every sentence. Instead, it means that you should integrate
relevant literature with your own understanding of developmental psychology. If you use an
idea that has come from somewhere specific (e.g., a lecture, the textbook or another source),
you should demonstrate academic integrity and cite that source. If the idea is yours (i.e., not
from another source), then you do not need to cite anything.
Tip 5: The marking guide does not include criteria for APA formatting. If/when you are citing
other sources, you do not have to do so in APA style. Further, you are not expected to include a
reference list. Check Tip 9 (in the section about the word count) for examples of how to write
non-APA citations.
• During the exam:
o View the exam questions and choose 2 of the 3 to write reflective essays.
o Plan out your answers. Consider writing or partially writing your answers offline. This will
help make your time in the exam efficient.
o Open the exam when you are ready and prepared. Read each question carefully to make sure
you are typing your answer into the correct space.
o For the question that you are not answering, type “This is not one of my two essays”.
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Practical preparation
• Prior to the exam:
o Plan your exam space: choose somewhere that is not shared with others, that is free from
distraction, and that has good internet connection.
o Plan your exam period. If you have exams running over multiple days, make a plan for
yourself that maximises the time for each exam. That might mean completing some exams
earlier in their “open” period and completing other exams later.
The University Exams Timetable support page advises that two exams in one day is reasonable;
if you have three exams in one day and the two-day exam window of the pSYC20008 exam
does not alleviate that issue, please contact Abi as soon as you can (brookera@unmielb.edu.au).
o Find support if you need it. Apply for special consideration or technical consideration if you
need it. Visit the University’s Exams page to see if there are other supports that can help you.
• During the exam:
o Plan the best time over the 2 days to open your exam. You might feel more confident to
complete the exam earlier rather than later.
o Prepare your exam space:
▪ Charge your laptop/computer;
▪ Let other people in your house know when you cannot be disturbed;
▪ Make your space clean, tidy, well-lit and comfortable;
▪ Prepare any food or snacks before you open the exam.
o In the exam:
▪ Proof read. Once you have written your essays, plan some time to read over your answers
and check that they are correct.
▪ Make use of the full 135 minutes. If you finish writing your essays early, read back
through them and check that they include everything that you want to say, and that they
meet the marking criteria to your best ability.
▪ Know that Canvas has you covered. Canvas Quiz automatically saves your work every 7
seconds. If/when it closes at 2 hours and 15 minutes (or when you close it, before that
time) it will save your work again.
▪ Ask for support if you need. Use the Canvas support guides, or the discussion board as
you need.
o Submitting an exam quiz:
▪ Canvas Quizzes do not offer receipts when you complete them, which can create feelings
of uncertainty once you finish. We recommend two tips to help you feel more confident in
submitting your exam:
Tip 6: Before you submit your exam essays, we recommend that you make a copy of your final
essays and paste them into a word document. This will reassure you later of exactly what you
have submitted.
Tip 7: When you submit your exam, you might be able to see your submissions, or you might
see a note saying that your exam has been “muted”. "Mute" is Canvas-language for "not
graded yet". If you can see a message saying your quiz has been muted, it means that you have
submitted your responses and they are waiting to be graded. This is a good thing.
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What supports are available if something goes wrong?
• Prior to the exam:
o If something in your life has disrupted you from preparing for the exam, consider applying for
special consideration. You can read more about special consideration here.
o If you have major technical issues that prevent you from completing the exam, consider applying
for technical consideration. You can read more about technical consideration here.
• During the exam:
o If you are having minor technical issues with Canvas Quiz, you can find quick support via the
LMS support button on the left-hand side blue menu of Canvas. In the pop-up window that
appears, you can:
▪ Chat with a canvas support worker, or
▪ Browse commonly asked questions, including questions about quizzes.
o Abi will be monitoring the Canvas discussion board during business hours (GMT +11) across
the two days of the exam. She cannot answer questions to help with how you construct your
answers, but she can answer questions related to the process of the exam.
o If something disrupts your ability to sit the exam, consider applying for special consideration or
technical consideration (links provided above).
What is the word limit for each essay?
Each of your reflective essays will be between 700-1,000 words long. This word count should indicate to
you the depth of knowledge required in each essay. There is no word-count penalty if you exceed this;
however, examiners will only mark the first 1,000 words of each essay. They will not read past the 1,000th
word. As such, there is no advantage in writing more than 1,000 words for either essay.
There is no strict guidance regarding how long or short each “section” of the essay should be. However,
the respective weighting of the three sections tells you that all three sections warrant attention and
thought. Each section can and should be longer than two sentences.
Tip 8: Headings are not included in the word count. Reference lists, tables and figures are also
not included in the word count, but you do not need a reference list and you should avoid the
use of tables and images.
Tip 9: In-text citations are counted in the word count. Given that APA formatting is not
required, you can be creative with your in-text citations. As long as your citations are
consistent, clear, and logical, you can make use of punctuation to make each citation one-word
in length. Some examples from past exams include (Lecture_2_Slide_12),
(Hoffnung_page_110), and (LabClass2_Slide7).
Are there practice questions?
This Study guide provides eight practice questions, on Page 9 of this Guide. Together, these practice
questions draw on the five life periods explored in this subject: Childhood, adolescence, young adulthood,
middle adulthood, and late adulthood. Three of these eight questions will be the three questions on the
exam. From those three questions, you will choose two to write your reflective essays.
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How will the exam essays be marked?
Your exam essays will be marked according to PSYC30016 Essay Marking Criteria, provided in the table
below.
Each essay will be scored out of 100. The scores for the two esays will be summed together and
converted to a total score out of 50. Your score for the exam is worth 50% of your final grade.
PSYC30016 Exam Marking Criteria
Your two exam essays will be marked according to the same marking guide that you have been using
throughout the semester to review other students’ reflection drafts, guide your own reflective drafts and
your final reflective piece, and that tutors use to mark your final reflective piece (Section B of the
Reflection Marking Guide). The only exception is that criterion #B6 (APA style) is omitted from the
marking guide.
Note: Each Essay has a 1,000-word limit. Markers will not read past the 1,000th word.
Criteria Meaning %
1. Retelling • Comprehension of developmental concept(s) and topic
• Relevance of developmental concept(s) for topic
• Clarity of explanations of developmental concept(s) and
topic
25%
2. Relating • Realisticity/thoughtfulness of the application of
developmental concepts to everyday experience
• Depth of exploration of ideas
• Clarity of ideas
25%
3. Reflecting • Thoughtfulness of implications or future directions
• Realisticity of implications or future directions
• Usefulness of implications for specific context or
audience
25%
4. Writing Style • Clarity and thoughtfulness of writing style
• Free from error (spelling, punctuation, grammar)
• Free from hyperbole, editorial tone and tentative
language
15%
5. Scholarly claims
for support
• Relevance and diversity of supporting scholarly evidence
• Integration of literature with author’s own ideas
10%
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When will I know my exam grade?
Subject grades will be officially released on Friday 2nd December.
Unlike in-semester assignments, psychology subjects do not publish individual exam grades or individual
feedback about the exam. Instead, you can work out your exam grade from your final subject grade and
use the marking guide in this document alongside the copies of your exam essays.
When Semester 1 final grades are officially released, you can use your final grade to calculate your
approximate* exam grade by using the following sum:
[Final Subject Grade*] = [Reflective Piece Score] + [Lecture Quiz Score] + [Exam Score]
100 = 40 + 10 + 50
An example: if a student scored 28 / 40 (H2B) for their Reflection Piece, and 8 / 10 (H1) for the Lecture
Quizzes, and their final subject grade is 76 (H2A), then you can calculate their exam score as follows:
[Final Subject Grade*] = [Reflection Piece Score] + [Lecture Quiz Score] + [Exam Score]
76 = 28 + 8 + [Exam Score]
[Exam Score] = 76 – (28 + 8)
= 76 – 36
= 40
[Exam Score] = 40 / 50 (H1)
If you think there has been an error in how the grade has been calculated or reported, please email the
subject coordinator (brookera@unimelb.edu.au) for advice.
*Sometimes the distribution of final grades in a subject need to be adjusted. This can mean adding or
subtracting points to every students’ grade. Any adjustments will be reported in Canvas. You can use
these adjustments to calculate your specific score for the exam.
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The Eight Practice Questions
Tip 10: Each practice question identifies an “Idea A” and “Idea B”. Use the reflective
structure that you have been practicing this semester to apply those two ideas together and
learn about lifespan development (Questions 1, 3-6, and 8) or learn about the theme described
in the question (Questions 2 and 7).
Q1. When you reflect on the role of close relationships in adolescence and late adulthood, what do you
learn about lifespan developmental psychology?
Q2. One of the four themes of lifespan developmental psychology is “Lifelong Growth”. When you
reflect on developmental experiences in childhood and young adulthood, what do learn about this
theme?
Q3. When you reflect on the topic of gender development in childhood and middle adulthood, what do
you learn about lifespan developmental psychology?
Q4. When you compare the developmental experiences in adolescence and middle adulthood, what do
you learn about lifespan developmental psychology?
Q5. When you reflect on emotional development taking place in childhood and adolescence, what do
you learn about lifespan developmental psychology?
Q6. When you compare the developmental experiences of childhood and late adulthood, what do you
learn about lifespan developmental psychology?
Q7. One of the four themes of lifespan developmental psychology is “Changing Vantage Points”. When
you reflect on developmental experiences in young adulthood and middle adulthood, what do learn
about this theme?
Q8. When you reflect on the developmental challenges associated with young adulthood and late
adulthood, what do you learn about lifespan developmental psychology?
PSYC30016 Exam Study Package
A Resource Guide
4th October 2022
Created by Abi Brooker
on behalf of the lecturing team.
Abi Brooker PhD PSYC30016 The University of Melbourne 4th October 2022
This document is not to be shared outside the subject or published outside of the University
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PSYC30016 Lifespan Social & Emotional Development
Exam Study Package
This Exam Study Package is to prepare students for the PSYC30016 end-of semester exam, in 2022.
It is not intended for wider distribution beyond the subject.
What is the exam?
The exam is a department-run, online, open-book essay exam.
• Department-run: The exam is managed by the School’s exams team instead of being managed by
a central, University exams team. Exams that are department-run do not appear in the University
exams timetable.
• Online: The exam will be conducted through Canvas Quizzes.
• Open book: You are welcome to have your lecture notes, lab class notes, revision notes, and other
learning materials open during the exam.
• Essay: The exam will include three questions. You will choose two of these and write a response
for each. Each response will be between 700-1,000 words in length (markers will stop reading at
1,000 words). This means that by the end of the exam, you will submit two essays and write no
more than 2,000 words in total.
• Exam: The exam is worth 50% of your final subject grade. Undergraduate psychology subjects do
not provide specific feedback for exams (as they might for in-semester assignments). Instead,
students are encouraged to consider their exam grade alongside their essays and the marking guide.
You can find more about this on Page 8 of this guide.
Where is the exam?
The exam will take place online, in Canvas Quizzes.
When is the exam?
The exam is a 135-minute (a 2-hour exam plus 15-minutes reading time) activity that can be taken at any
time over two days, from Tuesday 1st November to Wednesday 2nd November. The two-day window is to
allow you flexibility and control over when you sit the exam.
You can open the exam only one time over the two-day period.
Once you open the exam (by clicking “start this quiz”), you will 135 minutes to read through and
complete the exam. At that point, the exam will save your work and close.
• On Day 1, Tuesday 1st November:
➢ 9 AM (AEDT, GMT +11): We will publish an announcement to remind you that the exam
window will open at 10 AM. The practice exam will close at this time so that students do not
confuse it with the main exam.
➢ 10 AM (AEDT, GMT +11): The exam will become available in Canvas Quizzes.
▪ On the front page of the exam, you will find three exam essay questions. You will choose 2 of
those questions for your exam.
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• On Day 2, Wednesday 2nd November:
➢ The exam will still be available for those who have not yet opened it.
➢ 1:45 PM (AEDT, GMT +11): This is the absolute latest that you should plan to start the exam. If
you start after this time, you will not allow yourself the full 2 hours and 15 minutes. We strongly
recommend that you plan to start your exam well before this time.
➢ 4:00 PM (AEDT, GMT +11): The exam will close.
▪ Students who submit their exam after 4 PM will receive a 10% penalty on their exam grade.
▪ The Canvas Quiz will stay open until 4:30 PM. This extra 30 minutes is a standard amount
provided for the University IT team in case of any subject-wide technical issues. This does
not mean that students have 30 minutes extra time for their exam.
I have an AAP with time adjustments. How will that work?
For students with Academic Adjustment Plans (AAPs) requesting exam time adjustments: adjustment will
be made to the 135 minutes. To make full use of any adjusted exam time, please work out the time that
you will need to start your exam in order to finish it before 4 PM (AEDT, GMT +11) of Day 2.
For example: if a student’s AAP requests 5-minute rests for every hour of the 2-hour exam and 10
minutes extra reading time for the exam, then their exam will remain open for 155 minutes (2-hours and
35-minutes). To use the full 155 minutes before the exam closes at 4 PM (AEDT, GMT +11), they will
plan to start their exam before 1:25 PM (AEDT, GMT +11) of Day 2.
Where can I get more information?
All the information that you need to revise and prepare for the exam is in this document. If you would like
further clarification, there are several places that you will be able to find information:
• Practice exam: There is currently a practice exam set up in Canvas Quizzes to give you an idea of
what the actual exam will be like. There are some differences between the practice exam and the
actual exam: (i) you can repeat the practice exam as many times as you like, whereas you can only
take the actual exam once; and (ii) the practice exam has three empty spaces with no specific
questions, whereas the actual exam will have specific questions for you to choose from.
• Workshop 2 - Exam preparation: In Week 11, we will run an optional Q&A session for students
who have questions about how the exam will run. You will find more information about this
session, including how to register for it, in Week 10 and Week 11.
• Lecture 24: Abi will go over the details of the exam and give some final tips regarding best ways to
approach the exam.
• Announcements: Two announcements will be published about the exam:
o On Day 1 of the exam, we will publish an announcement advising of the start of the exam; and
o On Day 2 of the exam, we will publish an announcement advising of the end of the exam.
• Quizzes: The exam will be available in the “Quizzes” section of Canvas. Information about the
exam will be published on the front page of the quiz.
• Discussion Board: Abi will monitor the Canvas discussion board during business hours (GMT
+11) across the two days of the exam. She cannot answer questions to help with how you construct
your answers, but she can answer questions related to the process of the exam.
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How can I prepare for the exam?
We advise that you consider “content preparation” (study) and “practical preparation” (planning) –
detailed below.
Content preparation
• Prior to the exam:
o Revise the practice questions at the end of this document. Prepare dot point answers for how
you might address them.
Tip 1: It is possible to write essays for all practice questions - completely in full - ahead of time
and copy and paste the relevant two into the exam. We advise you not to do this because
ultimately, you will only submit two of the eight essays that you prepare. The other six will not
be used. This means valuable study time will be wasted in dealing with formatting and drafting
of essays that will not be used.
o Revise your notes from lectures, lab classes, and associated reading.
Tip 2: The learning materials of this subject include the lecture notes, lab notes, textbook and
other optional papers cited in class. We do not recommend that you prepare for the exam by
reading sources outside of these learning materials. Keep your revision straightforward and
stay focused on this subject’s learning materials.
o Use the practice exam to see what an online exam quiz looks like, how long it takes to turn dot
points into two 1,000-word reflective essays, and how long it takes to type “This is not one of
my two essays” into one of the type-in spaces.
Tip 3: In the practice quiz, you will see that you can use all sorts of formatting: bold, italics,
etc. You can use text formatting for your own preferences, but keep in mind that when markers
see your essay, they see text without any formatting. Please avoid using images and tables as
neither of these formats appear to markers, which means that neither will contribute to your
grade.
o Revise the marking guide to make sure that your ideas cover all the criteria.
Tip 4: The marking criteria includes scholarly support for your ideas. This does not mean that
you need to include citations for every sentence. Instead, it means that you should integrate
relevant literature with your own understanding of developmental psychology. If you use an
idea that has come from somewhere specific (e.g., a lecture, the textbook or another source),
you should demonstrate academic integrity and cite that source. If the idea is yours (i.e., not
from another source), then you do not need to cite anything.
Tip 5: The marking guide does not include criteria for APA formatting. If/when you are citing
other sources, you do not have to do so in APA style. Further, you are not expected to include a
reference list. Check Tip 9 (in the section about the word count) for examples of how to write
non-APA citations.
• During the exam:
o View the exam questions and choose 2 of the 3 to write reflective essays.
o Plan out your answers. Consider writing or partially writing your answers offline. This will
help make your time in the exam efficient.
o Open the exam when you are ready and prepared. Read each question carefully to make sure
you are typing your answer into the correct space.
o For the question that you are not answering, type “This is not one of my two essays”.
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Practical preparation
• Prior to the exam:
o Plan your exam space: choose somewhere that is not shared with others, that is free from
distraction, and that has good internet connection.
o Plan your exam period. If you have exams running over multiple days, make a plan for
yourself that maximises the time for each exam. That might mean completing some exams
earlier in their “open” period and completing other exams later.
The University Exams Timetable support page advises that two exams in one day is reasonable;
if you have three exams in one day and the two-day exam window of the pSYC20008 exam
does not alleviate that issue, please contact Abi as soon as you can (brookera@unmielb.edu.au).
o Find support if you need it. Apply for special consideration or technical consideration if you
need it. Visit the University’s Exams page to see if there are other supports that can help you.
• During the exam:
o Plan the best time over the 2 days to open your exam. You might feel more confident to
complete the exam earlier rather than later.
o Prepare your exam space:
▪ Charge your laptop/computer;
▪ Let other people in your house know when you cannot be disturbed;
▪ Make your space clean, tidy, well-lit and comfortable;
▪ Prepare any food or snacks before you open the exam.
o In the exam:
▪ Proof read. Once you have written your essays, plan some time to read over your answers
and check that they are correct.
▪ Make use of the full 135 minutes. If you finish writing your essays early, read back
through them and check that they include everything that you want to say, and that they
meet the marking criteria to your best ability.
▪ Know that Canvas has you covered. Canvas Quiz automatically saves your work every 7
seconds. If/when it closes at 2 hours and 15 minutes (or when you close it, before that
time) it will save your work again.
▪ Ask for support if you need. Use the Canvas support guides, or the discussion board as
you need.
o Submitting an exam quiz:
▪ Canvas Quizzes do not offer receipts when you complete them, which can create feelings
of uncertainty once you finish. We recommend two tips to help you feel more confident in
submitting your exam:
Tip 6: Before you submit your exam essays, we recommend that you make a copy of your final
essays and paste them into a word document. This will reassure you later of exactly what you
have submitted.
Tip 7: When you submit your exam, you might be able to see your submissions, or you might
see a note saying that your exam has been “muted”. "Mute" is Canvas-language for "not
graded yet". If you can see a message saying your quiz has been muted, it means that you have
submitted your responses and they are waiting to be graded. This is a good thing.
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What supports are available if something goes wrong?
• Prior to the exam:
o If something in your life has disrupted you from preparing for the exam, consider applying for
special consideration. You can read more about special consideration here.
o If you have major technical issues that prevent you from completing the exam, consider applying
for technical consideration. You can read more about technical consideration here.
• During the exam:
o If you are having minor technical issues with Canvas Quiz, you can find quick support via the
LMS support button on the left-hand side blue menu of Canvas. In the pop-up window that
appears, you can:
▪ Chat with a canvas support worker, or
▪ Browse commonly asked questions, including questions about quizzes.
o Abi will be monitoring the Canvas discussion board during business hours (GMT +11) across
the two days of the exam. She cannot answer questions to help with how you construct your
answers, but she can answer questions related to the process of the exam.
o If something disrupts your ability to sit the exam, consider applying for special consideration or
technical consideration (links provided above).
What is the word limit for each essay?
Each of your reflective essays will be between 700-1,000 words long. This word count should indicate to
you the depth of knowledge required in each essay. There is no word-count penalty if you exceed this;
however, examiners will only mark the first 1,000 words of each essay. They will not read past the 1,000th
word. As such, there is no advantage in writing more than 1,000 words for either essay.
There is no strict guidance regarding how long or short each “section” of the essay should be. However,
the respective weighting of the three sections tells you that all three sections warrant attention and
thought. Each section can and should be longer than two sentences.
Tip 8: Headings are not included in the word count. Reference lists, tables and figures are also
not included in the word count, but you do not need a reference list and you should avoid the
use of tables and images.
Tip 9: In-text citations are counted in the word count. Given that APA formatting is not
required, you can be creative with your in-text citations. As long as your citations are
consistent, clear, and logical, you can make use of punctuation to make each citation one-word
in length. Some examples from past exams include (Lecture_2_Slide_12),
(Hoffnung_page_110), and (LabClass2_Slide7).
Are there practice questions?
This Study guide provides eight practice questions, on Page 9 of this Guide. Together, these practice
questions draw on the five life periods explored in this subject: Childhood, adolescence, young adulthood,
middle adulthood, and late adulthood. Three of these eight questions will be the three questions on the
exam. From those three questions, you will choose two to write your reflective essays.
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How will the exam essays be marked?
Your exam essays will be marked according to PSYC30016 Essay Marking Criteria, provided in the table
below.
Each essay will be scored out of 100. The scores for the two esays will be summed together and
converted to a total score out of 50. Your score for the exam is worth 50% of your final grade.
PSYC30016 Exam Marking Criteria
Your two exam essays will be marked according to the same marking guide that you have been using
throughout the semester to review other students’ reflection drafts, guide your own reflective drafts and
your final reflective piece, and that tutors use to mark your final reflective piece (Section B of the
Reflection Marking Guide). The only exception is that criterion #B6 (APA style) is omitted from the
marking guide.
Note: Each Essay has a 1,000-word limit. Markers will not read past the 1,000th word.
Criteria Meaning %
1. Retelling • Comprehension of developmental concept(s) and topic
• Relevance of developmental concept(s) for topic
• Clarity of explanations of developmental concept(s) and
topic
25%
2. Relating • Realisticity/thoughtfulness of the application of
developmental concepts to everyday experience
• Depth of exploration of ideas
• Clarity of ideas
25%
3. Reflecting • Thoughtfulness of implications or future directions
• Realisticity of implications or future directions
• Usefulness of implications for specific context or
audience
25%
4. Writing Style • Clarity and thoughtfulness of writing style
• Free from error (spelling, punctuation, grammar)
• Free from hyperbole, editorial tone and tentative
language
15%
5. Scholarly claims
for support
• Relevance and diversity of supporting scholarly evidence
• Integration of literature with author’s own ideas
10%
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When will I know my exam grade?
Subject grades will be officially released on Friday 2nd December.
Unlike in-semester assignments, psychology subjects do not publish individual exam grades or individual
feedback about the exam. Instead, you can work out your exam grade from your final subject grade and
use the marking guide in this document alongside the copies of your exam essays.
When Semester 1 final grades are officially released, you can use your final grade to calculate your
approximate* exam grade by using the following sum:
[Final Subject Grade*] = [Reflective Piece Score] + [Lecture Quiz Score] + [Exam Score]
100 = 40 + 10 + 50
An example: if a student scored 28 / 40 (H2B) for their Reflection Piece, and 8 / 10 (H1) for the Lecture
Quizzes, and their final subject grade is 76 (H2A), then you can calculate their exam score as follows:
[Final Subject Grade*] = [Reflection Piece Score] + [Lecture Quiz Score] + [Exam Score]
76 = 28 + 8 + [Exam Score]
[Exam Score] = 76 – (28 + 8)
= 76 – 36
= 40
[Exam Score] = 40 / 50 (H1)
If you think there has been an error in how the grade has been calculated or reported, please email the
subject coordinator (brookera@unimelb.edu.au) for advice.
*Sometimes the distribution of final grades in a subject need to be adjusted. This can mean adding or
subtracting points to every students’ grade. Any adjustments will be reported in Canvas. You can use
these adjustments to calculate your specific score for the exam.
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The Eight Practice Questions
Tip 10: Each practice question identifies an “Idea A” and “Idea B”. Use the reflective
structure that you have been practicing this semester to apply those two ideas together and
learn about lifespan development (Questions 1, 3-6, and 8) or learn about the theme described
in the question (Questions 2 and 7).
Q1. When you reflect on the role of close relationships in adolescence and late adulthood, what do you
learn about lifespan developmental psychology?
Q2. One of the four themes of lifespan developmental psychology is “Lifelong Growth”. When you
reflect on developmental experiences in childhood and young adulthood, what do learn about this
theme?
Q3. When you reflect on the topic of gender development in childhood and middle adulthood, what do
you learn about lifespan developmental psychology?
Q4. When you compare the developmental experiences in adolescence and middle adulthood, what do
you learn about lifespan developmental psychology?
Q5. When you reflect on emotional development taking place in childhood and adolescence, what do
you learn about lifespan developmental psychology?
Q6. When you compare the developmental experiences of childhood and late adulthood, what do you
learn about lifespan developmental psychology?
Q7. One of the four themes of lifespan developmental psychology is “Changing Vantage Points”. When
you reflect on developmental experiences in young adulthood and middle adulthood, what do learn
about this theme?
Q8. When you reflect on the developmental challenges associated with young adulthood and late
adulthood, what do you learn about lifespan developmental psychology?
