2016年ACCA考试笔试时间增加了15分钟！

　　早些时间，ACCA官网曾发布过公告：2016年9月份开始，ACCA笔试前的十五分钟阅读时间允许ACCA考生书写答卷。这意味着，传统的三个小时的动笔时间被加了15分钟。换句话说，就是ACCA考试时间彻底变成3小时15分钟了。

　　下面来看一下具体公告内容：（ACCA官网原文）

　　Forpaper-based exams commencing September 2016 onwards,ACCA has removed therestriction relating to the 15 minutes'reading and planning time andcandidates may now use this time however they choose.The total exams remain 3hours and 15 minutes in length.ACCA encourages candidates to take time at thebeginning of the exam to read questions carefully and to plan answers,howeveronce the exam time has started,there is no restriction as to when candidatesmay start writing in their answer booklets.

　　There areseveral reasons for the removal of this restriction.

　　First,ACCAreceived feedback from candidates sitting paper-based exams that it was timeconsuming to complete the candidate answer grid for the multiple choiceselections in F5 to F9 exams and to write legible calculations and narrativeanswers in both the Skills module and Professional level exams–they asked foradditional time to help with this.

　　Second,allACCA candidates are aspiring to become professionals and,as such,ACCAbelieves that they should be responsible for managing their own time during theexam–this is a life skill.Not all students are the same and,hence,theprecise use of the time is likely to vary.Consequently,candidates can use thefirst 15 minutes of the exam to plan answers,or start the exam immediately andreallocate the‘extra’15 minutes across the whole exam thereby planningquestion by question.

　　To be fullyprepared for the exam,including how to use the three hours and 15 minutes,practise as many exam standard questions as possible;the ACCA specimen examsfor Skills module and Approved Content Provider revision kits contain examstandard questions.

　　While ACCApublishes exams,these should be used with caution as they are not updated forthe latest exam syllabus,which is why we recommend Approved Content Providerrevision kits that have been checked and approved by the examining team forstyle and appropriateness.

　　Practicequestions and mock exams should be attempted under exam conditions towork out how best to use the exam time.As part of good exam technique,answersshould be fully reviewed and candidates should determine how performance mightbe improved in the future,including what modifications might be made to theuse of the RAPT.Also,refer to examiner reports on the ACCA website whichoften pass comment about how candidates should best use their exam time.

　　However youplan to use your exam time,you should:take time to accurately insert theMCQ response into the F5–F9 candidate answer grid ensure for all questionsthat the requirement has been fully understood and determine the processnecessary to answer the question;and for long questions(also referred toas Constructed Response questions)properly consider how to structure theresponse and lay it out so as to articulate the answer clearly.

　　Adoption ofthese principles combined with plenty of question practise will help tomaximise the chances of success.Make sure that you go into your exam knowingthat you have done everything possible to pass and that includes planningappropriately both before and during the exam.

　　Good luck!

　　那么，ACCA官方为什么会做这个决定呢？

　　分析下来的原因是：

　　①大量考生觉得15分钟的限制不科学合理；

　　②ACCA觉得大家都是成年人了，考试时间管理的事情自己能处理好；

　　总之，对于考生来说这是一个好消息，也希望大家能利用好多给的15分钟时间争取更好地完成答题。最后中国ACCA考试网预祝所有ACCA学员都能顺顺利利通关ACCA考试。