A-Level Psychology - Research methods - Sampling and research designs

This is an a-level psychology (Edexcel) lesson which focuses on the research methods unit. This lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 18 slides on the power point.

Included:

• Starter activity, overview of research methods.
• Overview of what sampling is, explanation of key terms.
• Description & evaluation of different sampling techniques. Random, volunteer, opportunity, stratified, systematic.
• Two short answer exam questions - mark schemes included on the pp slides.
• Key terms and definitions: dependent, independent variable, operationalisation, confounding variables, extraneous variables.
• Controlling extraneous variables - situational variables.
• Controlling extraneous variables - participant variables.
• Research and experimental designs. - includes evaluation.
• Short answer exam questions - mark schemes on the pp slides.
• Plenary - Research methods bingo.