Experienced AQA A-level and OCR GCSE psychology teacher and examiner, with a 1st class Psychology degree from Durham university. My lessons are engaging, challenging and accessible for all teachers.
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Experienced AQA A-level and OCR GCSE psychology teacher and examiner, with a 1st class Psychology degree from Durham university. My lessons are engaging, challenging and accessible for all teachers.
*** Any user who leaves a positive review when they download ANY resource will receive a GCSE OCR 13 mark model essay for free!***
16 mark essay frames for students to complete to help them prepare for 16 mark essays, for each section of the schizophrenia topic:
Reliability and validity of the diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia
Biological explanations of schizophrenia
Psychological explanations of schizophrenia
Biological treatments of schizophrenia
Psychological treatments of schizophrenia
Token economies as management for schizophrenia
Interactionist approach to explaining and treating schizophrenia
Essay frame includes AO1-6 marks and AO3 PEELs - 10 marks.
Essay frames are perfect for flipped learning and also for weaker students. Consider getting weaker students to focus on just 2 PEELs, whereas higher achieving students focusing on developing the counter arguments to develop their discussion. Also a great revision tool.
Ensure students focus on tailoring their links to the essay question at the top.
Once student has completed the essay frame, they can use this to create a brief essay plan, reducing the content by 80%.
Check out the essay frames for biopsychology and issues and debates topic too!
16 mark essay frames for students to complete to help them prepare for 16 mark essays, for each section of the biopsychology topic:
Localisation of function
Hemispheric lateralisation and split brain research
Plasticity and functional recovery
Ways of studying the brain
Circadian rhythms
Infradian and ultradian rhythms
Endogenous pacemaker and exogenous zeitgebers
Essay frame includes AO1-6 marks and AO3 PEELs - 10 marks.
Essay frames are perfect for flipped learning and also for weaker students. Consider getting weaker students to focus on just 2 PEELs, whereas higher achieving students focusing on developing the counter arguments to develop their discussion.
Ensure students focus on tailoring their links to the essay question at the top.
Once student has completed the essay frame, they can use this to create a brief essay plan, reducing the content by 80%.
Check out the essay frames for issues and debates topic too!
End of year Psychology quiz for year 12 students, or year 13 students to review paper 1 and paper 2 AQA exam board.
Rounds include:
Name the study round
Picture round - name the Psychologist
Charades round - students act out studies, theories and concepts that their team mates have to guess!
Music round - theories, concepts and issues and debates
General knowledge round
Research methods conundrum round