GCSE psychology- Development. Lesson 8- Willingham's learning theory

This is lesson 8 of a series of lessons covering the development unit. The lesson focuses on Willingham’s learning theory. This powerpoint consists of 11 slides, and it created to fill a 90 minute lesson. The lesson goes alongside the development booklet which is available in my shop.

Included:

• starter activity based on the psychological problems topic, this acts as a retrieval practice task.
• 4 mark exam question practice on Gunderson et al’s study (2013)- this is a recap of the previous lesson. Question and mark scheme included on the powerpoint.
• discussion tasks
• fill in the blanks activity. Based on Willingham’s learning theory ‘factual knowledge precedes skill’.
• 6 questions for students to answer- they will need access to the edexcel gcse textbook to complete this task.
• task- strategies to support development Willingham. Students are encouraged to match statements to the correct heading (cognitive, social and physical development). Edexcel textbook required.
• creative task
• a slide explaining the evaluation points of the theory
• plenary- true or false task based on Willingham