Psychology taster lesson for GCSE students. Engaging activities looking at different areas of psychology to give students an idea of what to expect.
Can be edited and adapted for different time lengths and student abilities. Resource list for the lesson available on Slide 1. Specific resources for this lesson is included.
Made for AQA but can also be used for OCR, Edexcel, WJEC and other exam boards.
Student Approved lesson!
What is covered?
What is Psychology/ addressing misconceptions.
Structure and course content.
Memory
Social influence
Attachment
Biopsychology
Personality (fun activity)
Opportunity to see students work, textbooks and exam papers.
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This document provides a guide for students to follow to aid them in writing their Personal Statements for UCAS.
Part 1: requires students to carry out some research about their course/courses they are applying for so they have some ideas of what they need to focus their statement around.
Part 2: Prompt questions questions that will help build their personal statement. These prompts are based on what university admission officers are looking for in their future students.
Recommended use:
Students research the skills the course/ university is looking for .
Make noes on where they have demonstrated these skills in their subjects as well as outside of their learning (in and out of school).
Under each prompt bullet point evidence for each question.
turning bullet points in to elaborated sentences and paragraphs.
Revision sheet for the whole of Psychopathology topic.
Can be used as a class activity, homework, retrieval and much more.
Helps students to focus on the key information and keeping their writing concise.
A3 Revision sheets for Paper 2: Approaches and Biopsychology
Can be used as a class activity, homework, retrieval and much more.
Helps students to focus on the key information and keeping their writing concise.
Revision sheet for the whole of Biopsychology topic.
Can be used as a class activity, homework, retrieval and much more.
Helps students to focus on the key information and keeping their writing concise.
A3 Revision sheets for optional topics: Aggression, Relationships and Schizophrenia.
Can be used as a class activity, homework, retrieval and much more.
Helps students to focus on the key information and keeping their writing concise.
Work booklet for students to apply their knowledge of Issues and Debates across all topics in Paper 1 and Paper 2.
This can be used as revision not just for Paper 3 but also APer 1 and Paper 2 for evaluations.
Suggested activities:
Students work independently competing worksheet.
Students work in groups to discuss application of issues and debates to one topic. They then present/share their work with other groups (can be done as a carousel activity).
Whole class activity where students share and complete at the same time.
Homework activity and then used in class with activities e.g. exam questions carousel activity, etc.
Revision sheet for the whole of Approaches topic.
Students fill in the key assumptions, relevant studies and evaluations for each psychological approach.
Differentiation: For each sub-topic there is a break down to remind students what information they need to know.
Can be used a:
class activity
homework
retrieval
much more.
Helps students to focus on the key information, key words and keeping their writing concise.
Revision sheet for the whole of Schizophrenia topic.
Can be used as a class activity, homework, retrieval and much more.
Helps students to focus on the key information and keeping their writing concise.
Revision sheet for the whole of Relationships topic.
Can be used as a class activity, homework, retrieval and much more.
Helps students to focus on the key information and keeping their writing concise.
Revision sheet for the whole of Memory topic.
Can be used as a class activity, homework, retrieval and much more.
Helps students to focus on the key information and keeping their writing concise.
Revision sheet for the whole of Biopsychology topic.
Can be used as a class activity, homework, retrieval and much more.
Helps students to focus on the key information and keeping their writing concise.
Revision sheet for the whole of Attachment topic.
Can be used as a class activity, homework, retrieval and much more.
Helps students to focus on the key information and keeping their writing concise.
A student friendly specification for Aggression.
This document helps students see what they will be studying and how the content fits together. A great way for students to track what they have learnt, their current learning and what they will learn in Social influence.
Great tool to pre-read and revise content for students.
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AS Level Psychology Social Influence Revision Sheet
Revision sheet for the whole Social influence topic.
Can be used as a class activity, homework, retrieval and much more.
Helps students to focus on the key information and keeping their writing concise.
Revision sheet for the whole of Psychopathology topic.
Can be used as a class activity, homework, retrieval and much more.
Helps students to focus on the key information and keeping their writing concise.
A student friendly specification for Social Influence.
Students can use this to track what they have, are and will learn in Social Influence.
Great tool for pre-reading and revision.
A student friendly specification for Psychopathology.
Students can use this to track what they have, are and will learn in Psychopathology.
Great tool for pre-reading and revision.