Milgram’s core study information to meet the standards of the OCR A level Specification.
Includes full study summary, background, videos, discussion points and example questions with model answers.
Bundle of 5 powerpoints each covering a different area in psychology. This includes social, cognitive, biological, developmental and individual differences.
In line with the OCR A level Specification- unit 2 (core studies).
Each powerpoint has principles and concepts, explanation of why studies lie within it as well as strengths & weaknesses.
The Cognitive Area in line with unit 2 of the OCR A level Specification.
The powerpoint includes principles and concepts, explanations of how studies link to the area as well as strengths & weaknesses of the area.
Bandura’s Core study in line with unit 2 from the A level OCR specification.
Includes full study summary, evaluation, discussion points and clear examples of matched participants design.
Kohlberg’s core study in line with unit 2 from the OCR A level Specification.
Includes full study summary, background, discussion points and evaluation.
The Biological Area in line with unit 2 of the OCR Specification.
Powerpoint includes principles, concepts, explanations of why studies lie within it as well as strengths & weaknesses of the area.
Environmental Psychology Topic 5. In line with Unit 3 (Applied Psychology) from the OCR A Level Specification.
Powerpoint includes background, discussion task, key research summary, additional study summaries and guidance on structure for the evaluate and apply questions within Unit 3 Section B.
Environmental Psychology Topic 6. In line with Unit 3 (Applied Psychology) from the OCR A Level Specification.
Powerpoint includes background, key terms & definitions, video, key research summary, additional study summaries and guidance on structure for the evaluate and apply questions within Unit 3 Section B.
Another activity I use but could not include for GDPR reasons is guess the desk. Take pictures of your colleague’s desks and get students to guess which desk belongs to who.
Nature vs Nurture debate in line with the OCR A level Psychology Specification. Debate can be referenced in all 3 units of the course.
Powerpoint includes definitions, explanation of where Bandura’s lie in the debate, discussion activity, video and strengths & weaknesses.
Criminal Psychology Topic 3. In line with Unit 3 (Applied Psychology) from the OCR A Level Specification.
Powerpoint includes background, key terms & definitions, key research summary, additional study summaries and guidance on structure for the evaluate and apply questions within Unit 3 Section B.
Correlation in line with Unit 1 (Research Methods) in line with the OCR A Level Psychology Specification.
Powerpoint includes discussion activities, key terms & definitions and examples of key terms. Misconceptions addressed clearly such as terminology differences between experiments and correlations.
Criminal Psychology Topic 1 (Turning to Crime) Powerpoint. In line with the OCR A level Psychology Specification. Relevant to unit 3 sec B.
Powerpoint includes key research, discussion activities, video, additional studies, structure for evaluation and application.
Criminal Psychology Topic 5. In line with Unit 3 (Applied Psychology) from the OCR A Level Specification.
Powerpoint includes background, key terms & definitions, discussion tasks, video, key research summary, additional study summaries and guidance on structure for the evaluate and apply questions within Unit 3 Section B.
Experiments as part of unit 1 (Research Methods) in the OCR A level Specification.
Powerpoint includes key terms and definitions, strengths and weaknesses, practical tasks, discussion tasks, exam questions with answers, guidance for revision etc.
Content covers:
what an experiment is (including criteria, conditions etc)
types of experiments (with evaluation)
designs of experiments (with evaluation)
measures of central tendency (with evaluation)
measures of dispersion (with evaluation and walk through of variance and standard deviation examples)
sampling methods (with evaluation)
extraneous variables
types of data (with evaluation)
blind procedures
types of hypotheses (with reference to mark schemes and marking activity)
Reliability & Validity Powerpoint/Lesson. In line with the OCR A level Psychology but most likely relevant for other courses too.
Terms defined:
Internal reliability
External reliability
Split-half reliability
Inter-rater reliability
Test-retest reliability
Construct validity
Concurrent validity
Ecological validity
Population validity
Face Validity
Criterion validity
Powerpoint includes definitions, real life/study examples, identify the type of reliability/validity activities, common misconceptions addressed, exam questions (with structure and example answers) and sort the term/word activity.
Environmental Psychology Topic 1. In line with Unit 3 (Applied Psychology) from the OCR A Level Specification.
Powerpoint includes background, discussion tasks, key terms & definitions, key research summary, additional study summaries and guidance on structure for the evaluate and apply questions within Unit 3 Section B.
Hancock’s core study in line with the OCR A level Specification for the unit 2 exam.
Powerpoint includes study summary, key terms, evaluation and help with likely questions (e.g comparison with classic study, changes to the key theme or diversity etc).
Social Area resources in line with Unit 2 (Core Studies) of the OCR A level Psychology Specification.
Resources include:
Social Area
Milgram
Piliavin
Levine
Bocchiaro
Powerpoints of core studies include summary and evaluation as a minimum. Other activities such as videos, discussion tasks etc will vary from study to study.
Area summary includes principles/concepts, studies within and why plus evaluation.
Developmental Area resources in line with Unit 2 (Core Studies) of the OCR A level Psychology Specification.
Resources include:
Developmental Area
Bandura
Chaney
Lee
Kohlberg
Powerpoints of core studies include summary and evaluation as a minimum. Other activities such as videos, discussion tasks etc will vary from study to study.
Area summary includes principles/concepts, studies within and why plus evaluation.