Psychology Teaching Resources: A-Level and GCSE all boards
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Digital teaching resources for Psychology, all the major examination boards: AQA, OCR and EDEXCEL (A-Level and GCSE). Message me if you wish to purchase with a school invoice, it can be arranged (amac54@btinternet.com)
Digital teaching resources for Psychology, all the major examination boards: AQA, OCR and EDEXCEL (A-Level and GCSE). Message me if you wish to purchase with a school invoice, it can be arranged (amac54@btinternet.com)
OCR GCSE Psychology (9-1): Development
Paper One: Studies and applications in psychology
Covers:
Stages of development; pre-natal; childhood; adolescence; and adulthood
The development of brain structures and functions; the nervous system; neurons; synapses; and their interaction in development of the brain
IQ tests as a measure of intelligence.
Theories/Explanations
Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
The Role of Learning on Development –
Dweck’s Mindset Theory
Willingham’s Learning Theory
Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development:
The four invariant stages of development: sensori-motor; pre-operational; concrete-operational; formal operational assimilation and accommodation
The concepts of object permanence; animism; and egocentrism
The processes of decentration; reversibility; and conservation
Criticisms of the theory including the reductionism/holism debate.
Cognitive Development Research Study – Piaget (1952): Study into the conservation of number.
Learning theories of development:
Dweck’s ideas on fixed and growth mindsets
Dweck’s ideas on praise for effort
Willingham’s ideas on the myth of learning styles
Willingham’s ideas on the importance of meaning for learning
Criticisms of learning theories including the nature/nurture debate
Learning Research Study – Blackwell et al. (2007): study into fixed and growth mindsets.
Application: The changing role of education
How Piaget’s ideas have been applied to education through the use of key stages, readiness, active learning and the concept of intelligence
How learning theories apply to the development of education and intelligence through growth mindsets and teaching through meaning not learning styles
Consists of an extensive PPT display (120 slides) giving clear and full coverage of the module.
The presentation has teaching comments where suitable, exam style questions, activities to encourage thinking and links to resources.
Content aims to be additional to the textbook.
Complete coverage of this module, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers
You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs.
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The experienced author:
Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.
POSTERS@PSYCH – Brighten up your walls
Download A4 size, print A3 (colour), laminate, fix on wall – stand back and admire (if on step ladder, dismount and then step back and admire)
Great for open evenings and Ofsted; or just to make people smile
Watch this space – more to come…
A-Level Psychology: RESEARCH METHODS, PPT DISPLAY & WORKBOOK (Suitable for all examination boards)
• Also, included in this package is a separate PPT display covering the ‘Binomial Sign Test’… simple rationale, worked examples and exercises
Part of the: The ‘pick-up a module and go’ series
Extensive ppt display (92 slides) and workbook (108 pages) covers every aspect of the specifications for A-Level Psychology:
• Introduction to Research Methods
• Scientific Processes
• Data Handling and analysis
The workbook is crammed with information, self-learn exercises, examination style questions, class practical ideas and an MCQ (with answered supplied).
The main format of the workbook is PDF (holds format better for printing). The workbook can be used by students for self-learning, printed in section as worksheets or as a whole class teaching aid.
Please note, also available from my TES Shop:
• A separate bundle aimed specifically at Research Methods for AQA A-Level Psychology
• A bundle suitable for all examination boards, covering the required statistical tests and standard deviation (including t-tests, Chi-Square etc) and evaluating correlations (including the advanced issue: Can you predict from a correlation?)
• Maths4Psych, suitable for all examination boards and covers all the OFQUAL requirements for pre-tertiary psychology students
The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, Member of the Royal Society of Statisticians, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher
OCR A-Level Psychology. Revision Bites. Section B, Option 1. Child Psychology: Perceptual Development (Cognitive)
PowerPoint presentation (23 slides), covers the following in a clear and straight forward way:
What is perception and how is it studied?
Human and animal studies
Key research: Gibson & Walk (1960) “The Visual Cliff”
Application: Strategies to develop perception in young children
Examination style questions
Constructive feed back is always appreciated, so I can amend and improve
The author, Andy McCarthy is a chartered psychologist, publicist and an experienced teacher and university lecturer.
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Psychology OCR GCSE (9-1): Complete Paper 1, in one Bundle
Save 25% as bundle (one free module)
Paper One: Studies and applications in psychology
Covers four modules:
Criminal Psychology
Development
Psychological Problems
Research Methods
Click on each module displayed below, for further details
Consists of four extensive PPT display giving clear and full coverage of the whole Paper One: Studies and applications in psychology
The digital presentations have teaching comments where suitable, exam style questions, activities to encourage thinking / discussion and links to internet resources
Content aims to be additional to the textbook.
Complete coverage of the whole paper 1, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers
You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the displays to suit your needs.
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The experienced author:
Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.
Edexcel GCSE Psychology (9-1): Memory
Paper 1, Exploring human behaviour, Topic 2: Memory
Full Coverage of:
• The structure and process of memory and information
processing:
• The features of short-term and long-term
memory
• Retrograde and anterograde amnesia
• The active process of memory through the
Theory of Reconstructive Memory (Bartlett, 1932)
• The structure and process of memory through the Multi-store Model of Memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin,1968)
• Issues and Debates: Reductionism and Holism
…and the Key Studies: Bartlett (1932) War of the Ghosts and Peterson and Peterson (1959) Short-term Retention of Individual Verbal Items
Consists of an extensive PPT display (72 slides) giving clear and full coverage of the module.
The presentation has: test your knowledge, exam style questions, activities to encourage thinking and links at end for key study resources
Complete coverage of this whole module, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers
You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs.
I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM
Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright.
IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE (YOU AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE UPDATES) …. Thanks
The experienced author:
Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.
Psychology OCR GCSE (9-1): SLEEP AND DREAMING
Paper #2 Applications in Psychology
Comprehensive coverage of the specification, including:
• The functions, features and benefits of sleep: healthy brain; physical repair; emotional stability; stages of the sleep cycle and when dreaming occurs; the role of the pineal gland and melatonin
• The causes of sleep disorders: sleep onset and sleep maintenance insomnia
• Endogenous pacemakers; and exogenous zeitgebers; and their role in sleep.
Theories/Explanations: The Nature of Dreaming /The Freudian Theory of Dreaming /The Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming
KEY STUDY: The Freudian Theory of Dreaming Research Study – Freud (1918): Dream analysis study of ‘The Wolfman’.
• The Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming:
• The role of REM sleep • the function and actions of the brain during sleep, including the limbic system • activity of neurons in the pons during sleep • the process of synthesis as a function of the cerebral cortex • criticisms of the theory including the reductionism/holism debate.
The Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming Research Study Differences in actions and functions of the brain when dreaming and when awake –
KEY STUDY: Williams et al. (1992): Study into Bizarreness in Dreams and Fantasies: Implications for the Activation Synthesis Hypothesis.
Application Development of treatments for insomnia
• Features of insomnia, the role of the nervous system and its management through relaxation techniques and the role of the physical environment in insomnia and its treatment through improved sleep hygiene
• The impact of neurological damage to the hypothalamus on sleep.
Consists of a PPT display (81 slides) giving clear and full coverage of the module.
The presentation has links to online resources (only for educational use), class exercises and think about tasks.
Complete coverage of the whole module, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers
Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright.
CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED, SO I CAN AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks
The experienced author:
Andy McCarthy CPsychol is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.
Standard Deviation made simple, research methods worksheet
What it is, why important and how to calculate, all in two pages…
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Pilot Studies, Research Methods Worksheet: what are they and why do them?
A self-learn worksheet, to help the student gain a deeper understanding of a popular exam question; which is often poorly answered
Covers what is a pilot study, including looking for floor and ceiling effects
Cover what a pilot study is not, including looking for ethical issues
Plus a couple of exam style questions (with exam tips)
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