This is the ninth lesson in the topic of PERCEPTION in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. The lesson covers a expectation as a factor which affects the perceptual set and includes definitions, descriptions of a study and evaluations. LO1: Identify ways in which expectation can influence our perception. LO2: Describe Bruner and Minturn’s study into expectation and perception. LO3: Evaluate Bruner and Minturn’s study into motivation and perception. The activities include some interactive activities which will get the students thinking about expectation, reading and the links between the two. A video follows this about min-heard song lyrics - again, based on expectation. A definition of expectation is given before the students must summarise the methodology and findings of Bruner and Minturn’s study. Finally, the students construct an evaluation of the study on their worksheet. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This worksheet is from my fourth lesson in the topic of Research Methods on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students complete the descriptions of the three experimental designs (independent groups, repeated measures and matched pairs), and the positive and negative points about each as well as how to This includes descriptions and evaluations points. Solutions are included.

This worksheet is from my eighth lesson in the topic of Research Methods on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students match together the various features of: Stratified sampling Random sampling Volunteer sampling Opportunity sampling NB. Systematic sampling is not featured on the worksheet, but students could write their own descriptions and draw a diagram for this. This resource includes descriptions and evaluations points. Solutions are included.

This worksheet is from my third lesson in the topic of Research Methods on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students match together the various features of: Laboratory experiments Natural experiments Field experiments This includes descriptions and evaluations points. Solutions are included.

This worksheet is from my second lesson in the topic of Perception on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students highlight lines within the image to demonstrate the following monocular depth cues: Height in plane Relative size Occlusion Linear perspective Students could also add annotations to explain the parts they have highlighted. See the second file for my suggested solutions. There are many possible suggestions for each depth cue named in the instructions.

This is the tenth lesson in the topic of PERCEPTION in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. The lesson covers a expectation as a factor which affects the perceptual set and includes definitions, descriptions of a study and evaluations. LO1: Recall the four factors that affect the perceptual set. LO2: Summarise the key points of these theories and/or studies. LO3: Apply our knowledge of these factors in answering exam-style questions. The activities include having the students transform information on the theories, studies and evaluations behind the four factors affecting perception into much reduced summaries (a ‘thinking hard’ skill). If pressed for time, students could work in groups to share the workload. Students then choose from a set of AQA exam-style questions based on the four factors affecting perception. The relative difficulties are clearly labeled on the presentation. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the third lesson in the topic of PERCEPTION in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. The lesson covers Gibson’s direct theory of perception covering the principles of the theory and how to evaluate it. LO1: Describe Gibson and Walk’s cliff fall experiment. LO2: Explain four aspects of Gibson’s direct theory of perception. LO3: Evaluate Gibson’s direct theory of perception. The activities include starter questions, a video, note taking and finally guided practice in the writing of an evaluation. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the fourth lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. I don’t deliver this topic all in one go, I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Identify three different types of experimental design in psychology. LO2: Describe the three different types of experimental design. LO3: Compare the pros and cons of the three different experimental designs. The activities include taking the students through how to plan the next stages in designing an investigation or study (after aims, hypotheses and variables). I have included examples, notes, practice questions and a worksheet. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the third lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. Updated February 2023. I don’t deliver this topic all in one go; I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Identify what is meant by quantitative and qualitative methods. LO2: Describe the three different types of experiment in psychology. LO3: Compare the pros and cons of the three different types of experiment. The activities include taking the students through how to plan the next stages in designing an investigation or study (after aims, hypotheses and variables). I have included examples, notes, practice questions and a worksheet. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the second lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. Updated February 2023 I don’t deliver this topic all in one go, I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Define the term ‘extraneous variables’. LO2: Identify extraneous variables in research studies. LO3: Explain the importance of standardised procedures and randomisation. The activities include taking the students through the beginnings of a plan for an investigation or study. There are lots of worked examples, notes and practice questions. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the first lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. I don’t deliver this topic all in one go, I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Formulate an aim for an investigation. LO2: Identify independent and dependent variables in investigations. LO3: Compare alternative hypotheses and null hypotheses. The activities include taking the students through the beginnings of a plan for an investigation or study. There are lots of worked examples, notes and practice questions. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This worksheet is from my first lesson in the topic of Perception on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students will describe the following visual illusions, as well as explaining them, and completing the diagram where applicable: Ponzo illusion Muller-Lyer illusion Rubin’s vase Kanisza triangle Ame’s room NB. The Necker cube is not included on this worksheet, but it does feature in my full lesson on this topic.

This lesson contains everything that your students need to know about how to perform a selective Life Cycle Assessments as per the AQA specifications for Chemistry (8462), Combined Science Triology (8464) and Combined Science Synergy (8465). The lesson takes your students through how to evaluate the environmental impact of each of the different stages of a product’s life cycle as well as how to critique the usefullness of any given LCA. The lesson resources include the teaching presentation, information sheets and past AQA exam questions.

This lesson is suitable for the AQA Chemistry and the AQA Combined Science Trilogy GCSE courses. It is a full powerpoint presentation complete with LOs, student-led activities and animations. This lesson has been designed to last approximately 60 minutes and follows the format of starter, core activity, development activity and plenary. The worksheets and exam questions referred to in the lesson are also included. Learning Objectives Define the terms atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures Recognise compounds and name them Construct chemical equations This lesson meets the following specification points: AQA Chemistry 4.1.1.1 AQA Combined Science Trilogy 5.1.1.1