The Developmental Area in line with the OCR A level Specification. Part of Unit 2 - Core Studies content.
Powerpoint includes defining principles, explanations of why studies lie within the area as well as strengths & weaknesses.
Ethical Considerations Debate in line with the OCR A level Psychology Specification. Can be referenced in all 3 units.
Powerpoint includes defintions of the 6 ethical guidelines, definitions of the 4 wider ethical principles and strengths & weaknesses of being ethical.
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.
AI Core Study Quiz - Relevant to OCR A level Psychology Unit 2.
I put the titles of all 20 core studies into an AI image generator and made it into this quiz. Good take home point of not using AI as it’s rubbish and plagiarism. Extension task to get students adding lots of detail to prompts to get better images out of the AI image generators.
Self Report in line with Unit 1 (Research Methods) of the OCR A Level Psychology Specification.
Powerpoint includes key terms & definitions covering questionnaires (including question types), interviews, extraneous variables, types of reliability and more! Also includes evaluation of techniques, discussion activities and group practical project task at the end.
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)
Biological Area resources in line with Unit 2 (Core Studies) of the OCR A level Psychology Specification.
Resources include:
Biological Area
Sperry
Blakemore & Cooper
Casey
Maguire
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.
Environmental Psychology Topic 4. In line with Unit 3 (Applied Psychology) from the OCR A Level Specification.
Powerpoint includes background, key terms & definitions, video of good ergonomics, key research summary, additional study summaries and guidance on structure for the evaluate and apply questions within Unit 3 Section B.
Also attached is a pdf of the monitor for students to label as an activity.
Key theme activity from unit 2 (core studies) of the OCR A level Psychology specification.
Students must identify the 2 core studies within each key theme. Answers included.
Core Study sample & key findings summary worksheet in line with unit 2 (core studies) of the OCR A level specification.
Worksheet outlines the sample and findings of each core study for students to identify. Colour can be removed for printing or left for scaffolding as colour coded for the areas. Answers are also included.
Spreadsheet outlining topics that came up in previous exam papers. Useful in helping focus revision (especially for low ability students). UPDATED TO INCLUDE ALL 2017-2024 topics.
For Unit 1 focuses on research method and stats test covered.
For unit 2 focuses on area(s) questioned in section B and debates asked in the paper (as well as marks awarded for debates questions).
For unit 3 focuses on topics asked within section A (mental health) and section B (CRIME, CHILD AND ENVIRONMENT ONLY) as well as the debates asked in question B for both these options.
Environmental Psychology Topics 1-6. In line with Unit 3 (Applied Psychology) from the OCR A Level Specification.
Powerpoints includes background, videos, 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. Template also included for revision.
lee et al’s core study in line with the OCR A level Specification. Part of Unit 2 - Core Studies content.
Powerpoint includes background, key terms, study summary 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.
Template for Issues In Mental Health Topics 1-3. In line with the OCR A level specification (unit 3 - Applied Psychology).
Powerpoint includes slide templates for summarising explanations, key research and applications.
In line with my chosen additional studies but can be easily changed for your college/school’s options. My powerpoints are available separately with answers.
The Psychodynamic Perspective in line with the OCR A level Specification. This perspective can be used both in unit 2 and unit 3 of the course.
The powerpoint includes principles and concepts clearly explained visually and evaluation of the perspective.
Chaney’s Core Study in line with the OCR A level Specification. Part of Unit 2 - Core Studies content.
Powerpoint includes background, key terms, study summary and evaluation.
Freud’s Core Study in line with the OCR A level Specification. Part of Unit 2 - Core Studies content.
Powerpoint includes background, key terms, study summary and evaluation.
OCR A level Specification - unit 3 (Applied Psychology). Relevant to the Criminal/Sport/Environmental/Child Options.
Powerpoint includes format of the paper as well as structure and guidance for all 3 questions.
OCR A level Specification - Unit 2 (core studies). Guidance on section B discuss questions.
Powerpoint includes guidance, spot the mistake activity (with answers) and help with understanding the mark scheme.