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.
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)
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.
Issues in Mental Health Topic 2 in line with Unit 3 (Applied Psychology) in line with the OCR A Level Psychology Specification.
Powerpoint includes key terms/definitions, summary of explanations (biochemical, genetic and brain abnormality), summary of key research, explanations of treatments (SSRIs, ECT and TMS) with prompts for evaluation throughout.
Observation Introduction Task in line with Unit 1 (Research Methods) of the OCR A Level Specification.
Powerpoint outlines event and time sampling before setting students a practical using livestream cameras (links included). Students must complete a 30 minute observation using time sampling. They are given options for the livestream but must decide behavioural categories, record their data and summarise within a pie chart.
Powerpoint gives clear guidelines, tips and example of raw data table and pie chart. I use this as an introduction so that the experience of conducting an observation enables students to pick up key terms (such as covert, participant observation etc) much easier and also gives them experience to refer to when evaluating.
Criminal Psychology Topic 4. In line with Unit 3 (Applied Psychology) from the OCR A Level Specification.
Powerpoint includes background, key terms & definitions, discussion tasks, practical activities, video, key research summary, additional study summaries and guidance on structure for the evaluate and apply questions within Unit 3 Section B.
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.
Definition activity for issue & debates definitions. In line with the OCR A level specification (unit 3 - applied psychology).
Worksheet includes issues & debate options for unit 3 section B (question b). 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.
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.
Template for Environmental Psychology Topics 1-6. In line with the OCR A level specification (unit 3 - Applied Psychology).
Powerpoint includes a full slide for a 5 mark summary of key research and then a slide for 4 additional study summaries.
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.
Template for Criminal Psychology Topics 1-6. In line with the OCR A level specification (unit 3 - Applied Psychology).
Powerpoint includes a full slide for a 5 mark summary of key research and then a slide for 4 additional study summaries.
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.
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.