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After achieving an A* in 2017, I am sharing my quality revision notes, essays, templates and tactics to help ambitious students reach their goals. These resources have proven a hit across the globe with students and teachers alike - download yourself to see why!
Chat with me on twitter @astarlevels or just drop me an email... happy revising!
Detailed summary sheet makes this summary sheet suitable for students aiming for an A* in AQA A Level Psychology
Concise and easy to learn style makes it beneficial for all abilities
Everything you need for this topic right here!
Challenging set of AQA style questions on page 2 that relate to the summary sheet and directly to the specification.
Easy to mark the questions as answers are on summary sheet…
Best used as a handout in class or for revision. The brilliant set of questions means students can reinforce what they’ve learnt with specific questions, meaning they are well prepared for the exam.
Specifically includes:
Definition
Neural correlates of positive symptoms + evaluation
Neural correlates of negative symptoms + evaluation
Detailed summary sheet makes this summary sheet suitable for students aiming for an A* in AQA A Level Psychology
Concise and easy to learn style makes it beneficial for all abilities
Everything you need for this topic right here!
Challenging set of AQA style questions on page 2 that relate to the summary sheet and directly to the specification.
Easy to mark the questions as answers are on summary sheet…
Best used as a handout in class or for revision. The brilliant set of questions means students can reinforce what they’ve learnt with specific questions, meaning they are well prepared for the exam.
Specifically includes:
Hyper and hypo dopaminergia
Supporting evidence for the theory
Ethical considerations
Further evaluation
Detailed summary sheet makes this summary sheet suitable for students aiming for an A* in AQA A Level Psychology
Concise and easy to learn style makes it beneficial for all abilities
Everything you need for this topic right here!
Challenging set of AQA style questions on page 2 that relate to the summary sheet and directly to the specification.
Easy to mark the questions as answers are on summary sheet…
Best used as a handout in class or for revision. The brilliant set of questions means students can reinforce what they’ve learnt with specific questions, meaning they are well prepared for the exam.
Specifically includes:
Typical and Atypical antipsychotics
How each drug works
Evaluation of each drug - evidence for effectiveness, problems with evidence for effectiveness, relation to the dopamine hypothesis, serious side effects and the chemical cosh argument
Detailed summary sheet makes this summary sheet suitable for students aiming for an A* in AQA A Level Psychology
Concise and easy to learn style makes it beneficial for all abilities
Everything you need for this topic right here!
Challenging set of AQA style questions on page 2 that relate to the summary sheet and directly to the specification.
Easy to mark the questions as answers are on summary sheet…
Best used as a handout in class or for revision. The brilliant set of questions means students can reinforce what they’ve learnt with specific questions, meaning they are well prepared for the exam.
Specifically includes:
Biological explanations for schizophrenia: genetics, the dopamine hypothesis and neural correlates.
…Evaluation of each as well as plenty of examples and studies.
Detailed summary sheet makes this summary sheet suitable for students aiming for an A* in AQA A Level Psychology
Concise and easy to learn style makes it beneficial for all abilities
Everything you need for this topic right here!
Challenging set of AQA style questions on page 2 that relate to the summary sheet and directly to the specification.
Easy to mark the questions as answers are on summary sheet…
Best used as a handout in class or for revision. The brilliant set of questions means students can reinforce what they’ve learnt with specific questions, meaning they are well prepared for the exam.
Specifically includes:
Classification of schizophrenia.
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia, including hallucinations and delusions.
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia, including speech poverty and avolition.
Reliability and validity in diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia, including reference to co-morbidity, culture and gender bias
This bundle contains three packs of suggested essay questions for the new Psychology specification: AQA A Level Psychology.
Despite many students being able to recite key studies and theories by Milgram, Bowlby or Zimbardo, without plenty of practice putting these theories into essays and linking up ideas, they often fail to reach the top marks.
However this resource provides students with LOADS of essays for each topic in the specification. It has a checklist encouraging them to plan the essay to pick the most relevant ideas, then write it and most importantly get it marked for feedback.
When preparing for A Level Psychology some of the most crucial preparation is practice and this resource gives realistic, challenging and invaluable suggested questions.
Hope these pre made questions save you some time and provide some practice material to help students secure the top grades!
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4 pages of practice essay questions for the new psychology paper 2 on approaches and biopsychology.
Despite many students being able to recite key studies and theories by Freud, Rogers or Pavlov, without plenty of practice putting these theories into essays and linking up ideas, they often fail to reach the top marks.
However this resource provides students with multiple essays for each topic in the specification and that could appear on their paper. It has a checklist encouraging them to plan the essay to pick the most relevant ideas, then write it and most importantly get it marked for feedback.
When preparing for A Level Psychology some of the most crucial preparation is practice and this resource gives realistic, challenging and invaluable suggested questions.
There are loads of 16 marker essay questions for every topic in the new specification meaning students can plan and practice a response to almost every possible question they could be asked since I spent a lot of time creating questions that cover all of the specification.
Hope these pre made questions save you some time! Chat with me @astarlevels
4 pages of practice essay questions for the new psychology paper 1.
Despite many students being able to recite key studies and theories by Milgram, Bowlby or Zimbardo, without plenty of practice putting these theories into essays and linking up ideas, they often fail to reach the top marks.
However this resource provides students with multiple essays for each topic in the specification and that could appear on their paper. It has a checklist encouraging them to plan the essay to pick the most relevant ideas, then write it and most importantly get it marked for feedback.
When preparing for A Level Psychology some of the most crucial preparation is practice and this resource gives realistic, challenging and invaluable suggested questions.
There are loads of 16 marker essay questions for every topic in the new specification meaning students can plan and practice a response to almost every possible question they could be asked since I spent a lot of time creating questions that cover all of the specification.
Hope these pre made questions save you some time! Chat with me @astarlevels
A useful table that summarises key differences between obedience and conformity
Page 2 then gives more detailed explanations of these integral behaviours in social psychology.
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A great overview of key points in the different theories of romantic relationships.
Should help students clearly differentiate between them and avoid any confusion in the exams!
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12 pages of practice essay questions for the new psychology paper 3 AQA A level.
Despite many students being able to recite key studies and theories by Milgram, Singh or Kohlberg, without plenty of practice putting these theories into essays and linking up ideas, they often fail to reach the top marks.
However this resource provides students with multiple essays for each topic in the specification and that could appear on their paper. It has a checklist encouraging them to plan the essay to pick the most relevant ideas, then write it and most importantly get it marked for feedback.
When preparing for A Level Psychology some of the most crucial preparation is practice and this resource gives realistic, challenging and invaluable suggested questions.
There are loads of 16 marker essay questions for every topic in the new specification meaning students can plan and practice a response to almost every possible question they could be asked since I spent a lot of time creating questions that cover all of the specification.
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This bundle includes three revision checklists that allow students to keep track of everything and exactly what they need to know:
All year 1 content
All year 2 content
All of research methods
The checklists cover every topic on the spec so you can just use the topics that apply to you. Includes all optional topics, research methods, approaches and biopsychology.
Based directly off the specification so it is everything you need to know - check there aren’t any gaps in your knowledge!
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A checklist of all the research methods content needed for the year one and year two exams (AQA). It is split into what is needed for first year and second year for your convenience :-)
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This checklist covers all yr 2 optional topics & approaches & biopsych so allows students to stay on top of revision for the exam. It covers every bullet point on the specification so lists everything that needs to be learned.
They’re really useful to make sure you know exactly what the exam board can ask you - make sure there aren’t any gaps in your notes by using this checklist!
Research methods and year one checklists available too an discounted in the bundle.
A checklist of everything that can be assessed in AQA A Level Psychology from the first year content. It covers the introductory topics i.e. memory, attachment, etc. and the approaches. Use it to make sure you know exactly what you need to know - this is based on the spec straight from the exam board - and check there aren’t any gaps in your notes!
Get research methods checklist and year 2 checklist in the bundle. See my shop for the notes and resources i used to get an A* in 2017 on the new spec :-)
My top mark essay answer for this question on AQA A Level Psychology.
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For AQA A Level Psychology Research Methods. This is a revision poster that helps students answer exam questions requiring them to identify a statistical test, to justify the use of a certain test or to decide if a result from a test is significant.
Brightly coloured, clear, big, with an acronym and instructions. Best used looked at regularly i.e. on classroom or bedroom wall.
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Collection of 17 Quizlets for AQA A Level Psychology. Made by a student who achieved an A* in 2017.
I found Quizlets one of the most useful ways to revise but they can be time consuming to make. This resource gives you access to 17, private pre-made Quizlets that can be accessed anytime. Just download the file and there are links taking you directly to each topic.
The real bonus is that there is an 80 slide Quizlet covering the whole of year 1 & 2 research methods.
I have more detailed notes for topics here, if you’re interested.
I’ve created a comprehensive set of notes for topics in A Level Psychology. They completely cover the specification, condensing all the key theories, studies, applications and evaluations into one booklet. I used these notes only alongside practice questions & achieved an A* in 2017.
Why they work:
Organised according to, and covering entirely, the AQA specification.
All AO1 and AO3 ready to answer exam questions
Presented in a concise and memorable way - easy to learn
The topics included are:
Forensic
Relationships
Schizophrenia
Research Methods
Issues & Debates
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I’ve created a comprehensive set of notes for every topic in A Level Psychology. This includes 23 pages of colourful, concise notes & 80 flashcards covering the entire specification . I used these notes only alongside practice questions & achieved an A* in 2017.
Why they work:
Organised according to, and covering entirely, the AQA specification for year 1 & 2 exams
Based off mark scheme points so directly relevant to exams
Presented in a concise and memorable way<br />
Includes 80 card flashcard set & link to a quizlet so you also have an interactive version
Please note that the booklet only covers first year content & the flashcards cover both years. This shouldn’t make any difference as all information for every part of the specification over both years is provided here, just letting you know its in different formats!
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