Resources from a Head of Psychology teaching Edexcel A Level and GCSE Psychology, with previous experience teaching BTEC Tech Award Level 1/2 Health and Social Care
Resources from a Head of Psychology teaching Edexcel A Level and GCSE Psychology, with previous experience teaching BTEC Tech Award Level 1/2 Health and Social Care
Designed for Edexcel A Level Psychology, but could be used for any Psychology specification at A Level or GCSE - Edexcel, AQA, OCR etc.
Study revision framework-
Description: aim, procedure, results, conclusion
Evaluation: generalisability, reliability, applications, validity, ethics
Conclusion (practice for essay style conclusion - adaptable for different specifications)
Theory revision framework-
Description: claims, components
Evaluation: supporting evidence, opposing evidence, different theory, application
Conclusion (practice for essay style conclusion - adaptable for different specifications)
I send students these blank frameworks at the beginning of the year and leave a master copy in my classroom for students to print/photocopy enough for the year. They complete these frameworks either in lesson whilst learning a theory/study, or as a homework revision consolidation task. It encourages students to be concise whilst note taking, but ensures all essential criteria for the exam are covered.
This is a revision framework booklet for students to complete to summarise the main knowledge required for Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 1 and/or Edexcel AS Level Psychology Papers 1 and 2. Research methods are not included, as I have created a separate research methods revision booklet. Please note this is a template for students to complete - not a revision guide.
The booklet contains revision frameworks for all theories, studies and factors across Social, Cognitive, Biological and Learning units. This can be easily edited to adapt for any different contemporary studies you teach. It also contains revision frameworks for the four key questions and four practical investigations. Finally, it has a key term glossary for each of the units too.
A revision guide for Edexcel GCSE Psychology Papers 1 and 2, covering the 2 named studies for the following units:
Paper 1:
The Brain
Memory
Social Influence
Development
Psychological Problems
Paper 2 optional units:
Criminal Psychology
Sleep and Dreaming
Aim, procedure results and conclusion summaries: description
Generalisability, reliability, applications, validity and ethics summaries: evaluation
Key term glossaries
Links to websites and videos for support/stretch and challenge
Full revision guides for each unit covering all content can also be purchased.
This is a revision framework booklet for students to complete to summarise the main knowledge required for Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 2 - Clinical and Criminological Psychology. Please note this is a template for students to complete - not a revision guide.
The booklet contains revision frameworks for all theories, studies, treatments etc. for Clinical and Criminal units. This can be easily edited to adapt for any different contemporary studies you teach. It also contains revision frameworks for the two key questions and two practical investigations. Finally, it has a key term glossary for each of the units too.
This bundle is suitable for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Psychology specification and includes the following:
Assembly PowerPoint to promote the GCSE course to year 8/9 students
Taster session PowerPoint used in conjunction with a “brain hat” activity (brain hat worksheet not included as this is not mine - but easily found online for free)
Subject overview leaflets to hand out during options evenings, taster sessions or assemblies
Options evening display resources
Full descriptions of each resource:
ITEM 1: Assembly PowerPoint to promote the GCSE course to year 8/9 students
PowerPoint presentation for a brief overview of the course and student suitability for GCSE 9-1 Edexcel Psychology. This PowerPoint could be used for a year 8 or 9 assembly, or could be used at the beginning of a GCSE Psychology taster session.
ITEM 2: Taster session PowerPoint used in conjunction with a “brain hat” activity (brain hat worksheet not included as this is not mine - but easily found online for free)
This is a PowerPoint to support a “taster” session with year 8 or 9 students, before they choose to study Psychology at GCSE level. This PowerPoint is suitable for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Psychology specification. The PowerPoint encourages students to define Psychology themselves, discusses a definition of Psychology, briefly overviews the course topics and structure and then supports students to engage with a brain hat creation activity.
*Please note that the 3D brain hat worksheet is not included in this resource, as this is not my work - but it is readily available for free online from a quick search. *
Please note that an extension activity directs students to use the Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Psychology textbook - this can easily be removed if you do not have the textbooks accessible for students.
ITEM 3: Subject overview leaflets to hand out during options evenings, taster sessions or assemblies
ITEM 4: Options evening display resources
This is a selection of printable pages to create a options evening display to advertise GCSE 9-1 Edexcel Psychology to year 8/9 students/parents thinking of studying the course.
The document includes:
An overview A4 page for each unit (criminal and sleep optional units included here)
A4 brain image (or can be printed in A3) and unit titles (could be stuck around the brain image with string)
QR code for the Pearson GCSE Psychology website
Quotes about why students choose to study Psychology
A4 page overview of what Psychology is
A4 page about what the course requires
A4 page about assessment
GCSE Psychology labels
Just print, laminate and you’re ready to go!
Edexcel A Level Psychology (but by editing just a couple of overview slides these lessons could be suitable for any specification that covers Milgram and obedience, memory and SLT/Bandura).
3 induction lessons for year 11 students interested in taking A Level Psychology. These can be delivered face to face or used for virtual/blended learning. Also includes scheme of work for the 3 lessons.
Lesson 1 - Social (obedience)
Discussion about obedience and why it occurs
Overview of Milgram’s research
Students design and evaluate an obedience study
Lesson 2 - Learning theories (SLT)
Discussion about whether video games cause aggression
Overview of Bandura’s research
Students design and evaluate a learning theories study
Lesson 3 - Cognitive (memory)
Selective attention videos
Memory experiment
Students design and evaluate a memory study
In the past I have delivered these sessions getting current year 12/13 students to support year 11 students in designing their own research in small groups. This has worked extremely well, as the current students can support and encourage consideration of samples, variables etc.
Option evenings display resources
Subject information leaflets
Taster session PowerPoint
Promotion assembly PowerPoint
£4 when purchased separately - £2 as a bundle!
Please see individual items for full descriptions
Edexcel A Level Psychology key term glossaries:
Paper 1 - social, cognitive, biological, learning, methods
Paper 2 - clinical, criminological
Command words
APRC and GRAVE printable revision cards for all named studies in Edexcel A Level Psychology (Criminological Psychology included as the optional unit).
When printed double sided on A4 paper, the sheets can be cut in half so that the APRC description of a study is on one side and the GRAVE evaluation is on the other side.
The studies are organised into three sections - so they could be printed on three different colours of paper to help students categorise studies.
1 - CLASSIC STUDIES
Social - Sherif
Cognitive - Baddeley
Clinical - Rosenhan
Biological - Raine
Learning - Watson and Rayner
Criminological - Loftus and Palmer
2 - CONTEMPORARY STUDIES
Social - Burger
Cognitive - Schmolck
Clinical - Guardia (anorexia)
Clinical - Carlsson
Biological - Brendgen (also Biological twin)
Criminological - Howells
Learning - Capafons
3 - OTHER NAMED STUDIES and RESEARCH METHODS EXAMPLES
Clinical case study - Bradshaw
Learning - Pavlov
Clinical interview - Vallentine
Social - Milgram + 3 variations
Cognitive - HM
Learning - Bandura 61 63 and 65
Biological adoption - Kety
A comprehensive revision guide covering all aspects of the Learning Theories A Level unit, suitable for the Edexcel A Level Psychology 2015 specification.
Contemporary study included: Capafons.
Revision guides are also available for Cognitive, Biological, Social, Clinical and Criminal units.
Former A Level student: “I am so grateful for the hours and hours that you put into making those revision guides, because they were the most helpful thing to use, and you should sell them because they are far better than any textbook I have bought!”
A comprehensive revision guide covering all aspects of the Criminological Psychology A Level unit, suitable for the Edexcel A Level Psychology 2015 specification.
Contemporary study included: Howells.
Revision guides are also available for Cognitive, Biological, Learning, Clinical and Social units.
Former A Level student: “I am so grateful for the hours and hours that you put into making those revision guides, because they were the most helpful thing to use, and you should sell them because they are far better than any textbook I have bought!”
A comprehensive revision guide for Edexcel GCSE Psychology: Paper 1: Topic 1: Development.
Unit checklist
Content summaries
Key term glossaries
Links to websites and videos for support/stretch and challenge
A comprehensive revision guide covering all aspects of the Clinical Psychology A Level unit, suitable for the Edexcel A Level Psychology 2015 specification.
Optional disorder included: Anorexia nervosa.
Contemporary study included: Guardia.
Revision guides are also available for Cognitive, Biological, Learning, Social and Criminal units.
Former A Level student: “I am so grateful for the hours and hours that you put into making those revision guides, because they were the most helpful thing to use, and you should sell them because they are far better than any textbook I have bought!”
A comprehensive revision guide covering all aspects of the Biological Psychology A Level unit, suitable for the Edexcel A Level Psychology 2015 specification.
Contemporary study included: Brendgen.
Revision guides are also available for Cognitive, Social, Learning, Clinical and Criminal units.
Former A Level student: “I am so grateful for the hours and hours that you put into making those revision guides, because they were the most helpful thing to use, and you should sell them because they are far better than any textbook I have bought!”
A comprehensive revision guide covering all aspects of the Cognitive Psychology A Level unit, suitable for the Edexcel A Level Psychology 2015 specification.
Contemporary study included: Schmolck.
Revision guides are also available for Social, Biological, Learning, Clinical and Criminal units.
Former A Level student: “I am so grateful for the hours and hours that you put into making those revision guides, because they were the most helpful thing to use, and you should sell them because they are far better than any textbook I have bought!”
A comprehensive revision guide for Edexcel GCSE Psychology: Paper 1: Topic 2: Memory.
Unit checklist
Content summaries
Key term glossaries
Links to websites and videos for support/stretch and challenge
For Edexcel A Level Psychology (2015 new spec) -
“Topic on a page” unit revision summaries. A3 posters designed for students to use to trigger further knowledge recall.
Units and contemporary studies included -
Social - Burger
Cognitive - Schmolck
Biological - Brendgren
Learning - Capafons
Clinical - Guardia
Criminological (optional unit) - Howells
Uploaded in Word Document format so that content can easily be edited by teachers (for example for different contemporary studies to be swapped out).
Acronymns used:
APRC = aim, procedure, results, conclusion
SODA = supporting evidence, opposing evidence, different theory, application
A comprehensive revision guide for Edexcel GCSE Psychology: Paper 2: Topic 11: Research Methods.
Unit checklist
Content summaries
Key term glossaries
Links to websites and videos for support/stretch and challenge
Plus a free accompanying revision workbook.