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
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!
A revision framework for students to complete (please note this is a revision booklet for students to complete, not a revision guide) - covering description and evaluation of all Research Methods topics required for Paper 3. The Word Document contains a title page, extract from the specification and revision framework pages with subtitles such as description, strengths, weaknesses and examples. This could be set as independent work for students to complete as a revision activity after being taught research methods in the classroom, and is a great resource for virtual learning/an extended homework project. It could also be completed as a group or whole-class activity in the classroom.
Edexcel A Level Psychology key term glossaries:
Paper 1 - social, cognitive, biological, learning, methods
Paper 2 - clinical, criminological
Command words
This PowerPoint is a visual learning journey to display to students to help them to articulate their “learning journey” of Psychology.
The resource covers KS3, 4 and 5 and can easily be adapted as required to suit your school’s programme of study.
The individual topics covered in this resource relate to Edexcel GCSE and A Level Psychology, but again, these can be edited to suit different units for other specifications.
This is an information leaflet for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Psychology specification and can be used as a hand-out for students/parents at GCSE options evenings or taster sessions with year 8/9 students.
The leaflet can be edited with your school name and teacher contact details. It contains an overview of what Psychology is, how the course is assessed, the topics covered, course requirements, course suitability and where to get more information. The leaflet also contains a QR code for students/parents to easily access Pearson’s Edexcel GCSE Psychology qualification website.
It can easily be printed two per page for handy small A5 leaflets.
Question and answer revision quiz cards relating to content from Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 2 - Criminological Psychology:
Theories of crime
Understanding the offender
Treatments for offenders
Jury decision making
Eye witness testimony
Loftus and Palmer
Howells
Practical investigation
Key question
Can easily be adapted if you have studied different optional content.
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.
Designed for Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 2 Criminological Psychology revision.
Students are required to work in groups to circulate around different crime scenarios and they have to select the most appropriate explanation to explain the behaviour, and evaluate its usefulness in relation to the scenario, practicing description, application and evaluation skills AO1/AO2/AO3.
Contains:
PowerPoint
Essay titles Word document
This is a component guide for BTEC Tech Award Health and Social Care Level 1/2 - Component 2 understand the different types of health and social care services and the barriers to accessing them, learning aim B demonstrate care values and review own practice. The document contains:
Assessment criteria
Command word definitions
Specification content (from BTEC)
Assignment brief task instructions and demonstration contexts (from BTEC)
Section 1 guidance - defining care values and demonstration plans B.1P3/B.1M3/B.2P3
Section 2 guidance - describing positive and negative aspects of demonstrations B.2M2/B.2D2/B.2P4
Section 3 guidance - suggesting improvements B.2M2/B.2D2
Learning aim B checklist
Marking guidelines (from BTEC)
The booklet contains checklists for what students need to include alongside tips and example paragraphs for guidance.
Please note that this document is intended as an overview of the work that students are required to produce for their portfolio work. This is not a booklet that would teach students the component taught content. This will support students in ensuring they have covered the required content when writing up their portfolio submission.
Glossary for components and key terminology for Edexcel A Level Psychology Paper 1 or AS Papers 1 and 2: Social, Cognitive, Biological and Learning units.