A-Level sociology [AQA]- Methods in context. Lab experiments.

This is an A-level sociology lesson [AQA]- which focuses on methods in context. The lesson goes through the basics of research characteristics when studying education, along with using experiments to study educational issues. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point.

Included:

• Starter activity, true or false. Education unit recap.
• Title page- encouraging students to think about what some of the issues may be when researching education.
• Research characteristics. Such as, teachers, pupils, schools, classrooms and parents. Students to fill in their worksheet (separate document) whilst going through the key ideas on the power point.
• Quick check questions. Provided on the power point. Students will need to use their knowledge about researching education in order to complete these. EXT task provided.
• Linking methods to education. Examples of how to link research characteristics to methods.
• The issues of using lab experiments to research teacher expectations in education.
• The issues of using field experiments to research teacher expectations. Focus on Rosenthal and Jacobson’s study. Reading/ question task. Provided on a separate worksheet.
• Plenary- look through an example MIC question answer. Student and teacher copy provided on separate documents.