Psychology Teaching Resources: A-Level and GCSE all boards
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Digital teaching resources for Psychology, all the major examination boards: AQA, OCR and EDEXCEL (A-Level and GCSE). Message me if you wish to purchase with a school invoice, it can be arranged (amac54@btinternet.com)
Digital teaching resources for Psychology, all the major examination boards: AQA, OCR and EDEXCEL (A-Level and GCSE). Message me if you wish to purchase with a school invoice, it can be arranged (amac54@btinternet.com)
Psychology, AQA A-Level, early, accurate predictions for the 2024 examinations series
Essential for both students and teachers (new and experienced)
10 pages, photocopiable friendly, in word and PDF (both formats come as standard)
The accuracy of last year’s predictions are clearly shown
Based on my probability formula, not just guess work!!!
Designed as a ‘self-help’ guide for teachers and students
Thanks Andy Mac CPsychol
OCR GCSE Psychology (9-1): Development
Paper One: Studies and applications in psychology
Covers:
Stages of development; pre-natal; childhood; adolescence; and adulthood
The development of brain structures and functions; the nervous system; neurons; synapses; and their interaction in development of the brain
IQ tests as a measure of intelligence.
Theories/Explanations
Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
The Role of Learning on Development –
Dweck’s Mindset Theory
Willingham’s Learning Theory
Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development:
The four invariant stages of development: sensori-motor; pre-operational; concrete-operational; formal operational assimilation and accommodation
The concepts of object permanence; animism; and egocentrism
The processes of decentration; reversibility; and conservation
Criticisms of the theory including the reductionism/holism debate.
Cognitive Development Research Study – Piaget (1952): Study into the conservation of number.
Learning theories of development:
Dweck’s ideas on fixed and growth mindsets
Dweck’s ideas on praise for effort
Willingham’s ideas on the myth of learning styles
Willingham’s ideas on the importance of meaning for learning
Criticisms of learning theories including the nature/nurture debate
Learning Research Study – Blackwell et al. (2007): study into fixed and growth mindsets.
Application: The changing role of education
How Piaget’s ideas have been applied to education through the use of key stages, readiness, active learning and the concept of intelligence
How learning theories apply to the development of education and intelligence through growth mindsets and teaching through meaning not learning styles
Consists of an extensive PPT display (120 slides) giving clear and full coverage of the module.
The presentation has teaching comments where suitable, exam style questions, activities to encourage thinking and links to resources.
Content aims to be additional to the textbook.
Complete coverage of this module, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers
You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs.
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The experienced author:
Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.
Edexcel GCSE Psychology (9-1): Memory
Paper 1, Exploring human behaviour, Topic 2: Memory
Full Coverage of:
• The structure and process of memory and information
processing:
• The features of short-term and long-term
memory
• Retrograde and anterograde amnesia
• The active process of memory through the
Theory of Reconstructive Memory (Bartlett, 1932)
• The structure and process of memory through the Multi-store Model of Memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin,1968)
• Issues and Debates: Reductionism and Holism
…and the Key Studies: Bartlett (1932) War of the Ghosts and Peterson and Peterson (1959) Short-term Retention of Individual Verbal Items
Consists of an extensive PPT display (72 slides) giving clear and full coverage of the module.
The presentation has: test your knowledge, exam style questions, activities to encourage thinking and links at end for key study resources
Complete coverage of this whole module, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers
You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs.
I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM
Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright.
IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE (YOU AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE UPDATES) …. Thanks
The experienced author:
Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.
HOW TO EVALUATE, AQA A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY, ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR ALL TEACHERS
EXAMINERS ARE OFTEN CRITICAL ABOUT HOW STUDENTS ADDRESS EVALUATION IN EXAM QUESTIONS
THIS RESOURCE IN A WORKBOOK (17 PAGES) COVERS
HOW TO EVALUATE USING AO2 AND AO3
HOW TO ANSWER AN APPLICATION QUESTION
A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ‘EVALUATION TOOLKIT’ 26 SLIDES
THESE RESOURCES WILL BE USEFUL FOR NEW AND EXPERIENCED.
THE AUTHOR (ANDY MAC) IS AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER, LECTURER AND PUBLISHER
THANK YOU
Psychology Icebreaker (suitable for all exam boards and all levels)
Don’t be fooled by the price, this is a quality resource. You get 21 sides packed with class rules, fun, brain information and a bit of magic!!!
The slides are designed to suit all, so you may want to add some examination board specific information.
Suitable for entry to GCSE Psychology or progression to A-Level Psychology
I have pitched it at a very low price, not because I am nice (I am), but to tempt you to look at my TES Shop…ok
Thank You for reading this and if you do decide to purchase, feedback is very useful, so I can amend and improve (you are automatically notified of updates).
I have over 20 years’ experience of teaching psychology and I hope you get as much enjoyment out of using this resource, as I had in producing it and using it!
The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.
Psychology Research Methods Content Analysis and Thematic Analysis (class practical)
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Suitable for all examination boards
Consists of a PPT display covering concepts and stimuli / hints for performing Content Analysis and Thematic Analysis (22 slides)
Concept worksheet to go with PPT and answers
Content Analysis (CA): Gender representation in advertising for children. Includes a workbook (stimuli on PPT), step by step guide on how to perform CA and an assignment (write up report).
Thematic Analysis (TA): Analysis of an interview with a reformed alcoholic. Includes hints on the PPT and a workbook which includes an extract from the interview, step by step guide on how to perform TA and an assignment (write up report).
Complete coverage of this topic made easy, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers
You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs.
I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM
Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright.
IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE (YOU AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE UPDATES) …. Thanks
The experienced author:
Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.
Pilot Studies, Research Methods Worksheet: what are they and why do them?
A self-learn worksheet, to help the student gain a deeper understanding of a popular exam question; which is often poorly answered
Covers what is a pilot study, including looking for floor and ceiling effects
Cover what a pilot study is not, including looking for ethical issues
Plus a couple of exam style questions (with exam tips)
If you like this FREE resource, feedback is nice and do browse my shop for other products (some free and some charged for)
Thanks
Andy Mac
Standard Deviation made simple, research methods worksheet
What it is, why important and how to calculate, all in two pages…
If you like this FREE resource leave feedback and check the rest of my TES store
Thanks
Andy Mac