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AQA GCSE New Spec social influence
This bundle includes lessons that cover all content of the social influence section (prosocial, obedience, conformity and crowd and collective behaviour). A lot of content is typed either on ppt or worksheets because of a lack of textbooks with 3yr GCSE. Lessons include starter activities, assessment opportunities and video clips. My students loved this unit and enjoyed watching suffragette at the end and applying their knowledge to social change (link to film included in notes on ppt). Ideal for non-specialists and specialists, a range of activities and worksheets ready made. Ive also included the word docs used to make and display the students newspaper articles. Approx 15h worth of lesson material.
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AQA GCSE Psychology Memory
This is the first unit I taught for the new GCSE psychology AQA specification. I did verbally weave research methods content in (moved onto research methods as next unit). Includes tracker and assessment (I made my own questions). I planned this unit without a textbook - instead watering down A-level content. Unit ends Ends with Disney's Inside Out which was a nice way to end the lessons at Christmas.
AQA Psychology - Y13 Relationships: Evolution Sexual Selection - human reproductive behaviour
Approx 3 lessons. Introduce them to the exams awaiting them at the end of the year. Recap Darwin and evolutionary theory, concepts of anisogamy, sexual selection theory (inter and intra). Video clips to help illustrate concepts. Read the conclusion from Buss' article. Evaluation Clark and Hatfield, Singh etc. Agony Aunt activity where students must use knowledge to explain why couples may prefer other partners (eg wife has left me for a man who is younger, more active and taller). Barbie article for further reading.
- Content from pink haired girl book.
AQA Psychology Y12 - Behaviourist Approach
Lesson 2 (approx. 2-3 lessons). Lesson goes through the key assumptions of the behaviourist approach: Pavlov and classical conditioning and Skinner operant conditioning. Application to phobias. Links to video in notes. Colour coding evaluation task and mini whiteboard plenary (true false, ABCD)
AQA Y12 Psychology - Wundt emmergence of psychology
First full lesson with Y12 - Goes through the course layout. Introduces Wundt, introspection and the emergence of psychology as a scientific subject. Students then create an obituary column or speech to be read at Wundt's funeral. Mini whiteboard plenary (ABCD, TRUE/FALSE) to check progress.
AQA Psychology Y13: Relationships - Self Disclosure/Social Penetration Theory
Lesson 2 on relationships - looking at Self Disclosure as an aspect of SPT. Colour coding evaluation activity where students must match the evidence and link to the original point to create fully developed evaluation. Mini whiteboard plenary (ABCD/True-False).
- Content mainly from pink haired girl book
AQA Psychology Y12 - Social Learning Theory
Lesson 3 - Full lesson going through the key assumptions of SLT including mediational processes. Hand-out with Bandura's study. Application based question for students to apply knowledge. Colour coding evaluation task.
- also included a activities that I haven't used in this lesson but may be useful.
AQA Psychology - Y12 Approaches: Social Learning Theory (SLT)
Lesson 3 - A whole lesson detailing the key assumptions and terms associated with SLT. Lots of application based questions - video link to Bandura's study with colour coding evaluation. Mini whiteboard plenary (ABCD, TRUE/FALSE).
AQA Psychology - Y12 - Wundt
Whole lesson. The first lesson of the year delivered to Y12. It gives an outline of the course, equipment and attitude checklist. Then moves on the origins of psychology, introspection and psychology as science with evaluation. Mini whiteboard (ABCD/TRUE-FALSE Plenary to check progress).
- I also hand out the Y12 content checklist at this point and ask them to tick of Wundt at the end.
AQA Psychology - Attachment: Infant caregiver interaction
Y12 or Y13 revision. First lesson into attachment. Lesson looks at the differences between reciprocity and interactional synchrony with evaluation exercise.
AQA Psychology - Attachment: Learning Theory
Lesson 4: Learning Theory of Attachment. Starter - recap key words associated with learning theories from approaches. In depth look into classical, operant and social learning theories applied to attachment. Supporting and contradictory evidence for evaluation and mini-whiteboard recap to check progress at the end of the lesson.
AQA Psychology - Attachment: Stages of Attachment
Lesson 2: Full lesson looking into Shaffer and Emmerson's stages of attachment. Includes reference to original study and activity where students identify the child's stage of attachment, burger evaluation activity. Lesson concludes with mini whiteboard plenary to check progress.
AQA Psychology - Attachment: Animal Studies
Lesson 3: Lesson looks into Lorenz's research into geese and imprinting and Harlow's research into deprivation and contact comfort. Evaluation activity with teacher answers and mini-whiteboard plenary to check progress.
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GCSE Psychology new spec AQA Research Methods
This bundle combines both experimental and non-experimental research methods (which I planned and taught in that order). There are a range of lessons each with their own popwerpoint and worksheets. Tracker is included for students to stick in at the start and then write a comment after each lesson with a red, amber green traffic light colour. I also get my students to learn 5 essential spellings which they have to define when we come to the word or as homework (literacy sheet included) I made these before the new spec book was published so all content is type or on worksheets with answers provided- so is ideal for non-specialists. Opportunities for practicals and self/peer assessment has been included. Approx one full terms worth (3x lessons a week). Price reflects time and effort that went into planning and making all of these resources.
GCSE psychology AQA new spec Memory - Multi store model
Lesson 2 -Lesson introduces MSM and features (capacity/duration) with mini experiment. Murdock's serial position effect study - students read and answer comprehension questions - challenge sheet for high ability students. Application questions to test knowledge and dominoes for plenary (if your students have completed the memory topic).
AQA GCSE Psychology non experimental research methods observation
AQA Psychology, GCSE (new spec) - Lesson goes through types of observations, overt and covert, participant and non-participant, as well as categories of behaviour and establishing inter-observer reliability. Application to video clip - secret life of 5 year olds. Option for students to research famous observational studies if you have access to computers, or could be set as homework. My GCSE students enjoyed this lesson. This lesson can also be used to revise A-Level (just need to add event and time sampling).
Approx 60-100 min.
AQA GCSE Psychology - Experimental Research Methods: Types of experiment
Lesson 2: Introduces students to the nature of experimental methods, then students complete a carousel activity on the different types of experiments (Lab, field, natural).
AQA GCSE Psychology - Experimental Research Methods: Methods of control, standardisation
Lesson 4: Methods of control, standardised procedure, counterbalancing, random allocation (also squeezed piloting on at the end). Practical activity where students are randomly allocated to be given a sweet or not. Application to research investigation where students are asked to apply which methods of control must be used as a plenary exercise.
AQA GCSE Psychology - Experimental Research Methods: Experimental Design
Lesson 3 (possibly 4 depending on ability) introduces students to repeated measures, matched pairs, and independent groups with evaluation. Can be done teacher lead or print off slides and students move around the room and make notes/experts on a table style activity where they teach others the design they have been given. Mini whiteboard quiz at the end,
AQA GCSE Psychology - Experimental Research Methods: Sampling
Lesson 6: Introduces students to concepts of sample and target population, bias and representativeness. Then moves on to the different sampling methods, (random, systematic, stratified, volunteer) with strengths and weaknesses. (Systematic, type students names from register).
AQA GCSE Psychology - Experimental Research Methods: Validity and Reliability
Lesson 1: Non experimental research methods: introduces students to concepts of validity and reliability. Mini whiteboard quiz. New tracker for this unit provided.
AQA GCSE Psychology - Experimental Research Methods: Ethics
Lesson 6- Ethics, Introduces students to the code of ethics and the ethical issues In psychology and how to overcome. Watch video of Derren Brown and apply concepts of harm, deception etc
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AQA GCSE Psychology Memory
This is the first unit I taught for the new GCSE psychology AQA specification. I did verbally weave research methods content in (moved onto research methods as next unit). Includes tracker and assessment (I made my own questions). I planned this unit without a textbook - instead watering down A-level content. Unit ends Ends with Disney's Inside Out which was a nice way to end the lessons at Christmas.