Mind maps for the research methods topic for GCSE psychology. This resource is accessible for students as they are simple mind maps but they cover everything on the AQA specification for the research methods topic. Experimental method Sampling methods Non-experimentall methods Case studies Observation studies Correlation Ethics Data Handling I use the maps at the end of the topic and get students to expand and elaborate adding their own information. They are also useful to introduce a topic, but also to help the students organise their notes and revision. This is useful to all students but particularly those who struggle with organising their notes and information. Suggestion: print on A3 paper to allow students enough room to elaborate.

Lesson Point which covers the latter part of 2.5 from the AQA specification 8182 what is constructive perception? Recap activity on description/explanantion of Gregory’s Direct theory of perception and paired activity for students to demonstrate negative after affect. Students a timer (60 seconds timing), a sheet of A4 plain paper and a green piece of paper cut into a circle . (other bright coloured paper will work equally as well). After paired activity the link to Gregory’s theory and visual illusions is explained. Explanation for culture and perception as a strength of Gregory’s constructive theory of perception. Then explanations of limitations. First, visual illusions not a usual example on everyday life, explanantion on Muller-Lyer illusion questioned and Gregory’s theory not explaining how perception started. PowerPoint then focuses on the exam question Describe and evaluate Gregory’s constructive theory of perception (9 marks). The slide shows annotation of the exam question breaking the marks down to A01 and A03 and descriptions for each of the two LO are included. Mark scheme for A01 and A03 features are included. Top tips shared with students on how to achieve higher marks. Example answers are included. I print one copy out for students to annotate and discuss with an agreed mark in pairs using the mark scheme provided, then I provide an the annotated version and discuss the answers with them suggesting areas for improvement. Students are to plan what content they will put in the 9 mark answer and separate it into the A01/A03 features. Students then have 9 minutes in assessment conditions to answer the question using the plan they made previously. I then get students to peer assess each others work using the mark scheme provided. Compare and contrast activity of Gibson’s direct theory and Gregory’s constructive theory activity at the end of powerpoint is useful for students to understand the differences between them. Homework activity included: Explain what a top-down and bottom up theory is. Link these to Gibson’s direct theory of perception and Gregory’s constructive theory of perception. Progress grid includes the following learning outcomes: Evaluate and Apply knowledge to answer exam questions accurately. Follows AQA GCSE psychology 8182 LO: 2.5 What is constructive perception? Paper one: Cognition and behaviour

Introductory power point lesson focuses on essential content A1. Factors affecting health & wellbeing: Definition of health & wellbeing: a combination of physical health and social and emotional wellbeing, and not just the absence of disease or illness. Students to identify the health issues on each of the images: Chicken pox, flu, broken bone, hay fever, eczema, stress. Explain that stress is also a health issue and not just a headache which may be a common misconception Component three learning objectives shared on slide & summary of essential content A, B and C shared. Planning for progress grid included in slides which include learning objectives. I would recommend you tube link to introduction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGxPL37j234 as an introductory video to what is health & wellbeing and is embedded on the power point. Students spilt their page into four. They have two minutes to write/ draw/annotate information that they know about health and wellbeing. I.e.; what types of health? What illnesses? What is wellbeing? Instructions on slide. Negative and positive view of health is shown on the slide and a discussion of holistic and why it is important to consider this when looking at health should be conducted. Students should explain in their exercise books what holistic means and why it is important to health. Four images shown on the power point. Students to discuss the four examples and justify whether they should be considered as healthy or not based on the information provided. Students should be prepared to feed back. Different aspects of health are shown and students are to discuss what aspects they believe come under each type of health involves. Students to copy down the holistic diagram with a short explanation. This is repeated for wellbeing. The different types of health are explained and it should also be linked into mental health and how it is our ability to cope with everyday life’s and the stress and worries that they bring. If we cope well we can maintain a good mental health and therefore able to think clearly. Test your knowledge questions based on learning worth 5 marks. Task: You want to discover if a person aged either 18, 30 or 45 has a good health and wellbeing. Write 6 questions for one person from one of the ages to answer so it can be anaylsed to see if they are healthy or not. There must be at least one question based on physical, social, emotional and intellectual health. Students may then peer assess one another’s work. Following BTEC LEVEL 1/2 TECH AWARD IN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE. First teaching September 2017 and first certification Summer 2019.

Revision clock activities for RO18 Learning outcome one: Health and wellbeing for child development: Understand reproduction & the roles & responsibilities of parenthood. One clock included for each of the assessment criteria from 1-4 and two included for assessment criteria 1.5. 1.1 The wide range of factors that affect the decision to have children 1.2 Pre-conception health 1.3 Roles & responsibilities of parenthood 1.4 Recognise & evaluate the methods of contraception, their efficiency & reliability 1.5 The structure & function of male & female reproductive systems Students are to include as many key terms and as much detailed information as they can for each sub header in each section of the clock. They are to only allow only 5 minutes per section. Keeps students motivated through revision and students are required to summarise key information. Suggestion: print back to back on A3 paper as allows more space for students information and revision notes. Follows Cambridge National Level 1/2: Learning outcome one: Health and wellbeing for child development: Understand reproduction & the roles & responsibilities of parenthood.

Homework chart/stretch and challenge mat which can be used in lessons as a filler activity or plenary or given as a homework mat over several lessons. Could also be used as a revision tool. Based on AQA GCSE Psychology 8182, Perception topic (2.1-2.6) I have one copy of all three slides printed and laminated on display and then I print out slides two and three back to back and the image which indicates the activity matches up to the activity instructions on the back of it. students seem to enjoy the challenge of completing a row, corners or full house!

Homework chart/stretch and challenge mat which can be used in lessons as a filler activity or plenary or given as a homework mat over several lessons. Could also be used as a revision tool. Based on AQA GCSE Psychology 8182, Memory topic (1.1-1.3) I have one copy of all three slides printed and laminated on display and then I print out slides two and three back to back and the image which indicates the activity matches up to the activity instructions on the back of it. students seem to enjoy the challenge of completing a row, corners or full house!

Mini booklet (12 pages) that involves students completing information on key features and studies within the memory topic. I provide students with a copy of the booklet and give as a homework over a half term when the topic content has been delivered. Also a useful tool as revision. Covers activities on: Processes of memory Structures of memory memory as an active process Follows the AQA GCSE 8182 specification.

Lesson PowerPoint which covers 2.2 from the AQA specification 8182 how we perceive. Introduction video, learning objectives shared through progress grid, key terms included, explanation of depth cues through slide and mini video. Information on monocular depth cues and examples shown. Activity to then design their own monocular depth cue for each, height in plane, relative size, occlusion and linear perspective through diagrams. Information on binocular depth cues through video and slide and activity for students to demonstrate this through looking at pencil/finger both individually and in pairs. Ten minutes worth of exam style questions and worksheet to test learning included. Can also be used as homework if required. Progress grid includes the following learning outcomes: Identify describe and explain how we perceive with reference to visual cues and constancies, monocular depth cues and convergence, Apply knowledge to answer exam questions accurately​. Follows AQA GCSE psychology 8182 LO: 2.2 How do we perceive. Paper one: Cognition and behaviour

Eye catching PowerPoint which engages students with the subject. Includes activities which can be used in future lessons and help sheets for evaluating key studies and theories. Specific psychology lead learner badges engages peer support and differentiation.

Lesson Point which covers the second part of 2.6 from the AQA specification 8182 what factors affect our perception? Recap activity on Bruner and Minturn’s perceptual set study (1955). Students to write down all inforamtion they can recall on the study with a 2 minute time allowance. Students pass work to the right and add any missing or additional information they can to the sheet with a 1 minute time allowance. The sheet is passed on twice and time reduced by half both times. Students asked to draw a pig and then discuss their results. Slides then provide information for culture and perceptual set and drawing task cab be linked into learning. Students then apply learning to exam question (3 marks) based on culture and perceptual set. State the emotions activity to introduce emotions and motivation and perceptual set. Slides then show information for emotion and motivation on perceptual set. Descriptive information then shown to students for the key study and students to transfer information in their own words to a key study sheet (provided). Mini task linked to research methods in between for a three minutes. Information is that shared for evaluation points for the study. Students continue to transfer the information to the key study sheet in their own words. Design your own study on motivation activity. When designed study they are required to state the aim, hypotheses and method (to link in research methods) Homework/extension choices are a possible exam question on Gilchrist and Nesberg’s perceptual set study for 9 marks or to create a revision mat on perception with required content stated. Progress grid includes the following learning outcomes: Identify, Describe, Explain, Evaluate and Apply knowledge to answer exam questions accurately. Follows AQA GCSE psychology 8182 LO: 2.6 what factors affect our perception? Paper one: Cognition and behaviour

Mind map of the development topic for GCSE psychology. This resource is accessible for students as it is a simple mind maps but covers everything on the specification for the development topic. I use the map at the end of the topic and get students to expand and elaborate adding their own information. They are also useful to introduce a topic, but also to help the students organise their notes and revision. This is useful to all students but particularly those who struggle with organising their notes and information. Suggestion: print on A3 paper to allow students enough room to elaborate.

Lesson Point which covers the latter part of 2.4 from the AQA specification 8182 Can you believe what you see? Explanations for visual illusions: Ambiguity, misinterpreted depth cues, fiction, size constancy. Examples of visual illusions: The Ponzo, the Müller-Lyer, Rubin’s vase, the Ames Room, the Kanizsa triangle and the Necker cube. Illusions slide shown on PowerPoint for studnets to discuss as a starter activity. Information provided on size constancy and students required to create their own example. Information provided on misinterpreted depth cues and image included to assist students whilst they explain what it is. Information and images provided to explain ambiguity and fiction. Images displayed on PowerPoint for The Ponzo illusion, The Necker Cube, The Kanizsa Triangle, The Muller Lyer illusion and Rubin’s vase. Students are to copy the diagrams into their exercise books and allow room around them to explain afterwards. Students then complete a table. from the PowerPoint with the visual illusion in, they are to match the visual illusions to the exlanations they learnt above.Challenge is for student to explain why each one matches with its explanation. Explanations then provided for each of the visual illusion images. Students use this information to explain in the space left earlier around their own images. 3 marks worth of apply it exam style questions. Information on visual constancies provided and the Amnes room linked. Video included to support explanation. Students should make notes on constancies and how the Amnes room works. Final activity can also be used as homework, to design a poster explaining visual illusions, challenge has an exam question linked in with the poster. Progress grid includes the following learning outcomes: Identify, Describe, Explain, Compare and Evaluate the reasons for how visual illusions work with clear explanation and examples included and Apply knowledge to answer exam questions accurately. Follows AQA GCSE psychology 8182 LO: 2.4 Can you believe what you see? Paper one: Cognition and behaviour

Includes PowerPoint on the various factors that affect the decision to have children. PowerPoint includes key terms and a brainstorm your ideas activity, Information on each factor which affects the decision to have children is provided. Students have to then sort the advantages and disadvantages of both being a younger parent and being an older parent from the examples shown on the powerpoint. Powerpoint then provides information on the remaining factors to affect the decision to have children. Student then are presented with a question which they should answer using the style of a peel structure: point, evidence, explanation and link to question: Explain and Evaluate a wide range of factors that affect the decision to have children, include reference to ‘relationship between partners’, ‘finance’, parental age and ‘peer pressure/social expectations’ and ‘genetic counselling for hereditary diseases’. Five questions based on learning then provided to students and they are to answer on whiteboards/scrap paper. Homework included. Progress grids included. Follows Cambridge National level 1/2 R018. Learning outcome 1.1 Understand reproduction and the roles and responsibilities of parenthood: The wide range of factors that affect the decision to have children.

Mind map for RO18,learning outcome one: Understand reproduction & the roles and responsibilities of parenthood. This resource is accessible for students as they are simple mind maps but they cover everything on the specification for the RO18 LO1. 1.1 The wide range of factors that affect the decision to have children 1.2 Pre-conceptive health 1.3 Roles and responsibilities of parenthood 1.4 Recognise and evaluate methods of contraception, their efficiency and reliability 1.5 The structure and function of male and female reproductive systems I use the map at the end of the topic and get students to expand and elaborate adding their own information. It is also useful to introduce a topic, but also to help the students organise their notes and revision. This is useful to all students but particularly those who struggle with organising their notes and information. Suggestion: print on A3 paper to allow students enough room to elaborate.

Revision clock activity for perception. Students are to include as many psychological key terms and as much detailed information as they can for each sub header in each section of the clock. They are to only allow only 5 minutes per section. Keeps students motivated through revision and students are required to summarise key information. Suggestion: print back to back on A3 paper as allows more space for students information and revision notes. Follows AQA GCSE psychology 8182: Teaching from 2017.

Mind map of the memory topic for GCSE psychology. This resource is accessible for students as it is a simple mind maps but covers everything on the specification for the memory topic. I use the map at the end of the topic and get students to expand and elaborate adding their own information. They are also useful to introduce a topic, but also to help the students organise their notes and revision. This is useful to all students but particularly those who struggle with organising their notes and information. Suggestion: print on A3 paper to allow students enough room to elaborate.

Facts about what Psychology is and a quick snapshot of approaches.

Brain alphabet for the wall display. Add key terms from psychology next to the letter for a great display.

powerpoint to provide students with information regarding DofE