The Dead Grandmother Problem | 2: Some Lessons

A few years ago (4 to be precise) I did a post on Mike Adams’ “Dead Grandmother Problem” and I’ve finally got around to updating it with some Methods-related suggestions about how you could use “The Problem” in the classroom.

Psychology Learning Tables | 9

The ninth (and final!) set of A-level Psychology Knowledge Organisers covers the letters P (for Parasocial Relationships) to W (Working Memory Model).

Independent Study Booklets: Sociology

A range of (AQA) Independent Study Booklets containing an interesting mix of notes, key ideas, quick questions, consolidation tasks and planned “exam style” questions.

One of the few resources I’ve seen that try to integrate knowledge acquisition with the development of specific study skills designed to help students retain and recall the information they’ve been taught.

Food For Thought?

In what is, I must admit, a first for me I came across this Recipe Booklet on a school web site when looking for the source of a GCSE to A-level Revision Booklet that features in a recent post about Summer Transition materials. It was filed under Revision for the not implausible reason that what you eat can impact on academic performance.

Teaching Sociological Perspectives | 1: Scenario Setting

Using illusions, analogies and scenarios as a way of teaching sociological perspectives.

More Sociology Summer Transition Resources | 2

Part 2 of a range of fairly up-to-date transition materials that might both inspire and save you a bit of time and effort.

More Sociology Summer Transition Resources | 1

It’s been a couple of years since I last posted any Sociology Transition materials (work set for students to complete over the summer holiday to ease the transition between GCSE and A-level or Year 12 and Year 13) so I thought it might be useful to update the list with some more-recent materials culled from the labours of hard-working Sociology teachers.

Psychology Lesson Plans

Extensive lesson plans on a range of High School / AP Psychology / A-level topics.

Revision Workouts

Revision Workouts are structured revision tasks you can use throughout a course. The examples provided are for Sociology but the blank Workouts can be used for any subject that uses Assessment Objectives.

Revision Strategy Booklet

Set of revision planning strategies (from a simple calander to a variety of learning techniques) to encourage students to plan their revision and revise more effectively.