Mass Killings: The Role of the Media
Our latest short film looks at the relationship between fame-seeking mass killers and the media.
Mass Killings: The Role of the Media
Short film exploring the role of the media in relation to fame-seeking mass killers.
Psychology Lesson Plans
Extensive lesson plans on a range of High School / AP Psychology / A-level topics.
Psychology Roadmaps: KS5
Extensive set of KS5 (A-level) Psychology Roadmaps / Learning Jouneys.
Psychology Roadmaps: KS4/5
KS4 / 5 Psychology Roadmaps
Study Rocket: A-Level Psychology Revision Resource
Study Rocket seems to have begun life as a revision web site for a range of subjects, one of which was – and still is to a large extent – AQA Psychology A-level. I say “was” for a couple of reasons: Firstly, because the site now advertises the fact “we’ve decided to make all of […]
Psychology Transition Materials
As with their sociological peers, Psychology teachers have also been busy producing a wide range of materials designed, in the main, to ease the transition between GCSE and A-level and this means there’s plenty of resources freely available to either use “as is” or, more-likely perhaps, to inspire the creation of your own transition resources. […]
Of Mice and Monkeys: Ethical Issues in Animal Research
Over the course of the last century, psychological research has become increasingly governed by a strict code of ethics that cover things like obtaining participants’ consent, protecting them from possible harm and allowing them to withdraw from the research at any time and for whatever reason. But there’s also a class of “research participant” who […]
Psychology: Teacher Guides
The third – and final – OCR A-level Psychology offering complements the two previous posts on Lesson Elements and Delivery Guides in the shape of a set of Teaching Guides designed to help teachers (yes, really) get to grips with essential course information. While the majority of Guides focus on providing detailed overviews of key […]
Teaching Techniques: Pre-Questioning
“Asking questions” of students is pretty-much a staple of any teacher’s toolkit, which is fair enough, because as Jarrett (2107) notes: “The “testing effect” is well-established in psychology: this is the finding that answering questions about what you’ve learned leads to better retention than simply studying the material for longer. Testing is beneficial because the […]