Having read the examiners’ reports on GCSE Spanish, French and German, here are my key takeaways in terms of what to work on this year: Listening Revise basic vocabulary It was disappointing to see that students seemed to have forgotten basic vocabulary; this was seen at both tiers. For example, students did not know the […]
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As Psychology teachers we want students to actively focus on: Knowing the spec. inside-out, so that they can… Spot opportunities to use the spec. content and its terms in their answers, and then… Elaborate on their answer to gain maximum marks But in addition to this, when applied (A03) questions require students to address information […]
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Every student of Psychology finds at least something difficult! It can be hard for teachers to put themselves ‘into the students’ shoes’ and understand their problems with ‘learning’. I got some insight into this when I spent several years at a local college doing a part-time course in a second language and taking GCSE and […]
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I am able to commit a huge amount of information to memory in a very short space of time. I can memorise the order of a shuffled deck of playing cards in less than 2 minutes, a list of 240 random words within a 15-minute time limit and, given an hour, I can memorise the […]
Read moreAQA have recently clarified the way that AO1 and AO2 will be represented on the Unit 4 exam paper. It says on the website: General point regarding exam papers – Unit 4 (PSYA4) January 2010 onwards Questions that assess a combination of AO1 and AO2/AO3 skills will have the breakdown of assessment objectives indicated on […]
Read moreI have assembled the latest statistics from all the Psychology exam boards showing the percentage passes for the June 2008 and June 2009 series. This document can be accessed here . You can view the JCQ statistics for all A levels here .Makes interesting reading … certainly challenges some of the assumptions teachers make about which boards […]
Read moreWe believe that there is an intention to provide more parted questions on the A2 exam papers than previously. Indeed this has been shown on some of the sample papers. The result is some very undecipherable marks. For example sometimes 10 marks breaks down to 3 AO1 marks and 7 AO2 marks or sometimes 5 […]
Read moreItem published in the AQA Examinations Update 3: June 2009GCE Examinations Psychology Specification A (2180) Advanced Level (New Specification) Unit 3 (PSYA3) and Unit 4 (PSYA4) – January 2010 and beyond Please note that the rubrics for PSYA3 for January 2010 and all following series will contain the instruction: “Where appropriate, refer to theories and/or […]
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