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Welcome to the Psychology information evening. Information provided tonight. Any questions relating to individual students can also be emailed to me at: Phenry-Williams@kirkhallamacademy.co.uk Or a meeting can be arranged . Top tips Student expectations Resources Support offered
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Information provided tonight Any questions relating to individual students can also be emailed to me at: Phenry-Williams@kirkhallamacademy.co.uk Or a meeting can be arranged • Top tips • Student expectations • Resources • Support offered • Parental recommendation • Year 12s – January Mock • Year 13s - The Mock October • Year 13s - Preparation for the Mock • Year 13s - Key dates
Top tips • In class – discuss with peers what they think as often as you can – expanding your own ideas • Do the same out of lesson to support each other with homework and independent study • Check with your teacher how long homework tasks should take so you can ensure you don’t ‘do too much’ • Youtube has so many explanation videos for Psychology – use them • Netflix/ 4OD/BBC iplayer/podcasts also have great documentaries
Student expectations • ALWAYS bring your folder to the lesson • Marked work – goes in a separate folder with the assessment tracker • Attend all lessons • IF absent - Collect missing work when absent – attend Psychology extra to catch up • Hand homework in on time and to a good standard • Year 12 - To be doing 1-2 hours per topic • (averaging at 3 hours per week) • Year 13 – to be 1 – 2 hours for classwork and 1 -2 hours revision • (averaging at 3 hours per week) • To see me if they are struggling or need extra support
Resources Each book cost approximately £28 from Amazon – potentially less if second hand. • I recommend getting the book if: • Students are falling below target • Students need help with revision • Students find organisation difficult as the information is already structured for them in one place.
Extension and independent study time • Reading over notes and marked work • Making revision tools • Reading examiners reports • Watching documentaries on the topics we study • There’s a movie list at the back of the room for non-ficton too • Reading about other psychological topics we don’t study • Creating quizzes for yourself or friends • Creating a definitions list – to check recall
Supportoffered • Weekly revision sessions - Monday • In lesson discussions • Email – fast responses at all times and days • Exam writing booklets • Content booklets • Real life news articles/ statistics shared and available
Parental recommendations • Help them with their organisation of time – make a timetable with them • Quiz them on studies, therapies, the assumption, definitions • Watch psychological documentaries with them • PLEASE read their essays if you can – if it doesn’t make sense to you – its may be poorly written - a good essay can be understood by anyone • Feed them if needs be
Year 12 – Lesson structure (see countdown plans for more info)
Countdown plan
Year 12s – Key dates • January Mocks – week commencing 13/1/2020 • 2 exam papers
Preparation a Mock Complete TIMED exam questions Read through marked work and learn from the feedback given!! Component 1 – Paper 1 • Create a revision resource for all 5 approaches and get quizzed on the content • Tick of the knowledge on your Comp 1 checklist as you go • Practice evaluation paragraphs and PEEL structure Component 2 – Paper 2 • Go through your checklist making sure you have all the resources needed • Revise definitions and descriptions of the topic • Check them off on your checklist • Complete some exam question to test your knowledge
Year 13s - Key dates • Mock Year 13 Part 1 – Week commencing – 21 October 2019 • Mock Year 13 Part 2 – Week commencing – 2nd March 2020 (subject to change) Summer EXAMS EDUQAS PSYCHOLOGY • Paper 1 – Component 1 – 2hr15 – Past to Present (approaches) – 18thMay 2020 • Paper 2 – Component 2 – 2hr15 – Investigating behaviours (Research methods) –5th June 2020 • Paper 3 – Component 3 – 2hr15 – implications in the real world (Applications) – 12thJune 2020
Year 13 - The Mock in October Last years Mocks were AS Paper standard – this will be an A-level standard There will be 2 papers. Component 3 will be assessed in lessons.
Preparation a Mock Complete TIMED exam questions Read through marked work and learn from the feedback given!! Component 1 – Paper 1 • Create a revision resource for all 5 approaches and get quizzed on the content • Tick of the knowledge on your Comp 1 checklist as you go • Practice evaluation paragraphs and PEEL structure Component 2 – Paper 2 • Go through your checklist making sure you have all the resources needed • Revise definitions and descriptions of the topic • Check them off on your checklist • Complete some exam question to test your knowledge