Here is the final unit of four, giving advice as to what to include in the Evaluation section and how to avoid mistakes. Enjoy!
Study under lockdown – how to write the Analysis section of the IA.
Here is a guide to writing the Analysis section. Enjoy!
Write your IA at home – useful guidelines for writing the Exploration section of the IA.
Here is the link to my youtube channel which is all-IB Psychology-related. Enjoy!
Write your IA at home – helpful guidelines for writing the IA: the Introduction.
Please click on the video link below for a detailed guide as to how to write the Introduction to the IA – and what to avoid doing!
Cultural Dimensions – study at home with this helpful, narrated ppt!
This unit of work covers the topic of what culture is, Hofstede’s cultural dimensions, a guide as to how to navigate Hofstede’s page and a focus on the Individualistic/Collectivist dimension. There are lots of videos, tasks and input from students required. Here is the link to the video:
Contrast two theories of altruism ERQ.
This is a useful task to get students to focus on the command term of ‘contrast’ which they tend to find quite tricky. I give them the essay that I’ve written and they have to highlight all of the phrases/sections that really address the ‘contrast’ aspect of the question i.e. those which explicitly point out the differences between theories/studies/evaluation issues. I … Read More
Online research
Most of the studies you will want to read can be found online, but some will be behind what is called a ‘pay wall’. This means that your school librarian should be able to help you with access, in that most school libraries will subscribe to at least one online data repository of resources. However, that is no guarantee of … Read More
What is a ‘key study’?
Key studies are studies that are the most useful for any Psychology course, because they provide the ‘key’ to understanding a concept or theory. For example, Maguire’s famous ‘taxi driver’ study, Loftus and Palmer’s ‘car crash’ study or Rosenhan’s research into the validity of diagnosis on admission to mental hospitals. Teachers and students can benefit by summarising these studies according … Read More