AQA Psychology for GCSE: Student Book

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With all the uncertainly that the new GCSE specifications are bringing this book will be a very useful tool in any GCSE Psychology teacher's toolkit. It directly follows the new AQA specification in a logical and well thought-out format. The clear layout and format will be a hit with both students and teachers alike. It really is a dual purpose textbook, a starting point for teachers preparing materials for their lessons and a student resource book too. With all the uncertainly that the new GCSE specifications are bringing, this book will be a very useful tool in any GCSE Psychology teacher's toolkit. It directly follows the new AQA specification in a logical and well thought-out format. The clear layout and format will be a hit with both students and teachers alike. It really is a dual purpose textbook, a starting point for teachers preparing materials for their lessons and a student resource book too. This book has everything I would need as a teacher. It provides ideas/inspiration for teaching by providing a range of ‘getting started’ activities and ‘building skills’ activities that will save hours of planning time and allow teachers to embed an interesting range of practical activities into their lessons. This textbook provides an excellent balance of information, application and evaluation that will allow students and teachers to access the course content, while still accessing those top grades. I would definitely recommend this textbook to anyone studying psychology and in my opinion it is a must have to achieve the highest possible grades.

This book is extremely useful to students taking the new AQA specification. The layout and presentation of the book is stunning: each chapter is explicitly linked to the specification in the form of logical learning objectives. The book summarises the content in a user-friendly manner for students while providing an interesting range of discussion points and depth of content for high achieving students. This book provides a series of ‘building skills’ activities designed to help the students apply their knowledge while carrying out a range of interesting and related practical experiments. We've created a detailed study guide on how GCSE psychology students can study for the subject here. Many potential students often ask "is psychology a hard GCSE subject?". The tutorial above will hopefully answer this question but in short, the answer is no, GCSE psychology is not a particularly hard subject to learn provided you revise sufficiently and learn the key theories and how to evaluate them. The layout is very student friendly and the activities and suggestions for further reading will really consolidate a student's knowledge and ensure they are well prepared for the examination. It is written with students in mind and the language and layout are very student friendly...This book has everything I would need as a teacher. It provides ideas/inspiration for teaching by providing a range of 'getting started' activities and 'building skills' activities that will save hours of planning time and allow teachers to embed an interesting range of practical activities into their lessons. - Joseph Sparks, Psychology Subject Lead, tutor2u

Focused exam skills activities to build application, knowledge and evaluation skills, boost students' confidence and ensure exam success Clear, attractive contemporary design with relevant, up-to-date examples to engage students and to show how the subject relates to real life Our experienced educators and subject experts have carefully crafted the content to ensure that it is accessible and easy to understand, without sacrificing depth or accuracy. With summaries, explanations of key terms and exam-style questions at the end, our textbook is the perfect resource for both classroom learning, teaching and independent study. This textbook provides an excellent balance of information, application and evaluation that will allow students and teachers to access the course content, while still accessing those top grades. I would definitely recommend this textbook to anyone studying psychology and in my opinion it is a must have to achieve the highest possible grades. - Francesca Williams, Subject Leader of Psychology, Roding Valley High SchoolExam tips, modelled answers and additional guidance to improve exam performance, plus plenty of differentiated and ramped exam practice questions This book is extremely useful to students taking the new AQA specification. The layout and presentation of the book is stunning: each chapter is explicitly linked to the specification in the form of logical learning objectives. The book summarises the content in a user-friendly manner for students while providing an interesting range of discussion points and depth of content for high achieving students. This book provides a series of 'building skills' activities designed to help the students apply their knowledge while carrying out a range of interesting and related practical experiments. Comprehensive and reassuring support for students and teachers, completely tailored to the new 9-1 GCSE specification Our AQA Psychology Textbooks for GCSE have been designed with students and teachers in mind and are ultimate study tools for mastering the subject and achieving success in exams! This guide basically gives you a dedicated step-by-step overview on how the subject can be approached and broken down complimented by the content we have created on in our books and online content. Is psychology a hard GCSE?