Psychology and Education
Think of the best teacher that you've ever had. Think about a lesson that sticks in your memory. What was it about that person or lesson that was so good? Did everyone else in the class think so too or were your views unique to you? Questions such as these are ones which educational psychologists try to answer, and will be ones that this unit focuses on.
The six sections...You will study:
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Making use of your AS skills - Evaluating studies and theories...It would be a shame to feel like all that time spent learning your 20 studies was wasted when you start A2, but some people will look at the specification and struggle to see the places where their skills will overlap. Luckily, there are many skills you will have learned for AS Level which will be crucial in A2 as well. These include:
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RevisionQuizlet covering Education and Abnormality units
Repetitions flashcards The 'Year 13 full' flashcard file is below. Save it to your computer or device and open it using the Repetitions program to use.
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ExtensionSir Ken Robinson is a well known modern supporter of humanistic approaches to education. Here are two of his talks. They feature a number of ideas relevant to this unit: learning styles, student choice, motivation, multiple intelligences, creativity and others! Can you pick them all out?
Also, these talks are a great way of gaining a holistic understanding - of piecing together all of the sections we've done this year. You can see that they are not separate units, they are part of a big picture which connect together and make sense together. |