PSYCHOLOGY a level advice

I do OCR psych a level and I want to know how to make sure I can get A*’s and tips, things like resources and stuff because I feel like OCR exam board is pretty limited in terms of that.

Reply 1

Tooba_Siddiqui

I recommend making flashcards on definitions and such like sampling methods and making study summaries,I also recommend using the actual ocr website for such notes like https://www.ocr.org.uk/images/170180-guide-to-core-studies.pdf
which rlly helped me as its all combined in to one and it also includes the background of the study as well and if u want this to be told to u verbally like in a video u can search yt for the a level ocr psychology core studies podcast(but keep in mind its literally a podcast on yt so u wont have visual representations)
I also dont recommend the pmt notes as i felt as if they were outdated and kinda weird
in terms of books i recommend the my revision notes one
there are very few resources for this board but ask your teacher to add ppq in the end of each study and also provide u with a how to answer section a,b,c as that rlly helped me but it majorly depends on ur teacher for such things but u can do these ur self

Reply 2

Tooba_Siddiqui

https://psychologywithmisssmith.wordpress.com/how-the-core-studies-change-our-understanding-of-behaviour/ this is also a good resource but i havent tried it yet

Reply 3

Tooba_Siddiqui

https://www.brainscape.com/flashcards/experiments-15408216/packs/21959852 some nice flashcards
and https://quizlet.com/gb/394413698/ocr-a-level-psychology-research-methods-flash-cards/ for research method flashcards

Reply 4

X.243llie

Idk about ocr but i did edexcel which was very limited as well. I used the resources my teacher gave us and revision wise i made a lot of summarised revision notes that i could look over quickly before an exam (and yes it worked wonders) and just practiced exam questions a lot like at least 3x a week

Reply 5

Pillowsponge123

Original post by tooba_siddiqui

thank you so muchhh !!!

Reply 6

Pillowsponge123

Original post by X.243llie

So shall I focus more on exam technique rather than actual content

Reply 7

X.243llie

Original post by Pillowsponge123

So shall I focus more on exam technique rather than actual content

Kinda, i basicly learnt content through doing exam questions if that makes sense. Because to do the questions you need to know and understand your content

Reply 8

Pillowsponge123

Original post by X.243llie

Kinda, i basicly learnt content through doing exam questions if that makes sense. Because to do the questions you need to know and understand your content