A level Psychology

[Loopylou38]

Hi my dd is struggling with retaining information on psychology. Can anyone recommend any resources or flash cards please ?

My DD makes her own flash cards, it’s a good way of revising.

Hi Dustylee123 , I’ve adviced my dd to make her own but she’s not keen on flash cards , I think it’s an excellant way to practice

DS uses an app called "Quizlet" on his phone to makes his own flashcards, then he can revise when he's on the bus etc. He really rates it!

My dd took her A levels in the summer. Whilst she made her own online flash cards for Biology and Chemistry she didn’t find them the best thing for psychology (although she did make some).

what did work for psychology was mind maps (she made loads) - some on paper and others on those big A1 tear off whiteboard sheets which stick to the wall.

Also you don’t need to remember every study etc just a couple to apply for each scenario.

Also past papers are the best thing for revision.

My daughter get an A star in Psychology this summer and made her own flash cards - the act of making them is the point really.

Second this, my son got an A in his year 12 exam and is on track for getting A in final exam.

There are lots of facts that have to be learnt. Key is making sure they are on top of notes from the get go & and then consolidate them using flash cards or a similar method, then learning and testing on them.

Obviously there are also exam methods that need to be learnt but making their own condensed notes is part of the learning process and is a much better approach than buying ready made ones.

Sorry about the above using A* can produce funny formatting but you get my drift.

My son makes them on quizlet too - it seems to work for him

My daughter also got an A star - I think the key thing is finding what works for you.

She used an online thing (not quizlet) extensively for flash cards for Chemistry and Biology (A and A star respectively) which yiu graded the quality of yr answer and then it repeated them accordingly, but didn’t find it as effective for psychology and preferred mind maps.

It’s a question of finding what works for the individual. I’ve always liked spending 10 mins doing a mind map from memory on a topic and then spending time afterwards adding to it from notes (in a different colour).

With all of these those it’s a case of rinse and repeat.

Sorry @Loopylou38 can she identify why she’s struggling to retain information? Is it just in Psychology or her other subjects too? Is she year 12? If so it may be that it’s just getting used to a new subject?

My dd found A level Chemistry a hard slog (after breezing through GCSE v easily). The things which made a difference was spending time pre learning a topic prior to the lesson. This meant that she could focus on what the teacher was teaching rather than trying to learn new concepts. After the lesson she spent time consolidating her notes. Often when we struggle to retain and recall info it’s because we haven’t properly understood it so it may be worth taking a step back and checking that her understanding is good.

and made her own flash cards - the act of making them is the point really.

Third this.

DD dropped psychology at the end of year 12 because she found it boring. It is extremely content heavy so I'm not surprised your DD is struggling @Loopylou38, especially with having to remember all those case studies.

Also try UpLearn (depending on exam board). You pay an upfront fee but it has little clips explaining all the concepts and LOTS of practice Qs. It guarantees A/A* at A-level if you complete the whole course. All of our A-level Psychology students have it.

What about a whiteboard? we had a double sided a3 whiteboard here that my DD used. One side she used for text and the other mind maps she didn’t find flashcards useful for psychology, there wasn’t enough space. She got an A* so it worked for her after always using flashcards previously.