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Understanding Research Methods in Psychology: AS vs A Level Comparison

The Eduqas Component 2 exams at AS and A Level in Psychology cover principles of research, personal investigations, and methodologies. Learners explore brain scans, cross-sectional studies, and descriptive statistics while developing knowledge in social and developmental psychology. The Personal Investigations component involves applying research methods, ICT skills, and ethical considerations to conduct two investigations per year. An emphasis on understanding Milgram and Kohlberg's work is key, along with grasping experimental design, sampling, statistics, and ethical guidelines. Educators can enhance learning by integrating practical experiments and ethical role model examples.

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Understanding Research Methods in Psychology: AS vs A Level Comparison

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  1. Eduqas Component 2

  2. Eduqas Component 2 Similarities and differences - Exams AS 1hr 45 minutes • 80 marks • 50% of the AS • A level 2hrs 15 minutes • 100 marks • 33% of the A level •

  3. Document Title Page number Eduqas Component 2 Similarities and differences – Specification Content • A level • Principles of research (including Milgram & Kohlberg) • Personal investigations • Novel scenario • AS • Principles of research (including Milgram & Kohlberg) • Novel scenarios

  4. EduqasA level Component 2 Similarities and differences – Specification Content AS content and… Methodologies – brain scans, cross sectional studies. Descriptive Statistics – “and calculation of”

  5. EduqasAS Component 2 EduqasA level Component 2 Quirky bits - Specification Location of research knowledge, understanding and evaluation of: • conducting research in a laboratory environment • conducting research in the field • conducting research on-line Methodologies Image taken from University of Portsmouth website – MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology Course knowledge, understanding and evaluation of: • experiments • quasi-experiments…

  6. EduqasAS Component 2 EduqasA level Component 2 Quirky bits - Specification knowledge, understanding and evaluation of: Social Psychology: Milgram, S. (1963). Behavioural study of Obedience. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 67, 371-8 Developmental Psychology: Kohlberg, L. (1968). The child as a moral philosopher. Psychology Today, 2, 25-30 Learners should be able to show knowledge, understanding and evaluation of Milgram and Kohlberg in terms of quite specific questions based on the themes proposed in the specification content of research methods e.g. Methodologies, Participants, Ethics etc. Learners should be able to consider the issues of Social Psychologists and Developmental Psychologists in general

  7. Page number EduqasA level Component 2 Personal Investigations What are Personal Investigations? “Learners will be required to respond to questions concerning these investigations in the assessment. The two investigations required each year are outlined in Appendix B.” When should I deliver this? • After delivering the theoretical content of Component 2. • Summer Term (after AS exams, if being completed).

  8. Page number EduqasA level Component 2 Personal Investigations How should I deliver this? • “Learners are encouraged to use ICT in researching, designing, analysing and presenting their investigation.” - ICT usage will not be assessed in the exam. • “Learners will be expected to apply their knowledge of research methods to each investigation, including the following aspects: hypotheses; variables; methodology (including experimental design if appropriate); sampling; descriptive statistics; graphical representations; inferential statistics; reliability; validity; ethics.” - See ‘Eduqas Component 4 Personal Investigations Booklet Example’: - Learners should be prepared to describe, evaluate (in relation to the aspects noted above) and suggest how their research could be refined. • Be ethical, but have some fun!

  9. Document Title Page number EduqasAS Component 2 EduqasA level Component 2 “A spoonful of sugar/activity helps the psychological knowledge go down.” When teaching about experiments, why not do an experiment? Helps learners appreciate the finer points • of theory. Helps with Personal Investigations. • Image taken from: http://blogs.disney.com/oh-my- disney/2013/12/28/disney-inspired-new-years-resolutions/ Example of an ethical role model. •

  10. Experiment Definition - A technique that assesses a cause and effect relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable. Features of an experiment: 1. The researcher manipulates the IV. 2. There is an experimental condition and a control condition. 3. The researcher randomly allocates the participants to either the experimental or control conditions.

  11. People will correctly recall more words if presented in an organised way than if the same words are presented in a random way. • Participation is not compulsory. • Please do not ask/tell anyone the number of words you accurately recalled. • You will need to submit a piece of paper with the following information on at the end of the experiment: 1. ‘Organised’ or ‘Disorganised’ 2. The number of correctly recalled words Disorganised 6 PLEASE DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME ON THIS PAPER. IF AT ANY POINT YOU DO NOT WISH TO CONTINUE WITH THIS RESEARCH, YOU CAN STOP.

  12. The researcher manipulates the IV • Firstly I will present Condition 1 (where the words will be presented in a random way) to the first half of the class. • I will then present Condition 2 (where the same words will be presented in an organised way) to the second half of the class. • Each condition will see the words for 30 seconds. • At 30 seconds the words will disappear from the screen. • The participants will then have 30 seconds to recall as many of the words as possible.

  13. There is an experimental condition and a control condition • The experimental condition is when the words are presented in an organised way. • The control condition is when the words are presented in a random way.

  14. The researcher randomly allocates the participants to either the experimental or control conditions. • If you wish to participate please put your name ‘in the hat’. • Half of the names will be drawn from the hat and this group will be asked to leave the room until Condition 1 is complete. • When Condition 1 is complete, the groups will change over, and Condition 2 will be completed. • After both conditions have been completed, each participant will self-assess and submit their result.

  15. Condition 1 Potassium Cauliflower Dog Cat Potato Fluoride Magnesium Cabbage Human Kangaroo Carrot Calcium Titanium Turnip Sheep

  16. Condition 2 Dog Cat Human Kangaroo Sheep Cauliflower Potato Cabbage Carrot Turnip Potassium Fluoride Magnesium Calcium Titanium

  17. Results • Calculate the mean, median and mode for the two conditions. • Which measure of central tendency best describes the data set of each condition, why?

  18. Any questions?

  19. Any Questions? Contact our specialist Subject Officers and administrative support team for your subject with any queries. rachel.dodge@eduqas.co.uk Robert.williams@eduqas.co.uk @eduqas eduqas.co.uk

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