Getting Started courses for AS and A2
The official AQA endorsed Specification A Getting Started courses for AS and A2 for the Summer term are available for booking now.
Getting started at AS
Date | Location |
|---|---|
Tuesday 3 July | London |
Tuesday 10 July | Manchester |
Getting started at A2
Date | Location |
|---|---|
Thursday 14 June | London |
Wednesday 20 June | Manchester |
June 2012 1181/2181 (AS/A2) Psychology A
Unit code | Title | Numbering system | Type of answer book | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PSYA1 | Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Research methods | Conventional | Combined | 16 |
PSYA2 | Biological Psychology, Social Psychology and Individual Differences | Conventional | Combined | 20 |
PSYA3 | Topics in Psychology | New (01, 02 etc) | Separate | 16 |
PSYA4 | Psychopathology, Psychology in Action and Research Methods | New (01, 02 etc) | Separate | 16 |
General advice
Students should:
- read all instructions on the front cover and at the start of each section of the question paper
- read each question carefully before responding, especially where there are optional question(s)
- remember that questions can appear on all pages of a question paper, including the final page.
Combined question paper answer books
Students should look at the number of marks and the line space allocated to each question and write answers of an appropriate length.
If a student needs more space to answer a question, they must:
either use the white space immediately beneath the lined answer space and before the start of the next question
or ask for an AQA four-page Supplementary answer book.
They should not:
- use the answer space for a different question
- write in the margin
- respond elsewhere in the answer book.
Separate answer books and the two-digit numbering system
Students worked well with the two-digit numbering system and separate answer books in 2011 exams; thank you for ensuring that the guidance was applied successfully. We have updated our guides for students, teachers and exams officers / invigilators to reflect the general advice given above.
A reminder: question paper style and marking answers on screen
Exams with separate question papers and answer books (unconstrained answer books) will use:
- our simplified, two-digit question numbering system
- answer books with spaces for students to write the two-digit question numbers.
For additional guidance see:
- Teacher Guide (revised)
- Exams officer and invigilator Guide (revised)
- Student Guide (revised)
- Question papers and mark schemes:
- Summer 2011 materials are available to schools / colleges in the Secure Key Materials area of e-AQA
- Specimen materials are available from the subject pages of aqa.org.uk
- Examples of students' work:
- AQA Research team papers: Marking answers on screen
- Reliability of on-screen marking of essays
- A concurrent approach to estimating the reliability of electronic marking of long form answers
- Using the Think Aloud Method to investigate electronic marking of long form answers
- The impact of e-marking on Enquiries After Results 2006/2007
- The impact of e-marking on Enquiries After Results 2005/2006
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Web conferences available
A-level feedback web conferences are available for booking now.
Exams Update 10
Secure Key Materials
More materials added 24 January 2011
Secure Key Materials is a new e-AQA service which replaces Recent Exam Materials from 1 September. It provides teachers and Exams Officers with exclusive access to a bank of exam-related material that is:
- secure
- easy to navigate
- quick to use
- intuitive, based on the design of our website.
Please read our new leaflet and look at the following demo to find out more about this new service.
The first 2010/2011 series-related documentation provided on the Secure Key Materials will be for the GCSE and GCE Science. Please note that the 2010/2011 ISA materials will be posted on the site (between 1 – 10 September) and not circulated on a CD as in previous years.
To obtain an e-AQA account and access to Secure Key Materials, please register at e-AQA. For more information about the materials published on Secure Key Materials, please don't hesitate to contact the Subject team.
General point regarding exam papers – Unit 4 (PSYA4) January 2010 onwards
Questions that assess a combination of AO1 and AO2/AO3 skills will have the breakdown of assessment objectives indicated on the exam paper.
For example:
- Outline clinical characteristics of one anxiety disorder. (5 marks)
- Explain issues associated with classification and diagnosis of anxiety disorders. (10 marks)
- Outline and evaluate one or more explanations of the anxiety disorder outlined in your answer to question 1(a). Refer to research evidence in your answer. (4 marks + 6 marks)
Exams Update 6
Amended answer book for June 2010
(Examinations Update 6)
Exams Update 3
Units 3 and 4 – January 2010 and beyond
(Examinations Update 3)
Specification amendment
Section 3.3 on Theories of intelligence in the specification subject content has been amended.
The change is side barred.
