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Updated for AQA 2025 Spec – Teaching from SEPTEMBER 2025 onwards

This resource is designed for teaching the Memory topic under the AQA A-Level Psychology (2025 Specification). It has been fully updated in line with AQA’s 2025 spec changes, which place greater emphasis on the distinction between short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM), while retaining a clear focus on core studies relating to coding, capacity, and duration.

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This fully editable lesson introduces students to foundational memory concepts through classic research and structured evaluation. It supports retrieval practice, critical thinking, and exam technique using engaging and accessible activities.

What’s Included:

• Fully Editable Lesson Slides – Covers key concepts and research on: Coding (Baddeley), Capacity (Jacobs and Miller), Duration (Peterson & Peterson; Bahrick) with structured notes, engaging visuals, and model answers.

• Summary Worksheet – Helps students consolidate AO1 content in a clear, revision-friendly format.

• Evaluation Worksheet – Develops AO3 skills through guided evaluation of research methodology, validity, and real-world relevance.

• Evaluate It Task – Interactive activity where students categorise evaluation points as strengths, limitations, or both, followed by an applied EXT challenge where they design a memory app based on key research findings.

• Exam Practice – Includes AQA-style short answer questions, multiple-choice recall tasks, and model responses aligned with updated mark schemes.

How This Resource Reflects the 2025 Specification Changes:

• Fully aligned with the updated AQA 2025 requirements for the Memory topic.

• Emphasises the clarified distinctions between STM and LTM in terms of coding, capacity, and duration.

• Supports assessment objectives AO1, AO2, and AO3 through integrated tasks and exam-style practice.

• Includes named studies still listed in the spec (e.g. Baddeley, Peterson & Peterson, Bahrick) to ensure all content is relevant and exam-ready.