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Updated for AQA 2025 Spec – Teaching from SEPTEMBER 2025 onwards

This resource is designed for teaching The Working Memory Model under the AQA A-Level Psychology (2025 Specification). It has been fully updated to meet the AQA 2025 requirements, which continue to emphasise key components of working memory and application of research evidence to support theoretical understanding.

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This fully editable lesson introduces students to Baddeley & Hitch’s (1974) Working Memory Model through structured explanations, accessible examples, and engaging evaluation. It supports retrieval practice, critical thinking, and AO3 development through well-sequenced activities and exam-focused tasks.

What’s Included:

• Fully Editable Lesson Slides – Covers the structure and function of the Working Memory Model, including the central executive, phonological loop, visuo-spatial sketchpad, and episodic buffer. Features engaging visuals, Think–Pair–Share prompts, video link, and model answers.

• Diagram Completion Task – Helps students actively consolidate key terms and features by labelling the WMM diagram and summarising functions of each component.

• Evaluation Worksheet – Builds AO3 skills with research-based strengths and limitations (e.g., Shallice & Warrington, Baddeley et al., Braver et al.) and prompts students to practise writing short evaluation points.

• “Evaluate It” Task – Students sort six research-based statements into Strength, Limitation, or Both, followed by a stretch challenge question: “Is the WMM a better explanation of short-term memory than the MSM?”

• Exam Practice Worksheet – Includes AQA-style short answer, application, and evaluation questions with space for student responses and a model answer bank to support peer/self-assessment.

How This Resource Reflects the 2025 Specification Changes:

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

• Emphasises the detailed structure of the WMM, including clear distinctions between components and supporting research.

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

• Includes all named studies retained in the new spec (e.g., Baddeley, Shallice & Warrington) to ensure teaching is fully exam-relevant.