Here is the 7th in our series of study blogs for those studying A level Sociology and GCSE Sociology. Research Methods – Quantitative Methods In the last blog we looked at quantitative data, which is data collected in the form of figures and numbers. So here we are going to look at the quantitative […]

Here is the 10th in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Research Methods – Research Design – Repeated Measures As we mentioned in our previous blog (no.9), Repeated Measures is one of the main […]

Here is the 6th in our series of study blogs for those studying A level Sociology and GCSE Sociology. Research methods – quantitative methods, qualitative methods and secondary sources of data – an overview In this blog, we are going to briefly define the main methods of collecting data for sociological research. These are – […]

Here is the fifth in our series of study blogs for those studying A level Sociology and GCSE Sociology. Non-Probability Sampling This form of sampling is usually used when a sampling frame is not available. The sample is not selected randomly, so there can be issues as to how representative it is of the general population. […]

Here is the 9th in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Research Methods – Research Design – Independent Measures When a psychologist has decided on their hypothesis and aims, they need to design an […]

Here is the fourth in our series of study blogs for those studying A level Sociology and GCSE Sociology. Sampling Methods in Sociology – Random (Probability) Sampling As we said in our second blog, it is often impossible to test the whole population you want to study, so sociologists will choose a small group of individuals […]

Here is the third in our series of study blogs for those studying A level Sociology and GCSE Sociology. Surviving your Sociology Exam Exams are a stressful time for most people, but here are some tips to help when sitting your exam. Exams are stressful, so if you feel yourself getting panicked or wound up, […]

Here is the 8th in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Independent and Dependent Variables in Psychological Research Many psychology students get confused about independent and dependent variables. Every psychological experiment has an independent […]

Here is the 7th in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Surviving your Psychology Exam Exams are a stressful time for most people, but here are some tips to help when sitting your exam. […]

Here is the sixth in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Psychology – Aims and Hypotheses We talked about hypotheses in the previous blog.  Let’s just summarise: The aim is the purpose of the study, but […]