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Using Cognitive Science to Facilitate Better Review for the AP Psych Exam

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

Review season is upon us. With preparations for upcoming AP exams, finals, and other year-end assessments principals in cognitive science can help...

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Research as the focus of the AP Psychology Exam

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

This year’s AP Psychology Exam will be the first exam with the new curriculum which focuses intensely on research. Some may wonder about this focus...

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AP Psychology: Using Cognitive Psychology to Study Smarter

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

The start of a new year always a wonderful opportunity to introduce students to effective, research-backed methods for studying more effectively....

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AP® Psych: Test Prep Review Tools and Games

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

As the AP® exam draws near, students often become increasingly anxious. Review games and activities can target areas students need to review while...

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Top Tips for Preparing Students for the AP® Psych FRQ's

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

The free-response section in the AP Psychology exam contains two seven-point questions that are weighted to account for a third of the overall exam...

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Top 5 Often Confused Terms in AP® Psychology

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

AP® Psychology is just as much a class with an abundance of new vocabulary as it is an introduction into the field of psychology. Students often...

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AP® Psych Summer Book Reviews: Round 2

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

For part two of our AP® Psych summer book reviews, we check out two books that are great additions to any AP® Psychology classroom.

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AP® Psych Summer Book Reviews: Round 1

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

The art of teaching can be enhanced by storytelling and great storytelling begins with great stories. Psychology has many of these as it is the study...

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Using Cognitive Science to Facilitate Better Review for the AP Psych Exam

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

Review season is upon us. With preparations for upcoming AP exams, finals, and other year-end assessments principals in cognitive science can help students study more efficiently and effectively. This post will explain some of these techniques and contrast them with less effective and more...

Research as the focus of the AP Psychology Exam

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

This year’s AP Psychology Exam will be the first exam with the new curriculum which focuses intensely on research. Some may wonder about this focus and why students need to know so much about research in both the multiple-choice and free-responses. This post will exam address research in both...

AP Psychology: Using Cognitive Psychology to Study Smarter

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

The start of a new year always a wonderful opportunity to introduce students to effective, research-backed methods for studying more effectively. Students often have the best intentions in mind when sitting down to prepare for an exam or to take in new information, but they often make mistakes in...

AP® Psych: Test Prep Review Tools and Games

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

As the AP® exam draws near, students often become increasingly anxious. Review games and activities can target areas students need to review while also adding a bit of levity and fun to review days.

Top Tips for Preparing Students for the AP® Psych FRQ's

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

The free-response section in the AP Psychology exam contains two seven-point questions that are weighted to account for a third of the overall exam score. One of the questions (or part of one) addresses research methodology and often asks students to distinguish between a correlational study and an...

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Top 5 Often Confused Terms in AP® Psychology

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

AP® Psychology is just as much a class with an abundance of new vocabulary as it is an introduction into the field of psychology. Students often confuse terms because their meanings overlap or they are similar to one another. These terms are often seen on the free-response portion of the exam to...

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AP® Psych Summer Book Reviews: Round 2

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

For part two of our AP^® Psych summer book reviews, we check out two books that are great additions to any AP^® Psychology classroom.

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AP® Psych Summer Book Reviews: Round 1

Laura Brandt, M.A. Psychology and U.S. History

The art of teaching can be enhanced by storytelling and great storytelling begins with great stories. Psychology has many of these as it is the study of human and animal behavior and cognition. Stories can bring a subject or topic alive for students and the goal of the books described below is to...

AP® Psychology

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AP® Psychology

Using Cognitive Science to Facilitate Better Review for the AP Psych Exam

Research as the focus of the AP Psychology Exam

AP Psychology: Using Cognitive Psychology to Study Smarter

AP® Psych: Test Prep Review Tools and Games

Top Tips for Preparing Students for the AP® Psych FRQ's

Top 5 Often Confused Terms in AP® Psychology

AP® Psych Summer Book Reviews: Round 2

AP® Psych Summer Book Reviews: Round 1

Using Cognitive Science to Facilitate Better Review for the AP Psych Exam

Research as the focus of the AP Psychology Exam

AP Psychology: Using Cognitive Psychology to Study Smarter

AP® Psych: Test Prep Review Tools and Games

Top Tips for Preparing Students for the AP® Psych FRQ's

Top 5 Often Confused Terms in AP® Psychology

AP® Psych Summer Book Reviews: Round 2

AP® Psych Summer Book Reviews: Round 1

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