Psychology 2016

1. Psychology A Level

Hodder Education values your input to help develop and improve our resources for Psychology. This survey will ask you about what resources you currently use and your thoughts on future resources.

In return for completing the survey, we can offer you a 20% discount to spend at www.hoddereducation.co.uk, plus all fully completed surveys will be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win *£200 worth of print resources. Details are at the end of the survey.

The closing date is Friday 23rd October 2016.

*To be eligible for the prize draw you must answer all questions and provide your email address. The winner will be picked at random. Only the winner will be notified. Full Terms and Conditions are at the end of the survey.

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* 1. For A Level (or equivalent), which exam board do you use?

AQA

Edexcel

Eduqas

OCR

WJEC

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How many candidates does your centre enter for A Level Psychology?

	0	1-25	26-50	51-100	101-200	200+
AS	AS 0	AS 1-25	AS 26-50	AS 51-100	AS 101-200	AS 200+
A Level	A Level 0	A Level 1-25	A Level 26-50	A Level 51-100	A Level 101-200	A Level 200+

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* 3. Since specification change in 2015, have your centre's candidate numbers for AS Psychology

Increased

Stayed about the same

Decreased

I don't know

We no longer offer AS

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* 4. Since specification change in 2015, have your centre's candidate numbers for A Level Psychology

Increased

Stayed about the same

Decreased

I don't know

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* 5. Which options have you chosen?

AQA Relationships

AQA Gender

AQA Cognition and development

AQA Schizophrenia

AQA Eating behaviour

AQA Stress

AQA Agression

AQA Forensic psychology

AQA Addiction

OCR Child psychology

OCR Criminal psychology

OCR Environmental psychology

OCR Sports and exercise psychology

Edexcel Criminological psychology

Edexcel Child psychology

Edexcel Health psychology

WJEC/Eduqas Addictive behaviours

WJEC/Eduqas Autistic spectrum behaviours

WJEC/Eduqas Bullying behaviours

WJEC/Eduqas Criminal behaviours

WJEC/Eduqas Schizophrenia

WJEC/Eduqas Stress

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If you could buy any resources for A Level Psychology, which would you choose and what price would you pay?

	£0-10	£10-25	£25-50	£50-100	£100-200	£200-300	N/A
Flash cards	Flash cards £0-10	Flash cards £10-25	Flash cards £25-50	Flash cards £50-100	Flash cards £100-200	Flash cards £200-300	Flash cards N/A
Generic A Level or Introduction to Psychology textbook (more detail, less match to specification)	Generic A Level or Introduction to Psychology textbook (more detail, less match to specification) £0-10	Generic A Level or Introduction to Psychology textbook (more detail, less match to specification) £10-25	Generic A Level or Introduction to Psychology textbook (more detail, less match to specification) £25-50	Generic A Level or Introduction to Psychology textbook (more detail, less match to specification) £50-100	Generic A Level or Introduction to Psychology textbook (more detail, less match to specification) £100-200	Generic A Level or Introduction to Psychology textbook (more detail, less match to specification) £200-300	Generic A Level or Introduction to Psychology textbook (more detail, less match to specification) N/A
Online quizzes	Online quizzes £0-10	Online quizzes £10-25	Online quizzes £25-50	Online quizzes £50-100	Online quizzes £100-200	Online quizzes £200-300	Online quizzes N/A
Picture book/s (e.g. Psychology Cartoons)	Picture book/s (e.g. Psychology Cartoons) £0-10	Picture book/s (e.g. Psychology Cartoons) £10-25	Picture book/s (e.g. Psychology Cartoons) £25-50	Picture book/s (e.g. Psychology Cartoons) £50-100	Picture book/s (e.g. Psychology Cartoons) £100-200	Picture book/s (e.g. Psychology Cartoons) £200-300	Picture book/s (e.g. Psychology Cartoons) N/A
Posters for the classroom	Posters for the classroom £0-10	Posters for the classroom £10-25	Posters for the classroom £25-50	Posters for the classroom £50-100	Posters for the classroom £100-200	Posters for the classroom £200-300	Posters for the classroom N/A
Psychology dictionary	Psychology dictionary £0-10	Psychology dictionary £10-25	Psychology dictionary £25-50	Psychology dictionary £50-100	Psychology dictionary £100-200	Psychology dictionary £200-300	Psychology dictionary N/A
Question and answer practice/Sample papers	Question and answer practice/Sample papers £0-10	Question and answer practice/Sample papers £10-25	Question and answer practice/Sample papers £25-50	Question and answer practice/Sample papers £50-100	Question and answer practice/Sample papers £100-200	Question and answer practice/Sample papers £200-300	Question and answer practice/Sample papers N/A
Revision app	Revision app £0-10	Revision app £10-25	Revision app £25-50	Revision app £50-100	Revision app £100-200	Revision app £200-300	Revision app N/A
Revision guide/s	Revision guide/s £0-10	Revision guide/s £10-25	Revision guide/s £25-50	Revision guide/s £50-100	Revision guide/s £100-200	Revision guide/s £200-300	Revision guide/s N/A
Skills-based book/s	Skills-based book/s £0-10	Skills-based book/s £10-25	Skills-based book/s £25-50	Skills-based book/s £50-100	Skills-based book/s £100-200	Skills-based book/s £200-300	Skills-based book/s N/A
Student guides for individual components/papers	Student guides for individual components/papers £0-10	Student guides for individual components/papers £10-25	Student guides for individual components/papers £25-50	Student guides for individual components/papers £50-100	Student guides for individual components/papers £100-200	Student guides for individual components/papers £200-300	Student guides for individual components/papers N/A
Student workbook - full course	Student workbook - full course £0-10	Student workbook - full course £10-25	Student workbook - full course £25-50	Student workbook - full course £50-100	Student workbook - full course £100-200	Student workbook - full course £200-300	Student workbook - full course N/A
Student workbooks - individual components/options	Student workbooks - individual components/options £0-10	Student workbooks - individual components/options £10-25	Student workbooks - individual components/options £25-50	Student workbooks - individual components/options £50-100	Student workbooks - individual components/options £100-200	Student workbooks - individual components/options £200-300	Student workbooks - individual components/options N/A
Student workbook - Maths skills/practice	Student workbook - Maths skills/practice £0-10	Student workbook - Maths skills/practice £10-25	Student workbook - Maths skills/practice £25-50	Student workbook - Maths skills/practice £50-100	Student workbook - Maths skills/practice £100-200	Student workbook - Maths skills/practice £200-300	Student workbook - Maths skills/practice N/A
Student workbook/book - practical experiments	Student workbook/book - practical experiments £0-10	Student workbook/book - practical experiments £10-25	Student workbook/book - practical experiments £25-50	Student workbook/book - practical experiments £50-100	Student workbook/book - practical experiments £100-200	Student workbook/book - practical experiments £200-300	Student workbook/book - practical experiments N/A
Teacher book to accompany textbook	Teacher book to accompany textbook £0-10	Teacher book to accompany textbook £10-25	Teacher book to accompany textbook £25-50	Teacher book to accompany textbook £50-100	Teacher book to accompany textbook £100-200	Teacher book to accompany textbook £200-300	Teacher book to accompany textbook N/A
Teaching resource/s - full course downloadable	Teaching resource/s - full course downloadable £0-10	Teaching resource/s - full course downloadable £10-25	Teaching resource/s - full course downloadable £25-50	Teaching resource/s - full course downloadable £50-100	Teaching resource/s - full course downloadable £100-200	Teaching resource/s - full course downloadable £200-300	Teaching resource/s - full course downloadable N/A
Teaching resource/s - full course online and interactive	Teaching resource/s - full course online and interactive £0-10	Teaching resource/s - full course online and interactive £10-25	Teaching resource/s - full course online and interactive £25-50	Teaching resource/s - full course online and interactive £50-100	Teaching resource/s - full course online and interactive £100-200	Teaching resource/s - full course online and interactive £200-300	Teaching resource/s - full course online and interactive N/A
Teaching resource/s - full course printed	Teaching resource/s - full course printed £0-10	Teaching resource/s - full course printed £10-25	Teaching resource/s - full course printed £25-50	Teaching resource/s - full course printed £50-100	Teaching resource/s - full course printed £100-200	Teaching resource/s - full course printed £200-300	Teaching resource/s - full course printed N/A
Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - downloadable	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - downloadable £0-10	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - downloadable £10-25	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - downloadable £25-50	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - downloadable £50-100	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - downloadable £100-200	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - downloadable £200-300	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - downloadable N/A
Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - online/interactive	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - online/interactive £0-10	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - online/interactive £10-25	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - online/interactive £25-50	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - online/interactive £50-100	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - online/interactive £100-200	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - online/interactive £200-300	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - online/interactive N/A
Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - printed	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - printed £0-10	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - printed £10-25	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - printed £25-50	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - printed £50-100	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - printed £100-200	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - printed £200-300	Teaching resource/s - specific unit/topic - printed N/A
Teacher workbook/resource - guide to running experiments	Teacher workbook/resource - guide to running experiments £0-10	Teacher workbook/resource - guide to running experiments £10-25	Teacher workbook/resource - guide to running experiments £25-50	Teacher workbook/resource - guide to running experiments £50-100	Teacher workbook/resource - guide to running experiments £100-200	Teacher workbook/resource - guide to running experiments £200-300	Teacher workbook/resource - guide to running experiments N/A
Textbook matching specification - full course	Textbook matching specification - full course £0-10	Textbook matching specification - full course £10-25	Textbook matching specification - full course £25-50	Textbook matching specification - full course £50-100	Textbook matching specification - full course £100-200	Textbook matching specification - full course £200-300	Textbook matching specification - full course N/A
Textbook matching specification/s - one/year	Textbook matching specification/s - one/year £0-10	Textbook matching specification/s - one/year £10-25	Textbook matching specification/s - one/year £25-50	Textbook matching specification/s - one/year £50-100	Textbook matching specification/s - one/year £100-200	Textbook matching specification/s - one/year £200-300	Textbook matching specification/s - one/year N/A
Topic-based book/s	Topic-based book/s £0-10	Topic-based book/s £10-25	Topic-based book/s £25-50	Topic-based book/s £50-100	Topic-based book/s £100-200	Topic-based book/s £200-300	Topic-based book/s N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Do you use a main textbook for A-level Psychology?

Yes

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* 8. If yes, which main textbook/s do you currently use?

Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour (Gross / Hodder Education)

Complete Companions AQA Psychology A Level Year 1 Student Book (Cardwell & Flanagan / OUP)

Complete Companions AQA Psychology A Level Year 2 Student Book (Cardwell & Flanagan / OUP)

Oxford AQA Psychology A Level: Year 1 and AS (Green, Lewis, Willerton / OUP)

Oxford AQA Psychology A Level: Year 2 (Green, Lewis, Willerton, Cox, Silber / OUP)

AQA A-level Psychology for Year 1/AS (Lawton & Willard / Hodder Education)

AQA A-level Psychology for Year 2 (Lawton & Willard / Hodder Education)

AQA Psychology for A Level Year 1 & AS - Student Book (Flanagan, Berry, Jarvis, Liddle / Illuminate Publishing)

AQA Psychology for A Level Year 2 - Student Book (Flanagan, Berry, Jarvis, Liddle / Illuminate Publishing)

Crown House AQA Psychology: A Level Year 1 and AS (Holt & Lewis / Crown House)

Crown House AQA Psychology: A Level Year 2 (Holt & Lewis / Crown House)

AQA Psychology: AS and A-level Year 1 (Eysenck / Psychology Press)

Edexcel A level Psychology Year 1/AS (Brain / Hodder Education)

Edexcel A level Psychology Year 2 (Brain / Hodder Education)

Edexcel AS/A Level Psychology (Editor: Smith / Pearson

OCR A Level Psychology Year 1 - includes AS (Ellerby-Jones, Latham, Wooldridge / Hodder Education)

OCR A Level Psychology Year 2 (Ellerby-Jones, Latham, Wooldridge / Hodder Education)

OCR A Level Psychology AS and Year 1 (Jarvis & Russel / OUP)

OCR A Level Psychology Year 2 (Jarvis & Russel / OUP)

OCR Psychology for A Level Year 1 & AS (Flanagan, Banyard, Farnsworth / Illuminate Publishing)

Complete Companions WJEC Eduqas Psychology A Level Year 1 and AS Student Book (Flanagan & Murray / OUP)

Complete Companions WJEC Eduqas Psychology A Level Year 2 Student Book (Flanagan & Cox / OUP)

Crown House WJEC Psychology: AS Level (Taylor & White/ Crown House)

Crown House WJEC Psychology: A2 Level (Taylor & White/ Crown House)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. If no, why don't you use a main textbook? (Tick all that apply)

I use online resources instead

I create my own resources

I don't like the available textbooks

The available textbooks are too simple for my students

The available textbooks are too difficult for my students

The available textbooks are too expensive

The available textbooks don't closely match the specification

(Not applicable)

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How would you describe your main textbook for A-level Psychology?

	Strongly agree	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	Strongly disagree	N/A
Supportive	Supportive Strongly agree	Supportive Agree	Supportive Undecided	Supportive Disagree	Supportive Strongly disagree	Supportive N/A
Good quality	Good quality Strongly agree	Good quality Agree	Good quality Undecided	Good quality Disagree	Good quality Strongly disagree	Good quality N/A
Innovative	Innovative Strongly agree	Innovative Agree	Innovative Undecided	Innovative Disagree	Innovative Strongly disagree	Innovative N/A
Interesting	Interesting Strongly agree	Interesting Agree	Interesting Undecided	Interesting Disagree	Interesting Strongly disagree	Interesting N/A
Detailed	Detailed Strongly agree	Detailed Agree	Detailed Undecided	Detailed Disagree	Detailed Strongly disagree	Detailed N/A
Aspirational	Aspirational Strongly agree	Aspirational Agree	Aspirational Undecided	Aspirational Disagree	Aspirational Strongly disagree	Aspirational N/A
Attractive	Attractive Strongly agree	Attractive Agree	Attractive Undecided	Attractive Disagree	Attractive Strongly disagree	Attractive N/A
Trusted	Trusted Strongly agree	Trusted Agree	Trusted Undecided	Trusted Disagree	Trusted Strongly disagree	Trusted N/A
Allows differentiation	Allows differentiation Strongly agree	Allows differentiation Agree	Allows differentiation Undecided	Allows differentiation Disagree	Allows differentiation Strongly disagree	Allows differentiation N/A
Follows spec closely	Follows spec closely Strongly agree	Follows spec closely Agree	Follows spec closely Undecided	Follows spec closely Disagree	Follows spec closely Strongly disagree	Follows spec closely N/A
Has an attractive design	Has an attractive design Strongly agree	Has an attractive design Agree	Has an attractive design Undecided	Has an attractive design Disagree	Has an attractive design Strongly disagree	Has an attractive design N/A

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* 11. Why did you choose your current textbook?

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* 12. Most of the current textbook resources follow the year 1/year 2 course delivery model. Now that you have started teaching the course, which model do you think would best suit its delivery?

1 book: full A-level

2 books: AS and A-level

2 books: year 1 and year 2

Multiple books: one for each component/paper/unit

I don't use textbooks

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* 13. If you chose a different model to your current textbook/s, would you buy a new version of the book/s if they followed your chosen model?

Yes

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* 14. Do you use any of the listed Richard Gross Psychology books in your teaching?

	Yes - as main text	Yes - regularly for student reference	Yes - occasionally for student reference	Yes - for lesson planning	Yes - for interest	Rarely use	No
Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour	Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour Yes - as main text	Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour Yes - regularly for student reference	Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour Yes - occasionally for student reference	Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour Yes - for lesson planning	Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour Yes - for interest	Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour Rarely use	Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour No
Key Studies in Psychology	Key Studies in Psychology Yes - as main text	Key Studies in Psychology Yes - regularly for student reference	Key Studies in Psychology Yes - occasionally for student reference	Key Studies in Psychology Yes - for lesson planning	Key Studies in Psychology Yes - for interest	Key Studies in Psychology Rarely use	Key Studies in Psychology No
Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology	Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology Yes - as main text	Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology Yes - regularly for student reference	Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology Yes - occasionally for student reference	Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology Yes - for lesson planning	Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology Yes - for interest	Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology Rarely use	Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology No

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* 15. How important are the following when choosing a new textbook/resource?

	Very important	Important	Slightly important	Not important
Author	Author Very important	Author Important	Author Slightly important	Author Not important
Design and illustrations	Design and illustrations Very important	Design and illustrations Important	Design and illustrations Slightly important	Design and illustrations Not important
Detailed coverage	Detailed coverage Very important	Detailed coverage Important	Detailed coverage Slightly important	Detailed coverage Not important
Exam-board endorsement	Exam-board endorsement Very important	Exam-board endorsement Important	Exam-board endorsement Slightly important	Exam-board endorsement Not important
Examiner involvement	Examiner involvement Very important	Examiner involvement Important	Examiner involvement Slightly important	Examiner involvement Not important
Innovative approach	Innovative approach Very important	Innovative approach Important	Innovative approach Slightly important	Innovative approach Not important
Language easy to understand	Language easy to understand Very important	Language easy to understand Important	Language easy to understand Slightly important	Language easy to understand Not important
Price	Price Very important	Price Important	Price Slightly important	Price Not important
Publisher	Publisher Very important	Publisher Important	Publisher Slightly important	Publisher Not important
Specification match	Specification match Very important	Specification match Important	Specification match Slightly important	Specification match Not important
Supporting online student resource	Supporting online student resource Very important	Supporting online student resource Important	Supporting online student resource Slightly important	Supporting online student resource Not important
Supporting online teaching resources	Supporting online teaching resources Very important	Supporting online teaching resources Important	Supporting online teaching resources Slightly important	Supporting online teaching resources Not important
Supporting printed teaching resources	Supporting printed teaching resources Very important	Supporting printed teaching resources Important	Supporting printed teaching resources Slightly important	Supporting printed teaching resources Not important

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* 16. If your students were choosing a new textbook, which of the following do you think would be the most important?

Author

Design and illustrations

Detailed coverage

Exam-board endorsement

Examiner involvement

Innovative approach

Language easy to understand

Price

Publisher

Specification match

Supporting online student resource

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Do you recommend any revision resources for A Level Psychology? If so, which ones?

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* 18. What do you think is important in a revision guide?

	Very important	Important	Not important
Ability to track or record topics covered (e.g. by checking off a list)	Ability to track or record topics covered (e.g. by checking off a list) Very important	Ability to track or record topics covered (e.g. by checking off a list) Important	Ability to track or record topics covered (e.g. by checking off a list) Not important
Answers in the book (rather than online)	Answers in the book (rather than online) Very important	Answers in the book (rather than online) Important	Answers in the book (rather than online) Not important
Author	Author Very important	Author Important	Author Not important
Design	Design Very important	Design Important	Design Not important
Link to textbook	Link to textbook Very important	Link to textbook Important	Link to textbook Not important
Question practice	Question practice Very important	Question practice Important	Question practice Not important
Price	Price Very important	Price Important	Price Not important
Specification match	Specification match Very important	Specification match Important	Specification match Not important

Other (please specify)

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* 1. For A Level (or equivalent), which exam board do you use?

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* 2. How many candidates does your centre enter for A Level Psychology?

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* 3. Since specification change in 2015, have your centre's candidate numbers for AS Psychology

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* 4. Since specification change in 2015, have your centre's candidate numbers for A Level Psychology

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* 5. Which options have you chosen?

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* 6. If you could buy any resources for A Level Psychology, which would you choose and what price would you pay?

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* 7. Do you use a main textbook for A-level Psychology?

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* 8. If yes, which main textbook/s do you currently use?

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* 9. If no, why don't you use a main textbook? (Tick all that apply)

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* 10. How would you describe your main textbook for A-level Psychology?

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* 11. Why did you choose your current textbook?

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* 12. Most of the current textbook resources follow the year 1/year 2 course delivery model. Now that you have started teaching the course, which model do you think would best suit its delivery?

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* 13. If you chose a different model to your current textbook/s, would you buy a new version of the book/s if they followed your chosen model?

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* 14. Do you use any of the listed Richard Gross Psychology books in your teaching?

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* 15. How important are the following when choosing a new textbook/resource?

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* 16. If your students were choosing a new textbook, which of the following do you think would be the most important?

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* 17. Do you recommend any revision resources for A Level Psychology? If so, which ones?

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* 18. What do you think is important in a revision guide?

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* 19. Are there any areas of Psychology A Level that are not well covered by the resources currently available?

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* 20. Is there anything else missing from A Level resources?