K5PSL8 Scientific processes and research ethics personal learning checklist
AQA A-level Psychology · exams through 2026 · Methods across Papers 1–3
Name ____________________ Class __________ Date __________
Tick one box per statement. Red: need help. Amber: partly confident. Green: can do independently.
| I can | Red | Amber | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| Questions, sampling and piloting | |||
| write operational aims and justified directional or non-directional hypotheses | |||
| justify and evaluate recruitment from a defined target population | |||
| plan piloting and procedural revisions without selecting a preferred result | |||
| Research conduct and ethics | |||
| evaluate researcher and participant influences and targeted procedural safeguards | |||
| construct an ethical low-risk research plan with genuine participation choice | |||
| evaluate peer review and economic applications without treating scrutiny as a guarantee | |||
| Reliability and validity | |||
| measure and improve consistency while distinguishing different forms of validity | |||
| Science and reporting | |||
| evaluate scientific claims and report a study transparently | |||
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