Wednesday 7 November 2007

Writing good AO2 Material

Half the marks in your exam are awarded for AO2 - Evaluation and Analysis. Your essays need to contain clearly referenced criticisms which draw on the work of other psychologists and give either positive support or negative criticism. AO2 material needs to be linked to the descriptive content using evaluative connectives - try things like

however, therefore, another view is .., a study that supports this is ..., one criticism of this is ...

You also need fully explain your point - remember to PEEL (Point, Explanation, Evidence, Link).

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