Dear future AP Psych students,
A semester ago, I was where you are now. If I had to give you some advice, it would probably be to do the mind maps and connect connect connect! I honestly did not follow the “right” path to succeed in this class. I did none of the vocab and didn’t really study for the AP until a day or two before, but I got at least a 4 because I was able to remember the info because of the connections I had made with it to my personal life. This class is easy if you like the material, but if you don’t like it honestly good luck. here’s an article with some success tips : https://www.crimsonglobalacademy.school/us/blog/7-study-tips-for-the-ap-psychology-exams/
I think my favorite thing this year was the mind map being an option for the unit tasks every unit, I really like mind maps because they make the connections between topics more tangible. I didn’t do them for all of the units but I noticed I did a lot better on tests over the units i did do them for.
Something I think should be removed for next year is how units are pretty much tested on and then just left behind. I’d like to be able to have a day after the tests to see what I was wrong about so I could concentrate my studying on that and to make sure the stuff I thought was right was actually right so I don’t end up repeating my mistakes on the AP. Taking a test and never seeing it again made it harder to study. This ties into what I think could be added next year: days after assessments to review commonly missed questions and the like, and getting worksheets/study guides we complete in class back. I kept getting Bs or Cs on worksheets and again, I didn’t know why. Having those sheets to review would also be nice, so I guess in general what could be added is more feedback on student performance.
best activity!!
