A-Level Biology & Psychology
Less memorising, more understanding why it works that way.
These two reward you for explaining a process, not listing it. Lumi builds the process visually, as a pathway, a feedback loop or a study design, then asks you to explain it back, which is the thing that actually makes it stick.
Lumi teaches A-Level Biology and Psychology by building processes and studies visually, then checking you can explain them rather than recall a list.
Checked against the specification: AQA GCSE Biology Higher. On every other board Lumi teaches the same way — the packs are the part verified line by line.
What Lumi covers in Biology & Psychology.
Biology: cells and molecules
- Biological molecules and their tests
- Cell structure, transport and the cell cycle
- Enzymes and rates of reaction
- DNA, protein synthesis and mutation
Biology: systems and ecology
- Exchange surfaces and mass transport
- Photosynthesis and respiration
- Homeostasis, the nephron and the nervous system
- Genetics, inheritance and evolution
- Ecosystems, populations and nutrient cycles
Psychology: core topics
- Social influence, conformity and obedience
- Memory, the multi-store and working memory models
- Attachment and Bowlby's theory
- Psychopathology and its treatments
- Approaches in psychology and biopsychology
Psychology: skills
- Research methods and experimental design
- Descriptive and inferential statistics
- Evaluating studies: validity, reliability, ethics
- Issues and debates, including gender and culture bias
- Writing 16-mark essays that actually evaluate
Questions about Biology & Psychology.
Yes, and that is usually where the marks are. Lumi will take a study you know and push you through its strengths and limitations until the evaluation is yours rather than memorised.
It will plan one with you, show where description stops earning marks, and then mark your attempt against what the criteria actually ask for.
Yes. Choosing the right statistical test, significance levels and interpreting results are all covered.
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