Year 11 QCE Assessment Booklet 2020

YEAR 11 PSYCHOLOGY (QCE) SUBJECT OVERVIEW

PSYCHOLOGY is a course of study consisting of four units, completed over two years. Subject matter, learning experiences and assessment increase in complexity from Units 1 and 2 to Units 3 and 4 as students develop greater independence as learners. Only results for Units 3 and 4 will contribute to ATAR calculations. YR 11 COURSE OUTLINE UNIT FOCUS 1. Individual Development Topic One: Psychological science A Topic Two: The role of the brain In Unit 1, students explore the ways biology is used to describe n Unit 1, students explore the scientific method as the process for producing contemporary research in psychology. An understanding

of the original philosophical debates to inform psychology — including free will versus determinism, and nature versus nurture — provides an essential lens for examining all perspectives within psychology. In Unit 2, students explore the ways Psychology explains the development of individual behaviour. They will review the concepts underpinning psychological science. An understanding of theories of intelligence is essential to appreciate the role of nature and nurture in the development of self. Students examine diagnosis of psychological disorder, and investigate the effectiveness of various treatment interventions available to support individuals, families and the community. In Unit 3, students explore the ways psychology is used to describe and explain the role of the human nervous system in individual thinking, and the cognitive processes involved in perception, memory, and learning. They will develop an understanding of the structure and function of the human nervous system, including the role of specialised areas of the brain. Understanding the relationships between localised function and specific behaviours is essential to appreciating the impact of interference in the cognitive processes.

Topic Three: Cognitive development Topic Four: Human consciousness and sleep 2. Maintaining the internal environment Topic One: Psychological science B Topic Two: Intelligence Topic Three: Diagnosis Topic Four: Psychological disorders and Treatments Topic Four: Emotion and motivation 3. Individual Thinking Topic One: Localisation of function in the brain Topic Two: Visual perception

Topic Three: Memory Topic Four: Learning

YR 11 ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

UNIT

ASSESSMENT TASK

ISSUE DATE

DUE DATE

1

1. Research Investigation Time: 10 hours class time Length: written (e.g. scientific essay) 1500 to 2000 words 2. Data Test Time: 60 minutes plus 10 minutes perusal Length: up to 500 words in total 3. Student Experiment Time: 10 hours class time Length: written (e.g. scientific report) 1500 to 2000 words

Term One, Week 5

Term One, Week 10

Term Two, Week 3

Term Two, Week 4

2

Term Three, Week 1 Term Three, Week 6

4. Internal Examination Unit 1 and Unit 2 To be assessed in Year 12

Term Three, Week 7 Term Three, Week 8

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