UNIT 1 & 2 PSYCHOLOGY 2014

CONTACT Name:Mr. Leigh Williams Phone: Website:

MATERIALS Psychology For The VCE Student: Units 1&2 (6 th Edition), Grivas & Carter A4 size exercise book Binded folder for storing handouts Pencil case w/pens and pencils (having a store of different colours is advised)

STUDY DESIGN (2014) UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY AREA OF STUDY 1: WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? AREA OF STUDY 2: LIFESPAN PSYCHOLOGY UNIT 2: SELF AND OTHERS AREA OF STUDY 1: INTERPERSONAL AND GROUP BEHAVIOUR AREA OF STUDY 2: INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY

VCE REQUIREMENTS ENTRY: There are no pre-requisites for entry to Unit 1 or 2 Psychology. Students must undertake Unit 3 prior to undertaking Unit 4. Units 1 to 4 are designed to a standard equivalent to the final two years of schooling ATTENDANCE: You need to attend 80% of classes to get an ‘S’ for the Unit You need to present a doctor’s certificate if you; - are absent for a SAC - are absent for two classes in a row

VCE REQUIREMENTS (cont…) DURATION: Each unit involves at least 50 hours of scheduled classroom instruction

ASSESSMENT Schools will report a result for each Unit to the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority as; - ‘S’ (Satisfactory) or - ‘N’ (Not Satisfactory) The award of satisfactory completion for a Unit is based on a decision that the student has demonstrated achievement of the set of outcomes specified for the unit.

ASSESSMENT This decision will be based on the teacher’s assessment of the student’s overall performance on assessment tasks designated for the unit. For each unit students are required to demonstrate achievement of two outcomes. As a set these outcomes encompass both areas of study.

SCHOOL ASSESSED COURSEWORK (SAC) - UNIT 1 AOS 1: What Is Psychology? AOS 2: Lifespan Development SAC 1 Contemporary Perspectives In Psychology: Visual Presentation SAC 2 Visual Perception: (Gestalt Principles & Pictorial Depth Cues) Visual Presentation SAC 3 Visual Perception: Test SAC 1 Investigation Into The Theories Of Psychological Development: ERA SAC 2 Lifespan Development: Test

SCHOOL ASSESSED COURSEWORK (SAC) – UNIT 2 AOS 1: Interpersonal & Group Behaviour AOS 2: Intelligence & Personality SAC 1 Attitudes, Prejudice & Discrimination: Media Response SAC 2 The Holocaust Museum: Media Response SAC 3 Interpersonal & Group Behaviour: Test SAC 1 Creating & Presenting An Intelligence Test: Oral Presentation SAC 2 Comparison Of Theories Of Personality: Visual Presentation SAC 3 Intelligence & Personality: Test