2. PSYCHOLOGY UNITS 3 & 4 ORIENTATION DAY 2014/2015

3. COURSE OUTLINE UNIT 3 RESEARCH METHODS MIND, BRAIN AND BODY MEMORY UNIT 4 RESEARCH METHODSLEARNINGMENTAL HEATH

4. THE “BIBLE”

5. (on the booklist)

6. MOODLE

7. SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

8. ASSESSMENT FORMATIVE ALONG THE WAY tasks ‘S’ work SUMMATIVE FORMAL tasks SACs

9. ASSESSMENT ‘S’ Work Definitions Revision questions Class activities SACs Activity/ write up Tests Media responses Exam Multiple Choice Short Answer Sceanrio

10. ASSESSMENT UNIT 3 SACS = 20% MAJOR ASSESSMENT TASK: REPORT OF A RESEARCH INVESTIGATION (50 MARKS) UNIT 4 SACS = 20% MAJOR ASSESSMENT TASK: ANNOTATED FOLIO WORK (50 MARKS)

11. EXAM 60% SECTION B 18-20 Short Answer Questions (60 marks) SECTION C Research Scenario with 5-8 Short Answers Questions (10 marks) LENGTH 2.5 hours +15 mins reading time SECTION A 65 Multiple Choice Questions (65 marks)

12. EXPECTATIONS ATTENDANCE: 80% IS REQUIRED IF YOU ARE ABSENT… - IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BRING A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE - IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CATCH UP ON ANY WORK MISSED…CLASSES WILL NOT BE REPEATED - IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE YOUR TEACHER IF YOU NEED HELP MOBILE PHONES IN AND DURING LESSONS ARE A NO NO!!!! THERE WILL BE A 3 STRIKES AND YOUR OUT POLICY EQUIPMENT: TEXTBOOK, WRITING MATERIALS, FOLDER, WORKBOOK ETC. HOMEWORK… ALWAYS IF NO SET WORK CHAPTER SUMMARIES PSYCHOLOGY IS A VERY COMPETITIVE SCIENCE SUBJECT…OVER 6VICTORIAN STUDENTS COMPLETED UNITS 3 & 4 IN 2014….. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO WORK HARD !

13. YOU HAVE ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT!!!

14. BOOKS, READING, S WORK GET ORGANISED KNOW YOUR STUFF REVISE KEY TERMS REGULARLY WILL KEEP YOU ON TRACK STUDY TIMETABLE KEY TO SUCCESS KNOWLEDGE + APPLICATION DON’T ASK…DON’T KNOW ASK FOR HELP!

15. QUESTION TIME…

17. CONTACT US! Miss Jacobs jacobs.jaclyn.f@edumail.vic.gov.au Miss Lavin lavin.jennifer.j@edumail.vic.gov.au