Senior course readiness criteria and pre-requisite
B in year 10 Science. B in year 10 English.
What is the course about?
Psychology provides opportunities for students to engage with concepts that explain behaviours and underlying cognitions.
What will students learn?
In studying Psychology, students will learn about:
- individual development
- individual behaviour
- individual thinking
- the influence of others.
What skills will I learn through Psychology?
- describe ideas and findings
- apply understanding
- analyse evidence
- interpret evidence
- evaluate processes, claims and conclusions
- investigate phenomena
Unit
| Unit Description |
Year 10
Sem 2
| Preparation for Psychology - Human behaviour, thoughts, experiences, and perceptions.
- Biological structures and processes that make behaviour and thinking possible, specifically the workings of the nervous system, neurotransmitters and the brain.
- Skills to be able to describe and explain scientific concepts and theories and analyse results and data.
|
Year 11
| Unit 1 Individual development - The role of the brain
- Cognitive development
- Human consciousness and sleep
| Unit 2 Individual behaviour - Intelligence
- Diagnosis
- Psychological disorders and treatments
- Emotion and motivation
|
Year 12
| Unit 3 Individual thinking - Brain function
- Sensation and perception
- Memory
- Learning
| Unit 4 The influence of others - Social psychology
- Interpersonal processes
- Attitudes
- Cross-cultural psychology
|
How will students be assessed?
Students will complete the following assessments:
- data test (10%)
- student experiment (20%)
- research investigation (20%)
- examination (50%).
Subject summarySubject type
| Assessment
| QCE credits
| Contributes to ATAR
|
General
| Internal Assessments (50%)
External Assessments (50%)
| Up to 4
| Yes
|
*QCAA: Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority – www.qcaa.qld.edu.au