UNIT 1 & 2 PSYCHOLOGY
2014
CONTACT
Name:
Mr. Leigh Williams
Email:
lwilliams@cbcstkilda.com
Phone:
9520 8563
Website:
http://cbcpsychology2014.weebly.com
MATERIALS
• Psychology For The VCE Student: Units 1&2 (6th 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:
AREA OF STUDY 2:
WHAT IS
PSYCHOLOGY?
LIFESPAN
PSYCHOLOGY
UNIT 2:
SELF AND OTHERS
AREA OF STUDY 1:
AREA OF STUDY 2:
INTERPERSONAL AND
GROUP BEHAVIOUR
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 1
Investigation Into The Theories Of
Psychological Development:
ERA
SAC 2
SAC 2
Visual Perception:
Lifespan Development:
(Gestalt Principles & Pictorial Depth Cues) Test
Visual Presentation
SAC 3
Visual Perception:
Test
SCHOOL ASSESSED
COURSEWORK (SAC) – UNIT
2
AOS 1:
Interpersonal & Group Behaviour
AOS 2:
Intelligence & Personality
SAC 1
Attitudes, Prejudice & Discrimination:
Media Response
SAC 1
Creating & Presenting An Intelligence
Test:
Oral Presentation
SAC 2
The Holocaust Museum:
Media Response
SAC 3
Interpersonal & Group Behaviour:
Test
SAC 2
Comparison Of Theories Of Personality:
Visual Presentation
SAC 3
Intelligence & Personality:
Test