PSYCHOLOGY
UNITS 3 & 4
ORIENTATION DAY
2015/2016
COURSE OUTLINE
UNIT 3
UNIT 4
RESEARCH METHODS
RESEARCH METHODS
MIND, BRAIN AND
BODY
MEMORY
LEARNING
MENTAL HEATH
THE “BIBLE”
(on the booklist)
WHAT DO I GET FOR MY $10…
booklets, handouts,
RESOURCES!!!!
MOODLE
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
ONLINE RESOURCES
YOUTUBE
ENGAGE EDUCATION
VCAA
(just to name a few)
ASSESSMENT
FORMATIVE
SUMMATIVE
ALONG THE WAY
tasks
FORMAL
tasks
‘S’ work
SACs
Revision
questions
Class
activities
Tests
Scientific
poster
ERA’s
Media
responses
Exam
Definitions
SACs
‘S’ Work
ASSESSMENT
Multiple
Choice
Short
Answer
Scenario
ASSESSMENT
UNIT 3 SACS = 20%
UNIT 4 SACS = 20%
MAJOR ASSESSMENT
TASK:
REPORT OF A RESEARCH
INVESTIGATION
(50 MARKS)
MAJOR ASSESSMENT
TASK:
ANNOTATED FOLIO WORK
(50 MARKS)
SECTION B
12-15 Short
Answer
Questions
(60 marks)
SECTION A
65 Multiple
Choice
Questions
(65 marks)
EXAM
60%
LENGTH
2.5 hours
+15 mins
reading
time
SECTION C
Research
Scenario with
3-5 Questions
(15 marks)
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
HOMEWORK…
ALWAYS
IF NO SET WORK CHAPTER
SUMMARIES/PRE AND POST
CLASS READING ETC
EQUIPMENT:
TEXTBOOK, WRITING
MATERIALS, FOLDER,
WORKBOOK ETC.
PSYCHOLOGY IS A VERY COMPETITIVE
SCIENCE SUBJECT…OVER 16,000
VICTORIAN STUDENTS COMPLETED UNITS
3 & 4 IN 2015…..
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO WORK HARD!
YOU HAVE
ENTERED INTO A
CONTRACT!!!
GET ORGANISED
• BOOKS, READING, S WORK
REVISE KEY
TERMS
REGULARLY
• KNOW YOUR STUFF
STUDY
TIMETABLE
• WILL KEEP YOU ON TRACK
KNOWLEDGE +
APPLICATION
• KEY TO SUCCESS
ASK FOR HELP!
• DON’T ASK…DON’T KNOW
QUESTION TIME…
CONTACT US!
Miss Jacobs
jacobs.jaclyn.f@edumail.vic.gov.au
Miss Chang
chang.jocelyn.j@edumail.vic.gov.au
Miss Dryburgh
dryburgh.ellen.j@edumail.vic.gov.au