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Understanding Standards: Psychology National 5 An overview of course assessment

Understanding Standards: Psychology National 5 An overview of course assessment

What this Presentation Covers w Overview of the revised Psychology National 5 course w

What this Presentation Covers w Overview of the revised Psychology National 5 course w What has changed, and what hasn’t w Hints and tips

Overview The revised National 5 Psychology course will have: w Three areas of study:

Overview The revised National 5 Psychology course will have: w Three areas of study: Individual Behaviour, Social Behaviour and Research w Two assessment components: question paper worth 70 marks and an assignment worth 30 marks

An overview of what is changed and/or what is unchanged Candidates are no longer

An overview of what is changed and/or what is unchanged Candidates are no longer required to undertake unit assessments in order to attain the course award.

Component 1 – question paper What has changed? w Marks have increased from 50

Component 1 – question paper What has changed? w Marks have increased from 50 to 70 marks w Timing increased from 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours w Candidates will choose 1 of 2 optional topics for both the Individual and Social areas of study w Optional topics for Individual Behaviour: personality or phobias w Optional topics for Social Behaviour: altruism or non-verbal communication (NVC) w The marks range for the question paper is now 2 – 8 marks per question

Changes to the structure of the question paper: Four sections/questions w w 20 marks

Changes to the structure of the question paper: Four sections/questions w w 20 marks for Individual Behaviour: mandatory content 15 marks for Individual Behaviour: optional content 20 marks Social Behaviour: mandatory content 15 marks for Social Behaviour: optional content OR w w 15 marks for Individual Behaviour: mandatory content 20 marks for Individual Behaviour: optional content 15 marks for Social Behaviour: mandatory content 20 marks for Social Behaviour: optional content

Component 2 – assignment What has changed? w Section C: Describe an aim for

Component 2 – assignment What has changed? w Section C: Describe an aim for research on this topic is now worth 1 mark (formerly worth 2) w Section D: Give an experimental/alternative hypothesis for the proposed research study, which is now worth 2 marks (formerly worth 1 mark)

An overview of what is changed and/or what is unchanged What has not changed:

An overview of what is changed and/or what is unchanged What has not changed: w the mandatory topics are still Sleep and Dreams (Individual Behaviour area of study) and Conformity (Social Behaviour area of study) but there are changes to the content – see Course Specification w there are still 3 areas of study: Individual Behaviour, Social Behaviour and Research w the assignment (with the exception of the marks allocated to sections C and D, outlined on previous slide)

Hints and tips Skills: w Skills candidates must develop: Ø describe Ø explain Ø

Hints and tips Skills: w Skills candidates must develop: Ø describe Ø explain Ø apply w How marks are awarded will differ in terms of which skill is being asked for.

Hints and tips Extended response Candidates will benefit from learning how to structure a

Hints and tips Extended response Candidates will benefit from learning how to structure a response to an extended response question, which will now be worth 8 marks.

Hints and tips Assignment: w encourage your candidates to be Responsible Citizens by planning

Hints and tips Assignment: w encourage your candidates to be Responsible Citizens by planning ethical research w a good way of doing this is to have candidates discuss the potential impact of their procedure on their participants, being empathic in the process

Hints and tips Questions about strengths and weaknesses These questions will involve the skill

Hints and tips Questions about strengths and weaknesses These questions will involve the skill of ‘explain’, encourage your candidates to extend their response beyond ‘describe’ which will not allow access to the full marks available for such a question.

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