Sample assessment outline Psychology – General Year 11 Unit 1 and Unit 2 Assessment When/due Assessment type Assessment date/start and type (from weighting task Assessment task submission syllabus) (from weighting date syllabus) Semester 1 5% Task 2: Investigation Data interpretation – Week 5 Semester 1 Task 3: Investigation The influence of birth order on personality Investigation 30% 10% – Week 7 Semester 2 Task 10: Investigation Examining group influences on behaviour OR The influence of the group on – 15% Week 13 joke telling Semester 1 Topic test Personality 10% Task 1: – Week 3 Semester 1 10% Task 5: Research task Relational influences – Week 13 Response 40% Semester 2 10% Task 7: Topic test Biological influences – Week 4 Semester 2 10% Task 8: Review Seven Up series – Week 8 Semester 1 7.5% Task 4: Poster Cognition (Intelligence) – Week 11 Semester 1 7.5% Task 6: Oral presentation Communication – Week 15 Project 30% Semester 2 7.5% Task 9: Project Leadership training guide – Week 11 Semester 2 7.5% Task 11: Publication Culture and values – Week 15 Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Psychology – General Year 11 Unit 1 and Unit 2 Assessment type (from syllabus) Assessment type weighting (from syllabus) Assessment task weighting When/due date/start and submission date Assessment task Investigation 30% 5% Semester 1 Week 5 Task 2: Investigation – Data interpretation 10% Semester 1 Week 7 Task 3: Investigation – The influence of birth order on personality 15% Semester 2 Week 13 Task 10: Investigation – Examining group influences on behaviour OR The influence of the group on joke telling Response 40% 10% Semester 1 Week 3 Task 1: Topic test – Personality 10% Semester 1 Week 13 Task 5: Research task – Relational influences 10% Semester 2 Week 4 Task 7: Topic test – Biological influences 10% Semester 2 Week 8 Task 8: Review – Seven Up series Project 30% 7.5% Semester 1 Week 11 Task 4: Poster – Cognition (Intelligence) 7.5% Semester 1 Week 15 Task 6: Oral presentation – Communication 7.5% Semester 2 Week 11 Task 9: Project – Leadership training guide 7.5% Semester 2 Week 15 Task 11: Publication – Culture and values Total 100% 100%
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