Sample assessment outline Psychology – General Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment Assessment Assessment type task Due date Assessment task type weighting weighting Semester 1 10% Task 2: Investigation report Do mnemonic devices improve memory? – Week 7 Semester 2 Investigation 25% 10% Task 9: Investigation report Examining group influences on behaviour – Week 8 Semester 2 5% Task 11: Data interpretation Week 12 Semester 1 7% Task 1: Topic test Cognition – Week 5 Semester 1 7% Task 3: Topic test Personality – Week 9 Semester 1 Essay Relational Influences 6% Task 4: – Week 11 Response 40% Semester 2 7% Task 7: Topic test Biological influences/bases of behaviour – Week 3 Semester 2 6% Task 8: Essay Social psychology – Week 6 Semester 2 7% Task 10: Topic test Developmental psychology – Week 11 Semester 1 10% Task 6: Effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle advertisement Communication – Week 15 Project 20% Semester 2 10% Task 12: Reduce prejudice campaign Culture and values – Week 15 Externally Semester 1 Task 5: Externally set task A task set by the SCSA based on the following content from Unit 3 – – 15% 15% set task Week 14 <teacher to insert information provided by the Authority> Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Psychology – General Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type Assessment type weighting Assessment task weighting Due date Assessment task Investigation 25% 10% Semester 1 Week 7 Task 2: Investigation report – Do mnemonic devices improve memory? 10% Semester 2 Week 8 Task 9: Investigation report – Examining group influences on behaviour 5% Semester 2 Week 12 Task 11: Data interpretation Response 40% 7% Semester 1 Week 5 Task 1: Topic test – Cognition 7% Semester 1 Week 9 Task 3: Topic test – Personality 6% Semester 1 Week 11 Task 4: Essay – Relational Influences 7% Semester 2 Week 3 Task 7: Topic test – Biological influences/bases of behaviour 6% Semester 2 Week 6 Task 8: Essay – Social psychology 7% Semester 2 Week 11 Task 10: Topic test – Developmental psychology Project 20% 10% Semester 1 Week 15 Task 6: Effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle advertisement – Communication 10% Semester 2 Week 15 Task 12: Reduce prejudice campaign – Culture and values Externally set task 15% 15% Semester 1 Week 14 Task 5: Externally set task – A task set by the SCSA based on the following content from Unit 3 – <teacher to insert information provided by the Authority> Total 100% 100%
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