Conditions Time for the task: one week to conduct the investigation and collect the data one lesson to write the scientific report in class under supervised conditions Teachers should refer to the ethical guidelines for teaching Psychology and ethically approved investigations available on the Authority’s extranet. Task weighting 10% of the school mark for this pair of units Examining group influences on behaviour You will be allocated randomly to one of three groups and be given a role to perform within this group. Each group will compete against each other to see which group can construct the tallest, free-standing structure in 10 minutes, using only 20 straws and one metre of masking tape. After completing the task you will complete individually, a questionnaire provided by your teacher. The questionnaire will focus on the decision-making processes of the group during the activity. You will critically analyse the data and draw conclusions about how members of the group influenced decisions made by the whole group. Your scientific report will be written up in class. Come prepared with: data (tables and graphs) list of references half a page of notes. Your scientific report will need to include: introduction method results discussion conclusion a list of references. Marking key for sample assessment task 10 – Unit 2 Possible Criteria Mark mark Introduction /7 makes a relevant statement about group influences on behaviour 1 supports the statement by describing relevant examples of the types of group 2 influences on behaviour lists examples of the types of group influences on behaviour 1
Conditions Time for the task: one week to conduct the investigation and collect the data one lesson to write the scientific report in class under supervised conditions Teachers should refer to the ethical guidelines for teaching Psychology and ethically approved investigations available on the Authority’s extranet. Task weighting 10% of the school mark for this pair of units Examining group influences on behaviour You will be allocated randomly to one of three groups and be given a role to perform within this group. Each group will compete against each other to see which group can construct the tallest, free-standing structure in 10 minutes, using only 20 straws and one metre of masking tape. After completing the task you will complete individually, a questionnaire provided by your teacher. The questionnaire will focus on the decision-making processes of the group during the activity. You will critically analyse the data and draw conclusions about how members of the group influenced decisions made by the whole group. Your scientific report will be written up in class. Come prepared with: data (tables and graphs) list of references half a page of notes. Your scientific report will need to include: introduction method results discussion conclusion a list of references. Marking key for sample assessment task 10 – Unit 2 Criteria Possible mark Mark Introduction /7 makes a relevant statement about group influences on behaviour 1 supports the statement by describing relevant examples of the types of group influences on behaviour 2 lists examples of the types of group influences on behaviour 1
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