Course Overview

This 20 Unit SACE Course covers the following topics:
•    Social Influence
•    The Psychology of Learning
•    Psychology of the individual
•    Psychological Health and Wellbeing
•    Organisational Psychology

Three integrated strands of science:
•    Science inquiry skills
•    Science as a human endeavour
•    Science understanding

This subject aims to describe and explain both the universality of human experience and individual and cultural diversity. Students engage in the systematic study of behaviour, the processes that underlie it, and the factors that influence it. Students come to better understand themselves and their social worlds. Psychology also addresses the ways in which behaviour can be changed. 
 

Assessment

Students are assessed using the SACE Performance Standards. Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types: 
•    Assessment Type 1: Investigations Folio (30%) 
•    Assessment Type 2: Skills and Application Tasks (40%) 
•    Assessment Type 3: External Assessment - Exam (30%)
 

Teacher Information

Psychology Teacher