Year 10 (Stage 1) Psychology
Successful completion of this course will award students 10 Stage 1 credits towards their SACE completion.
LENGTH OF COURSE: Semester Only
ASSUMED BACKGROUND: Successful completion of Year 9 Science and English
SUBJECT CHARGES: Nil
CONTENT
Course content will be a selection of the following:
- Science Inquiry Skills – develop an understanding of the science of Psychology and evaluate some of its most famous (though sometimes unethical) studies.
- Positive Psychology – understand the connections between one’s thoughts, emotions and behaviours for psychological disorders and the use of principles of Positive Psychology to improve your own wellbeing and resilience.
- Additional negotiable psychology topics including (but not limited to) neuroscience, sleep and lying.
Assessment Type 1: Practical Exploration:
Students undertake a happiness experiment involving improving their own wellbeing through the use of Positive Psychology principals. They create a presentation.
Assessment Type 2: Connections:
Students deconstruct and design an investigation on their choice of topic on sleep or lying. Involves collaboration with others. Students will work with a junior school buddy on reading skills and explore how this impacts their own wellbeing, resilience and personal development.
Assessment Type 3: Personal Venture
Students explore a psychological disorder of their own choosing and present their findings in negotiated formats.
