2. PSYCHOLOGY UNITS 3 & 4 ORIENTATION DAY 2015/2016

3. COURSE OUTLINE UNIT 3 RESEARCH METHODS MIND, BRAIN AND BODY MEMORY UNIT 4 RESEARCH METHODSLEARNINGMENTAL HEATH

4. THE “BIBLE”

5. (on the booklist)

6. WHAT DO I GET FOR MY $10… booklets, handouts, RESOURCES!!!!

7. MOODLE

8. SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

9. ONLINE RESOURCES YOUTUBE ENGAGE EDUCATION VCAA (just to name a few)

10. ASSESSMENT FORMATIVE ALONG THE WAY tasks ‘S’ work SUMMATIVE FORMAL tasks SACs

11. ASSESSMENT ‘S’ Work Definitions Revision questions Class activities SACs Tests Scientific poster ERA’s Media responses Exam Multiple Choice Short Answer Scenario

12. ASSESSMENT UNIT 3 SACS = 20% MAJOR ASSESSMENT TASK: REPORT OF A RESEARCH INVESTIGATION (50 MARKS) UNIT 4 SACS = 20% MAJOR ASSESSMENT TASK: ANNOTATED FOLIO WORK (50 MARKS)

13. EXAM 60% SECTION B 12-15 Short Answer Questions (60 marks) SECTION C Research Scenario with 3-5 Questions (15 marks) LENGTH 2.5 hours +15 mins reading time SECTION A 65 Multiple Choice Questions (65 marks)

14. EXPECTATIONS ATTENDANCE: 80% IS REQUIRED IF YOU ARE ABSENT… - IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BRING A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE - IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CATCH UP ON ANY WORK MISSED…CLASSES WILL NOT BE REPEATED - IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE YOUR TEACHER IF YOU NEED HELP MOBILE PHONES IN AND DURING LESSONS ARE A NO NO!!!! THERE WILL BE A 3 STRIKES AND YOUR OUT POLICY EQUIPMENT: TEXTBOOK, WRITING MATERIALS, FOLDER, WORKBOOK ETC. HOMEWORK… ALWAYS IF NO SET WORK CHAPTER SUMMARIES/PRE AND POST CLASS READING ETC PSYCHOLOGY IS A VERY COMPETITIVE SCIENCE SUBJECT…OVER 16,000 VICTORIAN STUDENTS COMPLETED UNITS 3 & 4 IN 2015….. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO WORK HARD !

15. YOU HAVE ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT!!!

16. BOOKS, READING, S WORK GET ORGANISED KNOW YOUR STUFF REVISE KEY TERMS REGULARLY WILL KEEP YOU ON TRACK STUDY TIMETABLE KEY TO SUCCESS KNOWLEDGE + APPLICATION DON’T ASK…DON’T KNOW ASK FOR HELP!

17. QUESTION TIME…

19. CONTACT US! Miss Jacobs jacobs.jaclyn.f@edumail.vic.gov.au Miss Chang chang.jocelyn.j@edumail.vic.gov.au Miss Dryburgh dryburgh.ellen.j@edumail.vic.gov.au