Year 9 – Psychology

Head of Subject: Miss V Mistry


Intended Outcomes

Students will develop their knowledge of fundamental scientific skills used in psychology, before exploring their uses in specified studies within the memory unit. 

  • Course Implementation

    Introduction to Psychology 

    This unit will introduce students to key words and concepts explored in psychology. Students will get an understanding of key studies in psychology and develop an understanding of factors impacting on human behaviour. There is no formal assessment for this unit but there will be mini knowledge test as the content learnt now will be needed for the rest of the course. 

    Research Methods 

    Students will systematically learn the fundamental elements of research methods and designs that make up Psychology  experiments; ranging from writing ‘aims’ to exploring ‘ethical implications. There will in-class formative assessments which will equip students for their summative end of topic assessments. 

    Memory 

    The memory unit covers both the structure and function of memory in the human mind, offering fruitful tips for students on how they can apply this subject knowledge about memory to their own practice. Students will be assessed through formative assessments which will equip students for their summative end of topic assessments. 

     

Learning Impact

Knowledge and skills will be assessed through a series of mid-term and half-term assessments will be used to assess knowledge throughout the year. This will be accompanied with low stake quizzing. This will be reported to parents through the schools data drop policy and calendar. 

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