Psychology
| Subject: | Psychology |
| Contact: | Miss Britland |
Overview
Students can study Psychology as an option at both Key Stages 4 and 5. Throughout the Key Stages students study a wide variety of psychological topics from Social Influence to Psychopathology. The aim of Psychology as a subject is to broaden and deepen the student’s knowledge in describing what they know, applying their knowledge and analysing and evaluating the course specification content.
KS4
Overview
Once the students have chosen Psychology as an option they are taught for the first time in a psychological context. We follow the AQA GCSE syllabus for Psychology 4180, examined at the end of Year 11. Psychology prepares students for these final exams with regular exam practice and opportunities to develop their research method skills throughout the course.
Students need to be confident in English with written skills and take an evaluative approach to answering questions.
The course is broken down to two areas ‘Making sense of other people’ and ‘Understanding other people’ both topics are compulsory.
Students are taught in 5 hours a fortnight.
Exam board and course
AQA Psychology 4180
Curriculum content
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 10 |
A Memory B Non – verbal Communication |
C Development of Personality D Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination |
E Research Methods |
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Year 11 |
A Learning B Social Influence |
C Aggression D Sex and Gender |
E Further Research Methods |
Assessment components
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Paper 1: Making sense of other people |
Paper 2: Understanding other people |
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What's assessed Five sections ABCDE |
What’s assessed Five sections ABCDE |
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Assessed • Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes • 80 marks 15 marks ABCD sections 20 marks E research methods • 50 % of GCSE |
Assessed • Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes • 80 marks 15 marks ABCD sections 20 marks E research methods • 50 % of GCSE |
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Questions Multiple choice 1 mark Short answer 2- 3marks Extended writing 4, 5, 6 marks |
Questions Multiple Choice 1 mark Short answer 2-3 marks Extended writing 4, 5, 6 marks |
Enrichment opportunities
Chester Zoo Psychology Workshops
London Mental Health Exhibition and Freud museum
Useful websites to support learning
| prisonexp | website |
| phobia-dictionary | website |
| channel4 health-and-wellbeing | website |
| bbc health | website |
