KS4
Subject Name: Psychology
GCSE Examination Board: OCR
Assessment Overview: Two examination papers worth 50% each, both 90 marks and an hour and a half long.
What will I learn?
Year | What will I learn? | Assessment |
10 | Term 1: Criminal behaviour; different types of crimes and theories behind this behaviour.
Term 2: Development; stages of development in children and applying this to education.
Term 3: Psychological problems; A brief look into schizophrenia and depression.
As well we will look at research methods and start designing your own experiments.
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Frequent multiple choice-based questions including longer exam style practice.
End of topic test after each unit covered. |
11 | Term 1: Social influence; conformity, crowd behaviour and obedience.
Term 2: Memory; how our memories are stored and types of forgetting.
As well, applying our research methods knowledge to novel scenario questions,
Term 3: Sleep and dreaming; the functions and benefits of sleep and theories behind dreaming.
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Frequent multiple choice-based questions including longer exam style practice.
End of topic test after each unit covered.
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Extra-curricular opportunities
- Revision classes available during lunch times
- Will be opportunities for trips out whilst conducting our own experiments
How you can support your child’s progress
There is revision guides and workbooks available for the course which would help your child outside of the classroom. But also, supporting your child in engaging in weekly testing and creating revision resources.