Corpus Christi College
ATAR Unit 3 and 4 Psychology
Term 4
2018-2019
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Psychology
Units 3 and 4 (sequential)
Key tasks &
Week Syllabus Learning Activities Suggested resources
Assessment
Crash course:
Planning and conducting psychological Exam Review- 2 lessons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFV71QPvX2I
research
Terminology Introduction and expectations Reading
2018
o Experimental, non- Overview of course, outcomes Why do we “science”? - Adventures in Statistics
Term 4 experimental and standards (Pages 3-15) Year 12 Mass
Assessment outline TUESDAY week
o Scientific, non- Steps in Psych research - Textbook (pages 157-8)
Week 4 Time management and study 4 P1-2
scientific, scientific method The research Process - Adventures in Statistics (p15-
o Sample program.
21)
o Population
Experimental research methods Experimental research methods Experimental research methods Workbook
Week o Independent and Research tasks VCE Psychology (Kendal) Revision
5–6 Questions (due
dependent variables Repeated measures - VCE Population vs Sample (Pages 8-9)
o Operational psychology (pages 42-45) Extraneous variables (pages 10-11) week 8)
hypotheses Writing hypotheses (pages 6-7)
o Controlled and Reading
uncontrolled variables Variables and Hypotheses - Textbook (p159-60 -
o Experimental and figure 9.6)
control groups Experimental Methods - Adventures in Statistics (p24-
o Experimental design 30)
o Placebo and
experimenter effects
o Reliability and validity
(week 5) Non-experimental (descriptive) research
methods Non-experimental (descriptive) research methods Pastoral Period
Non-experimental (descriptive) Research Tasks Spurious Correlations - P3 THURSDAY
research methods http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations Week 6
Correlational - AS and A
o Case studies, surveys, Level Teaching RM (p16) Reading
correlational studies and Non-experimental Methods - Adventures in Statistics
archival research (p21-24)
o Behavioural variables Non-experimental Methods. Textbook (p162-166)
(not dependent and
independent variables) in
correlational studies
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o Interpreting
correlational data (r-values) Subjective quantitative measures in Subjective quantitative measures in research
research Reading
Subjective Research Tasks Subjective Quantitative Measures: Developing a
quantitative measures in research Self-reports – AS and A Level Likert Scale. Textbook (p169-171)
o Checklists Teaching RM: Questionnaires
o Rating scales—Likert (p10)
scale.
Qualitative vs Quantitative methods for
data collection Qualitative vs Quantitative methods for data collection
Qualitative
Research Tasks Inferential Statistics 1.9 (Nelson)
vs Quantitative methods for data
VCE Psychology (Kendall): VCE Psychology (Kendall)
collection
Types of data (pages 20-21) Representing data (pages 24-25)
o Displaying and reporting data
Class height summary sheet Descriptive statistics (pages 22-23)
accurately
(central tendency, standard Inferential statistics (pages 26-27)
o Descriptive vs inferential
deviation, z scores) Reading
statistics
o Objective quantitative
Qualitative vs Quantitative Data - Adventures in
Statistics (p55-61)
measures in research
o Measures of central
Qualitative vs Quantitative data - Textbook (p167-170)
tendency (mean, Displaying Data - Textbook (p175-177)
mode, median) Central Tendency - Textbook (p178-179)
o Measures of Inferential Statistics - Textbook (p181-184)
variation/dispersion
(standard deviation)
o Physiological
measures
The Role of probability The Role of probability The Role of probability Task 1: Design a
Week o Features of normal Class height summary sheet Reading research task
7–8 (1%)
distributions (central tendency, standard Calculate Variance and SD. Textbook (p179)
o Statistical significance deviation, z scores)
o P values
Dealing with error in research Validation (%)
Dealing with error in research
o Sources of error and solutions Scientific Reporting VCE Psychology (Kendall)
o Sample and population data How to write and ERA Sources of error (pages 12-13)
o Sampling techniques (Nelson) Sampling techniques (pages 14-15)
Ethics in psychology research Awards
o Role of the Ethics in psychology research Assembly
experimenter Ethics Spider: Nelson Psychology Student Activity FRIDAY Week 8
o Participants’ rights Manual (p216-17) P1-2
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such as privacy, anonymity, Revision – Exam Practice Questions
confidentiality, voluntary
participation and withdrawal
rights
o Informed consent
procedures
o Deception in research
o Professional conduct.
Suggested resources:
The resources or references such as texts and websites in this document are provided as examples of resources that teachers can use to support their
teaching. Their inclusion does not imply that they are mandatory, preferred or that they are the only resources relevant to the course.
Texts
Burton, L. J. (2007). An interactive approach to writing essays and research reports in psychology (2nd ed.) QLD: Wiley & Sons.
Carter, L. & Grivas, J. (2005). Psychology Stage 1 for South Australia Qld: Jacaranda.
Curriculum Council (2006). Ethical guidelines for the teaching of psychology in Western Australian schools. Perth.
Edwards R., Blaher-Lucas E., Marangio K., Moore V., Ganino-Day F. (2011). Oxford VCE Psychology Units 3 & 4 Student Book, Oxford University Press.
Melbourne ISBN: 9780195567175
Field, A. (2016). Adventures in Statistics. Sage Edge
Fletcher, J & Garton, A. (2015). Psychology: Self & Others ATAR Units 1-4 2nd Edition. Nelson Cengage Learning
Fletcher, J., & Garton, A. (2007). Psychology: self, others and society. Melbourne: Pearson Education.
Grivas, J. & Carter, L. (2005). Psychology VCE Units 1 & 2 (4th ed.). QLD : John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
Hackett, C. (2015). Psychology: Self & Others Workbook Unit 3 & 4. Nelson Cengage Learning
Hackett, C., Fletcher, J., & Garton, A. (2007). Psychology: self, others and society; Teacher’s resource Melbourne: Pearson Education.
Hackett, C. (2008). Psychology: self, others and society Workbook Stage 3: Units 3A & 3B. Melbourne: Pearson Education.
Hill, G. (2001). Oxford revision guides. AS & A level psychology through diagrams (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Kendall, K. (2007). Jump Start: Units 3 & 4 VCE Psychology. VIC: Nelson.
Skouteris, H. et al. (2007). Heinemann psychology one (2nd ed.) (p. 243). Melbourne: Heinemann Harcourt Education Australia.
Van Vugt, J. (2008). Beyond public health campaigns. VicHealth Letter. Issue No. 33 Spring 2008 5–7.
Websites
http://www.learner.org/resources/series138.html
http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/
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www.pearsoned.com.au/schools/secondary
http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/index.cfm
http://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/
