Technology Achievement Standard s6

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Level 1 Psychology

27255, Describe approaches to psychology

Credits: 6

Teacher guidelines: The following guidelines are supplied to enable teachers to carry out valid and consistent assessment using this internal assessment resource.

Context/setting: In this activity students will study psychological approaches to behaviour, key figures and their contribution to psychology.

References may be oral, visual and/ or written and may be selected from one or several text types. At least one text must be student selected. Texts should be appropriate to Level 6 of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC), or have characteristics that enable students to meet the expected level of understanding.

Conditions: Assessment for this standard will be a written, oral or audio-visual presentation. Students can read texts, collect information and develop ideas for the assessed presentation both in and out of class time. Teachers will need to schedule frequent checkpoints to ensure authenticity.

Teachers should not ‘teach to the assessment’ as they discuss psychological behaviour in class. It is essential that, as part of the assessment, students make their own descriptions and understandings independently.

It is expected that teachers would pre-teach at least five of the approaches prior to the assessment.

Where student work is to be presented for assessment, constructive feedback should not compromise authenticity but can validly include suggestions about areas where further developments are needed. Students should have the opportunity to receive feedback, and edit and revise before assessment judgements are made.

Approaches to psychology refer to various underlying principles for understanding different perspectives used to investigate mental processes and behaviour. These approaches may include but are not limited to, three of - behavioural, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural.

Key figures refer to people who have made a significant contribution to approaches in the study of psychology.

Contribution to the development of psychology includes biography of the key figure relevant to their contribution to psychology.

© New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2011 Page 2 of 10 Resource requirements: References may be oral, visual and/ or written and may be selected from one or several text types. Texts should be appropriate to Level 6 of the NZC, or have characteristics that enable students to meet the expected level of understanding. Assessment of this standard also provides opportunities for students to develop aspects of the key competencies of the NZC.

Students need to keep a record of all the source material they use. A suggested reference record for source material has been provided. To encourage students into the habit of using citation styles as used by psychologists across the world, teachers can teach them how to cite references using the American Psychological Association (APA) citation style. Guidance on APA citation style can be found through http://www.apastyle.org/ or through the referencing functions provided by various software programmes.

Additional information: Teaching and learning guidelines that inform psychology as it is taught in New Zealand can be found at http://www.tki.org.nz/ncea/.

Information on psychology as it is practiced in New Zealand is available from the New Zealand Psychological Society, http://www.psychology.org.nz.

Credit: 6

Student Instructions Sheet

During your Psychology programme in class, your teacher will work with you on a variety of written, oral and visual texts. You will do a wide range of activities in class which will help you.

Your teacher will also give you opportunities to identify distinctive features, describe approaches to the study of behaviour, summarise biographical data, summarise contextual details and the contribution to psychology by key figures.

Your teacher will pre-teach at least five of the approaches prior to assessment.

You will choose three psychological approaches that interest you, and convey aspects of the approaches in a written, oral or audio-visual presentation.

Your presentation should:  focus on the core ideas of each approach  summarise key figures’ contribution to each approach.  contain detailed points that relate to each other.

For merit or excellence your presentation may also include:  examples to support the core ideas  your own ideas and references  comparisons between the approaches  a comprehensive understanding of the approaches

Your teacher will guide you in your choice of approaches and key figures.

Choosing approaches Your teacher will discuss with the class a wide range of ideas and possibilities for a choice of approaches for this activity.

Suggestions for the approaches may arise from books that class members may have read, films that have been viewed, television programmes or other class work that has been done.

You will be given two weeks of class time to gather relevant information for your presentation. Work can also be done out of class time. As you will be able to undertake research outside of class time, you will be required to complete a declaration of authenticity.

Exploring approaches As part of your Psychology programme your teacher will work with you to source reference texts or other materials.

For achieved For merit For excellence The candidate must The candidate must The candidate must describe three approaches describe in detail different describe in depth different used in psychology, identify approaches used in approaches used in a key figure for each psychology. psychology. approach, and describe each key figure's contribution to the development of psychology.

Keeping a record of reference or sourced material As you create your presentation you will need to keep a record of all the source material you will use. Your source material can include books, websites, podcasts, journals, newspapers, magazines, photographs. Draw up a record sheet so that you can record your sources in an ongoing way over the course of work. To get you into the habit of using citation styles as used by psychologists across the world, please cite your references using the American Psychological Association (APA) citation style. Guidance on APA citation style can be found through http://www.apastyle.org/ or through the referencing functions provided by various software programmes.

Example of reference record Source description APA Reference Book – Psychology in Weatherall, A., Wilson, M., Harper, D., McDowall, J., Aotearoa/New Zealand (2007) Psychology in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Pearson: Auckland.

Biography of B.F. Skinner

My approaches are:

Approach Title of Author, Director, Main Ideas reference web page material (traceable reference)

Written report, data show, audio-visual etc

1) For each approach you have chosen:  outline of the approach  features of the approach - three main ideas accurately stated  describe an example of how each approach can be or has been applied.

2) Contributions of one key figure for each of your three approaches by describing:  individual biography for the key figure  their contribution to psychology  the important ideas and/or thinking of their time.

3) Your presentation should also include:  an introduction which identifies your three chosen approaches  a description of the influence of each of your three approaches to our current understanding of behaviour  a reference list.

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Psychology Judgement Statement

Achievement Achievement with Merit Achievement with Excellence Describe: Describe in detail: Describe in depth: Make relevant points for each Make coherent and relevant points for Develop and integrate coherent and relevant points approach, and summarise a key each approach. for each approach. figures’ contribution to the development of psychology. Three distinctive, relevant points Each of the distinctive, relevant points The distinctive, relevant points are logically accurately described for each of three are structured with linked ideas or developed towards an integrated accurate approaches. examples accurately described for each description for each of three approaches. of three approaches. AND Describe a key figure’s contribution to the development of psychology for each of the three approaches chosen by including:  a summary of relevant biographical data for each individual  a description of their contribution to the development of psychology