IB Psychology Unit Plan in Jyväskylä Lyseo Upper Secondary School

IB1 Year

Term 1: What is IB Psychology? Review of the psychological research from the pre-IB course. Introduction to the six concepts of the IB Psychology syllabus. Learning and cognition context with all the concepts and contents (biological, cognitive and sociocultural approach with research methodology). 
Class practical: Experiment and report
Assessment: Paper 1 Section A and Section B for both HL/SL

Term 2: HL Extension: The role of culture, motivation and technology in the context of Learning and cognition + data-analysis for Paper 3.
Human development: Models of development context with all the concepts and contents.
Assessment: Paper 1 Section C for both HL/SL 

Term 3: Human development: Development of self context with all the concepts and contents.
HL Extension: The role of culture, motivation and technology in Human development + data-analysis for Paper 3.
Class practical: Observation and report
Assessment: Paper 2 section A for both HL/SL 

Term 4: Health and well-being context with all the concepts and contents.
Class Practical: Interview and report
Assessment: Paper 2 Section B for both HL/SL 

Term 5: Health and well-being context with all the concepts and contents. HL Extension: The role of culture, motivation and technology in Health and well-being + data-analysis for Paper 3
Assessment: Full Paper 1 based on three contexts covered so far

IB2 Year

Term 1: Human relationships context with all the concepts and contents. HL Extension: The role of culture, motivation and technology in Human relationships + data-analysis for Paper 3
Class Practical: Survey and report
Assessment: Full Paper 2 for both HL/SL

Term 2: Internal assessment task and data-analysis for HL.
Assessment: Predicted grade of the internal assessment

Term 3: HL extension: data-analysis for HL
Assessment: Paper 3 for HL

Term 4: Review of the whole IB Psychology syllabus and final mocks (all papers at least once).