IB Psychology Unit Plan in Jyväskylän Lyseon lukio
IB1 Year
UNIT 1, terms 1, 2 and the beginning of term 3: Approaches to researching behaviour, biological approach to understanding behaviour and cognitive approach to understanding behaviour
Assessment: Paper 1 mock exams (one for biological approach and one for cognitive approach)
UNIT 2 (HL only), rest of the term 3: The role of animal research in understanding human behaviour and cognitive processing in the technological (digital/modern) world
Assessment: Class activities (mock exam for volunteers)
UNIT 3, term 4: IA task
Assessment: Predicted grade of the IA report
UNIT 4, term 5: Sociocultural approach to understanding behaviour
Assessment: Paper 1 mock exam
The overall grade of the IB1 year in IB Psychology is based on Mock exams (80%) and the predicted grade of the IA report (20%)
IB2 Year
UNIT 5, term 1: Abnormal psychology (option)
Assessment: Paper 2 mock exam
UNIT 6, term 2: The psychology of human relationships (option)
Assessment: Paper 2 mock exam
UNIT 7 (HL only), term 3: The influence of globalization on individual behaviour, approaches to researching behaviour for Paper 3 and reviewing the whole syllabus and preparing for the Finals
Assessment: Paper 3 mock exam(s)
UNIT 8, terms 4: Reviewing the whole syllabus and preparing for the Finals
Assessment: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 mock exams
The overall grade of the IB2 year in IB Psychology is based on Mock exams (100%).
The overall predicted grade in IB Psychology will be given based on all the mocks during IB1 and IB2 (80% for HL, 75% for the SL) years and the predicted grade of the IA report (20% for the HL, 25% for the SL).
UNIT 1, terms 1, 2 and the beginning of term 3: Approaches to researching behaviour, biological approach to understanding behaviour and cognitive approach to understanding behaviour
Assessment: Paper 1 mock exams (one for biological approach and one for cognitive approach)
UNIT 2 (HL only), rest of the term 3: The role of animal research in understanding human behaviour and cognitive processing in the technological (digital/modern) world
Assessment: Class activities (mock exam for volunteers)
UNIT 3, term 4: IA task
Assessment: Predicted grade of the IA report
UNIT 4, term 5: Sociocultural approach to understanding behaviour
Assessment: Paper 1 mock exam
The overall grade of the IB1 year in IB Psychology is based on Mock exams (80%) and the predicted grade of the IA report (20%)
IB2 Year
UNIT 5, term 1: Abnormal psychology (option)
Assessment: Paper 2 mock exam
UNIT 6, term 2: The psychology of human relationships (option)
Assessment: Paper 2 mock exam
UNIT 7 (HL only), term 3: The influence of globalization on individual behaviour, approaches to researching behaviour for Paper 3 and reviewing the whole syllabus and preparing for the Finals
Assessment: Paper 3 mock exam(s)
UNIT 8, terms 4: Reviewing the whole syllabus and preparing for the Finals
Assessment: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 mock exams
The overall grade of the IB2 year in IB Psychology is based on Mock exams (100%).
The overall predicted grade in IB Psychology will be given based on all the mocks during IB1 and IB2 (80% for HL, 75% for the SL) years and the predicted grade of the IA report (20% for the HL, 25% for the SL).