Before the ISS project transitions into its next phase, it’s fitting to highlight the scientific breakthroughs that have occurred aboard since its inception.
Understanding the human mind
No other subject helps you understand yourself and others quite like Psychology. You will also gain insight into research methods, improve your critical thinking and aid your understanding of mental health issues and how they arise.
Psychology GCSE
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Course Outline
One important aspect of Psychology is the ability to do your own psychological research and conduct experiments. There is no coursework in this specification but you will be required to show evidence of these skills in your exam. This course helps you develop this skill in various lessons, notably in the last module. You will be expected to understand the necessity of formulating precise hypotheses to promote inquiry and the use of scientific methods and techniques that aim for objectivity. You will learn about the distinction between dependent, independent and controlled variables.
Within the course, students will tackle 10 Tutor-marked Assignments and 2 practice examination papers. These will act as formative assessments to help students understand the level they have reached and the level expected by examiners.
The course is divided into the following nine sections:
- Introductory Module: Studying Psychology
- Module One: Memory
- Module Two: Perception
- Module Three: Development
- Module Four: Research Methods
- Module Five: Social Influence
- Module Six: Language, Thought and Communication
- Module Seven: Brain and Neuropsychology
- Module Eight: Psychological Problems
The course will prepare the Student for the AQA Psychology GCSEÂ specification 8182.
Examinations
Psychology GCSE is assessed by two examination papers of 1 hour 45 minutes, each worth 50% of the final mark.
AQA syllabus 8182 contains a single tier of Assessment, covering all the possible grades from 9 (best) down to 1.
Paper 1: Cognition and Behaviour
- Memory
- Perception
- Development
- Research methods
Paper 2: Social Context and Behaviour
- Social influence
- Language, thought and communication
- Brain and neuropsychology
- Psychological problems
Course duration and study time
The recommended study time for this course is 200 hours.Â
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Can I complete the exam in one year?
Our cut-off for enrolling on an A level Spanish course for the following summer examination series is mid-October each year. So yes you can. However, remember that you will still need to fit around 700 hours of study time into your schedule before the examination. The earlier you enrol, the less study you must do each week!
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Is there an age limit?
There isn’t a specific agae limit for a GCSE course but we strongly recommend that the pupil is a minimum of 13 when they start the GCSE course and that they are academically capable of starting the course. If the student is not 13 before they start, we may have difficulty allocating you a tutor.
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When will I sit my exam?
The Biology IGCSE papers are available in both the Summer or the Autumn examination series. The Summer series typically runs from mid-May to late June and the Autumn series is in November.
How and when do I book an exam?
The final date for booking summer exams with the exam board without incurring late entry fees is the 21st of February. You should book your place at an exam centre well in advance of this date. Start looking once the autumn term begins.
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