Adopted: 5/3/06 SUBJECT AREA SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE TITLE: CBEDS ASSIGNMENT CODE: COURSE CODE: 2714 H0189p GRADE LEVEL: 12 COURSE LENGTH: One Year PREREQUISITE: None CREDIT: 10 Units UC/CSU CREDIT: Meets UC a-g Social Science elective requirement, g GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Fulfills 10 units of elective credit for graduation STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS; **Taken from National Standards, American Psychological Association Page 1 of 10
Adopted: 5/3/06 SUBJECT AREA SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is an introductory study of the psychological domains: research methods, bio-psychological, cognitive, developmental, and social. It is research oriented in approach, introducing students to the systematic study of behavioral and mental processes. COURSE GOALS: Upon completion of the course, student will: 1. Understand and apply the developmental challenges unique to the student s senior year and utilize contemporary psychological research to support this growth. 2. Apply the scientific method to the study of psychology, particularly in the areas of biology, behavior and culture. 3. Comprehend the basic psychological phenomena of learning, sensation, perception, cognition, memory, motivation, emotion, stages of development, consciousness, abnormal behavior, treatment, social behavior, personality, and testing as they relate to post high school endeavors. TEXTBOOK MATERIALS: Myers, David. Psychology, Worth Publishing Co., 8 th Ed, 2006. Technology Materials include: Discovering Psychology Teaching Modules Series by Philip Zimbardo. TEACHER RESOURCES: PowerPoint Presentation Slides, Psychology, 8 th Ed, American Psychological Association, DSM IV-R Page 2 of 10
CAHSEE **Standards & Standards Assessment Timeline Methods Domain 1.0 STUDENT WILL RECOGNIZE METHODS, APPROACHES, AND HISTORY OF 1.1 Trace roots in philosophy and physiology Benchmarks Intro/ Methods 6.1-6.4 Based Test Evaluation may include: Unit test Quizzes Homework Project &/or 10-20% of class time 1.2 Major schools of psychology Behavioral Biological Cognitive Humanistic Psychodynamic 1.3 Scientific method 1.4 Ethics 1.1 3.1-3.3 5.1 Biopsychological Domain Biological 2.0 STUDENT WILL ANALYZE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR 1.3, 4.1, 6.1 Evaluation may include: Unit test Quizzes Project &/or 15-25% of class time **National Standards, American Psychological Association Page 3 of 10
CAHSEE **Standards & Standards Assessment Timeline 2.1 Relationship between biology and 2.1-2.2 behavior 2.2 Brain study as key part of body s 3.1-3.2 nervous system 2.3 Structure and function of neuron 2.4 Modern behavior genetics 1.1-1.3 1.3, 7.1, 8.1 3.0 STUDENT WILL INTERPRET SENSATION AND PERCEPTION. Sensation/ Perception 3.1 Introduce concept of thresholds 1.1 3.2 Study of vision, audition, taste, smell, touch, balance 1.2, 2.1-2.2 3.3 External influences on perception 2.3 4.0 STUDENT WILL UNDERSTAND THEORIES OF MOTIVATION AND EMOTION. Motivation & Emotion **National Standards, American Psychological Association Page 4 of 10
CAHSEE **Standards & Standards Assessment Timeline 4.1 Internal instincts and drives and 1.1-2.3 external incentives Motives for sex and aggression, 3.1-4.1 hunger and thirst Interactions between brain and body: love, hate, fear and jealousy, control 4.2 Biological and cognitive causes and effects of stress Stress, Coping and Health 2.1-4.2 Cognitive Domain 5.0 STUDENT WILL UNDERSTAND COGNITION AND COMMUNICATION. 6.0 STUDENT WILL UNDERSTAND STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS. Thinking/ Language 1.1-2.3 States of Consciousness Evaluation may include: Unit test Quizzes Project &/or 20-30% of class time 6.1 Analysis of sleep 6.2 Effects of drug use on consciousness 1.1-3.2 4.1-4.2 **National Standards, American Psychological Association Page 5 of 10
7.0 STUDENT WILL DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF LEARNING. CAHSEE **Standards & Standards Assessment Timeline Learning 7.1 Classical and operant conditioning 7.2 Social cognitive learning theory 2.1-3.1 4.1-4.2 8.0 STUDENT WILL UNDERSTAND CURRENT MEMORY THEORIES. Memory 8.1 Input 8.2 Storage 8.3 Recall Developmental Domain 1.1-1.2 2.1-2.2 3.1-3.3 5.1-5.2 9.0 STUDENT WILL UNDERSTAND APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENTAL. 9.1 Dimensions of physical, cognitive, social, and moral Lifespan Development 1.1-1.4 Evaluation may include: Unit test Quizzes Project &/or 15-25% of class time **National Standards, American Psychological Association Page 6 of 10
CAHSEE **Standards & Standards Assessment Timeline 9.2 Concepts of critical periods and culture 3.1, 3.3 Developmental context of sexual behavior and intimacy Parenting styles 9.3 Theorists and their perspectives 9.4 Gender: roles and identity 3.4 3.2 Social Domain 10.0 STUDENT WILL UNDERSTAND VARIOUS APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY. 10.1 Understand Approaches: psychoanalytic/ psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, trait and behaviorist 10.2 Major personality assessment techniques used 10.3 Types of data collection, self-report Personality/ Assessment 2.1, 2.2 3.1 3.2 Evaluation may include: Unit test Quizzes Project &/or 20-30% of class time **National Standards, American Psychological Association Page 7 of 10
CAHSEE **Standards & Standards Assessment Timeline 10.4 Assessment of human differences in 3.2 aptitudes, intelligence, interests and personality 10.5 Test construction: standardization, 3.2 validity and reliability 11.0 STUDENT WILL UNDERSTAND CONCEPTS OF ABNORMAL. 11.1 Definition, diagnosis and classification of abnormal behaviors DSM IV-R 12.0 STUDENT WILL DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF VARIOUS TREATMENTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS. Psychological disorders 1.1-4.3 Treatment 12.1 Biomedical and therapeutic methods 1.1-3.2 13.0 STUDENT WILL INTERPRET SOCIAL BEHAVIORS. Social & Cultural Dimensions **National Standards, American Psychological Association Page 8 of 10
CAHSEE **Standards & Standards Assessment Timeline 13.1 Group dynamics and leadership 13.2 Conformity, compliance and obedience 13.3 Theories of aggression, altruism, and responsibility 3.1, 3.3 4.1 4.2-4.3 **National Standards, American Psychological Association Page 9 of 10
TEACHING STRATEGIES AND PROCEDURES Activity based instruction Experiments and case study application Collaborative group work Variety of writing-based assignments Technology with interactive instruction and activities for reinforcement Film segments GRADING GUIDELINES See AUHSD Grade Guidelines: Final Mark Rubric and Final Course Mark Determination Components. **National Standards, American Psychological Association Page 10 of 10