QCAA Psychology EA case studies
QCAA Psychology EA · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The QCAA Psychology External Assessment is the Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority's externally set and externally marked examination for senior secondary Psychology, taken by Year 12 students working towards a Queensland Certificate of Education and, for many, an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank. It forms part of the external assessment component of the new QCE system, complementing the internal assessments schools design and mark. The Authority publishes a dedicated External assessment section covering what external assessment is, how to prepare, the timetable, administration arrangements, invigilation and variation to venue, alongside related pages on academic integrity, access arrangements and reasonable adjustments (AARA), quality assurance and results. This independent study guide is not affiliated with or endorsed by the QCAA; candidates should always confirm details against the Authority's own pages and their school. The QCAA Psychology EA case studies are 5 cases and about 1,915 words.
1The Sleep-Training Dispute
Priya, aged 14 months, has begun waking four to five times each night and crying until her mother, Anh, picks her up. Anh has returned to shift work and now averages five hours of broken sleep.
447 words, about 2 min2The Tutoring Program Trial
A school introduces a peer-tutoring program for Year 10 students. Forty students volunteer; the coordinator assigns the first twenty on the alphabetical roll to tutoring and the remaining twenty to a waitlist.
368 words, about 2 min3The Witness Who Was Certain
During a school incident, a student is knocked to the ground near the canteen. Two hours later, a teacher shows six Year 11 witnesses a photographic lineup.
370 words, about 2 min4The Group That Went Quiet
A Year 11 student council of eight members must decide how to spend a $2,000 fundraising surplus. At the first meeting, the chair, who is popular and has already publicly favoured new sports equipment, opens discussion.
359 words, about 2 min5The Reward Chart Backfire
A Year 4 teacher introduces a sticker chart to increase reading at home. Students earn one sticker per twenty minutes read and ten stickers earns a small prize.
371 words, about 2 min