SACE Stage 2 Psychology case studies
SACE Stage 2 Psychology · Put your knowledge to work in context.
SACE Stage 2 Psychology is a 20-credit Stage 2 subject offered by the SACE Board of South Australia under subject code 2PSG20. It is designed for senior secondary students in their final stage of schooling who are building the 200 credits needed for the SACE, and it suits students whose interests sit anywhere between the life sciences and the humanities - the subject outline itself notes that psychology sits between these two areas. The SACE Stage 2 Psychology case studies are 5 cases and about 2,389 words.
1The Sleep and Memory Internal Assessment
A student designs a school-based investigation for the SACE Stage 2 Psychology internal assessment. The hypothesis is that students who report sleeping at least 8 hours the night before a test will score higher on a 20-item recall quiz than students who report sleeping fewer than 6 hours.
483 words, about 2 min2Diagnosing a Case Presentation for the External Assessment
In the external assessment, students are given a scenario. A 17-year-old named Priya has for eight months experienced persistent low mood, loss of interest in netball, sleeping 11 hours a night yet still feeling tired, and difficulty concentrating in class.
479 words, about 2 min3Evaluating a Conformity Practical
A student conducts a practical for school assessment based on a line-judgement task. Participants are 30 Year 11 volunteers.
480 words, about 2 min4Interpreting a Correlation in the External Assessment
A study reports a correlation of r = -0.62 between hours of social media use per day and self-reported sleep quality in a sample of 400 adolescents. The researchers also report that adolescents who used social media more than 4 hours daily were twice as likely to report poor sleep.
441 words, about 2 min5Applying Learning Theory to a Classroom Intervention
A teacher wants to reduce off-task talking in a Year 11 class. Currently she reprimands students who talk, which she says draws attention to them and sometimes makes the talking worse.
506 words, about 3 min