Thursday 7th April 2015
Dear Students and Parents,
Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 12
3rd – 7th May 2015
Chapter 18 – Section 1
The objectives of this week were to:
12th graders have finished Chapter 18 by being given additional lessons in order to make sure that all the sections were covered.
Bellow you will find the overall sections of this chapter:
Chapter 18 – Section 2:
- What are some characteristics of anxiety?
- What are five major types of anxiety disorders?
- How do psychologists explain anxiety disorders?
- How do the two main types of mood disorders compare?
- Which theories explain the origins of mood disorders?
Chapter 18 – Section 3:
- What is dissociation, and what are the four dissociative disorders?
- How do theorists explain the origins of dissociative disorders?
- What is somatization, and what are the most common types of somatoform disorders?
- How do theorists explain the origins of somatoform disorders?
Chapter 18 – Section 4:
- What are the basic symptoms of schizophrenia?
- What are the three major types of schizophrenia?
- How do psychological and biological explanations of schizophrenia differ?
Chapter 18 – Section 5:
- What are personality disorders, and how do they differ from other psychological disorders?
- What are ten types of personality disorders?
- How do psychological and biological views explain the origins of antisocial personality disorder?
Material Covered during the second semester:
Chapter 11: Adolescents
Section 1: Physical Development.
- What are the three age category labels between childhood and adulthood?
- What is the adolescent growth spurt?
- What does sexual development encompass?
- What differences in maturation rates occur among adolescents?
Section 2: Social Development.
- What two factors make adolescence a time of stress and storm?
- What is the main reason that relationships with parents change during adolescence?
- Why are relationships with peers so important to adolescents?
Section 3: Identity Formation.
- How do psychologists view identity development?
- What is identity status?
- What roles do gender and ethnicity play in identity formation?
Section 4: Challenges of Adolescents.
- Why is adolescence a difficult time?
- What eating disorders affect adolescents?
- How can substance abuse be a challenge for adolescents?
- What issues surround adolescent sexuality?
- How does crime affect adolescents?
Chapter 14: Theories of Personality
Section 1: The Trait Approach.
- Who have been the most influential trait theorists?
- What is the Five-Factor Model?
- How do some psychologists evaluate the trait approach?
Section 2: Psychoanalytic Approach.
- What theories did Sigmund Freud develop about the mind?
- Why do people use defense mechanisms?
- What are Freud’s main stages of personality development?
- Who are other important psychoanalytic theorists?
- How do psychologists evaluate the psychoanalytic approach?
Section 3: The Learning Approach.
- What are some of the beliefs behind behaviorism?
- How do social-learning theorists approach learning?
- Why are some psychologists dissatisfied with the learning approach?
Section 4: The Humanistic & Sociocultural Approaches.
- What is the focus of humanistic psychology?
- Who is Carl Rogers?
- How do psychologists evaluate the humanistic approach?
- What is sociocultural psychology?
- How does the sociocultural approach view personality development?
Chapter 18: Psychological Disorders
Section 1: Understanding Psychological Disorders.
- What are psychological disorders, and how common are they?
- What are the four major symptoms that can help identify psychological disorders?
- How do psychologists classify psychological disorders?
Section 2: Anxiety and Mood Disorders.
- What are some characteristics of anxiety?
- What are five major types of anxiety disorders?
- How do psychologists explain anxiety disorders?
- How do the two main types of mood disorders compare?
- Which theories explain the origins of mood disorders?
Section 3: Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders.
- What is dissociation, and what are the four dissociative disorders?
- How do theorists explain the origins of dissociative disorders?
- What is somatization, and what are the most common types of somatoform disorders?
- How do theorists explain the origins of somatoform disorders?
Section 4: Schizophrenia.
- What are the basic symptoms of schizophrenia?
- What are the three major types of schizophrenia?
- How do psychological and biological explanations of schizophrenia differ?
Section 5: Personality Disorders.
- What are personality disorders, and how do they differ from other psychological disorders?
- What are ten types of personality disorders?
- How do psychological and biological views explain the origins of antisocial personality disorder?
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Thursday 7th April 2015
Dear Students and Parents,
Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 12
3rd – 7th May 2015
Chapter 18 – Section 1
The objectives of this week were to:
We started the last chapter that we will be discussing this year. It is chapter 18 and it has five sections.
Chapter 18 – Section 1:
- Discussed the case of Andrea Yates.
- What are psychological disorders, and how common are they?
- What are the four major symptoms that can help identify psychological disorders?
- How do psychologists classify psychological disorders?
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Thursday 30th April 2015
Dear Students and Parents,
Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 11
26th – 30th April 2015
Chapter 14 – Sections 3 & 4
The objectives of this week were to:
Chapter 14 – Section 3:
- What are some of the beliefs behind behaviorism?
- How do social-learning theorists approach learning?
- Why are some psychologists dissatisfied with the learning approach?
Chapter 14 – Section 4:
- What is the focus of humanistic psychology?
- Who is Carl Rogers?
- How do psychologists evaluate the humanistic approach?
- What is sociocultural psychology?
- How does the sociocultural approach view personality development?
Looking Ahead:
Chapter Test – Chapter 14 – on Wednesday 6th May 2015.
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Thursday 23rd April 2015
Dear Students and Parents,
Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 10
19th – 23rd April 2015
Chapter 14 – Sections 2
The objectives of this week were to:
- What are Freud’s main stages of personality development?
- Who are other important psychoanalytic theorists?
- How do psychologists evaluate the psychoanalytic approach?
Looking Ahead:
There is a quiz on Monday 27th April 2015 on Chapter 14 sections 1 and 2.
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Thursday 2nd April 2015
Dear Students and Parents,
Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 8
29th March – 2nd April 2015
Chapter 14 – Section 1 & 2
The objectives of this week were to:
- Discuss who have been the most influential trait theorists.
- Discuss what is the Five-Factor Model.
- How do some psychologists evaluate the trait approach?
- What theories did Sigmund Freud develop about the mind?
- Why do people use defense mechanisms?
Looking Ahead:
Spring Break is coming up, I hope we all have a relaxing break. School will resume on Wednesday 15th of April 2015.
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Thursday 26th March 2015
Dear Students and Parents,
Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 7
22nd – 26th March 2015
Chapter 14 – Section 1
The objectives of this week were to:
- Present the group project that the students worked on.
- Discuss what are the trait theories.
- Explain what is the Five-Factor Model.
- Take Chapter 11 Test.
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Thursday 22nd March 2015
Dear Students and Parents,
Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 6
15th – 19th March 2015
Chapter 11 – Section 3
The objectives of this week were to:
- Explain how can substance abuse be a challenge for adolescents
- Discuss what issues surround adolescent sexuality
- Evaluate how does crime affect adolescents
- Discuss why is adolescence a difficult time.
- Discuss what eating disorders affect adolescents.
Looking Ahead:
Group presentations are due on Sunday 22nd March 2015.
Chapter 11 test on Wednesday 25th March 2015.
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Thursday 12th March 2015
Dear Students and Parents,
Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 5
9th – 12th March 2015
Chapter 11 – Section 3
The objectives of this week were to:
- Explain Why are relationships with peers so important to adolescents
- Discuss how do psychologists view identity development?
- We took our first quiz that covered Chapter 11 – Sections 1 and 2.
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Thursday 26th February 2015
Dear Students and Parents,
Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 3
22nd – 26th February 2015
Chapter 11 – Section 1
The objectives of this week were to:
- Explain what are the three age category labels between childhood and adulthood.
- Discuss what is the adolescent growth spurt.
- Discuss does sexual development encompass.
- Explain what differences in maturation rates occur among adolescents.Looking Ahead:
Our trip to Al Ghad Al Moshreq foundation has been postponed to Wednesday 4th March 2015.
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Thursday 19th January 2015
Dear Students and Parents,
Welcome back to school and to semester two. I hope you had an enjoyable break and a well deserved rest.
Please find bellow out class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 1
15th – 19th February 2015
The objectives of this week were to:
During this week the objective was to introduce the students to the Integrated Humanities Project that they will be doing over the course of the next couple of months. This project is done across five disciplines; Psychology, Sociology, Accounting, Economics, and Business.
The objective of this project is to foster the student’s understanding of different disciplines that are being taught at the school, this project aims to involve the students in community service that would allow them to make text to life connections between what they learn at school and real life.
Role of each Discipline is as follows:
Accounting: Students will help the fundraiser by providing accurate records of the money going out and generated by their peers in an attempt to apply their knowledge in a real life situation.
Business: Students will be responsible for managing, marketing, public relations, and fundraising for the campaign.
Economics: students will apply the rules of supply and demand to create a competitive fundraising market.
Psychology: Students will be given the opportunity to understand how to nurture their inner selves by paying forward to society and will learn to appreciate variations by understand the complexities of different individuals when it comes to learning difficulties resulting form varying levels of cognitive and physical development and disabilities.
Sociology: Students will be provided with a new context of social interaction in an attempt to create an open minded, tolerant, mature, proactive member of the society.
On Tuesday 24th of February 2015 we will take the students to Al Ghad Al Moshreq Mental Disability Foundation where they will meet up with the founders and the residence of this foundation. This will serve as a start to make the students understand the issue at hand.
Looking Ahead:
Sunday 22nd February 2015 is the parents meeting.
Tuesday 24th February 2015 is the trip to the Al Ghad Al Moshreq Mental Disability Foundation, all students are expected to attend.
We will start the new curriculum of Semester 2 on Monday 23rd February 2015.
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Thursday 29th January 2015
Dear Grade 12 Students and Parents,
Now that semester one is approaching, I hope you are ready for the exams and for revision week.
Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 18
25th – 29th January 2014:
The objectives of this week were to:
- Finish revising the material coming in the exam in order to prepare the students for their final.
- Please note that the material covered is posted bellow. Therefore, kindly consult it in order to make sure you have not missed anything.
- Also, please use the study guide provided in class. It is a very helpful tool for you to study.
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Thursday 22nd January 2015
Dear Grade 12 Students and Parents,
Now that semester one is approaching, I hope you are ready for the exams and for revision week.
Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 17
18th – 22nd January 2014:
Chapter 5 Section 4:
The objectives of this week were to:
- Discuss how do depressants affect the body.
- Explain what are stimulants.
- Explain what are hallucinogens.
- Discuss examples of some treatments for drug abuse work
Looking Forward:
Sunday 25th January 2015 is a day off.
Week 18 is revision week. There will be no new material introduced; therefore I highly recommend that you attend all classes in order to benefit from the revision.
Important Note:
In an attempt to help the students study and manage the amount of work they have, the class has been assigned two assignments and two extra credit assignments (to boost grades). Please find bellow the work that has to be done for next week and the due dates for it.
Assignments
Chapter 1: To be Answered in Copybook.
Due Date Monday 26th January 2015
Assignment 1:
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Review Questions:
Page 30:
- Answer all the questions in sections 1 and 2.
- Answer the first question in section 4.
- Answer the “match” section.
Section 1 Questions:
Page 7:
- Questions 1 – 5.
Section 2 Questions:
Page 14:
- Questions 1 – 5.
Section 3 Questions:
Page 21:
- Questions 1 – 4.
Chapter 3: To be Answered in Copybook.
Due Date Monday 26th January 2015
Assignment 2:
Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Review Questions:
Page 92:
- Answer all questions is sections 1 – 4.
- Answer the “match” section.
Section 1 Questions:
Page 71:
- Questions 1 – 3.
Section 2 Questions:
Page 79:
- Questions 1 – 4.
Section 3 Questions:
Page 83:
- Questions 1 – 6.
Section 4 Questions:
Page 88:
- Questions 1 – 4.
Extra Credit Assignments:
Extra Credit Assignment 1: Due Date Sunday 25th January 2015 electronically (through e-mail).
Chapter 4:
Section 1 Questions:
Page 99:
- Questions 1 – 5.
Section 2 Questions:
Page 105:
- Questions 1 – 5.
Section 3 Questions:
Page 114:
- Questions 1 – 5.
Section 4 Questions:
Page 114:
- Questions 1 – 3.
- Question 5.
Extra Credit Assignment 2: Due Wednesday 28th January 2015 in class.
Chapter 5:
Chapter 5 Review Questions:
Page 152:
- Answer sections 1 – 4 and Match.
Section 1 Questions:
Page 131:
- Questions 2 and 3.
Section 2 Questions:
Page 137:
- Questions 1 – 6.
Section 3 Questions:
Page 142:
- Questions 1 – 3.
Section 4 Questions:
Page 149:
- Questions 1 – 4.
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Thursday 15th January 2015
Dear Grade 12 Students and Parents,
Hope all is going great and that you enjoyed the winter break and had time to relax. Hopefully everyone is back ready and excited to finish off the semester.
Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 16
11th – 15th January 2015
Chapter 5 Sections 2 & 3
The objectives of this week were to:
Section 2:
- Discuss the importance of sleep and dreams.
- Explain the different sleep problems. Discuss the current research in psychology that is related to sleep and its importance.
Section 3:
- Explain what is hypnosis
- Explain how can hypnosis be used
Looking Ahead:
- We will be finishing chapter 5 during week 17.
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Friday 19th December 2014
Dear Students and Parents,
Please find bellow the Material Covered in Psychology from the start of the academic year up to the end of December.
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Material Covered
Chapter 1:
- Section 1 – Why Study Psychology.
- Section 2 – What Psychologists do.
- Section 3 – History of Psychology
Chapter 3:
- Section 1 – The Nervous System
- Section 2 – The Brain, Our Control Center.
- Section 3 – The Endocrine System.
- Section 4 – Hereditary, Our Genetic Background
Chapter 4:
- Section 1 – Understanding Sensation & Perception.
- Section 2 – Vision.
- Section 3 – Hearing.
- Section 4 – Other Senses.
Chapter 5: (To be continued after the break and before the semester exam!)
- Section 1 – The Study of Consciousness.
- Section 2 – Sleep & Dreams.
- Section 3 – Altered States of Consciousness.
- Section 4 – Drugs & Consciousness.
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Thursday 18th December 2014
Dear Grade 12 Students and Parents,
Hope all is going great and that you are as excited about the holidays as I am. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very very Happy New Year. Hope this year brings joy and good fortune to all of us inshaAllah.
Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 15
14th – 18th December 2014:
Chapter 5 Section 2:
The objectives of this week were to:
- Nevine El Hakim came to school as a guest speaker and gave us a lecture on drugs and alcohol and their effects on the human brain, body, behavior, and life in general.
- This is very much related to the content we are currently studying in Chapter 5.
Looking Ahead:
- School returns on Sunday 11th January 2015.
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Thursday 11th December 2014
Dear Grade 12 Students and Parents,
Hope all is going great. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 14
7th – 11th December 2014:
Chapter 5 Section 2:
The objectives of this week were to:
- Students took a test on the material in Chapter 4.
- Explain what is the sleep cycle.
- Discuss how have psychologists explored the importance of sleep and dreams.
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Thursday 4th December 2014
Dear Grade 12 Students and Parents,
Hope all is going great. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 13
30th November to 4th December 2014:
The objectives of this week were to:
Chapter 5 Section 1:
- Explain why is consciousness a psychological construct.
- Discuss what are the general meanings of consciousness.
- Explain what distinguishes the different levels of consciousness from full conscious awareness.
- The students took two quizzes.
Looking Ahead:
Chapter Test is on Wednesday 10th December 2014. It will cover all of Chapter 4.
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Thursday 27th November 2014
Dear Grade 12 Students and Parents,
Hope all is going great. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 12
23rd – 27th November 2014:
Chapter 4 Section 4:
The objectives of this week were to:
- Discussed the issue of the cochlear implant.
- Conducted a class debate to understand the implications of this implant on a person’s psychology.
- Explained what are the skin senses.
- Explained what body senses allow us to stand upright and coordinate our movements.
- Introduced Chapter 5, which is about consciousness, sleep, and dreams.
Looking Ahead:
In order to prepare the students for their next chapter test, they will be asked to sit for two quizzes that divide the material of Chapter 4 into two parts. That way they will not have to study all the material all at once. Therefore, kindly find bellow the schedule of the quizzes and test.
- Sunday 30th November 2014: Quiz on Chapter 4 – Sections 1 and 2.
- Wednesday 3rd December 2014: Quiz on Chapter 4 – Sections 3 and 4.
- Wednesday 10th December 2014: Test – Chapter on Chapter 4 (all of it).
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Thursday 20th November 2014
Dear Grade 12 Students and Parents,
Hope all is going great. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 11
16th – 20th November 2014:
Chapter 4 Section 3:
The objectives of this week were to:
- Discuss what two characteristics does every sound have?
- Explain what are the main parts of the ear, and how do they work?
- Conduct a class debate about the effects of deafness on a person’s education and social life.
- Discuss some intervention methods in which we can include students with hearing disabilities in classrooms.
- Discuss the psychological precautions of hearing disabilities on people.
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Thursday 13th November 2014
Dear Grade 12 Students and Parents,
Hope all is going great. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 10
9th – 13th November 2014:
Chapter 4 Section 2:
The objectives of this week were to:
- Explore how does light work.
- Discuss what is blindness.
- Explain what allows us to have color vision.
- Discuss what causes color blindness.
- Students were also responsible for an external that contains the psychological effects of vision loss on humans. The students are responsible for the information on this sheet as it is a supplementary part of the curriculum.
Notes:
The parents’ meeting is scheduled to take place on Sunday 16th November 2014. It is a day off for all students.
The progress reports have been distributed on the students on Wednesday 12th November 2014.
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Thursday 6th November 2014
Dear Grade 12 Students and Parents,
Hope all is going great. Please find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
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Week 9
2nd – 6th November 2014:
Chapter 4 Section 1:
The objectives of this week were to:
Chapter 4 Section 1:
- Discuss the case of Helen Keller and Ann Sullivan.
- Discuss the importance of our senses and how do they affect our daily lives.
- Conduct a class activity about the importance of senses and how as humans we sometimes tend to take the fact our sensations for granted. Students were asked to write a paragraph explaining how life would be like if they lost one of their five senses.
Important News:
Kindly note that the school has instructed teachers to follow the absence guidelines that are posted in the student handbook and implement the necessary actions as per the instructions provided. Therefore, students who will be absent and come back to school without a proper excuse (listed in the handbook) will not be permitted to make up for the lost classwork, tests, and quizzes of that day.
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Thursday 30th October 2014
Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,
Good Day!
Hope everything is going well and that the school year is progressing efficiently. Kindly find bellow our class progress in Psychology to date.
Note: Please note that students are allowed to come out of uniform on Thursday 30th October 2014 in celebration of Halloween.
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Week 8
26th – 30th October 2014
Chapter 3 – Section 3 & 4:
The objectives of this week were to:
- Explain what are three major glands of the endocrine system, and how do they affect the body.
- Explain what are the testes and ovaries, and what are their functions.
- Introduce the David Reimer case to the class and discuss its implications in psychology. Watch the second part of the David Reimer video and ask students to answer the following questions through class discussion:
- Importance of Ethics in research.
- Biology’s role in growth and maturity.
- Effects of hormones on human behavior.
- Caused of psychological problems.
- The nature vs. nurture debate and its importance.
- Discuss what are the roles of genes and chromosomes in heredity.
- Discuss what are the main points of the nature-nurture issue.
- Explain what are kinship studies.
Looking Ahead:
In a constant effort to keep the students up to date with the Psychology curriculum, kindly be informed that we have our first test next week. The test is comprehensive and will include Chapter 1, Sections 1-3 and all of Chapter 3 (sections 1-4).
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Thursday 23rd October 2014
Dear Grade 12 Students and Parents,
Good Day!
I hope you have had a productive and enjoyable week.
Kindly find bellow what we have covered in Psychology to date.
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Week 7
19th to 23rd October 2014
Chapter 3 – Sections 2 & 3:
The objectives of this week were to:
Section 2:
- Discuss what were some of the early beliefs about the brain.
- Explain what are the parts of the brain, and how do they function.
- Explain how is the cerebral cortex divided.
- Discuss which methods do scientists use to study the brain.
Section 3:
- Describe what are three major glands of the endocrine system, and how do they affect the body.
- Discuss the effects of steroids on the brain and on human behaviour.
Also, we discussed how to do citations appropriately in APA style and specific examples were given in class.
NOTE: The videos that we watched in class about the victim who suffered from a car accident and the effects that took place on her brain, as well as the effects of the use of steroids are posted on the blog and students are responsible for the material in these videos because they might appear on exams or assignments.
Looking Ahead:
- Next week we will be discussing the importance of hormones and we will talk about the David Reimer Case.
- The first project is due on Monday 27th October 2014. It should be submitted electronically.
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Thursday 16th October 2014
Dear Grade 12 Parents and Students,
Good Day!
I hope that you have spent a lovely Eid break and enjoyed it to the max. It was a much needed vacation, and I hope everyone is ready to come back to work.
Kindly find bellow what we have covered in Psychology to date.
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Week 6
12th to 16th October 2014
Chapter 3 – Section 1 and 2:
The objectives of this week were to:
Section 1:
- Explore the Phineas Gage Case study.
- Introduce the human brain and its importance.
Section 2:
- Explore what the CNS is made up of.
- Conduct and in class experiment.
- Describe different parts of the brain.
Important Notes to Consider:
E-connect is now updated with all the student’s work. I urge you to go and check it out in order to monitor your progress. If you happen to have any questions or concerns, kindly get in contact with me at your earliest convenience.
Looking Ahead:
As discussed last week, please note that the first Psychology Project has been assigned. The project is due on Monday 27th October 2014. It is a research paper where students are required to choose a psychologist out of a list provided and talk about his biography, contributions to psychology, and their personal opinions about his work. Their opinions have to be supported by empirical data and logical explanations.
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Thursday 2nd October 2014
Dear Grade 12 Student and Parents,
Good Day!
I hope everything is going well and that you are excited about the Eid break. I wish you have a very enjoyable vacation and I wish you all a happy Eid.
Note: In celebration of Eid, kindly be informed that students are allowed to come to school tomorrow (Thursday 2nd October 2014) out of school uniform.
Kindly find bellow what we have covered in Psychology to date.
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Week 5
28th September to 2nd October 2014
Chapter 1 – Section 3:
The objectives of this week were to:
- Discuss who were the major Pioneers in the fields of Psychology
- Discuss the Modern fields in Psychology and the contributions of each Psychologist discussed last class in these fields.
- Take the first Psychology quiz that was on Chapter 1, sections 1 and 2.
Assignment:
As discussed in class, please watch the video about Sigmund Freud’s life and work related to psychoanalysis and write a summary of the video. The summary could either be in point form or in paragraph form. It should be written in your notes. I will be checking it when we come back from the break on Sunday 12th October 2014.
The video is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q9IRY_VXPs
Good Luck.
Looking Ahead:
- School returns on Sunday 12th October 2014.
- First class project will be discussed upon our arrival from Eid break.
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Thursday 25th September 2014
Dear Grade 12 Student and Parents,
Good Day!
I hope you are all doing great at school and that everything is going well. I wish you the best of luck in the coming weeks, now that we have all settled in, I am sure you will be starting to have more quizzes, tests, and assignments, so I urge you to start organizing your time effectively and contacting your teachers if you have any questions or concerns.
Note: This week the students had classwork to do on Wednesday, as I was not in school because of the IB Workshop that I am attending at Dubai. Please note that this classwork will be counted towards the final grade.
Kindly find bellow what we have covered in Psychology to date.
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Week 4
21st to 25th September 2014
Chapter 1 – Section 2:
The objectives of this week were to:
- Continue discussing the major fields of psychology.
- Discuss how the specialists in some fields of psychology serve people’s needs.
- Explain the subfields in Psychology.
- Discuss applied fields of psychology with a focus on criminal psychology.
- Identify how criminals think and how the psychology of the criminal mind is studied.
Looking Ahead:
- On Wednesday 1st of October we have our first quiz. It is going to be on Chapter 1, Sections 1 and 2.
- Please be prepared and contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
- Eid break starts from October 3rd and we come back to school on October 12th, 2014. I wish you a very enjoyable vacation.
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Wednesday 17th September 2014
Dear Grade 12 Students and Parents,
Good Day!
I hope that by now you are all settled in and progressing in your classes. I am sure that things will be a little more concrete now that the drop and add period is over. Therefore I wish you all the best of luck from here on forward.
Please find bellow our class progress to date in psychology.
Note: Thursday 18th September 2014 is the Open House for parents, therefore it is a day off for all students. We are all looking forward to meeting you and welcoming you to the new academic year. During the Open House you will have a chance to get to know the teachers better, gain an understanding of the curriculum and grading system, as well as being introduced to each teacher’s style of teaching and expectations. So we are looking forward to meeting all of you!
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Week 3
14th to 18th September 2014
Chapter 1 – Section 2:
The objectives of this week were to:
- Explore the major fields of psychology.
- Discuss how the specialists in some fields of psychology serve people’s needs.
In order to have the students be more involved in their learning process and try to have them active participants in the classroom, I decided to divide them into random groups, each group was responsible for explaining and presenting one of the specialties in psychology. This was considered as a class activity since they were given class time to work on it. After the activity was concluded, each group presented their work to the class and we had a class discussion.
In order to enhance the student’s teamwork and presentation skills, please note that I will be performing classwork activities similar to the one we did this week regularly. I believe that students should not be passive recipients of knowledge and should always strive to look for information themselves rather than just learn about it from the teacher.
After they concluded their presentations, I went through the eight specialties again and explained the main points so as to make sure that non of the students are confused or missing any points about the section.
Moreover, this week I asked the school counselor to come to the class and talk to the students about psychology, the major fields of psychology, and about psychology of the criminal mind. Because of her background, she was able to give the students an insight of what really happens in the field of psychology. This was a good practice for the students because it allows them to link the theories we learn in class to real life; therefore enriching their educational experience.
Looking Ahead:
Next week we will be starting a new section in the book.
As always, should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at your earliest convenience at farahelsaid@gpschool-eg.com
All the Best,
Farah M. El Said, M.Ed
Middle and High School Teacher,
Global Paradigm School.
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Professional Educator Diploma Instructor,
Graduate School of Education,
The American University in Cairo.
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Friday 12th September 2014
Dear Grade 12,
As discussed in our last class, please note that your group activity presentations are due on Monday 15th September 2014. You are expected to present your work on the chart that I distributed in class. Please find bellow the instructions for the activity. I have also attached a copy of the rubric I will be using to assess your presentations and work.
- Review the information in the text about your assigned specialty.
- Create an advertising bulletin board promoting your assigned specialty. The board should appeal to high school students considering psychology as a major or to those considering choosing a specialty.
- As such, bulletins should include:
- Basic information about the discipline of psychology,
- And relevant, appealing information about the specialty.
- Then have groups present their boards to the class.
Thank you and have a lovely weekend,
Farah.
Major Fields in Psychology Presentation Rubric
Wednesday 10th September 2014
Dear Grade 12 Parents and Students,
Good Day!
In an effort to keep you informed with our weekly progress, please find bellow what we have covered to date (including the first week).
Note:
Please note that e-connect will be updated once the drop and add period is over. It will contain grades of all the assignments and classwork, as well as attendance. I urge you to look at e-connect regularly so that you can know your progress and where you stand, and also know if you are missing any assignments or classwork and hand them in as early as possible.
As always, you can reach me via e-mail at farahelsaid@gpschool-eg.com or through the school telephone if you have an urgent matter that you need to discuss.
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Week 2
7th to 11th September 2014
Chapter 1 – Section 1:
The objectives of this week were to:
- Understand the meaning of Psychology as a science,
- Examine the difference between behavior and mental processes,
- Understand and explore the goals of psychology,
- Explore the possibility of changing one’s behavior,
- Understand how psychology could be viewed as a science and relate it to the natural sciences,
- And understand the fundamentals of Psychological research.
We were able to finish Chapter 1, Section one and will be starting Section 2 next week.
The students were given an assignment in the form of reflection questions to answer related to the content they learned in class. These assignments can either be submitted electronically via email, or the students can hand them in as a hard copy in class. However if they choose to hand them in as a hard copy they need to be typed and printed neatly.
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Week 1
1st to 4th September 2014.
Introduction.
The objective of the first week was to welcome the students back to school and to familiarize them with the class rules and expectations. We went through the student/parent handbook where the students were introduced to the subject, teacher, objectives, and learning outcomes of the course.
Actual content covered:
- During the first week we discussed what is Psychology and whether or not students believe it is an important science. Each student was asked to write a paragraph about what they thought psychology is.
- Also, working together as a class, we brainstormed a list of theories and topics related to the field of psychology.
- Then, using the list as a starting point, I guided the students in a discussion about how psychology impacts people’s everyday lives. As well as how they believed their own lives are affected by the science of psychology.
- Moreover, we discussed the theory of Nature vs. Nurture, and we had a small debate about which one of them affects people’s development more that the other and why.
Thank you and best regards,
Farah El Said, M.Ed
Middle and High School Teacher, Global Paradigm School. — Professional Educator Diploma Instructor, Graduate School of Education, The American University in Cairo.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Welcome,
Dear Students and Parents,
Welcome to the 12th grade Psychology blog. I wish you a very successful and fruitful year. Kindly note that all of our communication will be through this blog. You can also reach me via e-mail at farahelsaid@gpschool-eg.com.
Please find attached the Psychology Student / Parent Handbook for the academic year 2014/2015. You will also be receiving a hard copy of this document. I kindly ask you to sign the last page and return it back to me by the end of this week.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at your earliest convenience.
All the best,
Farah EL Said, M.Ed.
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