Microcredential Summary
This micro-credential has been designed to complement the work delivered by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) to focus on developing teacher confidence, capability and expertise in the key concepts and topics covered in the Psychology syllabus. It offers subject-specific knowledge and skills needed to underpin effective and contemporary approaches to teaching and learning in the subject. This micro-credential will explore the way that the brain processes information, identifying the specialisation of various brain structures and pathways. The participant will be given the opportunity to explore individual differences in the way that the brain processes information by examining the characteristics of memory and how we learn. The participant will also learn about the formation of memories and their retrieval, and how this can be impacted by reinforcement schedules.
Requirements - To Be Eligible
For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.
Entry RequirementsThere are no specific entry requirements to enrol in this micro-credential, however, it is designed for Secondary School teachers who expect to teach the QCAA Psychology General Senior Syllabus.
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For direct access to the micro-credential, visit our Learning Management Site: Be Different
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Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations
Undertaking this micro-credential enables Secondary School teachers in Queensland to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession.
Upon successful completion of the micro-credential, students will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.
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- Outline the impact of neurotransmission and neurotransmitters on human responses
- Apply knowledge of localisation of brain function to investigate perception and memory, including the effect of visual perception on memory
- Explain the theory of memory in terms of how memory functions and how this has been conceptualised by psychologists
- Understand how knowledge of memory and storage of experience by the brain allows psychologists to investigate memory deficits
- Transfer knowledge of reinforcement schedules from psychological theory to a learning task.
Assessment
Reflective Portfolio