Instructor Lucas Rewa Phone 269-323-5537 Building Northern High School Room 2.124 E-mail lrewa@portageps.org Course Description Psychology is the science of the mind and behavior. It involves the study of the mental and behavioral characteristics of an individual or a group. This survey course is designed to introduce the student to the science of psychology. Three major areas of psychology are covered: critical thinking (research methods), the brain, and states of consciousness. Additional topics may include: the behaving organism; psychological growth; human relations; personality and psychological disorder. Goals
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Evaluation At the end of the marking period, the teacher will calculate students’ grades from tests, daily quizzes, specific assignments, etc. Letter grades will be assigned by the scale below. Assignments are weighted. Tests, Quizzes, and other Assessments are worth .7. Homework and classwork are worth .3. Student scores that result in .05 or higher should be rounded up. The following percentage scale applies. 100 - 91.5 = A 91.4 - 89.5 = A- 89.4 - 87.5 = B+ 87.4 - 81.5 = B 81.4 - 79.5 = B- 79.4 - 77.5 = C+ 77.4 - 71.5 = C 71.4 - 69.5 = C- 69.4 - 67.5 = D+ 67.4 - 61.5 = D 61.4 - 59.5 = D- 59.4 - 0 = E Grades will be rounded up only to the tenth place during this calculation. Students will only earn a passing grade for a marking period if they achieve at or above 59.45%, which rounds to 59.5%. TO CALCULATE FINAL SEMESTER GRADE The final semester grade is based on a composite of two nine-weeks’ grades and the final examination/culminating assessment/project. Each nine weeks is worth approximately 40%, and the semester exam/project or District Culminating Activity assessment is worth approximately 20%. ![]() |
Psychology
Subpages (12):
0 - General Course Documents
1 - History and Psychological Research
2 - Biopsychology - Nervous System and Brain
3 - Memory
3 - Sleep and Consciousness
4 - Learning and Conditioning
5 - Abnormal Psychology
6 - Social Psychology
7 - Personality
Psychology Announcements
Psychology - Quarter A: Assignments, Assessments, Notes, Documents, Vocab, Etc.
Psychology - Quarter B: Assignments, Assessments, Notes, Documents, Vocab, Etc.