Psychology A2                PYA4 –Biorhtythms                        

TBL Assignment                -

A2 PSYCHOLOGY – PYA4: DREAMING

TASK BASED LEARNING ASSIGNMENTS

The idea of task-based learning is that students are given a substantial task or set of tasks to complete from which they will learn about a particular part of the specification.  Students carry out the assignment set them, sometimes on their own, other times in small groups, by following guidelines or questions posed in pre-defined stages.  There are lots of benefits to completing TBL assignments:  your research skills and independent learning abilities are vastly improved;    you get a sense of achievement when you finish the assignment.  From the teacher’s point of view, it gives them a chance to have a chat with individual students in the class.  This could be to get to know you better, or to talk through any problems you might have, provide support or solutions, perhaps stretch you a little bit, in fact, all sorts of things!

Practicalities:

You will be given a set of goals to achieve (so that you know what you’re aiming for) and some clues to help you achieve those goals.  You will also be given a timescale by which you should have done certain things.  Time management is most important, as you must ensure that you stick to deadlines, interim and overall.  This is good training for life, good for your CV, and good for your Psychology.

You will need to report in to each lesson whilst you are working on your assignment (if the task goes over days) for registration purposes, and so that your teacher can check your progress and have a chat with you.  Some activities may require you to be outside of the classroom (e.g. on a computer in the LRC), some may require using a laptop in the classroom, or even merely using textbooks in the classroom;  some may require overnight research using friends and family.  In any event, movement is needed!  For those who don’t like moving around, tough!

Remember to take notes at each stage of the process, and fill in any boxes, answer any questions, etc., as you go along (you’ll never remember what you thought or found, otherwise).  Always get printouts of your latest work when you are working on a computer.  Do not rely on mere ‘saving’, as your teacher will want to see the evidence of your learning (and you will too, given you’ve got an exam coming up!).

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Always make sure you know what the deadline is, and work backwards from it.  Your first job should be to look at your timetable and see where you can fit the jobs in.  In other words, organise yourself.

THEORIES OF DREAMING: WHY DO WE DREAM?

The task:

The goal is for you to fill in the tables that follow, so that you can reach a conclusion about why we dream.

In order to complete a complex task such as this, and reach your goal, it’s necessary to set up some ...

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