ASSIGNMENT TASK:

For this assignment you will be writing a series of three micro-reports discussing how different psychological approaches explain learning.

Assessment description and marking criteria

• Students must complete tasks 1, 2, and 3 (below, see suggested structure) to minimum levels of understanding in order to meet pass mark
• Students will write a series of three micro-reports all discussing different ways psychological approaches define and describe: learning.
• A micro-report is a condensed written piece, focussing on the content rather than full essay structure. A micro-report will have a thesis only rather than a full introduction and then will develop that thesis through targeted examples and explanation.
• Students must choose three micro-report topics from these psychological disciplines. Each will discuss the different ways that discipline analyses the development of learning.

1. Biological
2. Cognitive
3. Behavioural
4. Social
5. Developmental