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Higher Psychology - Assignment Guide

Written by Jonathan Firth, experienced Psychology teacher and author of the Leckie N5 & Higher textbook, this simple guide takes you through all of the steps of the SQA Higher Psychology Assignment, from planning to writing up.

The step-by-step approach will help you to choose your topic, identify all of the key information that you need, and write each section of the scientific report ready for submission to SQA.

As the Assignment is worth over 33% of the grade for the Higher, this guide will give a real boost to your chances of gaining an A.

Updated for new (2018 onwards) syllabus.

An expert written, 12-page guide to success at the SQA Higher Psychology assignment task.

Higher Psychology (Course Code: C863 76)

Scqf level 6 (24 scqf credit points).

Why study Psychology?

Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and behaviour. Psychology is a research-based subject, and provides the opportunity to conduct practical research. This includes working with human participants in accordance with ethical standards.

This course develops your ability to analyse psychological explanations for individual and social behaviour. You will learn about some of the ways that thoughts and emotions can affect how we feel and behave.

Knowledge of human behaviour is a useful subject for your personal development as well as being relevant to many career paths, including education, medicine and law.

Career Pathways

To see what career areas this subject could lead to and the routes to get there, download and view these career pathways:

• Administration and Management
• Arts, Social Sciences and Languages
• Communications and Media
• Health and Medicine
• Social, Caring and Advisory Services

What do I need to get in?

Entry is at the discretion of the school or college, but you would normally be expected to have achieved:

• National 5 Biology
• National 5 Psychology

What will I study?

The course consists of  three  areas of study.

Individual behaviour

• analyse individual behaviour, investigate topics and learn how these topics can be explained using psychological theories and research evidence
• evaluate and apply theories to show an understanding of individual human behaviour.

Social behaviour

• analyse how interaction with others shapes social behaviour
• investigate psychological explanations for social behaviour
• use research evidence to analyse how the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of individuals are influenced by their social environment
• apply psychological knowledge and understanding to explain examples of everyday social behaviour.
• understand and apply the research process and research methods used in psychology
• develop the skills required to conduct and evaluate psychological research.
• develop numerical skills and an understanding of psychological terminology.

How will I be assessed?

The course assessment has two components totalling 120 marks :

• Component 1: question paper – worth 60 marks (scaled up to 80 marks for the 2022-23 session) (consisting of section 1 - Individual behaviour and section 2 - Social behaviour)
• Component 2: assignment – worth 40 marks.

For the assignment component, you will research a topic you have studied and produce a psychological report.

Both the question paper and the assignment are set and externally marked by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).

The grade awarded is based on the total marks achieved across course assessment.

The course assessment is graded A-D.

Study Materials

• SQA Past Papers Psychology Higher
• SQA Understanding Standards Psychology

What can I go on to next?

If you complete the course successfully, it may lead to:

• other qualifications in Psychology, social sciences, social studies or related areas.

Further study, training or employment in:

Which jobs are related to this subject?

• Psychology - Related Careers

Where can my parents find out more?

Your school will give your parents an Options or Choices information booklet, which has detailed information on the curriculum and the individual subjects or courses you can study. It will also invite them along to a Parents’ Information Evening.

They can also read the information leaflet(s):

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Higher Psychology

The central theme of the Higher Psychology course is to enable you to investigate psychological knowledge and research, which will promote your understanding of individual and social behaviour.

You will analyse and evaluate concepts, theories and approaches, and will draw on research evidence to explain human behaviour.

Qualification Breakdown

Higher Psychology SCQF Level 6:

• Psychology: Research
• Psychology: Individual behaviour
• Psychology: Social behaviour

This course is very demanding in terms of written work, study at home and group work.

Course assessment:   The purpose of the assignment is to assess your use of research and communication skills appropriate to psychology. This assignment requires learners to carry out their own primary research based on a brief provided by SQA and produce a psychological research report. The class will design the research in groups, collect data and analyse. Reports must be written up individually, but the tutor will give support.

Entry requirements

You must have:

• Higher English at A or B level.

We might consider another subject with this same grade such as Higher History, Higher Modern Studies or Higher Geography (at A or B Level pass).

Target Year Group S6

Attendance Pattern

You will attend college on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons 13:30 - 16:00

Progression Pathways

On successful completion of the course, you will be given the opportunity of internal progression within Glasgow Clyde.  You might go on to do:

• HNC/D courses in social science

The level you might enter would depend on the level and relevance of your other qualifications

How to Apply

When you click on the Apply button you will be redirected to create an application account for your chosen Senior Phase course. 

• Use a personal email address and ensure your password is something that you will remember. 
• You will receive an email asking you to confirm your account. This will take you to the application form.   
• you will receive a link to the application portal within each email you receive - please use this link to track your application 

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• National Qualifications  >  Subjects  >  Psychology  >  National 5  > National 5 Psychology

National 5 Psychology

Updates and announcements, deliver this qualification (01/09/22).

Centres need to apply for approval before delivering the qualification for the first time, and must consider the resources that are available to them to do this.

To deliver this qualification in the next academic session, and in order for candidates to be certificated in August the following year, centres must apply for approval by the end of September of the previous year (for example, the deadline for applications for approval must be submitted by September 2022 in order to deliver and certificate the qualification by August 2023).

Subject-specific information :

Centres must demonstrate that teachers and lecturers delivering/assessing Psychology have completed at least two years successful study of Psychology at University or Higher National Diploma (HND) level (minimum SCQF level 8), including the study of research methods.

Find out more about our  approval process

Alternative certification model

Essential information, course specification.

Explains the structure of the course, including its purpose and aims and information on the skills, knowledge and understanding that will be developed.

• N5 Psychology Course Specification 2017-18 session September 2017

Past Papers and Marking Instructions

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Additional question papers resources

Illustrates the standard, structure and requirements of the question papers candidates will sit (includes marking instructions).

• Psychology Specimen Question Paper National 5 September 2017
• National 5 Psychology Question Paper  (274 KB)
• National 5 Psychology Marking Instructions (249 KB)

Coursework ( 19/1/24 )

This section provides information on marking instructions and/or the coursework assessment task(s). It includes information that centres need to administer coursework and must be read in conjunction with the course specification.

• National 5 Psychology assignment templates: instructions for teachers, lecturers and candidates January 2024
• National 5 Psychology assignment template  November 2023
• National 5 Psychology assignment template (Google Doc) January 2024
• Coursework assessment task for National 5 Psychology  September 2023
• Guidance of conditions of assessment

Information on the production and submission of SQA-assessed coursework for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher.

• Coursework for External Assessment (261 KB)

Understanding Standards ( 19/06/2023 )

• Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries

Audio Presentation

• Overview of Course Assessment 2017 (7 minutes)

Changes to Understanding Standards materials

• Changes to published Understanding Standards materials for all subjects

Please note: Understanding Standards materials are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.

Course reports ( 27/09/2023 )

Provides information on the performance of candidates - which is useful to teachers, lecturers and assessors in their preparation of candidates for future assessment.

Course Reports

• 2023 National 5 Psychology Course Report September 2023
• 2022 National 5 Psychology Course Report September 2022
• 2019 National 5 Psychology Course Report   October 2019

Course support ( 23/01/2024 )

• National 5 Psychology: guidance on creating assessments January 2024

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Assignment 2022  (all links open as pdf files), racism is normalised and socialised in the united kingdom..

• Candidate 1 Evidence

Poverty and educational attainment.

• Candidate 2 Evidence

Ethnic minority groups in education.

• Candidate 3 Evidence

The impact of the media on violence against women.

• Candidate 4 Evidence
• Candidates 1 to 4 Commentaries

Assignment 2019  (All links open as PDF files)

Poverty and attainment in school, an investigation into the objectification of women in the media, hypothesis - obesity is increasing due to the rise of convenience foods and fast foods that have become available in the uk, gender role socialisation in disney princess media, hypothesis - there is a direct link between gender and the differences in educational attainment.

• Candidate 5 Evidence

Sectarianism in Scotland

• Candidate 6 Evidence

Hypothesis - the mass media is influential in forming attitudes and therefore social behaviour

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Mental illness in the media

• Candidate 8 Evidence
• Candidates 1 to 8 Commentaries
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