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Pilot Mentoring programme underway
PSYCHOLOGY TEACHER MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME Psychology continues to grow as a modern and dynamic subject option across many schools in New...
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Aug 26, 20212 min read


Getting ready for the external
The 2021 external examination at Level 3 has undergone a substantial format change. You can see the sample assessment material here:...
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Aug 12, 20211 min read


Classroom Activity: exploring ethics
Don't be Nuts! The Walnut Rat Brain dissection with thanks to Gerd Banke, Biology Teacher Nayland College. Gerd picked up this gem from a...
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Dec 20, 20202 min read


Tawa College Social Media Deprivation Experiment Camp - A Student Perspective
On Monday 18th March, a number of psychology students attended a camp which lasted 3 days. The aim of this camp was to see the effects of...
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May 9, 20191 min read


Years of Lobbying Pay Off as Psychology is Granted University Approved Subject Status
Psychology teachers across the country received the news they had been waiting for last Thursday. The New Zealand Association of...
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Nov 12, 20182 min read


Level 3 Trip to the Asylum
The Porirua Hospital Museum and Resource Centre sits behind Keneperu Hospital in Wellington. The museum itself is part of the the old...
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Jun 24, 20182 min read


From Classroom to Lecture Theatre
In the last week of term two Victoria University, School of Psychology opened it doors to 3 colleges from the Wellington region. The...
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Jun 20, 20181 min read
Tawa College Level 3 - Sleep Deprivation Experiment
A teacher's perspective At the beginning of the year the main question driving our planning was this: “What will our year 13’s want to...
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Aug 20, 20174 min read


Personality Analysis Through Cake!
Students at Nayland College, Nelson anlaysed a partner through their approach to decorating a cake. Carefully observing the techniques...
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Aug 15, 20171 min read


Psychology NZ Secondary Schools Facebook Group
Set up in 2013 by our previous chair of the NZAPT is a Facebook group that promotes collaboration around Psychology in New Zealand...
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Jul 17, 20171 min read
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