Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care

UNIT 29: APPLIED PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAREGrading gridIn order to pass this unit, the evidence that the learner presents for assessment needs to demonstrate that they can meet all of the learningoutcomes for the unit. The criteria for a pass grade describe the level of achievement required to pass this unit.Grading criteriaTo achieve a pass grade the evidence mustshow that the learner is able to:P1P2P3P4P5describe three debates in developmentalpsychologyexplain the principal psychologicalperspectives as applied to theunderstanding of the development ofindividualsdescribe four key pieces of research intothe role of attachment in behaviouracquisitionexplain two specific behaviours usingpsychological perspectivesuse examples to explain the contributionof psychological perspectives to themanagement and treatment of twospecific behavioursTo achieve a merit grade the evidence mustshow that, in addition to the pass criteria,the learner is able to:M1M2M3analyse one debate in developmentalpsychologyanalyse the contribution made by thefour pieces of research to theunderstanding of the role of attachmentin behaviour acquisitionanalyse the role of psychologicalperspectives in understanding the twospecific behaviours.To achieve a distinction grade the evidencemust show that, in addition to the pass andmerit criteria, the learner is able to:D1evaluate the contribution made by thefour pieces of research to theunderstanding of the role of attachmentin behaviour acquisitionBN018467 – Specification – Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care– Issue 1 – February 2007 © Edexcel Limited 2007373