What will I learn?
You will learn:
- how factors (mental, emotional, social and physical) impact on your performance
- how to improve your performance by following a cycle of analysis: gathering data; analysing the data, identifying development needs; planning a personal development programme (PDP); implementing the PDP; monitor progress during the PDP; evaluating the effectiveness of the PDP; and, evaluating the effectiveness of your performance following the PDP.
- how to answer exam questions using the command words of: identify, describe, explain, justify and evaluate.
How will I learn?
By practically participating in activities while experiencing the cycle of analysis stages. Practical activities that have been used for this purpose are: swimming / biathlon, focusing on physical
- (fitness) and emotional factors
badminton, focusing on physical (skill) and - mental factors
volleyball / netball, focusing on physical - (tactics) and social factors
Each year we do negotiate with learners about activities so they might change.
Classroom sessions are planned into the programme to practise the writing skills required to meet the portfolio assessment demands.
How will I be assessed?
Higher Performance – candidates select the two performances they would like to be assessed in. Each performance is assessed out of 30 marks leading to a mark out of 60. This assessment is equivalent to 50% of the overall course mark.
Higher Exam – candidates sit an exam paper worth 50 marks in a time limit of 2 hours and 30mins. This assessment is equivalent to 50% of the overall course mark.
Career Opportunities
Used for Tariff Points to access University Courses; Sports Coaching; Professional Sport; Fitness Instructor; Teaching; Physiotherapy; Personal Trainer; Sports Journalism; Sports Science; Sports Medicine .
