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Physical EducationQ&A by dot point
A short Q&A bank for every Northern Ireland Physical Education syllabus dot point. Each question and answer is drawn directly from our worked dot-point page, so you can scan key concepts before opening the long-form answer.
Developing Physical Fitness for Performance
- The health-related components of fitness (aerobic energy production, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility and body composition) and the skill-related factors (co-ordination, balance, reaction time and agility), with a sporting example of each.2Q&A pairs
- The reasons for fitness testing, the standard tests for each component of fitness (for example the multi-stage fitness test, sit and reach, grip dynamometer, Illinois agility run), and how to make testing valid, reliable and fair.2Q&A pairs
- The main methods of training (continuous, fartlek, interval, circuit, weight/resistance, plyometric and flexibility training), what each one develops, and how to choose a method to suit a performer and their sport.2Q&A pairs
- The principles of training (specificity, progression, overload, recovery, reversibility and tedium - SPORRT), the FITT principle (frequency, intensity, time, type) used to apply overload, and the idea of peaking, applied to a training programme.2Q&A pairs
- Setting SMART targets (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-bound) and designing a personal exercise programme that applies the components of fitness, the methods of training and the principles of training, including a warm-up and cool-down.2Q&A pairs
Developing Skilled Performance
- The types of feedback (intrinsic, extrinsic, concurrent and terminal), how each helps a performer improve, and how to choose the right feedback for a learner's stage.2Q&A pairs
- The types of guidance (visual, verbal and physical/manual), the advantages and disadvantages of each, and how to choose the right type of guidance for a learner at a given stage.2Q&A pairs
- The information-processing model (input, decision making, output and feedback), the role of memory, and how a performer uses the process to produce and refine a movement in sport.2Q&A pairs
- The meaning of skill and ability, the classification of skills (basic/complex, open/closed, gross/fine, self-paced/externally-paced) on continua, and how classification affects how a skill is taught and practised.2Q&A pairs
Health and Lifestyle Decisions
- The components of a balanced diet (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, fibre and water), the function of each, energy balance and its link to body weight, the importance of hydration, and how diet is adapted for performance.2Q&A pairs
- The meaning of health, fitness and wellbeing, the difference and the link between them, the physical, mental/emotional and social benefits of an active lifestyle, and the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle.2Q&A pairs
- The effects of lifestyle decisions on health and performance: smoking, alcohol, recreational/social drugs, rest and sleep, and physical activity levels, and how positive choices support a healthy active lifestyle.2Q&A pairs
- The reasons people take part in physical activity (health, enjoyment, social, competition, challenge), the barriers to participation, and the strategies that improve adherence to a healthy active lifestyle.2Q&A pairs
The Active Leisure Industry
- The commercialisation of sport, the relationship between sport, sponsorship and the media, and the use of technology in sport, including the advantages and disadvantages of each for performers, spectators and the sport.2Q&A pairs
- Ethics in sport: sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance, and the use of performance-enhancing drugs, including the reasons performers take them, the types and effects, and the arguments for and against drug testing.3Q&A pairs
- The factors affecting participation in physical activity (age, gender, disability, ethnicity/culture, socio-economic status, time and access), the groups whose participation is lower, and the strategies used to widen participation.2Q&A pairs
- The meaning and scope of the active leisure industry, the products and services it provides, the public, private and voluntary sectors, and the benefits of the industry to individuals and society.2Q&A pairs
The Body at Work
- The types of synovial joint (hinge and ball and socket), the types of movement at joints (flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation and circumduction), and how joints and movement are applied to physical activity.2Q&A pairs
- The structure of the heart and the pathway of blood, the double circulatory system, the three types of blood vessel, and heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output applied to physical activity.2Q&A pairs
- The immediate (short-term) effects of exercise on the muscular, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, and the long-term effects of regular training on these systems, applied to physical activity and performance.2Q&A pairs
- The major muscles of the body, how muscles work in antagonistic pairs as agonist and antagonist, the types of muscle (voluntary, involuntary and cardiac), and the types of contraction (isotonic and isometric) applied to physical activity.2Q&A pairs
- The structure of the respiratory system, the mechanism of breathing, gas exchange at the alveoli, the lung volumes (tidal volume, vital capacity and minute ventilation), and aerobic and anaerobic respiration applied to physical activity.2Q&A pairs
- The five main functions of the skeleton, the major bones and types of bone, the structure of a synovial joint, and how the skeletal system is applied to sport and physical activity.2Q&A pairs