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Physical Education study guides
SQA-HIGHER Β· Higher (SQA) Β· aligned to SQA.
- SQA Higher PE Emotional Factors: a complete overview of anger, anxiety, confidence and emotional control
A deep-dive SQA Higher Physical Education guide to the emotional factors impacting on performance. Covers anger and aggression, fear and anxiety, happiness and confidence, the central idea of emotional control, how each is examined and the approaches used to manage emotions.
π 14 min readHigher - SQA Higher PE Mental Factors: a complete overview of decision-making, concentration, arousal and mental toughness
A deep-dive SQA Higher Physical Education guide to the mental factors impacting on performance. Covers decision-making, concentration and cue recognition, level of arousal and its optimum, and mental toughness, plus how each is examined and the approaches used to develop them.
π 14 min readHigher - SQA Higher PE Performance Development Process: gathering information, approaches, planning, monitoring and evaluating
A deep-dive SQA Higher Physical Education guide to the performance development process. Covers analysing performance demands, methods of gathering information, selecting approaches, SMART target setting, monitoring and recording, and evaluating to justify future development needs.
π 15 min readHigher - SQA Higher PE Physical Factors: a complete overview of fitness, skills and tactics or composition
A deep-dive SQA Higher Physical Education guide to the physical factors impacting on performance. Covers the three areas of fitness, skills and tactics or composition, the fitness components, the stages of learning, how each is examined and how the physical factor is developed.
π 15 min readHigher - SQA Higher PE Practical Performance: what the performance component assesses and how it is marked
An SQA Higher Physical Education guide to the practical performance component. Covers performing in two contrasting activities, what is assessed (skills, decision-making, tactics or composition and overall effectiveness), how it is internally marked and externally verified, and how it links to the four factors.
π 12 min readHigher - SQA Higher PE Social Factors: a complete overview of team dynamics, cooperation, roles and relationships
A deep-dive SQA Higher Physical Education guide to the social factors impacting on performance. Covers team dynamics, cooperation and communication, roles and responsibilities, relationships and etiquette, how each is examined and the approaches used to develop cohesion.
π 14 min readHigher