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Performance Development Process

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How does a performer choose and apply the right approaches to develop a factor?

Approaches to developing performance, including how a performer selects approaches that match the factor and the stage of learning, principles such as progression and specificity, and examples of approaches for the physical, mental, emotional and social factors.
An SQA Higher Physical Education answer on the approaches to developing performance, covering how to select approaches that match the factor and stage of learning, principles such as progression and specificity, and examples for each of the four factors.
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How does a performer evaluate a development programme and justify their future development needs?

Evaluating performance development and identifying future development needs, including comparing results against the baseline and targets, judging the effectiveness of the approaches, and justifying decisions about what to develop next.
An SQA Higher Physical Education answer on evaluating performance development and identifying future development needs, covering comparison against the baseline and targets, judging the effectiveness of approaches, and justifying future development decisions.
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How does a performer gather reliable information about the factors impacting on their performance?

Methods of collecting information about the factors impacting on performance, including the difference between qualitative and quantitative methods, examples such as observation schedules, video analysis, standardised tests, questionnaires and match analysis, and why a performer uses more than one method.
An SQA Higher Physical Education answer on the methods of collecting information about the factors impacting on performance, covering qualitative and quantitative methods, examples such as observation schedules, video analysis and standardised tests, and why more than one method is used.
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What demands does an activity place on a performer, and why do they shape development?

The performance demands of activities, including the physical, mental, emotional and social demands an activity places on a performer, how these vary between activities, and why understanding the demands directs development priorities.
An SQA Higher Physical Education answer on the performance demands of activities, covering the physical, mental, emotional and social demands an activity places on a performer, how they vary between activities, and why understanding them directs development.
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How does a performer plan, monitor and record a development programme so it actually works?

Planning, monitoring and recording a personal development plan, including setting SMART targets, structuring a programme over time, the methods used to monitor progress such as training diaries and retesting, and why ongoing recording matters.
An SQA Higher Physical Education answer on planning, monitoring and recording a personal development plan, covering SMART targets, structuring a programme over time, monitoring methods such as training diaries and retesting, and why ongoing recording matters.
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