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GCSE Courses
Exam Body: AQA
Qualification: GCSE
Subject: Physical Education
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Key Topics:
1. Applied anatomy and physiology
2. Movement analysis
3. Physical training
4. Use of data
5. Sports psychology
6. Socio-cultural influences
7. Health, fitness and well-being
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Paper 1: The human body and movement in physical activity and sport
Marks
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What's Assessed
How it is Assessed
Questions
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Applied anatomy and physiology
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Movement and analysis
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Physical training
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Use of data
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Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes
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78 marks
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30% of GCSE
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Answer all questions
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A mixture of multiple choice/objective test questions, short answer questions and extended answer questions.
78
30
Assessment:
Paper 2: Social-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity
and sport
Marks
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What's Assessed
How it is Assessed
Questions
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Sports psychology
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Socio-cultural influences
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Health, fitness and well-being
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Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes
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78 marks
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30 % of GCSE
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Answer all questions
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A mixture of multiple choice/objective test questions, short answer questions and extended answer questions.
78
30
Non-exam assessment: Practical performance in physical activity and sport
What's Assessed
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Practical performance in three different activities in the role of player /performer (one in a team activity, one in individual activity and a third in either a team or in an individual activity).
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Analysis and evaluation of performance to bring about improvement on one activity.
How it is Assessed
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Assessed by teachers
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Moderated by AQA
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100 marks
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40% of GCSE
Questions
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For each of their three activities, students will be assessed in skills in progressive drills (10 marks per activity) and in the full context (15 marks per activity)
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Students will be assessed on their analysis (15 marks) and evaluation (10 marks) of performance to bring about improvement in one activity.
Marks
100
%
40
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