Goal Setting | AQA A-Level Physical Education (7582)
Goal Setting
- 42 questions
- 3 subtopics
- Paper 2: Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport
- Paper 2
Goal Setting is examined in Paper 2, Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport.
It covers outcome, performance and process goals, why goal setting works and SMARTER goal setting.
Sample questions from Goal Setting
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Outcome, performance and process goals
Give two drawbacks of outcome goals.
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The result depends partly on opponents and officials, which the performer cannot control. Outcome goals can raise anxiety, and a defeat lowers motivation even after a good performance. -
Outcome, performance and process goals
What is the difference between short-term and long-term goals?
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Short-term goals are set for days or weeks and act as stepping stones. Long-term goals are set for a season or longer and give overall direction. -
Why goal setting works
How does goal setting improve persistence?
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A performer with a goal keeps working when progress is slow, because the target gives effort a purpose. Setbacks are seen as temporary steps on the way. -
Why goal setting works
How is goal setting linked to achievement motivation?
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Achievable goals give regular success, which develops the need to achieve. Task-based goals shift the focus from beating others to personal improvement. -
SMARTER goal setting
Why should a goal be time-bound?
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A deadline gives urgency and helps the performer plan training. The deadline also marks when progress should be assessed. -
SMARTER goal setting
Write a SMARTER goal for a netball goal shooter.
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A SMARTER goal would be to raise shooting accuracy from 70% to 80% in league matches by the end of the season. Accuracy is recorded each match, and the target is reviewed monthly.
The 3 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Outcome, performance and process goals | Outcome, performance and process goals with their benefits and drawbacks, goals for a sprinter and a club golfer, and short-term and long-term goals. | 14 |
| Why goal setting works | How goals raise motivation, persistence and confidence, lower anxiety and direct attention, performer involvement, return from injury, team goals and poor goal setting. | 13 |
| SMARTER goal setting | Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound, evaluate and re-do goals, applied to netball, rugby, a 1500 m runner and free throws with worked figures. | 15 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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