Guidance and Feedback | AQA A-Level Physical Education (7582)
Guidance and Feedback
- 57 questions
- 4 subtopics
- Paper 1: Factors affecting participation in physical activity and sport
- Paper 1
Guidance and Feedback is examined in Paper 1, Factors affecting participation in physical activity and sport.
It covers verbal and visual guidance, manual and mechanical guidance, types of feedback and matching feedback and guidance to the learner.
Sample questions from Guidance and Feedback
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Verbal and visual guidance
How can a demonstration be made more effective?
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The demonstration should be accurate, repeated and focused on one or two key points. Slow motion and a clear view of the key point help the learner see the detail. -
Verbal and visual guidance
How would a rugby coach use visual guidance to teach a spin pass?
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The coach demonstrates the spin pass slowly, highlighting the hand position at release. Players might also watch video of an elite player using the pass in a match. -
Manual and mechanical guidance
What is the main risk of relying on manual or mechanical guidance?
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The learner can become dependent on the support. The guided movement feels different from the real one, so the kinaesthetic sense developed may be incorrect. -
Manual and mechanical guidance
Why is mechanical guidance of limited use to an autonomous performer?
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An autonomous performer already has a well-developed kinaesthetic sense. External support would interfere with the natural feel of the movement. -
Types of feedback
Why does an expert benefit more from knowledge of performance?
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An expert usually achieves the result, so detail on technique is what brings further improvement. The expert can understand and act on technical feedback. -
Types of feedback
A basketball player sees the ball drop through the hoop. What type of feedback is this?
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The player receives knowledge of results. The feedback is also positive and reaches the player through vision. -
Matching feedback and guidance to the learner
What makes feedback effective?
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Effective feedback is accurate, specific and given soon after the movement. Feedback should be limited to one or two key points at a time. -
Matching feedback and guidance to the learner
How does the danger level of a skill affect the choice of guidance?
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A dangerous skill calls for manual or mechanical guidance so the learner is protected. A safe skill can be learned through visual and verbal methods.
The 4 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Verbal and visual guidance | Visual and verbal guidance, effective demonstrations, their limitations, combining the two, and visual cues in the practice area. | 14 |
| Manual and mechanical guidance | Manual and mechanical guidance, safety for gymnasts and swimmers, the risk of dependence, withdrawing support and combining guidance methods. | 13 |
| Types of feedback | The purposes of feedback, knowledge of performance and knowledge of results, positive and negative, intrinsic and extrinsic feedback, timing, and video analysis. | 16 |
| Matching feedback and guidance to the learner | Guidance for cognitive and autonomous performers, open and closed skills, effective feedback, intrinsic feedback, confidence, age and danger, and cases of a novice golfer and an elite bowler. | 14 |
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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