Goal Setting | Edexcel A-Level Physical Education (9PE0)
Goal Setting
- 41 questions
- 3 subtopics
- Component 2: psychological and social principles of physical education
- Component 2
Goal Setting is examined in Component 2, Psychological and social principles of physical education.
It covers SMARTER targets, outcome, performance and process goals and goal timescales and the benefits of goal setting.
Sample questions from Goal Setting
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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SMARTER targets
What makes a goal achievable?
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An achievable goal is within reach with effort in the time allowed. A goal that is too hard causes frustration and loss of motivation. -
SMARTER targets
Rewrite the goal 'get fitter' as a SMARTER goal for a 17-year-old footballer.
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A SMARTER goal is to raise the multistage fitness test score from level 10 to level 11 in eight weeks. The coach should record each test and review progress fortnightly. -
Outcome, performance and process goals
Give two disadvantages of outcome goals.
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Outcome goals depend partly on opponents, so the performer cannot fully control them. A missed outcome goal can lower confidence even after a good performance. -
Outcome, performance and process goals
Why are process goals suitable for a novice?
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A novice in the cognitive stage needs to concentrate on correct technique. Process goals direct attention to the movements that must improve. -
Goal timescales and the benefits of goal setting
What is an aspirational goal?
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An aspirational goal is an ambitious target that stretches the performer beyond what currently seems possible. A club runner aiming for the Commonwealth Games has an aspirational goal. -
Goal timescales and the benefits of goal setting
How can goal setting reduce anxiety?
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Goals focus the performer on controllable targets instead of on the result. The performer feels more in control and worries less.
The 3 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| SMARTER targets | Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound, evaluated and recorded goals, a netball shooter's measurable goal, a SMARTER goal for a young footballer, agreeing goals, goals that are too easy, and the elite swimmer. | 13 |
| Outcome, performance and process goals | Subjective and objective goals, outcome goals and their drawbacks, performance goals for anxious performers, process goals for novices, the high jumper combining all three, and the golfer in competition. | 14 |
| Goal timescales and the benefits of goal setting | Short-, medium- and long-term goals, aspirational and realistic goals, how goal setting improves performance, monitors progress, reduces anxiety and raises confidence, returning from injury and reviewing goals in a season. | 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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