Leadership | Edexcel A-Level Physical Education (9PE0)
Leadership
- 56 questions
- 4 subtopics
- Component 2: psychological and social principles of physical education
- Component 2
Leadership is examined in Component 2, Psychological and social principles of physical education.
It covers qualities and impact of an effective leader, autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire styles, Fiedler's and Chelladurai's leadership models and trait, social learning and interactionist theories of leadership.
Sample questions from Leadership
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Qualities and impact of an effective leader
How can poor leadership harm performance?
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Unclear instructions and unfair treatment cause confusion and conflict. Motivation and cohesion fall, and players may loaf. -
Qualities and impact of an effective leader
How does a leader influence team cohesion?
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A leader who involves players and treats them fairly builds unity. A leader who plays favourites divides the squad. -
Autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire styles
What is a democratic leadership style?
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A democratic leader shares decisions with the group and values members' views. A democratic leader is person-oriented. -
Autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire styles
Give two disadvantages of a laissez-faire style.
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The group may lack direction and lose focus. Poor discipline can lead to social loafing and conflict. -
Fiedler's and Chelladurai's leadership models
How does Fiedler's model link to autocratic and democratic styles?
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A task-oriented leader tends to adopt an autocratic style. A person-oriented leader tends to adopt a democratic style. -
Fiedler's and Chelladurai's leadership models
What are the three types of leader behaviour in Chelladurai's model?
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The three are required behaviour, actual behaviour and preferred behaviour. Required behaviour is what the situation demands. -
Trait, social learning and interactionist theories of leadership
How does social learning theory explain how leaders are created?
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Social learning theory states that leadership is learned by observing and copying others. Leadership behaviour that is reinforced is more likely to be repeated. -
Trait, social learning and interactionist theories of leadership
Why is interactionist theory seen as the most complete explanation of leadership?
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Interactionist theory accepts both innate qualities and learned behaviour. Interactionist theory also explains why a leader's success varies with the situation.
The 4 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Qualities and impact of an effective leader | Leadership and the qualities of an effective leader, empathy, the effect on team performance and cohesion, emergent and prescribed leaders, the captain on the pitch, adaptability and a clear vision. | 13 |
| Autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire styles | Autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire styles with their advantages, drawbacks and best uses, beginners learning to kayak, an experienced rugby squad reviewing its line-out, and Lewin as the source of the three styles. | 14 |
| Fiedler's and Chelladurai's leadership models | Fiedler's contingency model with task-oriented and person-oriented leaders and the favourability of the situation, the relegation battle, and Chelladurai's antecedents and required, actual and preferred leader behaviour. | 15 |
| Trait, social learning and interactionist theories of leadership | Trait theory and the Great Man theory, social learning theory with Bandura, significant others and reinforcement, interactionist theory and the captain who leads her club but not her country, and nature against nurture. | 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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