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Eduqas A-Level Physical Education A550QS
Health, Fitness and an Active Lifestyle
Short-Term Responses to Exercise
Long-Term Adaptations to Exercise
Fitness Testing and Components of Fitness
Training Methods, Principles and Periodisation
Topic overviewSpecificity, progressive overload, reversibility, variance and FITTContinuous, fartlek, interval and high intensity trainingWeight, plyometric, circuit and flexibility trainingAltitude training and training in hot and cold climatesTraining zones, heart rate monitoring and periodisation
Energy Systems
Fatigue and Recovery
Diet, Nutrition and Supplements
Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Joints and the Musculo-Skeletal System
Planes, Axes and Movement Patterns
Biomechanical Principles and Levers
Linear and Angular Motion
Projectile Motion and Fluid Mechanics
Performance Analysis
Technology in Sport
Personality
Attitudes
Goal Setting
Stress, Arousal and Anxiety
Motivation
Aggression
Social Facilitation
Group Dynamics and Leadership
Attribution Theory
Self-Efficacy and Confidence
Skill, Ability and Skill Classification
Learning Curves, Theories and Stages
Transfer, Practice and Guidance
Information Processing, Memory and Feedback
Sport, Culture and Society
The Emergence of Modern Sport
Ethics, Deviance and Doping
Social Differentiation in Sport
Sport and the Mass Media
Commercialisation and Globalisation
Learning Curves, Theories and Stages
Learning curves and plateaus
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- Components 1 and 2
Overview
Learning curves, positively and negatively accelerated and linear curves, learning plateaus and their causes, boredom, new goals, and the link between curves and the stages of learning.
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What is a learning curve?
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What does a positively accelerated curve show?
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What is a learning curve?
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A learning curve is a graph showing how performance changes over a series of trials. It shows the rate of learning.
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What does a positively accelerated curve show?
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A positively accelerated curve shows slow improvement at first, then faster improvement. It suits a complex skill learned slowly at first.
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What does a negatively accelerated curve show?
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A negatively accelerated curve shows rapid early improvement that then slows. It suits a simple skill learned quickly.
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What does a linear curve show?
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A linear curve shows steady improvement at a constant rate. Each trial brings a similar gain.
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What is a learning plateau?
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A learning plateau is a period when performance stops improving. It appears as a flat section on the curve.
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What causes a learning plateau?
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Boredom, fatigue, lack of motivation and poor coaching can cause a plateau. A performer may also be near the limit of their ability.
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