Higher Physical Education

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parentforumscot For course information, specimen question papers and past paper guidance visit: Higher Physical Education: www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/47901.html Curriculum for Excellence Key Terms and Features Factfile Education Scotland: https://education.gov.scot/nationalqualifications Further Information for Parents and Learners Information on assessment, skills, progression, revision resources and summaries of National Qualifications www.parentforumscotland.org HIGHERS IN A NUTSHELL The National Parent Forum of Scotland Higher Summary Physical Education HEALTH & WELLBEING OCT 2018 HIGHER Content The course has two areas of study: • Factors impacting on performance (Developing knowledge and understanding of mental, emotional, social and physical factors.) • Performance (Developing their ability to demonstrate a broad and comprehensive range of complex movement and performance skills through a range of physical activities.) Skills Learners will be able to: • develop a broad and comprehensive range of complex movement and performance skills, and demonstrate them safely and effectively across a range of challenging contexts • select and apply skills and make informed decisions to effectively perform in physical activities • analyse mental, emotional, social and physical factors that impact on performance • understand how skills, techniques and strategies combine to produce an effective performance • analyse and evaluate performance to enhance personal effectiveness Opportunities for Learners Learners will be able to: • improve their own health and wellbeing • develop, demonstrate and evaluate performance • use evaluation and analysis to develop and apply strategies, techniques and skills that will enable them to build on and enhance their performance Assessment • The course will be assessed through a question paper (exam) and a performance, which will be graded A to D. The marks are scaled so that each assessment makes up 50% of the total assessment mark. • The question paper is marked by SQA. The performance is marked internally by the teacher and quality assured by SQA. Question PaperThree sections which include questions on: Section 1: The four factors impacting on performance (32 marks) Section 2: Learners’ experience of creating and implementing a Personal Development Plan (PDP) (Range of 6–10 marks) Section 3: A scenario that may include text, images, graphs or other infor- mation. (Range of 8–12 marks) 2 hours 30 minutes 50 marks Specimen Paperwww.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm Performance Assesses learners’ ability to perform in two different physical activities. (Each marked out of 30) The context for each single performance event must set it apart from normal learning and teaching activities so that it is challenging, competitive and/or demanding. 60 marks Progression Higher courses can stand alone or follow on from National 5 qualifications and may lead to Advanced Highers, the Scottish Baccalaureate and a range of qualifications within Further and Higher Education.