WLVA AHPE

Advanced
Higher
Physical
Education

INTRODUCTION

Poll

Do you know much about the AHPE course?

• Yes

• No

• a little

Advanced
Higher
Physical
Education

Expectations

• Attend class – Tuesday Live Lesson
• Support each other
• Engage fully with tasks, Teams page,

target setting, deadlines etc

• On Teams ‘like’

a post to show 👍

you’ve read it. Reply to any
correspondence

• Prepare fully for all progress

meetings

• Have PE kit when required for

physical tasks – this will be in your
base school

• Ask Questions!!

Multiple Choice

What day is our live lesson?

• Tuesday

• Thursday

Multiple Choice

What time will it start?

• 1pm

• 2pm

• 3pm

Course
Assessment

Course assessment structure

Component 1 — performance - 30
marks

Component 2 — project - 70
marks

Total -100 marks

Multiple Select

What are the 2 component assessment methods for AHPE?

• Portfolio

• Performance

• Exam

• Project

Component 1 –
Performance

It will be worth 30 marks (30% of the total marks
available).

The performance will give learners the opportunity
to demonstrate the following:

• applying a range of movement and performance skills during

a high-level single performance

• making decisions during a high-level single performance
• The performance will take the form of a single, high-level

performance requiring the learner to demonstrate
consistently complex movement and performance skills, with
a high-level of fluency and control.

• Learners must show that they understand and can

appropriately respond to the varied demands presented by
high-level performance, with respect for rules, regulations
and etiquette which apply to the chosen physical activity.

• Their performance must be in a challenging, demanding

and/or competitive context and be of a sufficient length to
allow learners to demonstrate the required skills. ‘Sufficient
length’ will be whatever the norm is for the chosen physical
activity.

Component 2 -
Project

The project will have 70 marks (70% of the total
marks available).

• The project is designed to assess learners’

research and investigation skills, as well as their
ability to apply their knowledge and understanding
to performance development.

• This research could be into a topic which impacts

either on the learner’s performance, or the
performance of another person, team or group.

The purpose of the project is to assess the learner’s
ability to integrate and apply skills, knowledge and
understanding from across the Units.

Multiple Choice

The Project is worth how much % of the course overll mark?

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

Multiple Choice

The performance is worth how much % of the overall mark?

• 10%

• 30%

• 50%

• 60%

Component 2 –
Project cont.

Demonstrating
demonstrating independent
research and investigation skills

Investigating
investigating how factor(s)
impact on performance

Understanding and applying
understanding and applying methods to develop performance

Analysing and evaluating
analysing and evaluating the process of performance development

The project will give you the opportunity to demonstrate the following:

Component 2 –
Project cont.

The project will have four stages:

 1. Project proposal – 20 Marks

 2. Research - 25 Marks

 3. Performance Development Plan

(PDP) record - 5 Marks.

 4. Post-PDP analysis and evaluation –

20 Marks

Each Stage is broken down further into
more specific questions.

Match

Match the following sections to the areas they cover.

• Section 1

• Section 2

• Section 3

• Section 4

Project proposal

Research

Performance Development Plan

Post PDP analysis and evaluation

• Project proposal

• Research

• Performance Development Plan

• Post PDP analysis and evaluation

Component 2 –
Project cont.

The project gives you the opportunity to investigate a topic that impacts on performance. This may be an area of interest based on what you have studied in class, but you are also free to research any other appropriate topic. This may be a topic that impacts either on your own performance, or on the performance of another person, team or group.

The activity must adhere to the ‘Acceptable Activities’ instructions from SQA in the Advanced Higher Physical Education Performance Coursework Assessment Task (available on SQA’s website)

You should discuss these questions with your teacher:

Does this topic allow you to apply knowledge of physical education at Advanced Higher level?

Have you checked that there is enough appropriate information for the research you plan to carry out?

Can you overcome all potential barriers, for example health and safety issues, permissions, or logistics?

Would you be able to complete it in the time available, and within the word count?

If you answer ‘no’ to any of these questions, you may need to reconsider your project idea in discussion with your teacher.

Advanced
Higher
Physical
Education

A few final thoughts :

“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I
work the more I have of it.” -Thomas Jefferson,
American Founding Father

“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some
turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and
some don’t turn up at all.” -Sam Ewing, author

"Success isn't always about greatness. It's about
consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success.
Greatness will come.” -Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

“There will be obstacles. There will be doubters.
There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are
no limits.” -Michael Phelps, Olympic swimmer

Open Ended

Find a quote on hard work and effort and post it here, along with who said it.

And on that bombshell

When you look back at this year, what will you
think?

What do you want from this course? How are
you going to get it?

Do yourself justice, start as you mean to go
on 👍