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All National PE courses practically based and focus on four factors that can affect performance: Mental, Emotional, Social and Physical.
A breakdown of the levels offered is as follows:
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Level
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Practical Assessment
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Written Assessment
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National 4
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Perform 2 physical activities to N4 Level.
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Factors Impacting Performance Unit on-going throughout the year
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National 5
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Assessed in 2 physical activities in a “one-off” challenging situation
(each worth 25% of overall grade)
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On-going portfolio of work added to throughout the year.
(worth 50% of overall grade)
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Higher
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Assessed in 2 physical activities in a “one-off” challenging situation
(each worth 25% of overall grade)
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Final written exam during SQA Exam diet.
(Worth 50% of overall grade)
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Advanced Higher
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Assessed in one high-level practical performance in a challenging situation
(worth 30% of overall grade)
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Project of between 4000 – 5000 words. The project has 4 parts:
- Project Proposal
- Research
- PDP record
- Post PDP analysis and evaluation
(worth 70% of overall grade)
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