AQA AS Physical Education Student Unit Guide: Unit 1 Opportunities for, and the Effects of, Leading a Healthy and Active Lifestyle

Summary:
Student Unit Guides are perfect for revision. Each guide is written by an examiner and explains the unit requirements, summarises the relevant unit content and includes a series of specimen questions and answers.

There are three sections to each guide:

Introduction - includes advice on how to use the guide, an explanation of the skills being tested by the assessment objectives, an outline of the unit or module and, depending on the unit, suggestions for how to revise effectively and prepare for the examination questions.

Content Guidance - provides an examiner's overview of the module's key terms and concepts and identifies opportunities to exhibit the skills required by the unit. It is designed to help students to structure their revision and make them aware of the concepts they need to understand the exam and how they might analyse and evaluate topics.

Question and Answers - sample questions and with graded answers which have been carefully written to reflect the style of the unit. All responses are accompanied by commentaries which highlight their respective strengths and weaknesses, giving students an insight into the mind of the examiner.

• A revision guide specifically written to meet the requirements of the unit
  

• Written by an examiner with commentary on key points and concepts
  

• Features specimen questions and answers, together with examiner's comments
  

Table of Contents:
Introduction
About this guide
The specification
Study skills and revision strategies
The unit test
Content Guidance
About this section
Applied exercise physiology
Health, exercise and fitness
Nutrition
Pulmonary function
The vascular system: transport of blood gases
Cardiac function
Analysis of movement
Applied exercise physiology in practical situations
Skill acquisition
Characteristics of skills
Information processing
Learning and performance
Skill acquisition in practical situations
Opportunities for participation
Concepts
Current provision for active leisure
Increasing participation: the role of schools and national governing bodies
Barriers to participation
Questions and Answers
About this section
Q1 Health, exercise and fitness
Q2 Nutrition
Q3 Pulmonary function
Q4 Transport of blood gases
Q5 Cardiac function
Q6 Analysis of movement
Q7 Application of theory to a practical situation
Q8 Classification of skills
Q9 Abilities
Q10 Stages of learning
Q11 Information processing
Q12 The nature and characteristics of physical activities
Q13 Historical developments in sport and PE
Q14 Historical and social influences on modern-day sport

About the Author(s):

Sue Young is an examiner for an awarding body and a practical PE moderator.
Symond Burrows is both a senior examiner and a senior practical moderator for various exam boards.
Michaela Byrne is a senior tutor at Carmel College and an experienced examiner and coursework moderator.