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Health and Physical Education Assessment Map – Sample at Level 6

Interval training

Context

Students were asked to select a sport that would be suited to interval training. Students were then asked to design and administer an interval training program including a full warm up, intervals of work, intervals of rest and a warm down at the end of the training session. Interviews were conducted with students in which they evaluated their interval training program.

Prior to undertaking this assessment task, students participated in a unit which focused on training for a specific sport. The unit included:

• an introduction to energy systems
• fitness components
• identification of different training methods
• the major principles of training including frequency, intensity, time and type.

The element of the Movement and physical activity standards addressed by this task is:

(Students) use training methods to improve their fitness level ...

Samples

The following samples illustrate the kinds of responses that students produce when they have achieved the elements of the standard addressed by this task.

Sample 1: Assignment – tennis

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Annotation

• Movement and physical activity – Level 6
  
• Demonstrates an understanding of interval training and why it is used.
• Provides an appropriate justification for the use of interval training to improve performance in tennis.
• Identifies an appropriate warm-up strategy including both aerobic and anaerobic activities as well as stretching and body conditioning activities.
• Identifies an interval training program which is suited to the selected sport of tennis, with appropriate periods of work and rest.
• Includes a warm-down strategy.
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  Element of the standard
  
  (Students) use training methods to improve their fitness level …

Sample 2: Continous training included in warm up – badminton

Annotation

• Movement and physical activity – Level 6
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• Applies continous training as a warm-up strategy that is appropriate to improve aerobic base for badminton.
• Strategy includes a combination of continuous movement in the form of slow jogging and high knee lift running as well as body strengthening circuit such as push-ups and sit-ups.
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  Element of the standard
  
  (Students) use training methods to improve their fitness level …

Sample 3: Interval training – basketball

 

Annotation

• Movement and physical activity – Level 6
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• Applies appropriate intervals of work for basketball including 20m sprint, 10m cone dodge and 10m sprint.
• Periods of work separated by a period of rest.
• Work to rest–ratio is 1:3, which is suitable for the sport of basketball.
• Note: The rest intervals have not been shown in this video, because of the need to keep the video short.
  

  Element of the standard
  
  (Students) use training methods to improve their fitness level …

Sample 4: Interview – badminton

Annotation

• Movement and physical activity – Level 6
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• Identifies the benefits of interval training and understands the appropriateness of using interval training for the sport of badminton.
• Displays an understanding of the work interval distance appropriate for badminton.
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  Note: If students were also to answer similar variations of these questions, including a discussion of rest intervals and work rest ratios, they would be working at Level 6 with respect to the element of the standard described below.

  Element of the standard
  
  (Students) use training methods to improve their fitness level …

Sample 5: Interview – soccer

Annotation

• Movement and physical activity – Level 6
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• Identifies the benefits of interval training and understands the appropriateness of using interval training for the sport of soccer.
• Displays an understanding of the work interval distance appropriate for soccer.
• Evaluates how the work interval distance could be more effective for soccer.
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  Note: If students were also to answer similar variations of these questions, including a discussion of rest intervals and work rest ratios, they would be working at Level 6 with respect to the element of the standard described below.

  
  Element of the standard
  
  (Students) use training methods to improve their fitness level …

 

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