Physical Education B

Content

Physical Education B can be taken as a stand-alone subject or in addition to Physical Education A. It shares some similarities to Physical Education A. However, it provides different sporting contexts, learning experiences and assessments. Students learn a range of authentic sports, theme-based games, laboratories, fitness, and recreational activities. These activities are negotiated based on class size, student interest and the availability of facilities.  

Students apply their understanding of movement concepts to evaluate aspects of their own or others’ physical activity and reflect on strategies to improve participation and performance. Technology is used to collect, collate, and analyse data such as video footage, heart rates, fitness tests, and game statistics. Students apply their understanding of movement concepts to evaluate the data and reflect on ways to improve performance and participation.

Assessment

Physiology and performance improvement  50%

• Students explore physiology and its role in performance improvement by undertaking a range of fitness tests. Technology is used to encourage the collection of evidence, including game data, video analysis, fitness data, and/or literature research. Using this data, students will identify their strengths and weaknesses and reflect on how performance improvement can be achieved in a chosen sport - 1500 words or 9-minute multimodal.

• Students explore one modified game they have participated in to analyse how the modifications to this specific game have impacted inclusivity and in-game participation. Data is collected to support the analysis, including game statistics, movement data and physiological demands - 1500 words or 9-minute multimodal.

Additional Information

Practical participation is an essential element of the curriculum. Students who cannot participate due to medical or health reasons require notes from their parents.