Unit 3: Tactical Awareness, Ethics, Integrity and Physical Activity

6 dot points across 6 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How are biomechanical principles applied to refine performance in a chosen physical activity?

Application of biomechanical principles (force summation, balance and stability, projectile motion, angular kinetics, fluid mechanics) to refine technique and tactics in a chosen physical activity

A focused QCE Physical Education Unit 3 answer on applying biomechanical principles to a chosen physical activity. Force summation, balance and stability, projectile motion, angular kinetics, fluid mechanics, and how to use them to evaluate and refine technique.

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How do body and movement concepts combine to build specialised movement sequences and movement strategies in a selected physical activity?

Body and movement concepts (body awareness, space awareness, quality of movement, relationships) and how they interact to produce specialised movement sequences and movement strategies in a selected invasion or net and court activity

A focused QCE Physical Education Unit 3 answer on body and movement concepts. Body awareness, space awareness, quality of movement and relationships, and how they combine into specialised movement sequences and movement strategies in a selected activity.

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How do dynamic systems theory and a constraints-led approach explain the development of tactical awareness in a selected physical activity?

Dynamic models of motor learning (dynamic systems theory and the ecological model) and the constraints-led approach (learner, task and environmental constraints) as the basis for developing tactical awareness in a selected invasion or net and court activity

A focused QCE Physical Education Unit 3 answer on dynamic systems theory, the ecological model, and the constraints-led approach. How learner, task and environmental constraints interact to shape tactical awareness in a selected physical activity.

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How is the ethical decision-making framework used to analyse a dilemma and devise an ethics strategy in physical activity?

The ethical decision-making framework: identifying an ethical dilemma and the tension between values, analysing the dilemma, devising an ethics strategy as a course of action, and evaluating its effectiveness on stakeholders to optimise integrity and engagement

A focused QCE Physical Education Unit 3 answer on the ethical decision-making framework. Identifying an ethical dilemma and value tensions, analysing it, devising an ethics strategy, and evaluating its effect on stakeholders to optimise integrity and engagement.

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What ethical issues affect physical activity and sport?

Ethics and integrity in sport: ethical frameworks applied to contemporary issues (drugs in sport, gender equity, race and indigenous participation, gambling, technology, violence), the role of sport governance

A focused QCE Physical Education Unit 3 answer on ethics and integrity in sport. Ethical frameworks, contemporary issues (drugs, gender, race, gambling, technology, violence), and Australian sport governance.

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How is tactical awareness developed and applied in physical activity?

Tactical awareness in a chosen physical activity: principles of attack and defence, decision-making, the recognition and application of patterns of play

A focused QCE Physical Education Unit 3 answer on tactical awareness. Principles of attack and defence, decision-making models, recognising patterns of play, and applying tactical concepts to a chosen activity.

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