Sport & Pe, Student's Book: A Complete Guide to Advanced Level Study

by Wesson, Kevin; Wiggins, Nesta; Hartigan, Sue; Thompson, Graham

• ISBN13: 9780340817018
• ISBN10: 0340817011
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-30
• Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Pubns

Summary

Sport and PE: A Complete Guide to Advanced Level Study has established itself as an indispensable text for students of physical education. The new edition includes a new 'signposting' system to help students identify information that is directly relevant to their exam board, providing all the benefits of a board-specific text with the advantage of the extra material that this comprehensive book provides. A new chapter on practical activities also features. Featuring new full colour artworks and photographs, this is a book that no student of the subject can afford to be without.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	v
Publisher's Note	vi
Anatomy, Exercise Physiology and the Biomechanics of Human Movement	1	(208)
An Analysis of Human Movement	6	(45)
The Cardiovascular System -- The Maintenance of Blood Supply	51	(24)
The Respiratory System -- Oxygen Supply and Transport	75	(17)
Energy for Movement	92	(19)
Fatigue and Recovery	111	(12)
The Measurement of Fitness	123	(22)
Training for Successful Performance	145	(33)
Nutrition for Performance	178	(6)
Biomechanics -- The Mechanics of Motion	184	(25)
Historical, Social and Cultural Aspects	209	(320)
Concepts of Physical Activity	212	(33)
The Administration of Sport and Sporting Policies	245	(51)
Levels of Performance -- Participation to Excellence	296	(38)
Issues in the Modern Day Sports World	334	(24)
International Sporting Competitions	358	(30)
Cultural and Comparative Studies	388	(79)
The Social History of Sport in the United Kingdom	467	(39)
Historical Development of Physical Education	506	(23)
Psychological Aspects of Sport and PE	529	(215)
The Nature of Skilled Performance	531	(17)
The Principles of Learning	548	(14)
Theories of Learning	562	(15)
Information Processing	577	(18)
Control of Movement, Motor Programmes and Schemas	595	(6)
Turning Theory into Practice	601	(22)
Individual Differences	623	(39)
Motivation in Physical Education and Sport	662	(31)
Social Influences and Performance	693	(24)
Optimising Performance	717	(27)
Coursework and Research	744	(70)
Practical Coursework	746	(23)
Requirements and Assessment of the Written Investigation at AS and the Project at A2	769	(8)
Observation, Analysis and Evaluation	777	(6)
Planning	783	(6)
Developing the Research Problem and Using Relevant Literature	789	(8)
Method	797	(4)
The Results (A2)	801	(7)
The Final Stages	808	(2)
Synoptic Assessment	810	(4)
Appendix 1 Project Examples	814	(7)
Appendix 2a and b Suggested Project Titles	821	(3)
Appendix 3 Fitness Test Ratings	824	(3)
Exam Board Tables	827	(20)
Index	847