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9780340817018

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

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  • ISBN13:

    9780340817018

  • ISBN10:

    0340817011

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

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