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Higher PE - Mental scenario

Let's look at an example of a mental scenario. In this case, the information is provided in the form of data collection results.

Below are the results a Higher PE pupil obtained when completing a questionnaire as part of a baseline testing week.

Question	Rarely	Sometimes	Often
I feel nervous before important performances.			X
I tend to lose focus during performances.	X
I give up when times get hard.		X
I make effective decisions during performances.		X

Question	I feel nervous before important performances.
Rarely
Sometimes
Often	X

Question	I tend to lose focus during performances.
Rarely	X
Sometimes
Often

Question	I make effective decisions during performances.
Rarely
Sometimes	X
Often

Q) Analyse why the pupil obtained these results during their data collection week. Your answers must refer to mental factors. (4).

Read the question(s) first:
- your answers must refer to the mental factor.
- you must relate your answers to performance within an activity or activities.
- you must follow the process of identify, implication and impact for analyse.
Now look at the results provided. The following buzz words provide clues on different mental factors:

Buzz word/clue	Mental factor	Impact
nervous	anxiety	negative
focus	concentration	positive
give up	mental toughness	average: sometimes positive, sometimes negative
decisions	decision making	average: sometimes positive, sometimes negative

Buzz word/clue	give up
Mental factor	mental toughness
Impact	average: sometimes positive, sometimes negative

Buzz word/clue	decisions
Mental factor	decision making
Impact	average: sometimes positive, sometimes negative

Now use 2. as a checklist and write out your answer whilst remembering what the question is asking of you in 1.

Examples of answers can be found on the next page.