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Core 2: Factors affecting performance

How does the acquisition of skill affect performance?

Characteristics of the learner

Due to the uniqueness of individuals, we all learn at different rates. The speed at which an individual learns is dependent on a number of personal characteristics. Each of us has different physical characteristics (e.g. body type, height, weight, muscle composition, age and gender), social and emotional characteristics (e.g. character, motivation, personality and attitudes) and special aptitudes (e.g. mental capacity, prior experience and quickness of understanding).

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Physical characteristics
Social and emotional characteristics
Special aptitudes

Student activity
Choose 3 physical characteristics. Analyse the impact these characteristics may have on the acquisition of a skill. Choose 3 social and emotional characteristics and explain the relationship between these social and emotional characteristics and the acquisition of skill. Athletes bring special aptitudes, more than physical, social and emotional characteristics to the learning situation. Discuss these and their relationship to skill acquisition.

Student activity

Choose 3 physical characteristics. Analyse the impact these characteristics may have on the acquisition of a skill.
Choose 3 social and emotional characteristics and explain the relationship between these social and emotional characteristics and the acquisition of skill.
Athletes bring special aptitudes, more than physical, social and emotional characteristics to the learning situation. Discuss these and their relationship to skill acquisition.