BTEC International Level 3 Esports

Unit 16: Unit 16 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 16 (Unit 16) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH13 criteria

Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

6 criteria
A.P1Explain personality and how it affects esports performance.
A.P2Explain motivation and how it affects esports performance.
B.P3Explain stress and anxiety, their causes, symptoms and effect(s) on esports performance.
B.P4Explain theories of arousal and their effect(s) on esports performance.
B.P5Explain factors that influence team dynamics.
C.P6Plan a psychological skills programme to enhance performance for a selected esports player.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Analyse the effects of personality and motivation on esports performance.
B.M2Analyse how stress, anxiety and theories of arousal affect esports performance.
B.M3Analyse factors that influence team dynamics and performance in team esports.
C.M4Assess the design of the psychological skills programme and deliver an intervention for a selected esports player.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the effects of personality and motivation on esports performance, justifying ways to develop a motivational esports environment.
A.D2Evaluate the impact that stress, anxiety, arousal and team dynamics have on individual performers and esports teams.
C.D3Justify the design of the psychological skills programme for a selected esports player, making suggestions for improvement.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

ExplainPlanAnalyseAssessEvaluateJustify
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

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