BTEC International Level 3 Sport

Unit 31: Influence of Technology in Sport and Physical Activity — assessment criteria

Learners will explore the relationship technology has on sport and physical activity and develop a strategy for implementing technology for improved performance or experience.

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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.P1Explore the types of technology in relation to sport and physical activity.
A.P2Explore the uses of technology in sports or physical activity.
B.P3Explain how technology can be used to improve the sport performance and experience of a selected sport or physical activity.
B.P4Explain how three different issues could impact the improvement in sport performance and experience of a selected sport or physical activity.
C.P5Develop a strategy for improving sport performance or experience through technology for a given sport or physical activity.
C.P6Present a strategy for improving sport performance or experience for a given sport or physical activity.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Assess how three different types of technology have been used in sport and physical activity.
B.M2Compare ways technology can improve a selected sport performance or physical activity in terms of sport performance and experience of a selected sport or physical activity.
C.M3Assess the impact of the chosen strategy for improving sport performance or experience through technology.

Distinction

2 criteria
A.D1Evaluate how different technology has impacted a sport and physical activity, identifying how technology can be used to improve performance or experience in a selected sport or physical activity.
BC.D2Justify the strategy of a new technological idea and its impact on how it can improve performance or experience.

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.

EvaluateExploreAssessJustifyExplainCompareDevelopPresent
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.

Learning aims

  • A. Explore how different types of technology are used in sport and physical activity
  • B. Explore the role of technology in improving sport and physical activity performance
  • C. Propose a strategy to improve performance or experience in a selected sport or

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