BTEC International Level 3 Sport

Unit 35: Practical Sports Performance — assessment criteria

Learners develop the skills, techniques and tactics of selected sports through active participation in individual or team sports.

Internal30 GLH10 criteria3 learning aims

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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

4 criteria

A.P1Describe skills, techniques and tactics required in an individual or a team sport.

B.P2Demonstrate appropriate skills, techniques and tactics in an individual or a team sport.

C.P3Review own use of skills, techniques and tactics in an individual or a team sport.

C.P4Carry out a self-analysis using different methods of assessment identifying strengths and areas for improvement in an individual or a team sport.

Merit

3 criteria

A.M1Explain skills, techniques and tactics required in an individual or a team sport.

B.M2Demonstrate in a competitive situation the effective combination of skills, techniques and tactics in an individual or a team sport.

C.M3Review success of use of skills, techniques and tactics, considering own performance in an individual or a team sport, including feedback gathered, and designing a plan for improvement.

Distinction

3 criteria

A.D1Evaluate how participants use skills, techniques and tactics required in an individual or a team sport, justifying why these are suitable for the sports performance.

B.D2Demonstrate in a competitive situation the effective adaptation of the relevant skills, techniques and tactics for an individual or a team sport.

C.D3Review success of use of skills, techniques and tactics, considering own performance in individual or a team sport, selecting and using feedback to devise realistic and achievable actions 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.

EvaluateDescribeExplainDemonstrateReviewCarry

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 skills, techniques and tactics required in selected sports
B. Use skills, techniques and tactics in an individual or team sport
C. Review own performance in an individual or a team sport to inform future

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Verification & Quality Tools for Unit 35

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