SAC REVISION
2015
Writing Time: 30 mins
UNIT 3 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Student Name/number:______
Subject Teachers Name :______
Equipment Permitted: Nil
Unit 3 Outcome One
Total Marks/ 30
SAC Rules
FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM MUST BE WORN TO ALL SACS
o Students must bring correct equipment to each SAC, for example: pens, pencils, rulers, calculators and other materials as informed by staff
o No food or drink is to be consumed in the SAC room (bottled water excepted)
o Students are not to communicate with each other in any way during a SAC
o No mobile phones, iPods, mp3 players etc are allowed in the SAC room
o Students must remain for the duration of the SAC.
o Students are to behave appropriately at all times – disruptive behaviour will be considered a serious breach of SAC rules.
PART B: Short Answer Questions
Question 1
The local council of Active Valley has decided to provide funding to improve the recreational spaces in the area to try to increase the physical activity levels of the community. They have improved the lighting on all the walking tracks and bike paths, installed information boards on the fitness trail, fixed the drinking fountains and placed shade sails over the children’s playgrounds.
a. What type of strategy has the council implemented?
______
1 mark
b. Briefly explain how one of these improvements could lead to an increase in the physical activity levels within the community.
______
1 marks
Total 2 marks
Question 2
A 12-year-old child completed a self-report log and wore an accelerometer to measure physical activity levels
for one week.
a. Which method of assessing the child’s physical activity levels would provide more accurate data?
______
1 mark
b. Compare the two methods. You must discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method in your
answer.
______
4 marks
Subjective and objective methods can be used to measure physical activity.
c. You are to identify and explain two objective and two subjective methods (not including those mentioned in a or b).
Objective ______
______
Subjective ______
______
______
4 marks
Total 9 marks
Question 3
Mary is 30 years old and has a one year old child. Prior to having her baby Mary was very active, going to the gym most days and playing tennis twice a week. Mary misses her involvement in physical activity and would like to be more active but struggles to find time in her day for exercise. She is reluctant to leave her child in childcare and this has limited her access to some forms of physical activity, particularly during the daytime when her husband is not home. Mary spends time on Facebook chatting to friends and often watches shows she has downloaded from the internet whilst her child sleeps.
a. State one of the National Physical Activity Guidelines for Australian Adults.
______
______
1 mark
b. Discuss if Mary is participating in sufficient and appropriate physical activity to meet the relevant guidelines. Support your discussion with clear links to each of the dimensions of the NPAG.
______
______
______
______
4 marks
Total 5 marks
Question 4
“Life Be In It” is an example of a physical activity campaign that has employed the use of mass media as a population-based strategy.
List 2 other physical activity campaigns that have been conducted in Australia including one targeting children and youth and one targeting adults.
Children/Youth: ______
Adults: ______
Total 1 marks
Question 5
What are the four components of the socio-ecological model of health and provide two examples from each component? (you may draw a diagram if you wish)
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Total 4 marks
Question 6
In the paragraph below, options to complete each sentence are given within the brackets. Circle the correct option in each case.
The advantage of measuring physical activity by [direct observation / proxy report] is that accurate and detailed information is gained about an individual or group within a specific setting. This type of measure is said to be [subjective / objective] as it does not rely on the individual’s perception of the activity. There are [lower / higher] levels of reactivity associated with this type of measurement. A way to [decrease / increase] reactivity is to not tell the individual you are observing them.
2 marks
Question 7
The Global Corporate Challenge (GCC) is a corporate health and wellbeing initiative developed specifically for the workplace. With a daily target of 10 000 steps, participants record their daily walking activity levels from the GCC pedometer and every step moves them further along a virtual walk around the world.
The GCC is a program that aims to increase staff fitness, promote teamwork, foster positive competitive spirit and support the workforce to be active, healthy and more productive.
a. Other than those stated above, outline one measurable outcome that an employer could use to see if the Global Corporate Challenge was a successful intervention.
______
1 mark
In a workplace setting, changes can be made to policy, social environment and physical environment to promote physical activity.
b. Complete the table below by giving one example of each of the strategies that could be implemented in a
workplace setting to increase physical activity.
StrategyPolicy / Social Environment / Physical Environment
3 marks
c. Other than the improvements in physiological outcomes, outline three benefits to employers of promoting physical activity in workplace settings.
1.______
______
2.______
______
3.______
3 marks
Total 7 marks
PART B: Short Answer Questions
Question 1
The local council of Active Valley has decided to provide funding to improve the recreational spaces in the area to try to increase the physical activity levels of the community. They have improved the lighting on all the walking tracks and bike paths, installed information boards on the fitness trail, fixed the drinking fountains and placed shade sails over the children’s playgrounds.
a. What type of strategy has the council implemented?
· Physical Environment strategy
· Community setting
1 mark
b. Briefly explain how one of these improvements could lead to an increase in the physical activity levels within the community.
Suitable responses included:
· the information boards provide information on how to use the fitness trail and perform the exercises correctly, which leads to an increased awareness of the use of the facility
· working drinking fountains allow people using the recreational space to stay hydrated and eliminates the need to carry drink bottles while exercising
· shade sails allow children to play for longer amounts of or at more times as they are protected from the sun
· increased lighting allows people to have access to walking tracks and bike paths at night and in the early morning, allowing people greater access to the facility and improving the safety of the people using the paths.
· Suitable answers addressed removing impediments to activity, increasing access to facilities and providing more opportunities for people to be active. Students were able to answer this question confidently and use the specific examples provided to explain how physical activity levels in a community can be increased.
Total 2 marks
Question 2
A 12-year-old child completed a self-report log and wore an accelerometer to measure physical activity levels
for one week.
a. Which method of assessing the child’s physical activity levels would provide more accurate data?
· Accelerometry
1 mark
b. Compare the two methods. You must discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method in your
answer.
Self-report log / Accelerometry• good for small groups
• easy to complete
• can provide detailed information
• heavy subject burden
• unreliable, data is less accurate
• limited by recall and memory limitations in children and elderly adults / • provides information on intensity, frequency and duration
• non-invasive, small and lightweight
• low subject burden
• minute by minute data
• simple, quick data collection
• high cost so not suitable for large groups
• does not provide type or contextual information
4 marks
Subjective and objective methods can be used to measure physical activity.
c. You are to identify and explain two objective and two subjective methods (not including those mentioned in a or b).
Objective
· Direct observation
· Pedometers
· GPS
· Heart rate monitor
Subjective
· Proxy report
· Recall Instruments eg survey and questionnaires
4 marks
Total 9 marks
Question 3
Mary is 30 years old and has a one year old child. Prior to having her baby Mary was very active, going to the gym most days and playing tennis twice a week. Mary misses her involvement in physical activity and would like to be more active but struggles to find time in her day for exercise. She is reluctant to leave her child in childcare and this has limited her access to some forms of physical activity, particularly during the daytime when her husband is not home. Mary spends time on Facebook chatting to friends and often watches shows she has downloaded from the internet whilst her child sleeps.
a. State one of the National Physical Activity Guidelines for Australian Adults.
· Think of movement as a opportunity, not an inconvenience
· Be active every day in as many ways as possible.
· Put together at least 30mins of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, if not all, days.
· If possible, also enjoy some regular, vigorous activity for extra health and fitness.
· Or can also break down and respond to each TFID
1 mark
b. Discuss if Mary is participating in sufficient and appropriate physical activity to meet the relevant guidelines. Support your discussion with clear links to each of the dimensions of the NPAG.
Four marks available. One mark for stating each dimension and linking it to information provided in chosen scenario. Note: The scenarios DOES NOT meet the National Physical Activity Guidelines.
· Type: a range of activities across all domains.
· Frequency: most, if not all, days of the week (most =5)
· Intensity: moderate
· Duration: 30 minutes (can be accumulated across the day in 3 bouts of 10 minutes)
4 marks
Total 5 marks
Question 4
“Life Be In It” is an example of a physical activity campaign that has employed the use of mass media as a population-based strategy.
List 2 other physical activity campaigns that have been conducted in Australia including one targeting children and youth and one targeting adults.
Children/Youth: Jump Rope for Heart
Adults: Measure up campaign, Swap it campaign,
Total 1 marks
Question 5
What are the four components of the socio-ecological model of health and provide two examples from each component? (you may draw a diagram if you wish)
· Individual
o Knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, beliefs, perceived barriers, motivation, enjoyment, abilities, disabilities or injuries, Age, Sex, Level of education, Socioeconomic status, Employment status, Self-efficacy
· Social Environment
o Supportive behaviours from; Family, Spouse or partner, Peers, Institutions and organisations (e.g. Schools, workplace, community organisations), Access to social support networks versus social isolation, Influence of health and other professionals (e.g. Doctors, teachers, coaches), Community norms, Cultural background, Socioeconomic status of the community.
· Physical Environment
o Natural features such as trees, water, grasslands and wildlife, weather or geography
Man-made features or built environment - Availability and access to facilities such as parks, playgrounds, sporting grounds, gyms, walking or cycling tracks.
o Aesthetics or perceived qualities of facilities or natural environment.
o Safety such as crime rates or amount and speed of traffic
o Community design such connectivity of streets, density of housing or land use.
o Public transport
· Policy
o Incentives for activity or inactivity (examples listed in organisational strategies)
o State policy – mandated time in secondary schools for physical education. ( Since 1990’s all students in Years 7-10 must receive 100 minutes of physical education and 100 minutes of sport education per week)
o State law – 40km/hr speed zones around schools to increase safety of pedestrians and cyclists
o Local policies within a school setting – certain year levels to play in certain areas of the school yard.
Total 4 marks
Question 6
In the paragraph below, options to complete each sentence are given within the brackets. Circle the correct option in each case.
The advantage of measuring physical activity by [direct observation / proxy report] is that accurate and detailed information is gained about an individual or group within a specific setting. This type of measure is said to be [subjective / objective] as it does not rely on the individual’s perception of the activity. There are [lower / higher] levels of reactivity associated with this type of measurement. A way to [decrease / increase] reactivity is to not tell the individual you are observing them.
2 marks
Question 7
The Global Corporate Challenge (GCC) is a corporate health and wellbeing initiative developed specifically for the workplace. With a daily target of 10 000 steps, participants record their daily walking activity levels from the GCC pedometer and every step moves them further along a virtual walk around the world.
The GCC is a program that aims to increase staff fitness, promote teamwork, foster positive competitive spirit and support the workforce to be active, healthy and more productive.
a. Other than those stated above, outline one measurable outcome that an employer could use to see if the Global Corporate Challenge was a successful intervention.
One of:
· reduced absenteeism (reduced number of sick days taken)
· reduction in staff turnover
· improved self-efficacy
· stage of motivational readiness before and after intervention.
1 mark
In a workplace setting, changes can be made to policy, social environment and physical environment to promote physical activity.
b. Complete the table below by giving one example of each of the strategies that could be implemented in a
workplace setting to increase physical activity.
The area of policy created the greatest difficulties for students. Many students gave policies that would not be realistic as they could not be enforced. For example, make people walk to work, shut down the lifts and make people use the stairs.