Goal setting
What Goal setting means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Setting specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound goals that the performer owns develops approach tendencies.
Setting achievable short-term goals creates success experiences that challenge the belief that effort is pointless.
A psychological strategy that directs attention, sustains effort and gives performers a measurable target.
Topics that use Goal setting
- Achievement motivation theory (AQA A-Level)
- Attribution theory (AQA A-Level)
- Importance of goal setting (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Attribution
- Achievement goal theory
- Application to success and failure in sport
- Approach and avoidance behaviour
- Approach motivation
- Attribution retraining
- Attribution, emotion and expectancy
- Avoidance motivation
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