Physical Education A-Level
Open–closed continuum
What Open–closed continuum means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Open–closed continuum
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Reference: AQA
Classifies skills by how much the environment influences their execution, with skills sitting anywhere along it rather than only at the extremes.
Topics that use Open–closed continuum
- Skill, skill continuums and transfer of skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Bilateral transfer
- Classification of skills
- Continuum placement and justification
- Discrete–serial–continuous continuum
- Goal-directed behaviour
- High and low organisation
- Muscle-group size
- Negative transfer
Using Open–closed continuum in the exam
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