Physical Education A-Level
Schema
What Schema means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Schema
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Reference: AQA
A set of rules or relationships developed from past experiences of performing a skill, used to adjust variable parameters like force or speed.
A stored mental framework built from past experience that lets the performer recognise a situation and select a suitable response quickly.
Topics that use Schema
- Efficiency of information processing to include: (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Accuracy, timing and consistency of response
- Anticipation
- Anticipation and cue detection
- Arousal, attention and performance
- Chaining
- Choice reaction time
- Cue detection
- Decision making
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