Physical Education GCSE
Continua
What Continua means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Continua
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Reference: OCR
Sliding scales used in the classification of skills rather than two separate boxes, so a skill can sit between the two extremes.
Topics that use Continua
- Sports psychology - Classification of skills (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Justifying classification using features of the skill
- Justifying classification with practical examples
- Simple to complex skills (difficulty continuum)
- Environmental predictability
- Open–closed continuum
- Simple–complex continuum
Using Continua in the exam
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