Guidance, Feedback and Mental Preparation
Compare forms of guidance and feedback and explain how mental preparation can influence focus, confidence and performance.
How to prepare for the written examination
Move from accurate theory to a scenario-specific mechanism, consequence, evidence and judgement. Complete all practical performance and NEA work only through authorised centre arrangements.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Guidance supports learning before or during attempts through visual, verbal, manual or mechanical information.
Exam cue: Match the information type to the learner, skill and stage of learning.
Concept 2
Feedback provides information about outcome or performance and may be intrinsic or extrinsic, positive or negative.
Exam cue: Distinguish guidance from feedback and identify its timing and source.
Concept 3
Mental preparation strategies aim to regulate attention, confidence, arousal and readiness for a particular demand.
Exam cue: Explain a psychological mechanism rather than merely naming a strategy.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Assuming more feedback is always better.
Guardrail: Do not replace explanation with a named sport, an undated current example or practical work that belongs to NEA.
Confusing positive feedback with praise only.
Guardrail: Do not replace explanation with a named sport, an undated current example or practical work that belongs to NEA.
Claiming one mental strategy suits every performer.
Guardrail: Do not replace explanation with a named sport, an undated current example or practical work that belongs to NEA.
Memory anchors
Visual guidance
Demonstration or imagery shows what effective performance looks like.
Verbal guidance
Spoken or written information directs attention to key performance points.
Intrinsic feedback
Information the performer receives through their own senses.
Extrinsic feedback
Information supplied by an external source such as a teacher or result.
Mental-preparation fit
Choose a strategy that matches the performer, arousal level and performance demand.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
What is visual guidance?
What is verbal guidance?
Answer all questions to submit.
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Move forward only after this module is stable.
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