CHAPTER VII: PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT (PA)
Students must choose one of the three selected physical activities to complete their Performance Assessment. The chosen activity must be from a different physical activity area than the activity chosen for the Physical Activity Project (PAP). The selection of activities must be made with the agreement of their teacher. The assessment is in the form of a video of their best performance. This assessment is worth 150 marks which equates to 30% of the overall LCPE marks. It is assessed at a common level. Student’s must select their Performance Assessment activity in the October of 6th year. The teacher must complete and submit the Performance Assessment physical activities selection form to the SEC prior to the deadline.
Timeframe for completing the video The assessment guidelines state that the video should be captured in class between January and the end of March in 6th year. This may be difficult to achieve in this timeframe due to disruption as a result of poor weather, open days, mock exams and extra-curricular activities. In addition to this, different students may be working on different activities in shared facilities or in a range of areas such as the sports hall, school gym and outdoor areas. To overcome this you should plan to gather footage during the period when the students are engaging in each of the three selected activities in isolation: • Plan two to four weeks towards the end of the selected activity for students to capture footage of their best performance in the activity. This will provide the chance for students to practise using the IT equipment and how to shoot the best quality video. • Ensure the footage is specific to the scenario and the skills and techniques outlined in the specification. • Students will also need to practise editing and compiling the video clips into a completed piece of work. • The completed video could be used as a summative assessment. For example, it could make up part of their summer assessment in 5th year. • This footage may become essential if a student is ill or injured during 6th year. • Students will find it much easier to work independently in 6th year having had the opportunity to practise and overcome the many challenges of capturing a performance that encompasses all the assessment areas of the activity.
Criteria for the video The SEC has specific rules for submitting the final Performance Assessment including: • Students may only submit one video. • It must be in MP4 format. This may require file conversion depending on the device used. • The maximum duration is eight minutes. Any material beyond this will not be marked. • The material submitted should be from a single performance. • It may not be possible to include the entire performance in eight minutes. • Students should select and combine the most appropriate sections from their best performance into the completed eight-minute video. • The file size cannot exceed 2GB. • The name of the video should include the year of examination, the physical activity and candidate exam number, for example ‘2021 Gaelic football 123456’.
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