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GCSE Physical Education · key term
Feedback about the quality of how a skill was performed, such as its technique or timing, rather than its final outcome.
Used by AQA and OCR
Paper 2
Revise: Types of feedbackKnowledge of performance (KP) concerns how well the skill was carried out, regardless of the final result. Examples include the timing of a tennis backhand, the quality of a gymnast’s landing or the speed with which a sprinter leaves the blocks. A gymnast’s landing can therefore be assessed even if the gymnast does not win the competition.
Paper 2
Feedback about how well a movement is executed, particularly its technique, rather than its end result.
Revise: Types of feedbackKnowledge of performance and knowledge of results describe what the information is about. Positive and negative describe whether it highlights success or an error. These categories can overlap: they are not six separate boxes into which each example must fit.
Negative feedback identifies an error; it does not mean insulting the performer. Knowledge of performance concerns technique, not simply whether the performer won.
One piece of feedback can fit several categories. A coach praising correct elbow extension in a basketball free throw gives positive, extrinsic knowledge of performance.
Distinguish knowledge of performance (technique) from knowledge of results (outcome). Winning does not necessarily mean every movement was performed correctly.
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