Assessment Aims
The main aims of this assessment are to develop your ability to:
1)
Work with your peers and academic staff to design, execute and critically evaluate a psychology research project for which you have collected primary data.
2)
Critically evaluate the quality of data and the influence of various psychological factors on and sport and exercise participation and performance.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
The intended learning outcomes from this assessment are for you to demonstrate the ability to:
1)
Recall pertinent contemporary research into psychological phenomena relating to exercise participation and sports performance.
2)
Test and apply theory to sport and exercise contexts and acknowledge the challenges of doing so.
3)
Critically evaluate peer-reviewed academic literature, including the merits and weaknesses of psychological theories, methods, and evidence.
4)
Discuss and develop viable research questions, hypotheses, and study designs, to collect and present primary data that enable you to test your hypotheses.
5)
Reflect on yours and others’ contributions to a research project and its associated report, including limitations/shortcomings – including those of generative AI.
6)
Work effectively as part of a team to collect primary data, accounting for equality and diversity amongst team members.
