GCSE PE Skiing Video Evidence – OCR
For OCR GCSE Physical Education, skiing is assessed as a practical performance activity within the non-examined assessment. Evidence for OCR GCSE PE skiing must be delivered in video format, showing the student performing the required skills and full context runs in line with the official OCR GCSE PE (J587) specification.
Video evidence must clearly demonstrate the student’s skiing technique, control, decision-making and performance under increasing challenge. Filming may take place on indoor real snow or outdoor snow, but dry ski slopes are not permitted. Students who are assessed in skiing cannot also be assessed in snowboarding.
This page reproduces the official OCR GCSE PE skiing assessment criteria, including skills, mark allocations and level descriptors, to show exactly what must be captured and submitted as video evidence.
OCR practical performance assessment approach (J587)
Download the Original OCR GCSE PE skiing assessment criteria document.
(official OCR wording)
Learners should be marked on their overall performance against the criteria using a best fit approach. Each bullet point should be considered and the learner awarded a mark based on their overall performance and based on the descriptors which best describe what you have seen.
Learners should be assessed on both isolated movement skills and under a competitive environment.
Candidates must be assessed within full competitive situations.
Competitive situations may include slalom, giant slalom, super g or freestyle (skier cross, moguls, park and pipe).
The learner’s level of success in this activity is measured through the areas and aspects identified in the practical activity assessment criteria for GCSE (9 1) Practical Performance.
OCR GCSE PE Skiing Assessment Criteria (2e.14)
(verbatim OCR skiing criteria)
Assessment conditions
The learner is assessed performing the acquired and developed skills of alpine skiing. Learners must be assessed on snow. This may be outdoors or inside. The use of dry ski slopes is not permitted.
Core skills to include
These may be demonstrated on appropriate terrain.
Ascend and descend a short slope of moderate gradient
Control rate of descent by ploughing
Control speed and direction of travel whilst plough steering
Show the development of plough steering to plough parallel turning
Show plough parallel turning over a range of amplitudes
Show linked parallel turning with a pole plant
Skid to a halt from both sides
Advanced skills to include
These should be demonstrated on appropriate terrain on a minimum of a red run.
Show rhythmical parallel turning across a variety of conditions
Parallel turning varying the extent to which skis skid or grip as appropriate
Modify tempo and intensity of turning to control speed of travel as appropriate
Make rhythmical arcs within differing corridors
Make rhythmical arcs and change the amplitude of arcs during the descent
Perform linked parallel turns leaving defined tracks when changing direction
Quality of performance
Across all tasks the learner should show and maintain appropriate posture and balance with good coordination of biomechanically sound movements.
Decision making and tactical awareness to include
Application of safety principles including knowledge of the ski way code
Select appropriate competitions considering their own ability
Selection and application of appropriate skills
Choosing an appropriate line when skiing in a competition course, terrain park or in moguls
Modify speed and line as a response to more challenging terrain, conditions or course
React to changing snow characteristics
Awareness of hazards
Awareness of the rules and regulations of the sport and their application
Download the Original OCR GCSE PE skiing assessment criteria document.
Criteria reproduced for reference. Assessment remains subject to the official OCR GCSE Physical Education specification.
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