| Date | November 2017 | Marks available | 3 | Reference code | 17N.2.SL.tz0.4 |
| Level | Standard Level | Paper | Paper 2 | Time zone | time zone 0 |
| Command term | Evaluate | Question number | 4 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Define the concept of transfer.
The diagrams show a long jumper at take-off and a triple jumper during the hop phase.
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[Source: © International Baccalaureate Organization 2017]
Outline the type of transfer that occurs between a long jumper moving to triple jump as a new event.
Evaluate the use of submaximal tests in sport and exercise science.
Markscheme
the effect of learning/performance of one skill on the learning/performance of another ✔
stage to stage transfer/positive transfer/skill to skill transfer✔
«motor skill development» depends on building each new skill upon those learned previously ✔
triple jump adds the stage of hop & step to the long jump ✔
Accept other applicable explanations.
pose less risk to the performer ✔
can be used by a wide range of the population/children/elderly/untrained ✔
do not require high levels of motivation ✔
allow estimation of an individual’s maximal capacity ✔
the prediction of data is made to an unknown maximum and small inaccuracies in measurement can make significant errors in estimating maximal capacity ✔
Examiners report
Overall, the quality of answers to this question varied widely. Candidates should be encouraged to be precise and succinct in their definitions.
Overall, the quality of answers to this question varied widely. Many candidates were able to identify an appropriate transfer; however, few candidates were able to outline how the type of transfer applied to the specific case examples provided by the image and the question (i.e. from long jump to triple jump).
Overall, the quality of answers to this question varied widely. Many candidates provided an example of a test and evaluated that specific test but did not evaluate submaximal tests in general as the question requires. Many candidates referred to the repeatability of submaximal tests which was too vague for a mark. Candidates need to link the concepts of repeatability to the second mark point in the markscheme concerning how maximal tests are not suitable to the entire population.
