Study groups are possibly the most under-utilised (not-used), yet one of the most beneficial study methods available. Studying with someone has many benefits, and a study group can help you be more time efficient with your study and motivate you to complete more study. Time efficient study groups Study groups help you to be more [...]
There is plenty of information out there providing study tips for success in HSC PDHPE. This post reviews the advice from Isabella Khoudair, who came first in HSC PDHPE, 2014. Study Tip 1 - GOAL! Isabella says is that she really wanted to do Physiotherapy. This is our first study tip for success in HSC [...]
I can't tell you how many students I have had who think that the cramming study method is a good study method. Cramming is when you leave most or all of your study to the night before the exam, and I'm sorry to say that cramming not only doesn't improve your results, it can actually [...]
[raw_html_snippet id="my first ad"] Ottawa Charter in Action - National Chronic Disease Strategy The National Chronic Disease Strategy is a great example of the Ottawa Charter in Action. The National Chronic Disease Strategy "seeks to improve health outcomes and reduce the impact of chronic disease by providing a framework of agreed national directions for improving [...]
Every two years the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare release Australia's Health. Australia's Health is one of the main publications HSC PDHPE students need to interact with. Many HSC PDHPE teachers will get their students to read through the smaller publication Australia's Health in Brief, BUT I always encourage my students, particularly those who are looking to get [...]
Characteristics of the learner is a key component for Factors Affecting Performance in HSC PDHPE. Characteristics of the learner greatly influence skill acquisition and its performance. With the passing of Jonah Lomu, I thought I might look at the characteristics of the learner by analysing Lomu and how they helped him to be arguably the best winger Rugby Union [...]
[raw_html_snippet id="my first ad"] Recovery strategies in sport are various. In HSC PDHPE you need to know different types of recovery strategies, what they are? and how they might benefit the athlete? A recent article in the European Journal of Applied Physiology has discovered the benefits of turmeric (a yellow spice commonly used in Indian [...]
In HSC PDHPE ATSI health is one of the key topics that you need to understand. The problem is that there is so much to take in related to ATSI health. In Australia, ATSI people experience a massive disadvantage as a marginalised people group. ATSI people have poorer outcomes not just in health, but in education, [...]
Smoking is a risk factor for just about every chronic or lifestyle disease known to man. People who smoke place a greater burden on our health system. Smoking is linked with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, increases in CVD, diabetes, stroke, and pretty much every type of cancer. A recent article from channel nine reported [...]
Sandor Earl is a great example to use in examining the ethical considerations for return to play and the pressures on athletes to return quickly. In 2013 Sandor Earl was charged with the use of an illegal substance and trafficking that substance. Sandor Earl speaks out in his interview on the Footy Show giving us [...]