About Dan Jackson

Founder of pdhpe.net and TeachersPD, Host of the Effective Teaching podcast, Education Consultant, Google for Education Trainer and Innovator. Former Deputy Principal, ACHPER NSW Board Member, presenter for EdTech Team, ACHPER and the PDHPE Teachers Association. B App Sc (Ex & Sp Sc), Dip Ed
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24 05, 2023

Targeting knowledge gaps – Focus your study with exam questions

By |2023-05-21T06:34:04+10:00May 24th, 2023|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Questions, Study Tips|Comments Off on Targeting knowledge gaps – Focus your study with exam questions

To do well in exams, you must identify and address knowledge gaps that hinder your performance. Practice questions are an amazing tool for this purpose. Identifying knowledge gaps Practice questions can be used as diagnostic tools to assess your understanding of the content to find your knowledge gaps. By engaging with a range of questions, [...]

11 05, 2023

Study Smarter, Not Harder: How Active Recall Can Improve Your HSC PDHPE Performance

By |2023-05-11T07:17:22+10:00May 11th, 2023|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Study Tips|Comments Off on Study Smarter, Not Harder: How Active Recall Can Improve Your HSC PDHPE Performance

Active recall is a powerful study technique that has been proven to improve memory retention and learning. It is a method that involves recalling information from memory rather than simply re-reading it. In this article, we will discuss what it is, why a student should use it, and how it can be applied to HSC [...]

6 10, 2022

How the energy systems are used in a basketball game

By |2022-10-06T15:06:06+10:00October 6th, 2022|Articles, example, Factors Affecting Performance, how does training affect performance?, HSC PDHPE|Comments Off on How the energy systems are used in a basketball game

When the athlete first starts to move the alactacid energy system will be used to provide most ATP, while the aerobic system begins to produce ATP by breaking down glycogen and fats. After the first few seconds, the alactacid system will decrease its production of ATP and the lactic acid system will produce most of [...]

4 10, 2022

How does aerobic training affect performance?

By |2023-09-14T14:27:33+10:00October 4th, 2022|Articles, Factors Affecting Performance, how does training affect performance?|Comments Off on How does aerobic training affect performance?

https://youtu.be/2vtgHDqhBxw?si=mNBu2XxQ8hB6nYvy ATP and the Aerobic Energy System All energy systems are about creating ATP. The faster you create ATP the larger the workload you are doing. If you can use the aerobic energy system to create that ATP you will have less bi-products and therefore less fatigue. For example, if I can run at 18km/h [...]

9 08, 2022

Comparing Sample Answers

By |2022-08-09T20:56:05+10:00August 9th, 2022|Articles, Health Priorities in Australia, HSC PDHPE, sample answer, Study Tips, What actions are needed to address Australia’s health priorities?, writing|Comments Off on Comparing Sample Answers

One of the best ways for you to learn the difference between an answer in an exam that is worth 6/8 and one worth 8/8 is to compare answers in these bands using the HSC standards package, or, if your teacher or you would like to to have purchased one, the HSC PDHPE Exam Workbooks. [...]

9 08, 2022

Understanding PDHPE Marking Criteria

By |2022-08-03T13:21:07+10:00August 9th, 2022|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Key word, Questions, Study Tips, writing|Comments Off on Understanding PDHPE Marking Criteria

Marking criteria follows a very clear pattern in the HSC exam. There is a very clear hierarchy. At the top of this is critically evaluate and at the bottom is identify. The best way to learn how marking criteria work is to understand this hierarchy as well as know the definitions for your key words. [...]

2 08, 2022

Plan your Answer

By |2022-08-03T11:46:19+10:00August 2nd, 2022|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Questions, Resources, Study Tips, writing|Comments Off on Plan your Answer

Why you should plan your answer "If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!" is one of the most well known saying from Benjamin Franklin. This phrase is true for much of life including writing HSC exam answers. If you don't have a plan how do you know where you are going? How [...]

18 07, 2022

How to write answers for your pdhpe exam

By |2022-07-20T10:27:35+10:00July 18th, 2022|Articles, HSC PDHPE, Study Tips, writing|Comments Off on How to write answers for your pdhpe exam

Writing answers to 6-12 mark questions in your HSC exam can be daunting for many students. However, this doesn't need to be the case. If we can break down the writing process to writing just a single paragraph at a time you can easily write a single page to a three page answer. In this article, [...]

11 04, 2022

Deep Dive into Training Thresholds

By |2022-04-11T06:36:51+10:00April 11th, 2022|Articles, Factors Affecting Performance, how does training affect performance?, HSC PDHPE|Comments Off on Deep Dive into Training Thresholds

The short answer is no. Although there are many websites that talk about training thresholds using the word limit in their definition but there are in fact no limits. A limit means you cannot go past it, so the only real limit would be found in a VO2max test, which makes you perform at your [...]

6 04, 2022

Strategy Vs Tactics in Sport

By |2023-09-14T14:29:33+10:00April 6th, 2022|Articles, Factors Affecting Performance, How does the acquisition of skill affect performance?, HSC PDHPE|Comments Off on Strategy Vs Tactics in Sport

https://youtu.be/KVoLkSS2gqA?si=js03TY-GPRau1S7oI have often found students struggle to differentiate between strategy and tactics. These terms are used in many different contexts and can at times be used to refer to the same thing. But I want to show you exactly how they differ and then how they are similar. Differences Strategy Strategy is basically laying down [...]

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