Unit 4 Factors that Impact Human Performance

Tuesday 1/6/2026

Today's Focus: C.3.1 Achievement Motivation

Syllabus Understanding:

1. C.3.1.1: Need achievement theory posits that personality and situational factors interact to produce resultant factors, which create emotional factors, which drive behavioral factors.

   1. • Coaches, sport scientists and health professionals can change situational factors to encourage individuals to approach achievement situations.

Bell Question

1. Place your C.3.1 Assignment and C.3.2 and SDT assignments in 2 piles on the podium

2. Make a list of 5 things you do actively, sport or health related.

   1. • Identify the motivating factor for each of those 5 activities

      • Identify each as more task or ego driven.

Today's In-class Tasks

1. We will go over the C.3.1 Assignment, an answer key will be provided for our discussion.

2. Students will then complete the Needs Achievement Theory assignment and we will review the answers

3. Any remaining time will be spent working on IAs.

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Begin prepping for a LARGE unit test that covers the topics below

   2. Read and take notes on:

      1. • C.3.2 Self-determination, pages 504 - 506

         • C.3.1 Achievement Motivation, pages 493 - 498

         • C.3.3 Motivational Climate, pages 516 - 521

         • C.1.2 Mental Toughness, pages 421 - 433

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

         • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

Supportive Media

1. Competitive Advantage questionnaire on Mental Toughness

2. The Big Five Personality Test

Friday 12/19/2025

Today's Focus: C.3.1 & C.3.2 Achievement Motivation and Self-determination

Syllabus Understanding:

1. C.3.1.1: Need achievement theory posits that personality and situational factors interact to produce resultant factors, which create emotional factors, which drive behavioral factors.

   1. • Coaches, sport scientists and health professionals can change situational factors to encourage individuals to approach achievement situations.

2. C.3.1.2: Goal orientation theory assumes that individuals strive to feel successful.

   1. • The perception of success can be referenced to self (task-oriented) or norms (ego-oriented). High task orientation is associated with greater perseverance and effort.

3. C.3.2.1: Self-determination theory hypothesizes that humans strive to satisfy needs of autonomy, competence and relatedness.

4. C.3.2.2: Motivation can be placed along a continuum from a motivation to controlled motivation to Autonomous motivation.

Amotivation is the absence of motivation. This occurs when there is no perceived contingency between effort and reward.

Controlled motivation is extrinsic, i.e. when engaging in an activity is a means to an end.

Autonomous motivation is intrinsic (self-determined) when engaging in an activity is an end in itself. This could be motivation to know, to accomplish or to experience stimulation.

Intrinsic motivation is positively associated with enjoyment, self-regulation and persistence, while extrinsic motivation is positively associated with anxiety.

Bell Question

1. Get a text book from the cabinet.

Today's In-class Tasks

1. If not done, complete Your C.3.1 Guided Reading assignment, given on Wednesday

2. You will be given a C.3.2 Guided Reading Packet and SDT Task packet today

   1. • Within this packet are 2 separate assignment. 

        • • Complete as much of the packet as you can during the block

            1. • You will work on the remainder of the packet on Tuesday

                 1. • Here is the Balance is Better SDT article link, needed for the SDT Task assignment

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Read and take notes on:

      1. • C.3.2 Self-determination, pages 504 - 506

         • C.3.1 Achievement Motivation, pages 493 - 498

         • C.3.3 Motivational Climate, pages 516 - 521

         • C.1.2 Mental Toughness, pages 421 - 433

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

         • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

Supportive Media

1. Competitive Advantage questionnaire on Mental Toughness

2. The Big Five Personality Test

Wednesday 12/17/2025

Today's Focus: C.3.1 Achievement Motivation

Syllabus Understanding:

1. C.3.1.1: Need achievement theory posits that personality and situational factors interact to produce resultant factors, which create emotional factors, which drive behavioral factors.

   1. • Coaches, sport scientists and health professionals can change situational factors to encourage individuals to approach achievement situations.

2. C.3.1.2: Goal orientation theory assumes that individuals strive to feel successful.

   1. • The perception of success can be referenced to self (task-oriented) or norms (ego-oriented). High task orientation is associated with greater perseverance and effort.

Bell Question

1. No Bell Question

Today's In-class Tasks

1. Students will receive the C.3.1 Guided Reading notes and complete this assignment during the block

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Read and take notes on:

      1. • C.3.1 Achievement Motivation, pages 493 - 498

         • C.3.3 Motivational Climate, pages 516 - 521

         • C.1.2 Mental Toughness, pages 421 - 433

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

         • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

Supportive Media

Monday 12/15/2025

Today's Focus: C.1.2 Mental Toughness Review / C.3.3 Motivation

Syllabus Understanding:

1. C.1.2: Mental toughness is an aspect of personality that partly explains how individuals manage challenging and pressurized situations

2. C.3.3: Motivational climate describes the psychological environment that the coach creates by designing sessions that provide instructions and feedback,     which will help to motivate athetes in training or competition.

Bell Question

1. A tennis player is growing anxious about her possible defeat in an important match. She has not been able to return the last 2 serves. As her mindfulness coach, how would you have her apply the 3 Rs to her situation.

Today's In-class Tasks

1. We will discuss the the last component of the C.1.2 Lecture notes - mindfulness.

2. We will then begin a discussion on Motivation

3. Students will then work on the Motivation Questionnaire Assignment; you will need the following two links

   1. • https://www.brianmac.co.uk/teosq.htm

      • https://members.believeperform.com/what-motivational-climate-do-you-create-for-young-athletes/

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Read and take notes on:

      1. • C.3.3 Motivational Climate, pages 516 - 521

         • C.1.2 Mental Toughness, pages 421 - 433

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

         • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

Supportive Media

1. Competitive Advantage questionnaire on Mental Toughness

2. The Big Five Personality Test

Thursday 12/12/2025

Today's Focus: C.1.2 Mental Toughness

Syllabus Understanding:

1. C.1.2: Mental toughness is an aspect of personality that partly explains how individuals manage challenging and pressurized situations

Bell Question

1. We will play the videos below and discuss attributes of mental toughness

2. Can you recall a time when you demonstrated mental toughness?

   1. • What did the situation involve you doing?

Today's In-class Tasks

1. After our Bell Question discussion, students will take this online Competitive Advantage questionnaire on Mental Toughness

   1. • We will discuss the results

2. We will then discuss C.1.2 Mental Toughness.

   1. • In Google Classroom I have sent you my lecture notes

3. With any remaining time, students will begin work on the Mental Toughness Reading Assignment, given in Google Classroom.

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Complete the Mental Toughness Reading Assignment, given in Google Classroom. Due on Monday 12/15.

   2. Read and take notes on:

      1. • C.1.2 Mental Toughness, pages 421 - 433

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

         • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

Supportive Media

1. Competitive Advantage questionnaire on Mental Toughness

2. The Big Five Personality Test

Tuesday 12/9/2025

Today's Focus: C.1.1 Personality

Syllabus Understanding:

1. C.1.1.1: Personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. Personality is typically understood to be an interaction between genetic traits and the environment.

Bell Question

1. Place your homework assignment on the podium.

2. Be ready to give your presentation.

Today's In-class Tasks

1. After the presentations, we will go over the homework assignment

2. We will then watch and discuss the video, below, on Personality in Sports

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Read and take notes on:

      1. • C.1.2 Mental Toughness, pages 421 - 433

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

         • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

Supportive Media

1. The Big Five Personality Test

Wednesday 12/3/2025

Today's Focus: B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics Review / C.1.1 Personality

Syllabus Understanding:

1. B.2.2.1: The path of a projectile through air is determined by different factors.

2. C.1.1.1: Personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. Personality is typically understood to be an interaction between genetic traits and the environment.

Bell Question

1. We will play Videos 1 & 2 at the beginning of class. Students will then be prompted to address the following question.

   1. • What are the 3 major factors that impact the distance traveled by these human projectiles?

      • What is the one environmental  aspect that impacts the flying humans?

      • Why did each of the airborne homo sapiens rotate?

Today's In-class Tasks

1. After the Bell Question we will begin working through a Personality Assessment Activity

   1. • I will present slides that work us through the activity. When we get to the personality test, you will need the following link:

        • • https://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Read and take notes on:

      1. • B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics, pages 334 - 340 (Not including The Effects of Environmental Conditions)

         • C.1.1 Personality, pages 398 - 407 (Not including Social Learning Theory & Personality)

Supportive Media

1. The Big Five Personality Test

Monday 12/1/2025

Today's Focus: B.2.2 Fluid Mechanics / Projectile Motion & Center of Gravity

Syllabus Understanding:

1. B.2.2.1: The path of a projectile through air is determined by different factors.

Bell Question

1. Enroll into my IB SEHS 2027 Gizmos class

   1. • Gizmos Link

      • Class code: EL4QDPNZ

2. What is a fluid and how can fluids impact athletic performance.

Today's In-class Tasks

1. We will use 3 Gizmo activities to explore Projectile Motion

Assignment(s):

1. 1. Due date for the C.4.2 Assessment is Wednesday 12/3.

Supportive Media