1. Answers Total marks available = 50 marks
UNIT 3 AOS 1 QUIZ
Answers
Total marks available = 50 marks

2. Question 1 – 0:30
Counselling is a widely used individual approach to physical activity promotion.
List 3 ways advice about physical activity may be delivered;
1 Health professional counselling.
2 Telephone
3 Automated telephone-delivered advice.
3 marks

3. Question 2 – 2:00
There are eight commonly used counselling strategies employed during counselling sessions at an individual level.
Name 2 of these strategies and outline how they are used.
Assessing motivational readiness.
Matching processes of change with motivational readiness
Identifying opportunities to be active.
Contracting.
Enlisting social support
Reminder systems
Gradual programing
Tailoring marks

4. Question 3 – 2:00
Pedometers are a cost-effective way to measure peoples physical activity by counting steps per day.
a. Explain why pedometers are a powerful behaviour change tool and an effective strategy within a community based physical activity program.
Pedometers raise self awareness of physical activity levels.
Pedometers are an easy tool to use with large groups of people.
2 marks
b. Give two limitations of using pedometry to assess physical activity.
1. Possible responses included any two of:
• cannot provide information about physical activity type and/or context
• is a poor measure of physical activity intensity
• can only assess one physical activity behaviour (walking/running)
• cannot be used for aquatic activities
• cannot be used for measuring upper body activity
• cannot record data in real time/is a poor measure of physical activity duration
• unable to detect the magnitude of movement or incline (for example, walking on flat ground or uphill)
• pedometers do not take into account body size and speed of locomotion and therefore are not suitable for comparing children with different levels of maturation
• provides no information about frequency
• energy expenditure estimates are often based on studies of adults, and therefore may be inappropriate for use with older people, people with disabilities and/or children.

5. Question 4 – 1:00
For an inactive person not meeting the NPAG’s, which of the following would be the most appropriate strategy to promote physical activity.
a) Comprehending benefits of physical activity.
b) Enlisting social support.
c) Reminder systems.
d) Substituting alternatives.
1 mark

6. Question :30
List 3 common settings that are widely used as a focus for physical activity promotional strategies.
a) Workplace
b) Schools
c) Local community
3 marks

7. Question 6 - 0:30 What is meant by the term ‘self–efficacy’?
Confidence in one’s ability to be active within specific circumstances. It can also be defined as ‘situational confidence in the ability to participate in regular physical activity.
2 marks

8. Question 7 - 2:00
Complete the following table;
3 individual strategies used to promote physical activity.
Strategy explanation / example
1a) Theoretical models of individual change. E.g. stage of change
b) Provides a framework that classifies current PA behaviour and motivational readiness for change.
2a) Print and web-based media
b) Booklets brochures and handouts
Available to the individual via; recreational settings, health-care providers, school and workplace settings.
3a) Counselling
b) List any of the 8 strategies used in counselling. From question 2.
6 marks

9. Question 8 - 0:45
The local council of Active Valley has decided to provide funding to improve the recreational spaces in the area to try to increase the physical activity levels of the community. They have improved the lighting on all the walking tracks and bike paths, installed information boards on the fitness trail, fixed the drinking fountains and placed shade sails over the children’s playgrounds.
* What type of strategy has the council implemented?
Environmental strategy mark

10. Question 9 - 1:30 • improved employee morale
Workplace settings
The management team of a company of 250 employees decided they wanted to encourage increased use of the stairs within their building.
Other than the improvements in physiological outcomes, outline three benefits to employers of promoting physical activity in workplace settings.
1. Possible responses included:
• improved employee morale
• increased quality and quantity of production/work productivity
• reduced absenteeism
• increased capability of employees to handle job stress
• improved community relations
• reduced staff turnover.
3 marks

11. Question :30
‘Get Moving’ is an example of a mass media campaign promoting children to be more active at the population level.
A key role of the mass media in the promotion of physical activity participation is providing information about the health benefits associated with regular physical activity.
Identify three other roles of mass media.
increase awareness of physical activity as a public health issue
provide information about other non-health benefits of being active
provide information about the consequences of inactivity
provide role models for active behaviour
increase interest in physical activity participation
raise awareness of community-based programs
motivate individuals to take action towards participating in physical activity.
3 marks

13. Question 12 – 1:30
Label the following factors as either Individual (intrapersonal) I, Environment – social ES, Environment – physical EP or Policy and organisational PO factors to change pa behaviour.
Increase self-efficacy. I
Increase accessibility to walking paths. EP
Family support. ES
Someone to be active with. ES
Change traffic volume and speed. EP / PO
Change rules for using the stairs at a work place. PO

14. Question 13 - 0:45 Any 3 from Low income (SES) group
Engaging at-risk groups in effective physical activity intervention programs is a major challenge that requires community involvement, comprehensive needs assessment and an understanding of the target group.
Name 3 groups considered most at risk of being physically inactive in Australia.
Any 3 from
Low income (SES) group
Racial and ethnic groups
People with disabilities
Women/girls
Older people
Indigenous Australians
3 marks

15. Question 14 – 1:30
The workplace can be a very important and powerful setting for the promotion of physical activity.
Describe one potential intervention strategy in the following areas that a workplace could introduce to promote physical activity in the workplace.
a) Physical Environment. – Provide secure bike parking
b) Policy - Subsidise health club memberships.
c) Social environment – Introduce lunch time walking groups
6 marks

16. Question 15 – 1:30
Describe three specific strategies that could be used within the physical environment of a community setting to encourage more people to meet the National Physical Activity Guidelines.
Increase aesthetics of parks and walking trails.
Increase awareness of walking trails to specific destinations such as shops, post office, parks, schools etc.
Erect signs showing distances to specific destinations
Introduce facilities specific for different age groups and cultural interests eg. Skate parks, lawn bowls, bocce
3 marks

17. Question 16 – 1:00
Why is a multi-level approach to changing peoples levels of physical activity more successful than a single level of approach?
A multi-level approach will allow more than one barrier to physical activity to be lifted. This in turn facilitates change in many areas making it more likely to have a positive effect on an individuals physical activity behaviour.