PE Final

Which of the following would help eliminate problems associated with youth sports? -Coaches teaching and modeling values like cooperation, discipline, fair play, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and teamwork -Emphasizing playing several sports, not specializing in one sport -Emphasizing winning -Playing every child in each game and in different positions

All except C

Which of the following would not be a benefit of a school physical education program? -Develop movement skills -Improve self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-control -Improve muscular strength, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory endurance -Promote positive, lifelong physical activity

All of the above are benefits

Which of the following was the most important program emphasis for Per Henrik Ling's Swedish gymnastics? -Aesthetic -Educational -Medical -Military

Military

What is required by Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments relative to financial assistance (grants-in-aid) for athletes?

Must be available on a substantially proportional basis to the number of male and female athletes

What is a standard?

A uniform criterion or minimum essential element for the measurement of quality

Which of the following was not an example of historical discrimination against ethnic minorities in sports in this country? -Academic exploitation, such as through academic course tracking -Exclusion -Quotas -Stacking

All of the above are examples of discrimination against ethnic minorities in sports

Which of the following is not a factor in promoting adherence to exercise programs? -Implementing an individualized and progressive program -Periodically assessing progress -Setting realistic goals -Working out with another person for support and encouragement

All of the above are factors

Which of the following is not a threat to the integrity of intercollegiate athletics? -Arms race -Breaking the rules (cheating) to gain competitive advantages -Drug abuse -Violence

All of the above are potential threats to integrity of sports

Which of the following is not a symptom of career burnout? -Constant tension from too little or too much stimulation -Eating or drinking excessively -Frustration with task repetitiveness and excessive work demands -Lessened enjoyment of work and leisure activities

All of the above are symptoms

Which of the following is not a justification for the popularity of intercollegiate athletics? -Intercollegiate athletics reflect societal attitudes, beliefs, and values about sport -Beneficial outcomes, such as college spirit and release of tension, exceed the problems -They are beneficial for public relations -They provide educational opportunities for some who otherwise could not afford to attend college

All of the above have been used to justify intercollegiate athletics

Which of the following was not an indicator of the decline of the Greek Ideal in the late Athenian era? -Economic expansion -Individualism -Intellectual curiosity -Professionalism in athletics

All were signs of the decline

Which of the following is not one of the three ways to comply with meeting the interests and abilities of male and female students as required by Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments? -Participation opportunities are substantially proportionate to the undergraduate enrollment -There must have been a continuing practice of program expansion in response to developing interests and abilities of the under-represented sex -An institution must show that the interest and abilities of the members of the under-represented sex have been fully and effectively accommodated -An equal number of athletic teams must be provided for males and females

An equal number of athletic teams must be provided for males and females

What is a measurement of knowledge, skills, and abilities that leads to the assignment of a value or score?

Assessment

What was a primary reason why playgrounds were established in cities in the 1800s?

Assimilation and social control of children

Upper-class boys in this civilization were educated at two schools that stressed the importance of all-around development

Athens

What was Catharine Beecher's physical activity program that was described as a course of exercises designed to promote health, beauty, and strength?

Calisthenics

Repetitiveness of a task, role conflict, or the lack of potential for advancement contribute to

Career Burnout

Which of the following was not a skill learned by squires during the medieval period?

Charioteering

Who initially stated the physical education objectives of organic, psychomotor, character, and intellectual development?

Clark Hetherington

Which of the following was a cause for the ending of the ancient Olympic Games? -Corruption, cheating, professionalism, and specialization by the athletes -People in the Middle Ages did not value the Greek Ideal -Rome defeated and captured all of Greece -Spartans defeated and captured the Athenians -The Olympic Games have been continuous.

Corruption, cheating, professionalism, and specialization by the athletes

What was the initial purpose of the YMCA Training School?

Develop the all-around man

Which of the following is an instructional challenge facing physical educators in schools? -Drug and alcohol abuse by students -Extensive parental and family involvement in school programs -Properly sized classes grouped homogeneously according to skill level -Unlimited facilities and equipment

Drug and alcohol abuse by students

Who designed exercise machines for individualized physical development?

Dudley Sargent

Which European nation influenced amateur sports worldwide?

England

Physical education continues to enjoy wide acceptance as the appropriate identifying term for the various programs and careers that involve movement, play, sport, recreation, athletics, and other forms of physical activity

False

Physical educators have always taken a leading role in promoting participation in sports and activities in the United States

False

School administrators have been the leading supporters for the expansion of school physical education programs

False

School physical education programs for all grades should emphasize team sports

False

Which of the following should be the optimal curriculum for an elementary school physical education program?

Fundamental movement and sport skills

The sporting heritage in the United State came primarily from which country?

Germany

Which of the following institutions offered teachers an outstanding advanced curriculum and faculty, making a certificate from it highly prestigious?

Harvard Summer School

Which of the following has been a contributing factor to the lack of proper preparation of some interscholastic coaches? -Increase in the number of high school physical education teachers -Increase in the number of interscholastic sports coaches needed -Decrease in the number of interscholastic sports coaches -Decrease in the number of school physical education positions

Increase in the number of interscholastic sports coaches needed and decrease in the number of school physical education positions

Which of these is a challenge facing professionals in recreation and leisure services? -Career ladder -Increasingly diverse population -Protection of natural resources and open spaces

Increasingly diverse population & protection of natural resources and open spaces

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the physical education program at Amherst College? -Anthropometric measurements were taken -Classes met four days a week -Exercises were executed to the accompaniment of music -Intramural competitions were sponsored -Squad captains led class exercises

Intramural competitions were sponsored

Who started the Public Schools Athletic League in New York City?

Luther Gulick

Which of the following is not a characteristic of athletic competitions for Greeks during the Homeric era?

Men and women competed

Which of the following is an accurate rationale for why daily physical education should not be required for all school children? -All children and youth need are community sport programs to develop physically -American children are physically fit. -Programs should be provided only for those with skills, so interscholastic sports programs are all that are needed. -Recess provides enough time for children to play.

None of the above

Which of the following is a valued outcome of youth sport programs? -Coaches following college and professional models in designing practices -Competitions among the best athletes, such as providing funding for only travel or elite teams -Specialization in one sport to gain a competitive advantage over other children -Starting youth in competitive leagues early

None of the above should be emphasized

These people practiced yoga, a system of meditation and regulated breathing -Athenians -Chinese -Egyptians -Spartans -None of these

None of these

Which of the following objectives did Charles McCloy believe to be the most important?

Organic Fitness

Which of the following provides an educational approach to fitness that can help motivate students to be more physically active?

Physical Best

Luther Gulick and Clark Hetherington emphasized which program focus?

Play

Which of the following was a requirement for participation in the ancient Olympic Games? -Ownership of land -Pledge an oath of fair play -Training for 10 months before the competition -Upper-class status

Pledge an oath of fair play and training for 10 months before the competition

What term or phrase describes the influence of European religions on attitudes toward play in the United States beginning in the colonial time and continuing until today?

Protestant work ethic

What directly led to the establishment of the President's Council on Youth Fitness?

Publication of the results of the Kraus-Weber Minimal Muscular Fitness Test

During this period there was a rebirth of and an eagerness for learning

Renaissance

Concerning girls and women in sport, which of the following is true? -More females than males compete on athletic teams in schools and colleges. -Recreation programs provide equally for both genders. -Since Title IX was enacted, a larger percentage of women coach and administer athletic teams and programs for girls and women. -Societal attitudes still impede full acceptance of female athletes. -Women's and men's intercollegiate programs have achieved equal status throughout the United States.

Societal attitudes still impede full acceptance of female athletes.

Which of the following provides competitive opportunities specifically individuals who are developmental delayed mentally? -International Games for the Disabled -National Collegiate Athletic Association -National Federation of State High School Associations -SHAPE America -Special Olympics

Special Olympics

Which type(s) of sports opportunities did college women participate in during the 1920s through the 1960s?

Sports days, play days, and field days

Why did physical educators in the 1920s favor and support interscholastic athletics while opposing competition for elementary-aged children?

They believed that adolescents were developmentally ready for sport competitions, whereas elementary school-aged children were not

Who wrote The New Physical Education, which provided the philosophical foundation for school programs in the twentieth century?

Thomas Wood & Rosalind Cassidy

Which of the following federal laws does not provide for the rights of persons with special needs?

Title 9 of the 1972 Education Amendments

What was the reason for the establishment of the National Collegiate Athletic Association?

To reduce or eliminate injuries and deaths in football

What was one reason why German gymnastics did not become the basis for the system of physical education in the United States?

Too much emphasis on strength development

Adhering to high standards as demonstrated through the assessment of student learning is essential for demonstrating the effectiveness of physical education in schools

True

Leaders should have integrity, communicate effectively, build and nurture strong relationships with people, be visionary and creative, establish, maintain, and model high standards of performance, and be intelligent and competent

True

Physical activity can serve as a preventive measure for both disease and degeneration for senior citizens

True

Planning and promoting special events for National Employee Health and Fitness Day in May is an example of public relations

True

Professionals in careers in the exercise and sport sciences need to provide quality programs in specialized settings to prove that a higher degree of competence is needed to fulfill the responsibilities of these careers than may currently be the case

True

Professionals in physical education, exercise science, and sport careers are accountable for the quality of their programs as well as responsible for promoting the importance of what they do

True