FTCE Physical Education Certification Exam

Two factors to evaluate a pass in VOLLEYBALL

ACCURACY and HEIGHT

In a middle school class, several students are considered obese, have below average scores on health-related fitness measures, and appear awkward and clumsy. A PE program for these students should emphasize

AEROBIC activity, BODY MANAGEMENT, and COORDINATION SKILLS

The best strategy to appropriately challenge students and increase motivation

Allow students to adjust difficulty of the task

The United States involvement in the war in the last 100 years had which of the following effects on the PE profession

An increased emphasis on enhanced physical fitness

To help instill self efficacy in students, a teacher should choose activities that promote student effort, facilitate success early in the learning process and

Are initially CHALLENGING to the student

On a hot day, Most appropriate recommendation for students with ASTHMA

Asks students experience symptoms to reduce the intensity of their activity

The most effective strategy to foster student's support of their classmates during games is to

Award team points when students make POSITIVE comments to their classmates

The ability to keep an upright posture while standing still or moving

BALANCE

Which of the following do the state standards for PE include

BENCHMARKS that indicate what students should know and be able to do

NONLOCOMOTOR SKILLS

Bending, twisting, turning, pushing, pulling, stretching

Soccer throw-in

Bring ball behind your head and throw it with both feet on the ground

To increase the potential of team sports to develop sportsmanship in students, a teacher must make clear expectations of what sportsmanship is in the classroom, reinforce sportsmanship in the classroom, and

Build student motivation into each phase of the lesson and unit

"Everyone, try to use your finger pads instead of your palms" is an example of what type of feedback

CLASS AND CORRECTIVE

To provide a healthy balanced diet

DECREASE SATURATED FAT INTAKE

Which style of teaching should a teacher employ if the objective of the lesson is to GENERATE MANY ALTERNATIVES that solve cognitive or motor problems

DIVERGENT PROBLEM SOLVING

When a philosophy of PE has been established, the next step in curriculum development is to

Determine Physical Education GOALS

A student begins a weight training program during middle school. The student applies good training principles that can be continued through life. One can predict the student will

Develop and maintain greater muscle mass

Which is the best sequence for learning fundamental skills in a basketball unit

Dribble using finger pads, dribble around body, dribble around stationary objects, dribble to music

HEAT STROKE

Dry hot skin, very high body temperatures, restricted pupils

A tumbler can make the transition from explosive movement to sustained controlled landing by adjusting what aspect of movement

EFFORT QUALITY

What movement concept is included in estimating the difference in force required to throw a ball 10 feet or 50 feet

EFFORT QUALITY

FITNESS GRAM for children in grades K-3 should focus on

ENJOYMENT and proper techniques

Adjusting count size, implement length, ball type or size, and mode of ball delivery are all examples of modifying

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

A middle school PE teacher meets the students at the door of the gym at the beginning of class. The PRIORITY before class should be

Ensure the ENVIRONMENT is SAFE

As students put DANCE movements together, the teacher should instruct them in the concept of

FLOW

Which best exposes students to a variety of cultures

FOLK DANCING

Anything needed to produce a change in the motion of an object

FORCE

QUALITY OF EFFORT themes - focus on

FORCE, FLOW, TIME

When teaching students with disabilities, a teacher should

FORM EXPECTATIONS based on DEFINED OBJECTIVES for the students

Select the format that best ensures content validity and minimizes external factors

FORMAL

A teacher tells students that they are to complete a one-page assignment that is cross-curricular about any sport. Which would earn extra credit

Football and how to keep score

Sequence of performing a FORWARD ROLL

Forward roll on an inclined mat, then on a flat mat

Many students in a 1st grade class aren't developmentally ready to skip. Which strategy will facilitate the student's readiness to skip

Give the students many opportunities to hop, gallop, and slide

Most effective way to formally assess a group's ability to perform a dance sequence is to

Group the students and have one group perform while the others observe

To develop MUSCULAR ENDURANCE which is best

HEAVIER RESISTANCE AND MORE REPETITIONS

During gymnastics, the PE teacher is introducing the tripod stand - to facilitate balance, the head and hands position on the mat should be

Hands shoulder-width apart and head in front of hands

5th grade students are practicing layups, the teacher should do which set of activities to apply the part-to-whole method of teaching

Have students practice vertical jump, approach, and then the whole lay-up

Which of the following is the most appropriate way to MOTIVATE students

Help students attribute success and failure to what they can CONTROL

CLOSED skill

Hitting a ball of a tee

On a health-related fitness test, a student has the following scores: Cardiorespiratory Endurance - 15th percentile Body Composition - 25th percentile What is the best recommendation for this student

INCREASE AEROBIC activity, MONITOR dietary intake

On a standardized fitness test a 9-year-old female student has the following scores: 15th percentile on push-ups 90th percentile on sit and reach To improve the teacher should recommed

INCREASE muscular endurance exercise, and MAINTAIN current flexiblity

Students are working on dribbling basketballs, most are challenged by this. A few students are highly skilled and the teacher tells them "Begin dribbling around obstacles on the other end of the court, when I stop the rest of the class to talk to them, stand quietly, but begin working again when the rest of the class begins again" This is an example of

INTRATASK variation

Of the following, the best way to INCREASE MOTIVATION is to

INVOLVE STUDENTS IN SETTING INDIVIDUAL GOALS

Research has shown that PE has a positive impact on academic achievement because physical activity

Improves COGNITIVE function

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH

Includes a major focus on FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

To help students do better on the PACER test, a teacher should include which of the following activities regularly in future lesson plans

JUMPING ROPE

A student keeps missing a ball when they swing. What cue should you give to help the student successfully hit the ball

Keep your eyes on the ball

To help all children develop desirable SOCIAL standards and ETHICS, the teacher should structure the education environment so that students..

Know ESTABLISHED LIMITS of ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR

In addition to incorporating health related components, a program to improve overall fitness should

Last for at least 30-45 minutes 3 times a week

The ancient Greeks had a lasting impact on physical education because they believed what was the most important

MIND, BODY, and SPIRIT

Which PE curriculum model is based on the qualities of SPACE, RELATIONSHIP, and EFFORT

MOVEMENT EDUCATION MODEL

"Tommy you are very skilled at basketball, but I asked you not to shoot baskets when you were supposed to be working on dribbling. You have time out, and when you think you can join the group and follow directions, let me know and we will discuss it." This is a an example of

Model attitudes towards differences by responding to all students in a positive supportive manner

Because of inclement weather, a teacher transitions a 5th grade class to an inside space. During the previous lesson, the students were working outside on a progression of tasks where they were striking a variety of objects with tennis rackets. For this lesson, the best strategy for the teacher to implement is

Modify the task, adapting and maintaining instructional objectives

A student's exercise plan includes weight lifting 3 days a week, pilates 3 days a week, and swimming laps 4 days a week. This fitness program best emphasizes which health-related fitness components

Muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory endurance

What organization authorized the definition of a physically education individual

National Association for Sport and Physical Education

Which is the best strategy to apply teaching games for understanding tennis

OBSERVING other players during games to assess activity level

To maintain balance the center of gravity should be aligned

OVER the base of support

An elementary PE teacher sees each class once a day for 45 minutes. Which is the best way to increase physical activity time beyond the PE setting

Organize a walk to school program

A Lat pull down on a resistance machine best develops which muscles

POSTERIOR DELTOIDS and TRAPEZIUS

During an Olympic themed fitness unit, middle school students are performing the long jump. Which skills will give the best results for distance

POWER AND SPEED

John Dewey's belief that one learns by doing is applicable to which type of philosophy

PRAGMATIST

A student approaches a teacher and complains of feeling lethargic, lacking energy, and experiencing feelings of depression. The student is displaying symptoms of

PSYCHOLOGICAL fatigue

In an instructional sequence for developing game strategy, skills are learned and then combined, followed by offensive and defensive strategies. The best representation of the next stage would be

Playing a MODIFIED VERSION

To help a student learn how to GALLOP

Practice keeping the same foot in front as they travel

Which of the following is a noted benefit of improving FLEXIBILITY through range of motion exercise

REDUCED MUSCLE INJURIES

A teacher who keeps a DAILY JOURNAL of positive and negative feelings about each of the day's lessons is practicing

REFLECTIVE teaching

A teacher wants to encourage good character traits and to make healthier life choices - which traits should the teacher emphasize on a daily basis

RESPECT, FAIRNESS, CITIZENSHIP

Archery - the bow string repeatedly hits the students elbow. This can be corrected by

Rotating the bow arm so the elbow points outward

An elementary PE teacher should incorporate the principle of SUMMATION OF FORCES to align a lesson with

SCIENCE

Which of the following items of a unit plan presents learning topics and experiences in an organized manner

SCOPE and SEQUENCE

Most effective way to line up students

SHORTEST to TALLEST

To assess FLEXIBILITY use which test

SIT AND REACH

Which motivational theory emphasizes the role that interaction with others plays in student performance?

SOCIAL LEARNING

To improve FLEXIBILITY - a student should carry out

STATIC and DYNAMIC stretches DAILY

Which of the following information sources would best help a teacher develop a more effective PE program

STUDENT INTEREST SURVEYS

During a KINDERGARTEN lesson on skipping, a PE teacher notices that a student can not perform the skill properly. To help improve the skill level of the student, the teacher should first check if the student can:

Stand on one foot and then hop

INITIAL position for an overhand throw

Standing side to the target

A student has completed 3 push-ups with difficulty, a teacher should suggest

Start by using modified push-ups

Cooperative learning is based on all of the following EXCEPT

Student selection of content

What is the most important criterion to consider when providing appropriate experiences for the ability of a student?

Student's developmental level

How to help a student hit the ball to left field

Swing sooner

Which factors should be included to evaluate an INSTEP KICK in SOCCER

TECHNIQUE and ACCURACY

Which of the following documents states that lack of physical activity and smoking have the same health risk

The Surgeon General's Report

1st grade students learning how to KICK - What is the FIRST skill the teacher should ask the students to attempt at this level of proficiency

The students are stationary while kicking a stationary ball

Which of the following sets of prescribed operations that promotes student achievement best fits the DIRECT INSTRUCTION model

The teacher structures the learning, proceeds in small steps, but at a brisk pace, and divides large academic tasks into smaller ones

Which of the following is true of MASTERY LEARNING

There is a preconceived EXIT POINT, but the time it takes the student to reach this point is flexible

A PE teacher is teaching a 7th grade student a modified version of flag football. Which of the following sequentially progressive activities should the teacher follow?

Throwing and catching while running, and then throwing and catching against a defender

Definition of OBESE

Too much body fat

Which of the following is a SUMMATIVE type of assessment

UNIT TESTS

A middle school class is learning to play racquetball - some students can't keep a rally going because the ball is moving too fast. The best modification to increase the length of rallies would be to

Use FLIGHT RESTRICTIVE balls

The PE teacher notices the students are using more force than necessary while dribbling the soccer balls. The best feedback statement to improve performance in the future would be...

Use less force on the ball

RUBRIC

Uses a scoring criteria to judge performance

To assist a 1st grade student who has difficulty with static balance activities, a teacher should instruct the student to

WIDEN the base of support and hold arms AWAY from his body

The National Association for Sport and Physical Education content standards specifies

What physically educated individuals should know and be able to do

The type of obstacle course that is most appropriate for middle school students

Would help improve STRENGTH, POWER, ENDURANCE, and FLEXIBILITY

A teacher had been asked to recommend facilities to be included in a playground renovation. What combination of facilities would be most appropriate for the primary grades

a MULTIPURPOSE HARD TOP AREA, and apparatus area, and a large field

HEAT EXHAUSTION

dizziness, clammy skin, and muscle cramps

Which are classified as LOCOMOTOR Skills

running, sliding, walking, leaping, skipping, hopping

MANIPULATIVE skills

throwing, kicking, anything that involve hand-eye coordination

To make feedback more effective

use both positive and negative feedback to ensure understanding