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Regarding feedback that physical education teachers and coaches give students and athletes, which of the following is an example of prescriptive feedback rather than descriptive feedback?

"follow through"

A person that is overweight has a BMI of:

25-29.9

if a student has the condition of atlantoaxial instability, which of the following activities would be safe for a physical education teacher to assign to the student?

A logroll would be safest for this student

one teaching method for managing kindergarten through grade 12 physical education classes uses three steps to address student noncompliance with class rules. In which of the following sequences should these steps be applied?

An oral warning; a brief time-out. a time-out with written response

of the following, which is a valid principle of physical education (PE) coaching for teaching movement and sport skills to students?

Asking think-about questions gives an advantage to students

When a child's motor learning movements start to become more automatic, this is known as the:

Associative stage

Within the TARGET model, which physical education teaching strategy is an example of the R in the acronym?

Acknowledging process and improvement rather than product

Which kinds of physical education activities are both appropriate for boys and girls to participate in together and are less dependent on team assignment by student skill levels?

Activities that require agility and lower body strength

Which of the following external variables that affect physical education activity is more likely to help than hurt performance by its presence?

Advancing technology

which of the following is true of soccer as played today?

All players can use heads or torsos on the ball

Which of the following is NOT a step to take when completing a static stretching routine?

Bounce gently as you stretch

Concerning the impacts of various resources on student physical education (PE) outcomes what has research found?

Class size and student-teacher ratio correlate inversely with activity levels, time, safety, and learning

Which of the following reflects a physical education teaching technique that promotes cognitive learning?

Comparing new movement skills to those previously learned

Of the following effects on student health caused by substance abuse, which one results from the largest number of different substance abuse-related causes?

Death

Which of the following is not a result of aerobic exercise?

Decreased energy

Which of the following is a recommended strategy for physical education teachers to plan effective class behavior?

Define expectations in terms of what they want students to do

Which of these is the Most appropriate physical education teacher practice to establish productive learning environments for students and promote their responsibility and social skills?

Deliberately designing activities and situations that teach and develop needed skills

what has research revealed about feedback in teaching physical education?

Feedback quality is more important than quantity

In the history of research into motor development, which of the following represents the trend from earlier to later findings?

From maturation to maturation plus experience

Findings of research into physical activity and peer interactions are best reflected by which of these?

Health behavior and peer relationships have reciprocal influences

Regarding individual differences that affect physical education activity performance, which of these sports is most appropriate for the ectomorphic somatotype (body type)?

High jump

The respiratory system oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Inhales; exhales

Among strategies for increasing internal student motivation for physical activity, which of these is the best example of giving students freedom of choice?

Involving students in decision-making processes whenever possible

When student disputes develop during physical education classes, how is settling them by rock, paper, scissors viewed?

It is effective because it is objective

In three stages of motor learning, which of these is characteristic of the associative stage?

Making fewer and more consistent errors

According to experts, what is true about the primary functions of nonverbal communication?

Nonverbal communication serves a function of performing social rituals

A physical education teacher designs a student volleyball activity to meet National Association for sport and physical education (NASPE) Standards for setting, spiking, forearm passing, defensive strategies, officiating; aerobic capacity; and cooperating and accepting challenges. Which of the following represents the correct sequence of steps in this activity?

Rotational positions; serve; base positions; defend against attack

Which of the following tests for muscular endurance by seeing how long an individual can complete an exercise until the muscle fails?

Static repetitive

Among the following common areas of negligence in physical education, in addition to the first aid emergencies, which one can teachers and coaches MOST mitigate by enlisting the help of students?

Supervision

A part of which body system controls fluid loss, protects deep tissues, and synthesizes vitamin D?

The integumentary system

Related to summation of forces, which is accurate about how body parts move?

The largest body parts are the slowest and move first

In the movement concept of relationship, which relationship can involve only one body without another body/bodies or object(s)?

The relationship of on or off

For cooperative learning activities to be more productive than competitive or individual learning activities, one of five necessary elements is positive interference among the members of a student group, including student awareness of it. What is accurate about the other four required elements?

The students use task-relevant interpersonal and group skills frequently

When does physical education instruction necessarily require giving feedback to students?

When a skill requires specific correction

Which of the following techniques is utilized to deaden the ball in soccer?

Trapping

regarding physical education teacher communication with parents, what is MOST effective related to posting and communicating class rules to students at the beginning of the school year?

emailing the rules to the parents with a cover letter asking them to review them

which of the following is MOST accurate about giving feedback to students and athletes in physical education or coaching?

external feedback should stimulate internal feedback

which of the following is an example of the sandwich approach to giving students and athletes' feedback?

positive reinforcement, correction, and positive reinforcement

Among the most prevalent challenges to kindergarten through grade 12 physical education, which has recently become even more challenging than others?

reductions in school curriculum times for physical education

Of the following, which elementary school activity best integrates physical education skills with English language arts (ELA)skills within the same lesson?

students perform movements in ways described by recently learned adverbs on giving cards

when a physical education teacher gives a defense cue of "match up" to students during basketball practice, what does this mean?

students should defend players similar to them in size, fitness, and skill level

According to national physical education (PE) standards, to show respect, which of the following should PE teachers do to address a student's behavior problem?

the teacher has the student describe the behavior, why it was disruptive, and solutions for the problem

what amount of quality physical education time most reflects the National Association for sport and physical education (NASPE) recommendation for elementary school students?

a minimum of 30 minutes per day

Of the following statements, which is true about aerobics?

aerobics originally focused on cardiorespiratory endurance

Compared to regular baseball, softball has a ball, a infield, innings, and pitch.

Bigger; smaller; fewer; a different

among fundamental movement skills (FMS), Which two are both part of the same main category?

manipulative and rotation

which of these locomotor activities is most appropriate for children younger than five years old?

musical hoops

Compared to the amount of time in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) The Institute of medicine recommends for children to spend daily, how much do research studies find they actually spend in school physical education classes?

About one-sixth of what is recommended

Among concepts of movement quality, which one has static and dynamic types?

Balance

which of the following is true about center of gravity (COG)?

COG varies according to the body parts' positions

Regarding communication with athletes, which statement is recommended by experts for coaches to consider?

Coaches must not only get athlete attention but also explain, so athletes understand easily

Which development in human manual skills emerges the earliest?

Coordinated arm-hand movements

among physical proficiencies that affect individual performance, which type of strength is most involved in the activity of kayaking?

Dynamic strength

Of the following, which most accurately represents an aspect of the relationship between nutrition and fitness?

Eating right provides energy for exercise, while exercise can control appetite

The tip of a bone in the human body is known as the:

Epiphysis

Which of the following is an example of the short-term effects of exercise on health?

Exercise releases endorphins, generating euphoria

Which statement best characterizes the role of posture in theories of motor development?

For different reasons, posture has been equally important to both earlier and later theories.

In quality of movement, is bound/interrupted or free/sustained.

Flow

Among these class rules many American kindergarten through grade 12 physical education (PE) teachers commonly define, which are all applicable two other subjects an classrooms, which one is also more important to PE classes?

Good sportsmanship

regarding perceptual-motor abilities, which is a performance skill that would be MOST affected by individual differences in control precision?

Handling a hockey puck

Which of the following effects on performance is more likely to be caused by student marijuana abuse than student alcohol abuse before physical education classes?

Impaired depth perception

Which of the following is historically accurate about motor development?

It was thoroughly catalogued from the 1930s to the 1940s, progressing less from the 1950s to the 1980s.

among Japanese martial arts, which one uses a weapon?

Kendo

when physical education teachers plan lessons and choose teaching methods, which of the following should these reflect?

Lessons and programs should reflect not only national and state but also local standards

These muscles are primarily responsible for posture and are known as the:

Latissimus dorsi

in learning how to land during movement activities, which of these is NOT identified as a phase of learning?

Mastery

Which of the following parts of the heart separates the left atrium and the left ventricle?

Mitral valve

Compared to naturalistic observations, structured observations are in physical education assessment

More objective and less subjective

Which of the following provides physical education benchmarks?

NASPE

Which statement about physical education (PE) class safety and teacher liability is a valid one?

PE teachers must instruct students in calling for and backing away from fly balls

Regarding appropriate physical education (PE) teaching practices, which statement is MOST valid?

PE teachers must regularly and consistently inspect facilities and equipment for safety

Regarding effective ways for physical education (PE) teachers to give instructions to students for the smoothest class operation and the best behavior management, which of these is accurate?

Pe teachers should use the rule of threes by giving three instructional cues at a time

Relative to spatial awareness, which movement concept involves vertical, horizontal, and circular paths of movement?

Planes

Which of the following is a typical characteristic in babies' earliest gait development?

Pointing their toes outward

Regarding physical education teacher and coach liability compared to classroom teacher liability. Which is true?

Projectiles and water increase liability in physical education classes

Are four factors that affect learning in physical education settings, which one is best exemplified but the physiological and psychological variables their influence individual ability an interest for learning?

Readiness

which of the following is NOT a common theme many kindergarten through grade 12 physical education teachers across the united states use to manage their classrooms?

Speaking out freely

When someone bench presses weights to strengthen the arms and upper body, this is an example of which exercise science principle?

Specificity

which of these is an effective strategy for physical education teachers to enhance students perceived physical competence?

Specify the length of time for practicing but not the number of trials

Research finds that motor skills training, endurance training, and strength training all share which neuroplasticity effects in common?

Spinal reflex modifications

Which of the following is the smallest of the four muscles in the buttocks?

Tensor Fasciae Latae

The frog kick is used in which swimming stroke(s)?

The breaststroke

In one instructional method to promote psychomotor learning, a physical education teacher clearly explains learning goals and skills to be learned to the students; demonstrates the skills for the students; and provides the students with practice time, frequency and regularly monitoring their progress during practice. this describes which of the following methods?

The command or direct method

In the central nervous system's hierarchy of motor control, which level(s) of the brian produce(s) a motor program?

The middle level

What is a Definition of a body mass index?

The ratio of weight to height squared

If one skater has longer arms and another has shorter arms, and someone applies equal force to each skater's extended arm, which of these is true about torque?

The skater with longer arms will rotate faster

Which of these is a typical effect of substance abuse on student behavior?

These are all typical effects of substance abuse

The USDA's food guidelines recommend eating the most of which type of food?

Vegetables

relative to video recordings and instructional communication buy physical education teachers with students, which statement is correct?

Videos can preserve and repeat ideal demonstrations by teachers and students

What is MOST accurate about how physical education teachers can use bulletin boards to communicate instructional information to students?

a time lapse bulletin board access is student participation and creativity

The definition of verbal communication includes which of these formats?

a) Texting b) Sign language c) Conversations all of these formats

how can physical education teachers give Aquatics instruction in high schools with no swimming pools?

a) They can use public or private schools in the community with permission from owners b) they can explore (A), but if these are not available, they can teach swimming with (C) c) they can use task cards, teach swim strokes, and have students practice on benches d) they can find no way of teaching swimming if their schools have no swimming pool b) they can explore (A), but if these are not available, they can teach swimming with (C)

when is music useful as a communication medium in physical education?

dance, aerobics, and many other physical education activities

when students learn to fall sideways and land using their hands, which of the following should be the last activity they do in a sequence of increasing difficulty?

running, falling, rolling, and standing

in the debate over standardized physical education test, which of these is NOT a common argument?

standardized testing supports motivation for lifelong physical activity

in light of rapidly increasing diversity in US student populations, which of the following is the best indicator that physical education (PE) is effective?

students learn in meet objectives by the end of a lesson

when is performing the Heimlich maneuver on a student indicated?

the student is choking and not able to breathe

a physical education teacher writes an entry task on the board before class. How does this relate to teacher communication toward student understanding and ownership of high expectations for themselves?

this supports high classroom expectations because students can begin the activity in dependently

A physical education teacher addresses a wide range of skill levels in one class by setting up several learning stations to teach a lesson in throwing. Which station activity represents the highest student skill level?

throwing to teammates while defended

which of the following methods would be LEAST useful for assessing student performance of physical education skills?

written-response exams