P.e. Midterm

Front 1

There are numerous Healthy Benefits from participation in regular physical activity. According to the American Heart Association (2004), children are showing signs of cardiovascular risk factors such as high cholesterol, inactivity, and obesity at an increasing rate. Approximately 15 percent of children nationwide are classified as overweight. Regular physical activity helps children to develop healthy bones, muscle strength and endurance, joint mobility, flexibility, balance, and coordination. These benefits help to:

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C- Decrease one’s susceptibility to illness and disease

Front 2

Your textbook authors discussed numerous Cognitive Benefits of participation in regular physical activity. Active exploration creates neural pathways from brain neurons and increases neural networks. Play is one means children use to explore their environment and learn. Physical activity increases blood circulation to the brain. Individuals experiencing a low level of brain fuel may display signs of:

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A- Fatigue, stress, or lack of concentration

Front 3

In class we discussed the Social Benefits of participation in regular physical activity. Physical activities are social in nature or are generally more enjoyable when not performed in isolation. What is the name of the theory, which explains that individuals have an innate biological need for socialization?

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A- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory

Front 4

There are numerous Emotional Benefits from participation in regular physical activity such as:

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A- Higher levels of self-esteem and lower levels of anxiety and stress

Front 5

The role of physical education in developing the whole child includes:

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D- All of the above

Front 6

Which of the following is an accurate definition for Least Restricted Environment?

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D- Placing a student with a disability in the most inclusive environment they can handle.

Front 7

Choose the answer below which lists three skills that all fall into the same fundamental motor skill classification.

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A- Running, Skipping, Leaping

Front 8

Assessment of students learning can be used to:

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D- All of the above

Front 9

Identify the pattern(s) that tend to increase student “on task” time:

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D- All of the above

Front 10

Moving closer to a student or group of students to change their behavior positively is called:

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B- Proximity reinforcement

Front 11

Students must be taught how to move in:

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B- Both general and personal space

Front 12

A collection of assessment used over time or during a unit for the purpose of providing feedback to the student is:

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A- Formative assessment

Front 13

Assessment is a process that involves gathering information on students and making a judgment about the results.

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- True

Front 14

When planning a learning experience it is important to know whether children are developmentally ready for the experience.

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- True

Front 15

The Surgeon General recommends schools-aged children experience at least 60 cumulative minutes of age-appropriate physical activity daily.

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- True

Front 16

A skill-appropriate program is tailored to the physical and developmental capabilities of students.

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- True

Front 17

Protocols are safety-related directions students need to follow in preparation for or during your lesson.

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-True

Front 18

Detailed lesson plans can be helpful if you need to teach the lesson again in the future.

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- True

Front 19

Using and reinforcing learning cues helps students to focus on the specific aspects of the task.

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- True

Front 20

Taking care of each equipment includes using it only for the purposes in which it was intended.

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- True

Front 21

Developmentally appropriate physical education takes into account children’s past physical, cognitive, and emotional experiences and individual differences such as development rate/level/, fitness and skill levels, and body size and age.

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- True

Front 22

An environment is defined as successful when students have an opportunity to attain a level of proficiency that is appropriate for them.

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- True

Front 23

You should assign students a physical education grade based only on behavior in the course.

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- False

Front 24

Providing feedback about student performance should never relate to the learning cues.

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- False

Front 25

Traditional assessment such as skill tests and written tests provide only a limited amount of information about what students know or are able to do.

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- True

Front 26

Federal law requires that physical education is taught in the school; each state implements the requirement differently due to local control of education.

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- True

Front 27

Checking for understanding is an instructional strategy used to determine how well students grasp the content.

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- True

Front 28

District, state, and NASPE physical education standards and/or curriculum documents provide examples of daily lesson plans.

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- False

Front 29

When students are taught to observe the performance of their students it is called_______________.

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- Peer-Checking

Front 30

Define NASPE’s Physically Educated Person

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- National Association of Sports and Physical Education

1. Are knowledge of motor skills and are able to demonstrate them
2. Physically fit
3. Regularly involved in physical activity
4. Know the benefits of physical education
5. Value physical education

Front 31

Using and reinforcing learning cues helps students to focus on the specific aspects of the task.

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- True