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81.
In a school district, physical education teachers work with central office technical staff to incorporate wellness technology into schools on a district-wide basis. The wellness technology includes the FITNESSGRAM®, ACTIVITYGRAM®, and MyDietAnalysis programs. This collaboration is likely to maximize the physical education program's effectiveness by:
  1. Providing parents/guardians and administrators with immediate access to fitness program accountability data.
  2. Eliminating the need for teachers to use additional forms of physical fitness wellness assessment techniques and tools.
  3. Establishing a networking system by which physical education teachers can easily communicate with students' families, faculty, and service providers.
  4. Providing students and teachers with immediate access to data and allowing students to design, monitor, and progress toward personal wellness goals.
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82.
Which of the following strategies is likely to be most practical and effective in advocating for and promoting the values of physical education programs?
  1. Encouraging teachers in other subject areas to integrate motor learning and movement science concepts routinely into instruction.
  2. Assisting teachers and administrators in locating and accessing inexpensive fitness and recreational resources and facilities in the community.
  3. Devoting equal amounts of physical education time and resources to developing students' cognitive, social, physical, and motor skills.
  4. Using a variety of media and opportunities to communicate with students, families, and school community members about fitness and recreational resources and activities and their benefits.
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83.
Which of the following practices is likely to be most essential for the smooth functioning of elementary physical education classes?
  1. Establishing and announcing to students time goals for each lesson activity.
  2. Ensuring that there is a procedure in place for dealing with interruptions during class.
  3. Preparing the activity space and having necessary equipment on hand prior to lesson activities.
  4. Assigning students into teams or squads that remain intact over the course of a term or semester.
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84.
Which of the following best describes the core equity issues that are most important for physical education teachers to consider in designing appropriate instruction?
  1. Gender, individual differences in experience and skill level, and cultural relevance.
  2. NASPE content standards and definitions of a physically educated individual.
  3. Authentic outcomes and alignment between instructional goals and assessment.
  4. Prevailing values and economic forces in the sport and leisure industries.
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85.
During an overhand throwing activity, a physical education teacher tells a student, "Great L- shape throwing the ball. Now try to take a longer step toward the target." This is an appropriate cue to help improve performance of a skill, primarily because it:
  1. Avoids the use of physical education jargon and motor learning terms.
  2. Defines the motor task in visual terms for the student and provides spatial directions.
  3. Challenges the student to go beyond what the student most likely perceives as his or her potential.
  4. Combines positive specific feedback with encouragement to correct one component of the skill.
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