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121.
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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122.
During a lesson on kicking, the physical education teacher notices that some students fail to step forward with their kicking foot and leap onto their nonkicking foot just before the kick. Which of the following strategies would be most helpful in adapting this activity to address these issues?
  1. Place a plastic cone in front of each student's dominant side and instruct students to step, leap, and kick without a ball, trying to skim the cone.
  2. Sprinkle powder on the lower half of balls and encourage students to step, leap, and kick and then check the ball to see where their foot made contact.
  3. Have students concentrate on a design element on the balls (e.g., a seam, a pattern, a label) to improve their focus and technique during the kick.
  4. Place two poly spots at the desired distances in front of each student and instruct students to step on one and leap onto the other before contacting the ball.
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123.
Which of the following is a primary advantage of using commercially-prepared task cards when teaching physical education skills to students?
  1. Teachers can be assured that students will demonstrate consistency in performing skills.
  2. The cards can be quickly adapted for use as assessment rubrics in order to evaluate performance.
  3. Students can refer to the cards as needed for written cues and visual images of proper techniques.
  4. The information on the cards can be easily revised or rearranged to address specialized skills.
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124.
The Internet is likely to be most useful to physical education students for which of the following research purposes?
  1. Locating appropriate resources for individual physical activities and nutritional needs and guidelines.
  2. Finding information on the manufacturers of various fitness products and equipment.
  3. Estimating the number of universal games that exist in various countries under different names.
  4. Comparing the advantages and disadvantages of various physical fitness regimens.
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125.
Which of the following is a significant advantage of using formative assessment strategies?
  1. They provide teachers with feedback about student progress and help identify areas of strength and weakness.
  2. They provide standardized data that captures the degree to which students have achieved learning outcomes.
  3. They allow comparisons to be made between individual students and between groups of students.
  4. They are useful for providing documentation to parents/guardians, administrators, and stakeholders related to program effectiveness.
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