Physical Education
Chapter 10 Basic Concepts of Physical Education
True/False
1. Although physical education programs vary from school to school, there is widespread agreement on the basic definition of physical education.
Ans: F
2. The most important model for physical education during the 20th century was the developmental model.
Ans: T
3. Education through “the physical” fits completely with the goals of progressive education.
Ans: T
4. The motor development objective deals with what is now called the health fitness component.
Ans: F
5. Group activities are often incorporated into physical education lesson plans to meet the social development objective.
Ans: T
6. Problem solving, guided discovery, and movement exploration are teaching styles utilized in movement education.
Ans: T
7. A final goal of movement education is not so much the actual movement but the ability of the students to make good movement decisions that contribute to independence even after the completion of education.
Ans: T
8. Movement education has been most popular in high-school settings where students choose electives for their physical education curriculum.
Ans: F
9. The humanistic education movement focuses attention on academic achievement and has been implemented in physical education, stressing strategies, and the cognitive part of sport.
Ans: F
10. The NASPE outcomes for physical education are likely to be the dominant force in curriculum development in the foreseeable future.
Ans: T
11. In the sport education model, students can learn the roles of participant, coach, referee, and administrator.
Ans: T
12. Adventure education constantly seeks to eliminate risk, because anxiety will not allow the child to think clearly and may result in physical harm.
Ans: F
13. Administrators tend to discourage adventure-education programs, as travel to the site takes time away from academic pursuits and costs the district more
True/False
1. Although physical education programs vary from school to school, there is widespread agreement on the basic definition of physical education.
Ans: F
2. The most important model for physical education during the 20th century was the developmental model.
Ans: T
3. Education through “the physical” fits completely with the goals of progressive education.
Ans: T
4. The motor development objective deals with what is now called the health fitness component.
Ans: F
5. Group activities are often incorporated into physical education lesson plans to meet the social development objective.
Ans: T
6. Problem solving, guided discovery, and movement exploration are teaching styles utilized in movement education.
Ans: T
7. A final goal of movement education is not so much the actual movement but the ability of the students to make good movement decisions that contribute to independence even after the completion of education.
Ans: T
8. Movement education has been most popular in high-school settings where students choose electives for their physical education curriculum.
Ans: F
9. The humanistic education movement focuses attention on academic achievement and has been implemented in physical education, stressing strategies, and the cognitive part of sport.
Ans: F
10. The NASPE outcomes for physical education are likely to be the dominant force in curriculum development in the foreseeable future.
Ans: T
11. In the sport education model, students can learn the roles of participant, coach, referee, and administrator.
Ans: T
12. Adventure education constantly seeks to eliminate risk, because anxiety will not allow the child to think clearly and may result in physical harm.
Ans: F
13. Administrators tend to discourage adventure-education programs, as travel to the site takes time away from academic pursuits and costs the district more