Florida Teacher Certification
MAXE · 21-K EP ECTF
FL
Examinations
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DOE
Florida Department of Education — Bureau of Educator Certification
EST. 1870
D E M O N S T R AT I N G K N O W L E D G E F O R F L O R I D A' S F U T U R E E D U C AT O R S
FTCE PE K-12 Practice Examination
P E DAG O G Y, M OTO R L E A R N I N G , F I T N E SS , L E GA L I SS U E S & P R O F E SS I O N A L P RACT I C E
INSTITUTION Florida Department of Education PROGRAM Teacher Certification — Physical
— FTCE Education K-12
COURSE CODE FTCE PE K-12 (Exam 063) COURSE TITLE Physical Education K-12 Subject
Area Examination
ACADEMIC YEAR EXAM TITLE FTCE PE K-12 Practice
Examination
TOTAL QUESTIONS 95 Questions FORMAT Multiple Choice — Select the
Single Best Answer
EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
▸ Select the single best answer for each question.
▸ Content spans physical education pedagogy, motor learning, fitness principles, legal issues, curriculum
models, and professional practice.
▸ Questions reflect the FTCE Physical Education K-12 Subject Area Examination (Exam 063) content
domains.
▸ Correct answers and detailed rationales appear below each question for comprehensive test
preparation.
▸ Questions have been randomized to promote active recall and simulate authentic testing conditions.
, SECTION I — FTCE PHYSICAL EDUCATION K-12
Questions 1 – 95
COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE EXAMINATION
1. The United States' involvement in wars within the last 100 years has had which of the
following effects on the Physical Education profession?
A. Decreased emphasis on physical fitness in favor of academic achievement
B. An increased emphasis on physical fitness
C. Elimination of physical education from public schools
D. Replacement of PE programs with military drill instructors
CORRECT ANSWER B — An increased emphasis on physical fitness
RATIONALE American military conflicts — particularly World War II (after Pearl Harbor) and the
Cold War era — repeatedly shifted PE emphasis toward physical conditioning. The
military's need for physically fit recruits exposed deficiencies in youth fitness,
prompting increased emphasis on fitness testing, conditioning programs, and the
establishment of the President's Council on Physical Fitness. The Kraus-Weber
test results in 1953 further intensified this focus when American children were
found significantly less fit than European peers. Wars have historically
accelerated, not diminished, physical education's perceived importance.
,2. Which document states that lack of physical activity and smoking tobacco have the same
health risk?
A. Healthy People 2000
B. Surgeon General's Report
C. CDC Guidelines for School and Community Programs
D. NASPE National Standards
CORRECT ANSWER B — Surgeon General's Report
RATIONALE The 1996 Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health was a
landmark document that equated the health risks of physical inactivity with those
of smoking tobacco — both are major preventable causes of morbidity and
mortality. The report documented that physical inactivity contributed to
approximately 300,000 deaths annually and increased risk for cardiovascular
disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. This report galvanized public health
attention on physical education as a vehicle for promoting lifelong physical
activity. Healthy People 2000 set objectives; the CDC Guidelines provided
implementation recommendations.
, 3. John Dewey's educational belief that one "learns by doing" is applicable to physical
education and is closely aligned with the philosophy of a(n):
A. Idealist
B. Realist
C. Pragmatist
D. Existentialist
CORRECT ANSWER C — Pragmatist
RATIONALE Pragmatism, as articulated by John Dewey, holds that knowledge is acquired
through experience and practical application — "learning by doing." This
philosophy is foundational to physical education, where students learn motor
skills through active participation, experimentation, and reflection on movement
experiences, rather than through abstract instruction alone. Dewey's progressive
education movement expanded the traditional "three R's" to include physical
education as essential to complete education. Idealism emphasizes mind over
body, realism focuses on objective knowledge, and existentialism emphasizes
individual choice.
MAXE · 21-K EP ECTF
FL
Examinations
★ ★
DOE
Florida Department of Education — Bureau of Educator Certification
EST. 1870
D E M O N S T R AT I N G K N O W L E D G E F O R F L O R I D A' S F U T U R E E D U C AT O R S
FTCE PE K-12 Practice Examination
P E DAG O G Y, M OTO R L E A R N I N G , F I T N E SS , L E GA L I SS U E S & P R O F E SS I O N A L P RACT I C E
INSTITUTION Florida Department of Education PROGRAM Teacher Certification — Physical
— FTCE Education K-12
COURSE CODE FTCE PE K-12 (Exam 063) COURSE TITLE Physical Education K-12 Subject
Area Examination
ACADEMIC YEAR EXAM TITLE FTCE PE K-12 Practice
Examination
TOTAL QUESTIONS 95 Questions FORMAT Multiple Choice — Select the
Single Best Answer
EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
▸ Select the single best answer for each question.
▸ Content spans physical education pedagogy, motor learning, fitness principles, legal issues, curriculum
models, and professional practice.
▸ Questions reflect the FTCE Physical Education K-12 Subject Area Examination (Exam 063) content
domains.
▸ Correct answers and detailed rationales appear below each question for comprehensive test
preparation.
▸ Questions have been randomized to promote active recall and simulate authentic testing conditions.
, SECTION I — FTCE PHYSICAL EDUCATION K-12
Questions 1 – 95
COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE EXAMINATION
1. The United States' involvement in wars within the last 100 years has had which of the
following effects on the Physical Education profession?
A. Decreased emphasis on physical fitness in favor of academic achievement
B. An increased emphasis on physical fitness
C. Elimination of physical education from public schools
D. Replacement of PE programs with military drill instructors
CORRECT ANSWER B — An increased emphasis on physical fitness
RATIONALE American military conflicts — particularly World War II (after Pearl Harbor) and the
Cold War era — repeatedly shifted PE emphasis toward physical conditioning. The
military's need for physically fit recruits exposed deficiencies in youth fitness,
prompting increased emphasis on fitness testing, conditioning programs, and the
establishment of the President's Council on Physical Fitness. The Kraus-Weber
test results in 1953 further intensified this focus when American children were
found significantly less fit than European peers. Wars have historically
accelerated, not diminished, physical education's perceived importance.
,2. Which document states that lack of physical activity and smoking tobacco have the same
health risk?
A. Healthy People 2000
B. Surgeon General's Report
C. CDC Guidelines for School and Community Programs
D. NASPE National Standards
CORRECT ANSWER B — Surgeon General's Report
RATIONALE The 1996 Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health was a
landmark document that equated the health risks of physical inactivity with those
of smoking tobacco — both are major preventable causes of morbidity and
mortality. The report documented that physical inactivity contributed to
approximately 300,000 deaths annually and increased risk for cardiovascular
disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. This report galvanized public health
attention on physical education as a vehicle for promoting lifelong physical
activity. Healthy People 2000 set objectives; the CDC Guidelines provided
implementation recommendations.
, 3. John Dewey's educational belief that one "learns by doing" is applicable to physical
education and is closely aligned with the philosophy of a(n):
A. Idealist
B. Realist
C. Pragmatist
D. Existentialist
CORRECT ANSWER C — Pragmatist
RATIONALE Pragmatism, as articulated by John Dewey, holds that knowledge is acquired
through experience and practical application — "learning by doing." This
philosophy is foundational to physical education, where students learn motor
skills through active participation, experimentation, and reflection on movement
experiences, rather than through abstract instruction alone. Dewey's progressive
education movement expanded the traditional "three R's" to include physical
education as essential to complete education. Idealism emphasizes mind over
body, realism focuses on objective knowledge, and existentialism emphasizes
individual choice.
