EC-12 PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEXES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The first step in using motor task analysis to evaluate a student's competency
in a particular movement skill is to identify the
A. muscles, joints and ligaments that are involved in performing the
movement.
B. key elements and sequential steps in the movement skill that are necessary
to perform the skill proficiently.
C. average age at which students can be expected to perform the movement
skill proficiently.
D. ways in which the movement skill is used in real-life physical activities such
as sports, games or fitness activities. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. key elements and sequential steps
in the movement skill that are necessary
to perform the skill proficiently.
The physical education teacher develops an observational checklist of students'
gross motor skills to use when presenting students' assessment data to their
parents. Which of the following will best ensure the teacher uses the assessment
data effectively?
A. Having the students individually demonstrate their achievement level during
the same activity
B. Providing students several opportunities to perform the motor skills to
specific learning expectations
C. Offering immediate feedback to students, with detailed information
regarding their abilities
D. Allowing the students to individually showcase their movement capabilities
for evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. Providing students several opportunities to perform the
motor skills to
specific learning expectations
,To best help students develop gross motor skills, which of the following
suggestions should the physical education teacher make to parents?
A. Allow time for their children to develop these abilities as they mature
B. Create projects with their children, using a variety of materials
C. Provide their children appropriate environments for active play
D. Register their children to participate on an organized sports team - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B.
Provide their children appropriate environments for active play
Which of the following recommendations can the teacher make to parents to
best promote a positive attitude toward physical fitness at home?
A. Encourage children to complete physical education homework independently
B. Persuade children to practice physical skills beyond their current abilities
C. Provide motivation by encouraging competition among family members
D. Plan physical activities that are appropriate for the whole family - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. Plan
physical activities that are appropriate for the whole family
1. Milestones of refined finger control can be expected at which of the following
ages?
A. 4 years old
B. 8 years old
C. 12 years old
D. 16 years old - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Option B is correct because finger
control is generally quite refined at
the 8-year-old milestone of fine motor skill development. Option A is
incorrect because at 4 years old, a
child is progressing but not yet at a
refined-level fine-motor skill
development. Fine-motor skills
,typically develop in a reasonably
consistent pattern, starting from birth
and, with practice, can be refined
throughout adulthood. However,
options C and D are incorrect
because a 12 year old and a 16 year
old should have already reached the
milestone of refinement in finger
control by 8 years old.
2. The relationship between personal-social skills and physical education is most
accurately described by which of the following statements?
A. Personal-social skills should be addressed in the physical education class
through direct instruction.
B. The physical education class reinforces the personal-social skills learned at
home.
C. In the physical education class, personal-social skills are typically addressed
after fitness and motor skills are developed.
D. Personal-social skills typically develop concurrently with fitness and motor
skills, given a physical education class with the proper environment. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Option D is correct because
physical education directly
contributes to fitness, motor skill
development, and personal-social
development when instruction is
given in a safe and supportive
environment. Options A and C are
incorrect because social skills should
be incorporated into the physical
, education class instruction indirectly,
accompanied with fitness and motor
skill development. Option B is
incorrect because social skills
learned at home are generally
unknown to the teacher and could
possibly be inappropriate.
3. Which of the following terms best explains why a young student has greater
control of his or her upper torso than of his or her legs and feet?
A. Component stages
B. Proximodistal development
C. Developmental biodynamics
D. Cephalocaudal development - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Option D is correct because
cephalocaudal development describes
physical development that starts from
the head and then progresses to the
lower parts of the body, such as the
legs and feet. Option A is incorrect
because component stages do not
exist as part of physical development.
Option B is incorrect because
proximodistal development describes
physical development from the center
of the body, such as the spinal cord,
with progression outward to the
fingers and toes. Option C is
incorrect because developmental
biodynamics is a field that describes
ANSWERS
The first step in using motor task analysis to evaluate a student's competency
in a particular movement skill is to identify the
A. muscles, joints and ligaments that are involved in performing the
movement.
B. key elements and sequential steps in the movement skill that are necessary
to perform the skill proficiently.
C. average age at which students can be expected to perform the movement
skill proficiently.
D. ways in which the movement skill is used in real-life physical activities such
as sports, games or fitness activities. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. key elements and sequential steps
in the movement skill that are necessary
to perform the skill proficiently.
The physical education teacher develops an observational checklist of students'
gross motor skills to use when presenting students' assessment data to their
parents. Which of the following will best ensure the teacher uses the assessment
data effectively?
A. Having the students individually demonstrate their achievement level during
the same activity
B. Providing students several opportunities to perform the motor skills to
specific learning expectations
C. Offering immediate feedback to students, with detailed information
regarding their abilities
D. Allowing the students to individually showcase their movement capabilities
for evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. Providing students several opportunities to perform the
motor skills to
specific learning expectations
,To best help students develop gross motor skills, which of the following
suggestions should the physical education teacher make to parents?
A. Allow time for their children to develop these abilities as they mature
B. Create projects with their children, using a variety of materials
C. Provide their children appropriate environments for active play
D. Register their children to participate on an organized sports team - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B.
Provide their children appropriate environments for active play
Which of the following recommendations can the teacher make to parents to
best promote a positive attitude toward physical fitness at home?
A. Encourage children to complete physical education homework independently
B. Persuade children to practice physical skills beyond their current abilities
C. Provide motivation by encouraging competition among family members
D. Plan physical activities that are appropriate for the whole family - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. Plan
physical activities that are appropriate for the whole family
1. Milestones of refined finger control can be expected at which of the following
ages?
A. 4 years old
B. 8 years old
C. 12 years old
D. 16 years old - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Option B is correct because finger
control is generally quite refined at
the 8-year-old milestone of fine motor skill development. Option A is
incorrect because at 4 years old, a
child is progressing but not yet at a
refined-level fine-motor skill
development. Fine-motor skills
,typically develop in a reasonably
consistent pattern, starting from birth
and, with practice, can be refined
throughout adulthood. However,
options C and D are incorrect
because a 12 year old and a 16 year
old should have already reached the
milestone of refinement in finger
control by 8 years old.
2. The relationship between personal-social skills and physical education is most
accurately described by which of the following statements?
A. Personal-social skills should be addressed in the physical education class
through direct instruction.
B. The physical education class reinforces the personal-social skills learned at
home.
C. In the physical education class, personal-social skills are typically addressed
after fitness and motor skills are developed.
D. Personal-social skills typically develop concurrently with fitness and motor
skills, given a physical education class with the proper environment. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Option D is correct because
physical education directly
contributes to fitness, motor skill
development, and personal-social
development when instruction is
given in a safe and supportive
environment. Options A and C are
incorrect because social skills should
be incorporated into the physical
, education class instruction indirectly,
accompanied with fitness and motor
skill development. Option B is
incorrect because social skills
learned at home are generally
unknown to the teacher and could
possibly be inappropriate.
3. Which of the following terms best explains why a young student has greater
control of his or her upper torso than of his or her legs and feet?
A. Component stages
B. Proximodistal development
C. Developmental biodynamics
D. Cephalocaudal development - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Option D is correct because
cephalocaudal development describes
physical development that starts from
the head and then progresses to the
lower parts of the body, such as the
legs and feet. Option A is incorrect
because component stages do not
exist as part of physical development.
Option B is incorrect because
proximodistal development describes
physical development from the center
of the body, such as the spinal cord,
with progression outward to the
fingers and toes. Option C is
incorrect because developmental
biodynamics is a field that describes
