PGA PGM Level 1 3.0 Teaching and
Coaching LATEST VERSION 347
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
STUDY GUIDE DETAILED AND VERIFIED
FOR GUARANTEED PASS, LATEST
UPDATE 2025,2026 GRADED A
A common mistake in teaching is the expectation that the student will be able to learn a
skill from a verbal suggestion - CORRECT ANSWER True
Autonomous learning is the first phase of learning a student will pass through when
learning a new golf skill. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Effectively inhibiting unwanted movements is a characteristic of the autonomous phase
of learning. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Competing movements encountered in new skill learning can cause a motor program
memory to be forgotten. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Students can expect as lower rate of learning as they progress through the three
phases of golf skill learning. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Motor learning. has taken place when the improvements in skill technique were caused
by changes in motivation. - CORRECT ANSWER False
A student's improved performance by the end of the first lesson is evidence that
learning has occurred. - CORRECT ANSWER false
According to the Challenge Point Framework, the level of difficulty should be increased
as a player improves or becomes familiar with how swing movements feel. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Changes in performance that result from increased motivation are suitable as evidence
for learning? - CORRECT ANSWER False
,One minute is about the short-term memory storage capacity for new cognitive
information before it is lost due to inattention? - CORRECT ANSWER True
Performance production measures are the result of the movement. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
What is an indication that learning has occurred? - CORRECT ANSWER
Relative permeant change
What is the basis on which instructors can make reliable inferences that learning has
taken place? - CORRECT ANSWER Permeant results in experience and practice
How does a student transfer golf skills learned in the cognitive phase to play on the
course in the intermediate learning phase? - CORRECT ANSWER ......
What increases as students transition from early to intermediate to the advanced phase
of learning? - CORRECT ANSWER Movement coordination
What is the definition of learning? - CORRECT ANSWER Relatively permeant
change
What would be a Transfer Test to determine learning? - CORRECT ANSWER
Taking time off and coming back
According to the 2004 Guadagnoli and Lee study, what is the optimal challenge point? -
CORRECT ANSWER Middle ground of challenge
According to Gentile's Model, what is the second stage of learning called? - CORRECT
ANSWER Fixation/diversification
Confidence is a performance characteristic that is observed as learning takes place. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
What should instructors limit to help students process information from short term to
long-term memory? - CORRECT ANSWER Chunks and cues
Where does the ability to retrieve accomplished swing skills reside - CORRECT
ANSWER Long-term memory
What is the essential assumption of the basic information processing model? -
CORRECT ANSWER People are active processors of information
,Juniors: Learning, fitness, Develop Programs - CORRECT ANSWER
Fundamental movement skills should be the focus of pre-teen training?( - CORRECT
ANSWER True
Early success in golf for Juniors is the reliable predictor of long-term success. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
What should the learning environment emphasize when working with early childhood
students? - CORRECT ANSWER Experimentations with movement and skills
What is the first thing an instructor should test when determining the physical
capabilities of a junior golfer? - CORRECT ANSWER Motor skills
Which exercises are best for evaluating a junior's movement patterns? - CORRECT
ANSWER Throwing, striking, running, skipping
What is likely being evaluated when an informed instructor asks a junior golfer to throw
or kick a ball? - CORRECT ANSWER Distance control
Introduction to building relationships and communication - CORRECT ANSWER
Teachers must exhibit qualities students value when modeling professional standards. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
One way disciplined teachers can demonstrate consistency and balance is to moderate
their praise for student achievements - CORRECT ANSWER True
Professional instruction practice recommends that teachers keep their interest in the
lives of their students "on the lesson tee". - CORRECT ANSWER False
The use of communication technology can dramatically reduce the number of lesson
no-shows. - CORRECT ANSWER True
What has research shown to be directly correlated with the teacher's level of
enthusiasm? - CORRECT ANSWER Students success in their lessons
What can an instructor do which likely would cause students to learn at a faster rate? -
CORRECT ANSWER Exhibit enthusiasm and voice an action
What is recommended as a means by which teaching professionals can retain their
passion on the lesson tee? - CORRECT ANSWER Instructor periodically review
what motivates them
, What behavior exemplifies empathetic teaching by the instructor? - CORRECT
ANSWER Relates
What element of a professional relationship requires the teacher to see the world from
the student's point of view? - CORRECT ANSWER Empathy
What is one reason teachers should be warm in their relationships with students? -
CORRECT ANSWER Professionalize Productive relationships
What must teachers do to create a positive learning environment within a lesson? -
CORRECT ANSWER Decide what attitudes and behaviors motivate students
What can teachers achieve by clearly communicating expected attitudes and
behaviors? - CORRECT ANSWER Respond in the same manor in similar
situations
How should teachers represent consistency in their interactions with students? -
CORRECT ANSWER They can teach the students rather than the content
Why is it important for teachers to spend time getting to know and understand their
students? - CORRECT ANSWER Identify Behaviors that are critical to creating a
desirable environment
One difference between expert instructors and average instructors is the ability of the
expert instructors to reciprocate immediacy by revealing personal information about
themselves - CORRECT ANSWER False
Physical positioning is a technique for communicating clearly - CORRECT ANSWER
True
Using examples, being specific, and repetition are styles of communication instructors
use to convey meaning. - CORRECT ANSWER false
Verbal expression is the best way to demonstrate an attentive communication style? -
CORRECT ANSWER False
Improving reactive judgments is an anticipated benefit of active listening. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
What does the concept of immediacy contribute to effective teaching communications? -
CORRECT ANSWER reciprocated interpersonal experience
Coaching LATEST VERSION 347
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
STUDY GUIDE DETAILED AND VERIFIED
FOR GUARANTEED PASS, LATEST
UPDATE 2025,2026 GRADED A
A common mistake in teaching is the expectation that the student will be able to learn a
skill from a verbal suggestion - CORRECT ANSWER True
Autonomous learning is the first phase of learning a student will pass through when
learning a new golf skill. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Effectively inhibiting unwanted movements is a characteristic of the autonomous phase
of learning. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Competing movements encountered in new skill learning can cause a motor program
memory to be forgotten. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Students can expect as lower rate of learning as they progress through the three
phases of golf skill learning. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Motor learning. has taken place when the improvements in skill technique were caused
by changes in motivation. - CORRECT ANSWER False
A student's improved performance by the end of the first lesson is evidence that
learning has occurred. - CORRECT ANSWER false
According to the Challenge Point Framework, the level of difficulty should be increased
as a player improves or becomes familiar with how swing movements feel. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Changes in performance that result from increased motivation are suitable as evidence
for learning? - CORRECT ANSWER False
,One minute is about the short-term memory storage capacity for new cognitive
information before it is lost due to inattention? - CORRECT ANSWER True
Performance production measures are the result of the movement. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
What is an indication that learning has occurred? - CORRECT ANSWER
Relative permeant change
What is the basis on which instructors can make reliable inferences that learning has
taken place? - CORRECT ANSWER Permeant results in experience and practice
How does a student transfer golf skills learned in the cognitive phase to play on the
course in the intermediate learning phase? - CORRECT ANSWER ......
What increases as students transition from early to intermediate to the advanced phase
of learning? - CORRECT ANSWER Movement coordination
What is the definition of learning? - CORRECT ANSWER Relatively permeant
change
What would be a Transfer Test to determine learning? - CORRECT ANSWER
Taking time off and coming back
According to the 2004 Guadagnoli and Lee study, what is the optimal challenge point? -
CORRECT ANSWER Middle ground of challenge
According to Gentile's Model, what is the second stage of learning called? - CORRECT
ANSWER Fixation/diversification
Confidence is a performance characteristic that is observed as learning takes place. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
What should instructors limit to help students process information from short term to
long-term memory? - CORRECT ANSWER Chunks and cues
Where does the ability to retrieve accomplished swing skills reside - CORRECT
ANSWER Long-term memory
What is the essential assumption of the basic information processing model? -
CORRECT ANSWER People are active processors of information
,Juniors: Learning, fitness, Develop Programs - CORRECT ANSWER
Fundamental movement skills should be the focus of pre-teen training?( - CORRECT
ANSWER True
Early success in golf for Juniors is the reliable predictor of long-term success. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
What should the learning environment emphasize when working with early childhood
students? - CORRECT ANSWER Experimentations with movement and skills
What is the first thing an instructor should test when determining the physical
capabilities of a junior golfer? - CORRECT ANSWER Motor skills
Which exercises are best for evaluating a junior's movement patterns? - CORRECT
ANSWER Throwing, striking, running, skipping
What is likely being evaluated when an informed instructor asks a junior golfer to throw
or kick a ball? - CORRECT ANSWER Distance control
Introduction to building relationships and communication - CORRECT ANSWER
Teachers must exhibit qualities students value when modeling professional standards. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
One way disciplined teachers can demonstrate consistency and balance is to moderate
their praise for student achievements - CORRECT ANSWER True
Professional instruction practice recommends that teachers keep their interest in the
lives of their students "on the lesson tee". - CORRECT ANSWER False
The use of communication technology can dramatically reduce the number of lesson
no-shows. - CORRECT ANSWER True
What has research shown to be directly correlated with the teacher's level of
enthusiasm? - CORRECT ANSWER Students success in their lessons
What can an instructor do which likely would cause students to learn at a faster rate? -
CORRECT ANSWER Exhibit enthusiasm and voice an action
What is recommended as a means by which teaching professionals can retain their
passion on the lesson tee? - CORRECT ANSWER Instructor periodically review
what motivates them
, What behavior exemplifies empathetic teaching by the instructor? - CORRECT
ANSWER Relates
What element of a professional relationship requires the teacher to see the world from
the student's point of view? - CORRECT ANSWER Empathy
What is one reason teachers should be warm in their relationships with students? -
CORRECT ANSWER Professionalize Productive relationships
What must teachers do to create a positive learning environment within a lesson? -
CORRECT ANSWER Decide what attitudes and behaviors motivate students
What can teachers achieve by clearly communicating expected attitudes and
behaviors? - CORRECT ANSWER Respond in the same manor in similar
situations
How should teachers represent consistency in their interactions with students? -
CORRECT ANSWER They can teach the students rather than the content
Why is it important for teachers to spend time getting to know and understand their
students? - CORRECT ANSWER Identify Behaviors that are critical to creating a
desirable environment
One difference between expert instructors and average instructors is the ability of the
expert instructors to reciprocate immediacy by revealing personal information about
themselves - CORRECT ANSWER False
Physical positioning is a technique for communicating clearly - CORRECT ANSWER
True
Using examples, being specific, and repetition are styles of communication instructors
use to convey meaning. - CORRECT ANSWER false
Verbal expression is the best way to demonstrate an attentive communication style? -
CORRECT ANSWER False
Improving reactive judgments is an anticipated benefit of active listening. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
What does the concept of immediacy contribute to effective teaching communications? -
CORRECT ANSWER reciprocated interpersonal experience
