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PGA PGM LEVEL 1 3.0 TEACHING AND
COACHING QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Improvement in golf skill performance due to increased strength and
flexibility as a result of participation in a fitness program is evidence that
learning has taken place. Ans: False
A common mistake in teaching is the expectation that the student will be
able to learn a skill from a verbal suggestion Ans: True
Autonomous learning is the first phase of learning a student will pass
through when learning a new golf skill. Ans: False
Effectively inhibiting unwanted movements is a characteristic of the
autonomous phase of learning. Ans: True
Competing movements encountered in new skill learning can cause a
motor program memory to be forgotten. Ans: True
Students can expect as lower rate of learning as they progress through
the three phases of golf skill learning. Ans: True
Motor learning. has taken place when the improvements in skill technique
were caused by changes in motivation. Ans: False
A student's improved performance by the end of the first lesson is
evidence that learning has occurred. Ans: 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. Ans: True
Changes in performance that result from increased motivation are
suitable as evidence for learning? Ans: False
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One minute is about the short-term memory storage capacity for new
cognitive information before it is lost due to inattention? Ans: True
Performance production measures are the result of the movement. Ans:
False
What is an indication that learning has occurred? Ans: Relative
permeant change
What is the basis on which instructors can make reliable inferences that
learning has taken place? Ans: 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? Ans: ......
What increases as students transition from early to intermediate to the
advanced phase of learning? Ans: Movement coordination
What is the definition of learning? Ans: Relatively permeant change
What would be a Transfer Test to determine learning? Ans: Taking time
off and coming back
According to the 2004 Guadagnoli and Lee study, what is the optimal
challenge point? Ans: Middle ground of challenge
According to Gentile's Model, what is the second stage of learning called?
Ans: Fixation/diversification
Confidence is a performance characteristic that is observed as learning
takes place. Ans: False
What should instructors limit to help students process information from
short term to long-term memory? Ans: Chunks and cues
Where does the ability to retrieve accomplished swing skills reside Ans:
Long-term memory
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What is the essential assumption of the basic information processing
model? Ans: People are active processors of information
Fundamental movement skills should be the focus of pre-teen training?(
Ans: True
Early success in golf for Juniors is the reliable predictor of long-term
success. Ans: False
What should the learning environment emphasize when working with
early childhood students? Ans: Experimentations with movement and
skills
What is the first thing an instructor should test when determining the
physical capabilities of a junior golfer? Ans: Motor skills
Which exercises are best for evaluating a junior's movement patterns?
Ans: Throwing, striking, running, skipping
What is likely being evaluated when an informed instructor asks a junior
golfer to throw or kick a ball? Ans: Distance control
Teachers must exhibit qualities students value when modeling
professional standards. Ans: True
One way disciplined teachers can demonstrate consistency and balance is
to moderate their praise for student achievements Ans: True
Professional instruction practice recommends that teachers keep their
interest in the lives of their students "on the lesson tee". Ans: False
The use of communication technology can dramatically reduce the
number of lesson no-shows. Ans: True
What has research shown to be directly correlated with the teacher's
level of enthusiasm? Ans: Students success in their lessons
What can an instructor do which likely would cause students to learn at a
faster rate? Ans: Exhibit enthusiasm and voice an action
PGA PGM LEVEL 1 3.0 TEACHING AND
COACHING QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Improvement in golf skill performance due to increased strength and
flexibility as a result of participation in a fitness program is evidence that
learning has taken place. Ans: False
A common mistake in teaching is the expectation that the student will be
able to learn a skill from a verbal suggestion Ans: True
Autonomous learning is the first phase of learning a student will pass
through when learning a new golf skill. Ans: False
Effectively inhibiting unwanted movements is a characteristic of the
autonomous phase of learning. Ans: True
Competing movements encountered in new skill learning can cause a
motor program memory to be forgotten. Ans: True
Students can expect as lower rate of learning as they progress through
the three phases of golf skill learning. Ans: True
Motor learning. has taken place when the improvements in skill technique
were caused by changes in motivation. Ans: False
A student's improved performance by the end of the first lesson is
evidence that learning has occurred. Ans: 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. Ans: True
Changes in performance that result from increased motivation are
suitable as evidence for learning? Ans: False
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One minute is about the short-term memory storage capacity for new
cognitive information before it is lost due to inattention? Ans: True
Performance production measures are the result of the movement. Ans:
False
What is an indication that learning has occurred? Ans: Relative
permeant change
What is the basis on which instructors can make reliable inferences that
learning has taken place? Ans: 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? Ans: ......
What increases as students transition from early to intermediate to the
advanced phase of learning? Ans: Movement coordination
What is the definition of learning? Ans: Relatively permeant change
What would be a Transfer Test to determine learning? Ans: Taking time
off and coming back
According to the 2004 Guadagnoli and Lee study, what is the optimal
challenge point? Ans: Middle ground of challenge
According to Gentile's Model, what is the second stage of learning called?
Ans: Fixation/diversification
Confidence is a performance characteristic that is observed as learning
takes place. Ans: False
What should instructors limit to help students process information from
short term to long-term memory? Ans: Chunks and cues
Where does the ability to retrieve accomplished swing skills reside Ans:
Long-term memory
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What is the essential assumption of the basic information processing
model? Ans: People are active processors of information
Fundamental movement skills should be the focus of pre-teen training?(
Ans: True
Early success in golf for Juniors is the reliable predictor of long-term
success. Ans: False
What should the learning environment emphasize when working with
early childhood students? Ans: Experimentations with movement and
skills
What is the first thing an instructor should test when determining the
physical capabilities of a junior golfer? Ans: Motor skills
Which exercises are best for evaluating a junior's movement patterns?
Ans: Throwing, striking, running, skipping
What is likely being evaluated when an informed instructor asks a junior
golfer to throw or kick a ball? Ans: Distance control
Teachers must exhibit qualities students value when modeling
professional standards. Ans: True
One way disciplined teachers can demonstrate consistency and balance is
to moderate their praise for student achievements Ans: True
Professional instruction practice recommends that teachers keep their
interest in the lives of their students "on the lesson tee". Ans: False
The use of communication technology can dramatically reduce the
number of lesson no-shows. Ans: True
What has research shown to be directly correlated with the teacher's
level of enthusiasm? Ans: Students success in their lessons
What can an instructor do which likely would cause students to learn at a
faster rate? Ans: Exhibit enthusiasm and voice an action
