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UGA KINS 2420 Test 1
PE - answer✔✔learning about a sport or physical exercise (structured)
PA - answer✔✔any physical movement (EX: "Let's play tag")
Recess - answer✔✔letting your energy out by doing any activity you want
Content on PE - answer✔✔-Basic field content
-Instructional activities that are appropriate for teaching basic content.
-Curriculum that organizes content in developmentally appropriate ways
Inappropriate practices - answer✔✔- "take a lap" as a punishment
- isolation of students
- relay races
- picking teams
- dodge balls
- separating by gender
Since 1980 the number of overweight children in the US has... - answer✔✔TRIPLED and 60%
of those children have cardiovascular disease risk factors
Increasing evidence shows a strong connection between participation in... - answer✔✔physical
activity and improved academic performance
____% of parents believe that there should be more physical education in school -
answer✔✔91%
Purpose of PE - answer✔✔- develop and refine basic motor skills
- experience creativity through dance and gymnastics
- be exposed to a variety of development appropriate activities and sports
- learn to work with others
What are the 3 domains of learning? - answer✔✔psychomotor, cognitive, affective
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Psychomotor - answer✔✔what skill are we teaching the student and how they are physically
learning it (kicking a ball)
cognitive - answer✔✔rules, strategies, tactics
Affective - answer✔✔enjoyment, emotions, feelings
Basic motor skills - answer✔✔locomotor, manipulative, non-manipulative
Locomotor - answer✔✔- activities that require students to move through space
- require weight transfer to propel body
- EX: walking, running, skipping
Manipulative - answer✔✔use of object (dribbling, kicking, volleying)
Non-manipulative - answer✔✔activities that are performed in a self space
- do not require objects or students to enter general space
- EX: touching your toes, stretching, reaching
Fitness Approach - answer✔✔Teach beliefs about fitness fall along a continuum
Traditional Games Approach - answer✔✔- Curriculum should not be dominated by game play
- games that should not be included are duck duck goose, red rover, and musical chairs
Games are appropriate to include in the curriculum but they must: - answer✔✔- have a purpose
- promote learning
- be developmentally appropriate
-encourage success of all children
- not serve as the primary curricular emphasis
Tactical Games Approach - answer✔✔- based on premise of transferring similar tactics from one
game to another
- Incorporates problem-solving and engages the cognitive domain
new and cooperative games - answer✔✔-focus on developing social skills (cooperation, sharing,
teamwork)
- promote psychomotor skills and fitness
- eliminate unhealthy competition (class goals)
UGA KINS 2420 Test 1
PE - answer✔✔learning about a sport or physical exercise (structured)
PA - answer✔✔any physical movement (EX: "Let's play tag")
Recess - answer✔✔letting your energy out by doing any activity you want
Content on PE - answer✔✔-Basic field content
-Instructional activities that are appropriate for teaching basic content.
-Curriculum that organizes content in developmentally appropriate ways
Inappropriate practices - answer✔✔- "take a lap" as a punishment
- isolation of students
- relay races
- picking teams
- dodge balls
- separating by gender
Since 1980 the number of overweight children in the US has... - answer✔✔TRIPLED and 60%
of those children have cardiovascular disease risk factors
Increasing evidence shows a strong connection between participation in... - answer✔✔physical
activity and improved academic performance
____% of parents believe that there should be more physical education in school -
answer✔✔91%
Purpose of PE - answer✔✔- develop and refine basic motor skills
- experience creativity through dance and gymnastics
- be exposed to a variety of development appropriate activities and sports
- learn to work with others
What are the 3 domains of learning? - answer✔✔psychomotor, cognitive, affective
, ©THEBRIGHTSTARS 2024
Psychomotor - answer✔✔what skill are we teaching the student and how they are physically
learning it (kicking a ball)
cognitive - answer✔✔rules, strategies, tactics
Affective - answer✔✔enjoyment, emotions, feelings
Basic motor skills - answer✔✔locomotor, manipulative, non-manipulative
Locomotor - answer✔✔- activities that require students to move through space
- require weight transfer to propel body
- EX: walking, running, skipping
Manipulative - answer✔✔use of object (dribbling, kicking, volleying)
Non-manipulative - answer✔✔activities that are performed in a self space
- do not require objects or students to enter general space
- EX: touching your toes, stretching, reaching
Fitness Approach - answer✔✔Teach beliefs about fitness fall along a continuum
Traditional Games Approach - answer✔✔- Curriculum should not be dominated by game play
- games that should not be included are duck duck goose, red rover, and musical chairs
Games are appropriate to include in the curriculum but they must: - answer✔✔- have a purpose
- promote learning
- be developmentally appropriate
-encourage success of all children
- not serve as the primary curricular emphasis
Tactical Games Approach - answer✔✔- based on premise of transferring similar tactics from one
game to another
- Incorporates problem-solving and engages the cognitive domain
new and cooperative games - answer✔✔-focus on developing social skills (cooperation, sharing,
teamwork)
- promote psychomotor skills and fitness
- eliminate unhealthy competition (class goals)
