Kin 2501 LSU Jacobsen test 1
Exam Questions and Answers
stadion - -used by Ancient Greece as a unit of measurement and referred to
a race
- stadium - -was originally "stadion"; place race was held
- Sport - -first referred to competition in the form of games, individual
athletic exploits and hunting
- 3 fundamental characteristics of play - -intrinsically motivated, involves
the temporary suspensions of normal/typical reality, involves internal control
- _________ is a larger domain than _________ - -play; sport
- more structure to ________ than ________ - -game; play
- a game - -organized play with rules; an occurance
- sport may not fit into universally accepted definition because of factors
such as: - -religion, social class, and history
- sport characteristics (4) - -continuity, division of roles, dynamic interaction
with an audience, supporting establishment (ex. NFL)
- history - -study of change over time
- descriptive historical research - -objective (just the facts), detailed
account, provides who what when and where; no commentary
- interpretive historical research - -attempts to explain how and why of past
events; introduces a perspective on what happened
- philosophies of the modern world are based on a ________ view of reality - -
monist, not dualist
- pragmatists - -regard school as a social institution to develop in children a
social sense and a sense of duty towards society and the nation
- one of the 1st to reject dualism - -pragmatism
, - pragmatism in education: aims - -lay more stress on social and vocational
efficiency
- pragmatism in education: teacher - -gives important place to teacher
- pragmatism in education: student - -stresses on child-centered education
- pragmatism in education: teaching method - -created new teaching
methods
- pragmatism in education: curriculum - -lays more stress on experience
and learning by doing
- existentialism - -focuses on individuality; don't believe in conformity
- civilization that embraced athletic competition and intellectual
development - -Ancient Greece
- who influenced Ancient Greece (3) - -Egyptians, people of Crete, possibly
Phoenicians (Middle East)
- naturalistic idea of thought - -man should have a balanced program-
harmonious balance among spiritual, intellectual and physical; both physical
education and intellectual education should be incorporated
- anti naturalistic idea of thought - -physical education was a servant to the
intellectual process; held the mind in higher esteem than the body
- extremely advanced society - -Ancient Greece
- first dominant culture in Europe - -Ancient Greece
- athlete - -one who competes for a prize
- greek ideal - -unity of man of action and man of wisdom
- arete - -all-around physical, mental, moral individual excellence one strove
for
- Ancient greeks made huge contributions in - -art, sport, religion, politics,
society, education, literature
- Sparta - -military, discipline-oriented society
- young Sparta boys' (age 7+) training activities - -running, jumping,
swimming, pancration, boxing
Exam Questions and Answers
stadion - -used by Ancient Greece as a unit of measurement and referred to
a race
- stadium - -was originally "stadion"; place race was held
- Sport - -first referred to competition in the form of games, individual
athletic exploits and hunting
- 3 fundamental characteristics of play - -intrinsically motivated, involves
the temporary suspensions of normal/typical reality, involves internal control
- _________ is a larger domain than _________ - -play; sport
- more structure to ________ than ________ - -game; play
- a game - -organized play with rules; an occurance
- sport may not fit into universally accepted definition because of factors
such as: - -religion, social class, and history
- sport characteristics (4) - -continuity, division of roles, dynamic interaction
with an audience, supporting establishment (ex. NFL)
- history - -study of change over time
- descriptive historical research - -objective (just the facts), detailed
account, provides who what when and where; no commentary
- interpretive historical research - -attempts to explain how and why of past
events; introduces a perspective on what happened
- philosophies of the modern world are based on a ________ view of reality - -
monist, not dualist
- pragmatists - -regard school as a social institution to develop in children a
social sense and a sense of duty towards society and the nation
- one of the 1st to reject dualism - -pragmatism
, - pragmatism in education: aims - -lay more stress on social and vocational
efficiency
- pragmatism in education: teacher - -gives important place to teacher
- pragmatism in education: student - -stresses on child-centered education
- pragmatism in education: teaching method - -created new teaching
methods
- pragmatism in education: curriculum - -lays more stress on experience
and learning by doing
- existentialism - -focuses on individuality; don't believe in conformity
- civilization that embraced athletic competition and intellectual
development - -Ancient Greece
- who influenced Ancient Greece (3) - -Egyptians, people of Crete, possibly
Phoenicians (Middle East)
- naturalistic idea of thought - -man should have a balanced program-
harmonious balance among spiritual, intellectual and physical; both physical
education and intellectual education should be incorporated
- anti naturalistic idea of thought - -physical education was a servant to the
intellectual process; held the mind in higher esteem than the body
- extremely advanced society - -Ancient Greece
- first dominant culture in Europe - -Ancient Greece
- athlete - -one who competes for a prize
- greek ideal - -unity of man of action and man of wisdom
- arete - -all-around physical, mental, moral individual excellence one strove
for
- Ancient greeks made huge contributions in - -art, sport, religion, politics,
society, education, literature
- Sparta - -military, discipline-oriented society
- young Sparta boys' (age 7+) training activities - -running, jumping,
swimming, pancration, boxing
