PGA PGM Teaching and Coaching 1 3.0

PGA PGM TEACHING AND COACHING 1 3.0 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Learning A: How Students Learn and Process Information - correct answer Teaching and Coaching 1 3.0 - correct answer Improvement on 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 - correct answer False 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 False Competing movements encountered in new skill learning can cause a motor program memory to be forgotten. - correct answer True Students can expect a slower 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 students improvement in performance by the end of the first lesson is evidence that learning as 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 as occurred? - correct answer Permanent changes What is the basis on which instructors can make reliable inferences that learning as taken place? - correct answer Permanent change from practice and experience What happens to the student in the early phase of golf skill learning? - correct answer Processing information given to them What should instructors teach their students in their early learning phase? - correct answer Be patient, accept and learn from mistakes How does a student transfer golf skills learning in the cognitive phase to play on the course in the intermediate learning phase? - correct answer Ratain the information and put in practice What increases as the students transition from early to intermediate to the advanced phase of learning? - correct answer More consistency equals more coordination What is the definition of learning? - correct answer A relative permanent change in performance What would be a Transfer Test to determine learning? - correct answer Change their environment What would be a good Retention Test to determine learning? - correct answer Take a two week break and then complete the skill According to the 2004 Guadagnoli and Lee study, what is the optimal challenge point? - correct answer Finding the middle ground According to Gentile's Model, what is the second stage of learning called? - correct answer Fixation and Diversification What should instructors limit to help students process information from short-term to long-term memory? - correct answer The amount of new information being presented Confidence is a performance characteristic that is observed as learning takes place. - correct answer False 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 must engaged if they want to learn Juniors: Learning, Fitness, Develop Programs - correct answer 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 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 Encourage exploration and have fun 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 juniors movement patterns? - correct answer Throwing a ball, running, skipping and bike riding What is likely being evaluated when an informed instructor asks a junior golfer to throw or kick a ball? - correct answer Their motor skills...distance and accuracy Teaching A: Building Relationships and Structuring Effective Golf Lessons - 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