PGA PGM 3.0 QUALIFYING LEVEL STUDY 2026
FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS WITH FULL
ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ When a teaching professional analyzes her own skills and asks
herself, "Is what I am doing, working?" what technique for
improvement is she using? Answer: Continual searching and
questioning
◉ What do reflective teacher examine in addition to instructional
content and activities? Answer: Ones values and beliefs as a teacher
◉ How should teachers reflect on their own teaching? Answer:
Develop a post lesson daily routine of reflection
◉ What has the most impact on developing teaching skill? Answer:
Experience
◉ What is a major disadvantage of directed observation and it's use
in evaluating teaching performance? Answer: Two people watching
the same teacher could come to entirely different conclusions
,◉ What reflective teaching technique allows an instructor to review
and analyze why he made specific decisions? Answer: Keeping a
journal
◉ What is the least reliable way to ascertain an instructor's teaching
skills? Answer: Directed observation
◉ In addition to being subjective, what is another disadvantage of
using directed observation? Answer: Weaknesses take center stage,
strengths get limited attention
◉ Which analytic technique pays the biggest divided in improving
teaching? Answer: Systemic observation
◉ What has to happen before teaching skills needing improvement
can be identified? Answer: Regular assessments and reflections
◉ What practice can teachers develop to reduce the amount of
required thought in a lesson so that the focus is on the student's
learning needs? Answer: Establishing routines
◉ What do instructional routines allow the teacher to focus on
during a lesson? Answer: The student's learning needs
,◉ What provides the ultimate feedback on instructional success?
Answer: Talking with and listening to students
◉ What is a benefit of a professional association membership?
Answer: Serves as a knowledge source
◉ An instructor uses a new teaching technique during a lesson that
is unsuccessful. What course of action should the teacher take?
Answer: Analyze the cause of failure, make corrections, try it again
◉ The landscape of golf's core customer base is shifting from
targeting existing golfers to what customer demographic? Answer:
Entire families
◉ What core business area of a facility is often undervalues by key
decision makers? Answer: Teaching
◉ What is one of the primary reasons customers take lessons?
Answer: To acquire skills to entertain others
◉ What reason best describes why customers avoid participating in
tournaments? Answer: They feel they don't play well enough
, ◉ According to the course manual, what is often overlooked by
outstanding teaching professional when building a teaching
business? Answer: Communicating the value of the teaching
program
◉ A teacher at a Private Club receives a 5% commission on initiation
fees for any of his students who join the club. Ten (10) of his
students will become members on January 1st where initiation fees
are $20,000 and annual dues are $6,000. What is the teachers
impact to the facility in the upcoming year? Answer: ((20,000x10=
200,000)+(6,000x10=60,000)-10,000)) = $250,000
◉ According to the course manual, effective teaching programs are
similar to which other development model? Answer: Ski schools
◉ What would most likely improve relationships between teaching
professionals and facility decision makers? Answer: Showing the
financial value that adds to the bottom line
◉ What is an example of a teaching professional having a position
impact on facility's financial performance? Answer: Club fittings,
equipment sales, lesson revenue, tournament participation,
merchandise sales, and food and beverage sales
FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS WITH FULL
ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ When a teaching professional analyzes her own skills and asks
herself, "Is what I am doing, working?" what technique for
improvement is she using? Answer: Continual searching and
questioning
◉ What do reflective teacher examine in addition to instructional
content and activities? Answer: Ones values and beliefs as a teacher
◉ How should teachers reflect on their own teaching? Answer:
Develop a post lesson daily routine of reflection
◉ What has the most impact on developing teaching skill? Answer:
Experience
◉ What is a major disadvantage of directed observation and it's use
in evaluating teaching performance? Answer: Two people watching
the same teacher could come to entirely different conclusions
,◉ What reflective teaching technique allows an instructor to review
and analyze why he made specific decisions? Answer: Keeping a
journal
◉ What is the least reliable way to ascertain an instructor's teaching
skills? Answer: Directed observation
◉ In addition to being subjective, what is another disadvantage of
using directed observation? Answer: Weaknesses take center stage,
strengths get limited attention
◉ Which analytic technique pays the biggest divided in improving
teaching? Answer: Systemic observation
◉ What has to happen before teaching skills needing improvement
can be identified? Answer: Regular assessments and reflections
◉ What practice can teachers develop to reduce the amount of
required thought in a lesson so that the focus is on the student's
learning needs? Answer: Establishing routines
◉ What do instructional routines allow the teacher to focus on
during a lesson? Answer: The student's learning needs
,◉ What provides the ultimate feedback on instructional success?
Answer: Talking with and listening to students
◉ What is a benefit of a professional association membership?
Answer: Serves as a knowledge source
◉ An instructor uses a new teaching technique during a lesson that
is unsuccessful. What course of action should the teacher take?
Answer: Analyze the cause of failure, make corrections, try it again
◉ The landscape of golf's core customer base is shifting from
targeting existing golfers to what customer demographic? Answer:
Entire families
◉ What core business area of a facility is often undervalues by key
decision makers? Answer: Teaching
◉ What is one of the primary reasons customers take lessons?
Answer: To acquire skills to entertain others
◉ What reason best describes why customers avoid participating in
tournaments? Answer: They feel they don't play well enough
, ◉ According to the course manual, what is often overlooked by
outstanding teaching professional when building a teaching
business? Answer: Communicating the value of the teaching
program
◉ A teacher at a Private Club receives a 5% commission on initiation
fees for any of his students who join the club. Ten (10) of his
students will become members on January 1st where initiation fees
are $20,000 and annual dues are $6,000. What is the teachers
impact to the facility in the upcoming year? Answer: ((20,000x10=
200,000)+(6,000x10=60,000)-10,000)) = $250,000
◉ According to the course manual, effective teaching programs are
similar to which other development model? Answer: Ski schools
◉ What would most likely improve relationships between teaching
professionals and facility decision makers? Answer: Showing the
financial value that adds to the bottom line
◉ What is an example of a teaching professional having a position
impact on facility's financial performance? Answer: Club fittings,
equipment sales, lesson revenue, tournament participation,
merchandise sales, and food and beverage sales
