258 TExES Physical Education

Which of the following teaching strategies would most likely enhance first-grade students' acquisition and refinement of motor skills?

using verbal cues that students can repeat during physical activity

Participation in high-intensity sustained activities, such as long-distance running, is more developmentally appropriate for high school students than elementary students for primarily which of the following reasons?

Elementary students' aerobic capacity is limited and less capable of increasing before puberty.

A physical education teacher can best facilitate positive transfer of learning in which of the following scenarios?

ensuring that students learn how to make a tennis serve before trying to make an overhand serve in volleyball

Prior to beginning a running unit, a physical education teacher wants to ensure there are multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate their mastery of skill progression within the unit. In order to collect accurate data that will allow for a strategic, tiered approach to reteach opportunities, which of the following evaluation approaches would provide the most accurate account of a student's progress over time?

using a weekly observational rubric during running activities

A physical education teacher is introducing skipping to kindergarten students. The teacher verbally introduces the skill, demonstrates it, and then listens as students recall and describe the relevant movements. Primarily which of the following stages of motor learning is exhibited as students recall and describe relevant movements?

cognitive

An elementary school physical education teacher is planning for the coming school year. In planning ball-throwing activities, the teacher considers the impact of rate limiters on the distance that students of different ages are able to throw a ball. Which of the following theories of motor development explains the teacher's age-considered approach to planning ball-throwing activities?

dynamic systems theory

It is critical for a physical education teacher to understand early adolescent gender developmental differences when creating lessons with physical activities that require predominantly which of the following movement qualities?

power and endurance

Delays in physical development in young children are likely to primarily affect:

motor learning

Which of the following biomechanical concepts causes torque when a person is running or jogging?

rotary motion

A physical education teacher is helping students create their own movement sequences to be performed on a gymnastics floor. Some of the students have successfully learned to perform a cartwheel at an appropriate speed on a straight line. Which of the following movements would logically follow a cartwheel in the movement sequences students are creating?

split lean without traveling

Participation in which of the following physical education activities would contribute most directly to the development of spatial awareness?

High school students compare movement patterns used in a game of basketball and a game of hockey

a tenth-grade physical education teacher is teaching a lesson on levers. Which of the following activities would be most appropriate to assign the students in order to assess knowledge of a third-class lever?

hitting a baseball with a bat

In a middle school tennis class, the teacher notes that a student uses an incorrect ready position during volleys and has trouble initiating travel and changing direction quickly to meet the ball. To help the student develop a more efficient ready position, the teacher should explain which of the following concepts?

keeping the center of mass within the base of support to maintain stability

As young students begin to demonstrate control kicking a ten-inch rubber ball into a net target for three repetitions, it would be most appropriate to challenge them in which of the following ways next?

increasing students' goal for the number of successful kicks

A physical education teacher working with a group of kindergartens students designs a lesson to introduce throwing a ball. Which aspects of the skill should the teacher address first?

learning the basics of the movement

A physical education teacher partners with a local public pool for a fifth-grade swim lesson. A student who is learning to swim the front crawl is struggling to stay on top of the water because their feet and legs keep sinking. Which of the following comments from the teacher would most help the student in this case?

"Look at the bottom of the pol except when you turn your head for breaths."

Which of the following rule adaptions to a basketball game would be most appropriate for a teacher to apply when high school students playing the game have a wide range of basketball-playing skill levels?

The ball must be touched by all players on a team before the ball is shot.

Tinkling and double Dutch jump rope are beneficial activities in physical education classes for primarily which of the following reasons?

encouraging students to work cooperatively together

Which of the following strategies by a physical education teacher would most effectively introduce the sport of cricket to elementary students?

providing an overview of cricket, then giving students a chance to experiment with cricket equipment in small groups

After watching a high school student run the low hurdles, a physical education teacher provides feedback telling the student to dive into the hurdles and use a strong pawing action in the lead leg. This feedback

losing time by floating over the hurdle

After a class of 24 six-grade students has learned basic soccer skills through drills and practice, the teacher plans a lesson of "mini-soccer." Students will play in four teams of six students, in two simultaneous games, using half the school's soccer field. The teacher has most likely structured the lesson this way for which of the following reasons?

enabling authentic play for all students for as much time as possible

In a volleyball game, a setter would most likely choose to create a slow and high set for which of the following reasons or in which of the following scenarios?

when the hitter has strong vertical jumping skills

For a flag football game, a physical education teacher would remind students of a rule that prohibits holding on to a player while detaching a flag for which of the following reasons?

maintaining physical safety

A student who walks and hikes regularly uses a smartphone app to record data related to walking and movement qualities on each hike. Which of the following metrics provided by the app would indicate primarily an improvement in the student's balance and stability?

decrease in double support time

A high school volleyball coach is planning off-season workouts for their athletes. The weight room is available Monday and Thursday during the athletics period each week. Which of the following workouts would be most appropriate for the volleyball players during the remaining days on the week?

high-intensity interval training on Tuesday and Friday, yoga on Wednesday

Which of the following activities encourages gains in cardiorespiratory endurance while minimizing risk of musculoskeletal injury?

lap swimming

A twelfth-grade physical education teacher is planning a unit on the basic components of health-related fitness. Which of thee following exercises activities could the teacher assign for a lesson designed to assess muscular strength and endurance while having the students use anaerobic energy?

circuit training

A student who participates consistently in an exercise program that includes increasing levels of moderate to high intensity activity could expect to see a decrease in which of the following physiological measurements over time?

resting heart rate

A high school student creates an overall fitness plan and seeks feedback and input from their physical education teacher on the upper body component of the plan. In reviewing the plan, it would be most important for the teacher to explain which of the following principles to the student?

Muscular adaptions to stress are maximized by periods of regular rest.

A middle school physical education teacher is designing a lesson on bone density as part of a broad goal of teaching students about the health benefits of a physically active lifestyle. Which of the following physical activities would be most important for the teacher to include in the lesson as an example of how to improve bone density?

brisk walking

A physical education teacher considers running activities to include in a unit on running. The teacher thinks though the benefits of students participation in running activities at a moderate-to-vigorous level for extended periods of time and determines that such running activities have which of the following health benefits?

mild hypertrophy primarily in major muscle groups of the lower extremities

A middle school students starts a new strength training program. On the first day, the student focuses on their legs by doing leg presses and leg curls. Which of the following exercises should the student do the next day?

tricep extensions

Before participating in a 5K road race, runners at the starting line jog in place, jump up and bring their knees to their chests, and swing their legs from right to left. The runners are performing which of the following methods of stretching?

dynamic stretching

For a 30-minute activity, a physical education teacher pairs up students and has them run across a field as fast as they can, passing a soccer ball back and forth. Students walk back to the start and repeat the running-and-passing activity. The teacher is using which of the following methods to develop students' aerobic capacities?

interval training

Which of the following activities, done three to four times per week, is the most developmentally appropriate and effective for improving cardiovascular endurance in sixth-grade students?

varied exercises such as jump rope, running, run-walk intervals

After middle school students warm up for five minutes, their physical education teacher has them walk on the school track as fast as they can for one mile. The teacher times each student with a stopwatch and students check their pulse points at the end of their walk. Their time and heart-rate scores are useful for primarily which of the following purposes?

estimating their level of maximum oxygen uptake as a measure of their existing cardiorespiratory fitness

For a fifth-grade fitness unit, a physical education teacher is planning lessons in which students will participate in a workout routine of individual exercises performed in sequence. Structuring the routine in which of the following ways would best accommodate all students at appropriate levels for their personal performance?

designating a time periods for each activity during which students will perform as many repetitions as comfortably as they can

While observing high school students working with free weights, a physical education teacher notices one student lift dumbbells overhead, and then perform full squats with their hips dropping below their knees on each repetition. Which of the following actions by the teacher would be most appropriate in response to the student's technique?

coaching the student to limit knee flexion to no less than 90 degrees

A high school physical education teacher has assigned students to develop and implement their own conditioning program for long-distance running. After explaining the assignment, the teacher learns that none of the students participate in regular physical activity or exercise, nor have prior knowledge of the components of exercise planning.

Considering students' lack of experience regarding development of a conditioning program, which of the following objectives would be most appropriate for the first lesson?

identifying practices that are designed to decrease the likelihood of injury

A high school physical education teacher has assigned students to develop and implement their own conditioning program for long-distance running. After explaining the assignment, the teacher learns that none of the students participate in regular physical activity or exercise, nor have prior knowledge of the components of exercise planning.

Which of the following methods would be the most accurate and effective for students to assess the intensity level of exercises in their conditioning programs?

talk test

A parent/guardian approaches their seventh-grade child's physical education teacher with concerns that their child's interest in joining the school soccer team will affect their academic performance. The student has passing grades and has enjoyed playing team games in physical education classes during the school year. Which of the following responses by the teacher would be most appropriate to address the parent's/guardian's concerns?

"Your child has athletic ability and would benefit greatly from being a part of a team, and there are procedures in place to support their academics."

A physical education teacher should discuss the glycemic index of foods with students to help them understand factors can contribute to the development of primarily which of the following medical conditions?

type 2 diabetes

Which of the following topics would be most appropriate to include in a physical education lesson on the importance of water consumption to health and well-being?

the functions of sodium and potassium in the body

A high school senior tells a teacher they feel stressed out by the demands of schoolwork and the pressures related to applying to college. Which of the following statements identifies the primary reason why the teacher might recommend that the student incorporates yoga into their fitness plan?

Deep conscious breathing stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system.

Which of the following strategies is most important for an elementary school physical education teacher to convey to students in order to help them think about maintaining lifelong health and wellness?

establishing healthy eating patterns and regular physical activity

A student wishes to increase muscular strength and understands the physiological processes involved in repairing and building muscle fiber. Their physical education teacher should suggest the student take primarily which of the following approaches to developing their targeted muscular fitness plan?

establishing schedules that include appropriate activities and recovery time

A student is developing a fitness plan that includes a goal of improved body composition. The student asks their physical education teacher if they should remove fat from their diet. The teacher responds that the student should include fats from fish and plant-based foods because such fats:

help the body absorb vitamins and nutrients.

One way a middle school physical education teacher plans to address the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for physical education is to set up exercise stations where students perform different exercises and classify them as aerobic or anaerobic. Which of the following rotation sequences primarily consists of anaerobic exercises?

10 box jumps, 5 burpees, 100-meter sprint

A physical education teacher using Game Sense model is likely to take primarily which of the following approaches in a lesson on volleyball?

having students play a series of modified volleyball games, asking them questions that arise in the modified games, then finishing the lesson with a full version of a volleyball game

As students practices kicking a ball into a net target, the physical education teacher provides individual feedback that acknowledges the effort each student makes before providing a suggestion for improving technique. Such an approach is likely to have primarily which of the following effects?

Students will perceive that they can control their own skill improvement.

A teacher plans to use observation to conduct an informal assessment of fourth-grade student skills halfway through a unit on yoga. Which of the following steps would provide the most effective preparation for conducting the assessment?

compiling a list of the basic elements of yoga

During a first-grade lesson on catching a ball, which of the following teacher strategies would best support all students at an appropriate level for individual success?

asking students to think about the movements they use to catch the ball rather than noting the number of times they are successful

Which of the following lesson activities used as part of a 15-lesson unit on folk, square, and line dance would most effectively support high school students' development of a sense of personal accountability for their own learning?

Working in small groups, students choose a style of dance movement to create a square or line dance that they demonstrate and teach to the rest of the class.

Success is achieved when students work together to identify and solve problems and establish goals. Each is individually accountable for some personal improvement and responsibility in developing group knowledge and completing the group task. Students demonstrate effective communication within their groups and in reflective, guided discussions concluding each lesson.

A physical education teacher would most likely choose to structure a unit which of the following types of models-based practices to achieve the outcome described in the statement?

Cooperative Learning

Incorporating which of the following activities exemplifies best practices for promoting positive social behaviors in elementary physical education?

games and peer challenges in which success is measured in a variety of ways rather than simply through wins and losses

Which of the following strategies assigned to physical education students is most likely to promote overall positive student growth and physical education skill building?

conducting a daily self-assessment regarding individual learning, behavior, and participation levels in class

A student is having issues with conflict management because they believe another student is cheating during a game of capture the flag. Which of the following strategies should the teacher suggest that would most help the student?

pausing to self-talk a mental lay-by-play of what is happening

Which of the following practices should a high school physical education teacher suggest students follow in order to incorporate social media into the physical fitness aspects of their lives?

initiating a 45-minute physical activity per day challenge

A high school physical education teacher is finishing a unit on disc golf and the students have grown an intense interest in the sport. Which of the following strategies can the teacher use to encourage the students to enjoy disc golf for a lifetime?

having the students research local venues that provide opportunities to play disc golf

To provide students with knowledge and motivation to pursue a physically active lifestyle, it would be most important that, in addition to learning movement skills, students develop which of the following types of knowledge?

understanding of the physiological benefits of physical activity

A middle school physical education teacher asks students to plan and perform a floor exercise routine that includes a forward roll, a cartwheel, a back walk-over, and a scissors leap. In addition to demonstrating these skills, participation in this activity would most support students' development of which of the following personal traits or abilities?

perceived self-efficacy

A physical education teacher could use a discussion of which of the following physical activities to most effectively promote students' awareness of the relationships between physical activity and envirionmental awareness?

walking and bicycling

Which of the following trends is most prevalent in physical education programs?

promoting physical activity for lifelong health and wellness

The state of Texas suggests a student-to-teacher ratio of no more than 45:1 in the physical education classroom for primarily which of the following reasons?

ensuring the safety of students

A physical education coordinator is preparing to make a case to the district for funding of professional development. Providing which of the following types of information would most effectively support the coordinator's case?

data about the effectiveness of physical education classes in enhancing academic learning and overall student health

Which of the following actions would be the best way for a physical education teacher to grow professionally?

presenting at the state physical education conference

Which of the following standards from the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America aligns best with social and emotional health competencies in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for physical education?

The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.

Which of the following strategies would most help a high school physical education teacher evaluate the effectiveness of their physical education program in motivating students to participate in lifelong physical activity?

having students complete a questionnaire about their confidence to be physically active

Research has shown that movement during classroom lessons increases learning in academic subjects. Which of the following strategies is most appropriate for a physical education teacher to promote this philosophy?

collaborating with core teachers on developing classroom activities that incorporate movement

Which of the following steps should a physical education teacher take first in a situation where a student may need cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

surveying the scene for any immediate danger

Which of the following actions should be taken by a physical education teacher first in order to ensure safety and instructional purpose when considering physical activities for a lesson?

determining if the activities are age appropriate or not

An elementary school physical education teacher wants to provide equitable delivery of learning to all students in the class. Based on principles of universal design for learning (UDL), which of the following actions would be most effective for this purpose?

providing students with multiple visual, auditory, and physical examples of curricular materials

Which of the following statements best describes the significance of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for physical education programs?

It mandates that accommodations for students with physical and mental impairments be made to minimize barriers to participation.

Under the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Child Find obligation primarily affect young children in which of the following ways?

building continued screening and assessment intended to identify and evaluate as early as possible all young children with disabilities

According to the Code of Ethics and Standards Practices for Texas Educators, primarily which of the following questions is most important to consider to determine whether or not a communication between a student and a physical education teacher is inappropraite?

Was an attempt made to conceal the communication?

Over the course of the school year, the physical education teacher collects data around engagement levels from kindergarten students during different classroom activities. As the students approach the transition to first grade, the physical education teachers prepares to share this information with the students' new teacher. Students will benfit from this information sharing in primarily which of the following ways?

helping the first-grade teacher create meaningful instruction that will encourage students participation

An elementary school physical education teacher uses a randomizer that selects names to call on students in the classroom. This strategy best addresses which classroom concern?

avoiding implicit bias when selecting students to respond

Which of the following strategies is likely to be most effective for maximizing instruction time in the physical education classrooms?

taking time early in the school year to establish and rehearse daily routines such as performing warm-up exercises

Physical education teachers can communicate respect and foster inclusivity in primarily which of the following ways?

asking a student what their pronouns are and using people-first language regarding students with disabilities

A physical education teacher wants to be sure they are fully supporting emergent bilingual students in their class. Prior to starting a field hockey activity, which of the following steps should the physical education teacher first in order to support the bilingual students?

pre-teaching new and unfamiliar vocabulary terms, including types of equipment and field hockey specific movements

A caregiver who does not speak English would like to talk to the physical education teacher about their emergent bilingual child's motor skill development. The teacher decides to use a translation app for communicating with the caregiver. Using a translation app rather than an interpreter is beneficial primarily because translation apps tend to:

offer a wide variety languages.

After elementary physical education students have learned and practiced the basics of the backhand flying disc throw, the teacher uses a tablet to record students executing the throw during partner and small-group activities. A little later, as students work at stations, the teacher meets briefly with individual students to review the video clips of their performance. Which of the following strategies reflects best practice for using the video assessments?

focusing on one critical element of the student's skill performance and discussing it together

A physical education teacher could most appropriately use the results of a physical fitness assessment for high school students for which of the following purposes?

guiding students in developing their own fitness plans

Which of the following choices should teachers and administrators focus on the most to appropriately integrate fitness outcomes into the physical education curriculum?

using assessment data productively

At the end of each lesson in a dance unit, a physical education teacher has students fill out exit tickets, responding to three questions related to the day's lesson content. The teacher can most effectively and appropriately use the exit tickets in which of the following ways?

as informal formative assessments to reflect on students' progress and adjust plans for upcoming lessons

To assess students' volleyball serving skills, a physical education teacher conducts an assessment in which each student serves ten balls and is scored on the number of serves that land inbounds. To ensure validity and reliability in assessing psychomotor skills, it would be most important for the teacher to structure the assessment in which of the following ways?

requiring all students to serve from the same distance over a consistent net height