GACE Physical Education 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: According to SHAPE America's National Standards for K-12 Physical Education, which standard states that a physically literate individual applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics related to movement and performance?
- Standard 1
- Standard 2 (Correct answer)
- Standard 3
- Standard 4
Correct answer: Standard 2
Standard 2 addresses applying knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics related to movement and performance.
Question 2: Which of Mosston and Ashworth's teaching styles on the Spectrum of Teaching Styles is characterized by the teacher making all decisions about content, delivery, and evaluation?
- Inclusion Style
- Practice Style
- Command Style (Correct answer)
- Guided Discovery Style
Correct answer: Command Style
The Command Style has the teacher making all pre-impact, impact, and post-impact decisions with students responding on cue.
Question 3: A physical education teacher wants to use the FITT principle to help students improve cardiovascular endurance. Which component of FITT refers to how hard the student exercises?
- Frequency
- Intensity (Correct answer)
- Time
- Type
Correct answer: Intensity
Intensity refers to how hard a person exercises, often measured by heart rate or perceived exertion in cardiovascular training.
Question 4: Which type of motor skill involves the movement of the entire body from one location to another?
- Non-locomotor skill
- Manipulative skill
- Locomotor skill (Correct answer)
- Stability skill
Correct answer: Locomotor skill
Locomotor skills, such as running, jumping, and hopping, involve moving the body through space from one point to another.
Question 5: A PE teacher uses the Body Mass Index (BMI) measurement with students. Which of the following is the most important consideration when interpreting BMI results for children?
- BMI is age- and sex-specific for children and should be plotted on growth charts (Correct answer)
- BMI is the same calculation for children and adults and uses identical cut-off scores
- BMI accurately measures body fat percentage in children better than skinfold measurements
- BMI is only valid for children ages 12 and older
Correct answer: BMI is age- and sex-specific for children and should be plotted on growth charts
For children and teens, BMI is age- and sex-specific and must be interpreted using percentile-based growth charts, unlike adult BMI standards.
Question 6: During a volleyball unit, a teacher observes that students struggle with the overhead pass. Which instructional approach would BEST support skill refinement at the control stage of motor learning?
- Introduce a new skill immediately to maintain engagement
- Provide practice with reduced complexity and corrective feedback (Correct answer)
- Move students to game-like situations to build competition readiness
- Have students watch a video demonstration without guided practice
Correct answer: Provide practice with reduced complexity and corrective feedback
At the control stage, students need structured practice with reduced complexity and frequent corrective feedback to solidify skill patterns.
Question 7: Georgia's K-12 physical education curriculum standards emphasize which overarching goal for student development?
- Competitive athletic achievement at the varsity level
- Physical literacy and lifelong participation in physical activity (Correct answer)
- Mastery of team sports before individual activities
- Standardized fitness test score improvement only
Correct answer: Physical literacy and lifelong participation in physical activity
Georgia's PE standards align with the national focus on developing physical literacy so students can maintain active, healthy lifestyles throughout their lives.
GACE Physical Education 1
According to SHAPE America's National Standards for K-12 Physical Education, which standard states that a physically literate individual applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics related to movement and performance?