Exam 2: Understanding Childrens Needs and Readiness for Physical Activity

With regard to aerobic activity,children prefer ________ intensity and ________ volume.

Schools that provide fitness test results for children are able to show whether or not the children are active.

For students at the introductory skill level,teachers should consider

It is appropriate for a teacher to have students run a timed mile because it will improve their performance.

Teachers should present physical activities in a rigid manner because children need structure and order.

Students at the ________ level have no perception of how to perform a skill.

Fitness testing remains a concern for children for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Cephalocaudal skill development means coordination and management of body parts develops

National health goals for 2010 include increasing moderate to vigorous physical activity.

Characteristics are age- and gender-specific attributes that influence children's learning.

Preadolescent girls generally perform better than preadolescent boys on push-ups and sit-ups due to their earlier adolescent growth spurt.

Because there is a 5- to 6-year variation in maturity among children,it is reasonable to expect 8-year-olds to perform at an 11-year-old level.

Small-sided soccer games involving strategy are most appropriate to introduce at which grade levels?

Lead-up games of soccer are most appropriate to introduce at which grade levels?

Children who fail to acquire motor skills before entering kindergarten have difficulty learning them during elementary school due to an increase in growth velocity from age 6 to adolescence.