Deck 3: Planning for Quality Instruction

Question 1

Which of the following teaching styles involves the most teacher control?

A) command
B) practice
C) convergent
D) reciprocal
E) self-check

Answer 1

command

Question 2

Providing an effective demonstration/explanation is a major part of the

A) divergent style.
B) convergent style.
C) practice style.
D) guided discovery
E) inquiry style.

Answer 2

practice style.

Question 3

The continuum of teaching styles is based on

A) a variety of factors beyond the control of many teachers.
B) a degree of flexibility between learning outcomes and program goals.
C) the degree of control and decision-making by the teacher and students.
D) abilities of the students.
E) availability of equipment.

Answer 3

the degree of control and decision-making by the teacher and students.

Question 4

Routine building in gymnastics most often uses the following teaching style:

A) Command
B) Divergent
C) Practice
D) Convergent
E) Guided discovery

Question 5

Mastery learning

A) allows for individualized pace.
B) should be limited to low-skilled students.
C) is an adaptation of the practice style.
D) is often used with open skills.
E) is also called free exploration.

Question 6

The students are participating in folk dance. The task is for students to skip forward and around their partner by performing a do-si-do. The task is completed in time with the teacher's claps, 4 skips in and 4 skips out. This teaching style is:

A) Command
B) Practice
C) Inclusion
D) Reciprocal
E) Divergent

Question 7

The students are participating in catching and throwing. The task is for each student to find a space in the gym and toss and catch their beanbag for 2 minutes. The teaching segment is in style:

A) Command
B) Practice
C) Guided discovery
D) Inclusion
E) Convergent

Question 8

Playing a game that uses skills developed in the lesson Focus is an example of the

A) introductory activity.
B) fitness activity.
C) culminating activity.
D) task analysis.
E) anticipatory set.

Question 9

Competition

A) reduces stress and anxiety during the later stages of skill learning.
B) should be introduced in the early stages of skill learning.
C) affects the arousal level of children.
D) is necessary for learning.
E) is positively related to over learning.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the introductory activity in a lesson?

A) Practice new skills.
B) Provide immediate activity.
C) Serve as a physiological warm up.
D) Pre-focus on learning outcomes of the lesson.
E) Check cognitive concepts.

Question 11

Which of the following reflects balance and equilibrium?

A) stability
B) force
C) leverage and motion
D) motion and direction
E) stability and force

Question 12

Which of the following formations is most appropriate for reciprocal teaching?

A) mass or scattered
B) squad
C) partner
D) lane or file
E) line and leader

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of inquiry teaching style?

A) convergent
B) inclusion
C) reciprocal
D) self-check
E) practice

Question 14

Random practice

A) is effective during the first stages of skill practice.
B) allows learners to practice the same skill over and over.
C) shows rapid improvement in the early stages of skill learning.
D) allows for all trials of one task to be completed before moving on to the next.
E) demonstrates a high level of retention.

Question 15

Stability

A) is necessary to apply force to an object.
B) is the force required to cause movement.
C) is a measure of forced applied to mass.
D) occurs after force has been applied to an external object.
E) is directly related to leverage.

Question 16

The body's centre of gravity

A) can be lowered by bending the knees.
B) is genetically related.
C) must always be above the base of support.
D) determines overall muscular strength.
E) remains stable throughout childhood.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT associated with the cognitive phase of motor skill acquisition?

A) Learner creates a mental plan of the skill.
B) Minimal conscious attention to skill performance is necessary.
C) Skill attempts are often tentative.
D) Specific and simple cues are essential.
E) Learning becomes less dependent on external cues.

Question 18

Which of the following is associated with the associative phase of motor skill acquisition?

A) Learner begins to create a mental plan of the skill.
B) Minimal conscious attention to skill performance is necessary.
C) Skill attempts are often tentative.
D) Specific and simple cues are essential at this phase.
E) Learning becomes less dependent on external cues.

Question 19

Which of the following is associated with the autonomous phase of motor skill acquisition?

A) Learner creates a mental plan of the skill.
B) This phase is also known as the thinking phase.
C) Skill attempts are often tentative and uncoordinated.
D) Specific and simple cues are essential.
E) Minimal conscious attention to skill performance is necessary.

Question 20

Describe at least three teaching styles and identify when each style is best used to increase student learning.

Question 21

Identify the four components of a lesson plan. Describe the characteristics of each component.

Question 22

Describe the major difference between the direct teaching styles and the inquiry teaching styles.

Question 23

List three types of inquiry that give the learner more control over the direction and content of the learning process.

Question 24

Describe the way a problem should be structure in the divergent style in order to maximize learning.

Question 25

What is the major difference in process between the guided discovery style and convergent style?

Question 26

Describe the concept of a motor program as it relates to learning and performing a variety of motor skills.

Question 27

Describe block practice and random practice and discuss when each is most appropriate in the skill acquisition process.

Question 28

What should teachers reflect on their lessons?

Question 29

Match the characteristic below to the most applicable teaching style

-effective for helping children discover the most suitable movement response

A) guided discovery
B) command
C) convergent
D) practice
E) reciprocal
F) inclusion
G) divergent
H) free-exploration

Question 30

Match the characteristic below to the most applicable teaching style

-helps students find a personal optimal challenge

A) guided discovery
B) command
C) convergent
D) practice
E) reciprocal
F) inclusion
G) divergent
H) free-exploration

Question 31

Match the characteristic below to the most applicable teaching style

-the most learner-centred

A) guided discovery
B) command
C) convergent
D) practice
E) reciprocal
F) inclusion
G) divergent
H) free-exploration

Question 32

Match the characteristic below to the most applicable teaching style

-use of stations is often an adaptation of this style

A) guided discovery
B) command
C) convergent
D) practice
E) reciprocal
F) inclusion
G) divergent
H) free-exploration

Question 33

Match the characteristic below to the most applicable teaching style

-structured to allow for numerous acceptable solutions

A) guided discovery
B) command
C) convergent
D) practice
E) reciprocal
F) inclusion
G) divergent
H) free-exploration

Question 34

Match the characteristic below to the most applicable teaching style

-mastery learning is an adaptation of this style

A) guided discovery
B) command
C) convergent
D) practice
E) reciprocal
F) inclusion
G) divergent
H) free-exploration

Question 35

Match the characteristic below to the most applicable teaching style

-"ready set, go"

A) guided discovery
B) command
C) convergent
D) practice
E) reciprocal
F) inclusion
G) divergent
H) free-exploration

Question 36

Match the characteristic below to the most applicable teaching style

-often used to help students design gymnastics routines

A) guided discovery
B) command
C) convergent
D) practice
E) reciprocal
F) inclusion
G) divergent
H) free-exploration

Question 37

Match the characteristic below to the most applicable teaching style

-explanation and demonstration

A) guided discovery
B) command
C) convergent
D) practice
E) reciprocal
F) inclusion
G) divergent
H) free-exploration

Question 38

Match the characteristic below to the most applicable teaching style

-teacher helps students observe skills

A) guided discovery
B) command
C) convergent
D) practice
E) reciprocal
F) inclusion
G) divergent
H) free-exploration

Question 39

Discuss competition as it relates to different stages of skill learning.

Question 40

A teacher leading an aerobics class is an example of the practice style.

Question 41

Direct teaching styles are also called production and inquiry styles.

Question 42

A direct style of teaching seems to be the most appropriate when a precise skill or a specific result is the goal.

Question 43

Mastery learning is an adaptation of the practice style.

Question 44

Divergent teaching style allows for multiple responses to the question.

Question 45

The learning and development of motor skills varies little among children of similar chronological age.

Question 46

Arousal is the level of excitement stress produces.

Question 47

Skill progression involves moving the learning process through ordered steps from the least challenging to the most challenging.

Question 48

High anxiety results in a decrease in motor performance.

Question 49

The inclusion style provides a series of tasks that gradually increase in difficulty and challenge.

Question 50

Inquiry teaching styles give the learner more control over the learning process.

Question 51

The practice style of teaching is the most teacher-controlled approach.

Question 52

Mastery learning is a teaching style that takes a general program outcome and breaks it into smaller parts, providing a progression of skills.

Question 53

A stable base is necessary when one applies force to a projectile or absorbs force.

Question 54

Power is a measure of the push or pull that one object or body applies to another.

Question 55

The Focus is the part of the lesson that is designed to enhance health-related fitness and promote lifetime physical activity.

Question 56

A high level of arousal is necessary for learning a complex skill.

Question 57

Intrinsic feedback should be delivered publicly so all students benefit.

Question 58

Knowledge of performance relies solely on the performance outcome.

Question 59

The Fitness part of a lesson teaches youngsters the type and amount of activity necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle.