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0091 Physical Education:
Content Knowledge
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Take the TAAG 12-item Sample Quiz.
This test assesses knowledge and understanding of the major areas covered in K-12 physical
education programs.
 | You have 2 hours to answer 120 multiple choice questions. |
| About 50 percent of the test addresses elementary and secondary physical education
| Elementary physical education is slightly more prominent
| For example, a question about fitness may be specifically addressed to the training
of school aged children |
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The test questions can be broken down into 6 Content Categories as illustrated in this
table from 0091 TAAG.
| Test Name |
Physical Education: Content Knowledge |
| Test Code |
0091 |
| Number of Questions |
120 |
| Time |
2 hours |
| Format |
Multiple-choice questions |
| Content Categories |
Approximate Number of Questions
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Approximate Percentage of Examination
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| I. |
Fundamental Movements, Motor Development, and Motor
Learning |
29
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24 %
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| II. |
Movement Forms |
29
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24 %
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| III. |
Fitness and Exercise Science |
23
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19 %
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| IV. |
Social Science Foundations |
13
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11 %
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| V. |
Biomechanics |
10
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8 %
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| VI. |
Health and Safety |
16
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14 %
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- Fundamental Movements, Motor Development, and Motor Learning (approximately 24 percent
or 29 questions)
| Fundamental movements: locomotor, nonlocomotor, manipulative movement and
falling/landing movement skills; movement concepts such as space, effort, quality, and
relationship
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| Growth and motor development: role of perception in motor learning, such as in spatial
movement relationships; neurophysiology of motor control; effects of maturation and
experience on motor patterns; biological and environmental influences on gender
differences in motor performance
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| Motor learning: classical and current theories of motor learning; variables that
affect learning and performance; effects of individual differences of learning performance
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Movement Forms (approximately 24 percent or 29 questions)
| Dance and rhythmic activities; dance forms, such as folk, square and aerobic dancing;
skill analysis of dance movements
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| Gymnastics; stunts and tumbling, use of gymnastic apparatus, movement themes in
educational gymnastics
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| Individual/dual/team sports: analysis of skills, injury prevention and safety, rules
and strategies, facilities and equipment, lifetime activities and recreational pursuits,
adventure and outdoor pursuits, and the martial arts
| Note: Emphasis is on 7 activities - basketball,
soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and swimming - according to ETS
these are the activities most commonly taught in K-12 schools
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| Questions may also be based on other sports or activities commonly used in physical
education settings.
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Fitness and Exercise Science (approximately 19 percent or 23 questions)
| Components: cardiorespiratory and muscular strength/endurance, body composition,
flexibility
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| Conditioning practices and principles: frequency, intensity, time/duration, the role
of exercise
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| Human biology: anatomy and physiology, including identification of major muscles,
bones, systems of the human body and their function; exercise physiology, including
terminology, components of fitness, principles of exercise, roles of body systems in
exercise, short and long-term effects of physical training, relationship between nutrition
and fitness
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Social Science Foundations (approximately 11 percent or 13 questions)
| History of physical education: leading men and women, major issues, and events in the
history of physical education; historical relationship of physical education to health and
fitness
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| Current philosophical issues: purpose of physical education; relationship between
teaching and coaching; accountability, roles, benefits, and effects of competition
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| Sociological and sociopolitical issues: cultural diversity, equity (Title IV,
Individuals with Disabilities Act, affirmative action), general education issues
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| Psychological: personality factors that affect participation,
social-psychological factors that affect participation, cooperation
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Biomechanics (approximately 8 percent or 10 questions)
| Terminology: mass, force, friction
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| Basic principles of movement: summation of forces, center of gravity,
force/speed relations, torque
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| Application of basic principles to sports skills
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| Methods of analyzing movement
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| Analysis of basic movement patterns: overhand throw, underhand throw, kick
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Health and Safety (approximately 14 percent or 16 questions)
| Safety and injury prevention: general and specific safety considerations for all
movement activities; fitness-related safety considerations, such as warm-up/cool
down, harmful exercise techniques, and environmental conditions
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| Health appraisals and referrals: health-related fitness appraisals, personal
goal-setting and assessment, such as Physical Best, President's Challenge, and
Fitnessgram, considerations related to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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| Handling accidents and illnesses: first aid, CPR, water safety, certification
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| Liability and legal aspects: considerations of equipment, class organization,
supervision, program selection
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| Effects of substance abuse on performance and behavior |
From:
Tests at a Glance -
0091Physical Education: Content Knowledge
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