Exam Questions Chapter 30 Teaching Educational Gymnastics

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1) Once children have learned the skills, they should then be required to perform a gymnastics ____________, where they create, memorize and repeat certain skills in exactly the same order with the same balances and actions.

2) Children do not study twisting, bending, curling and stretching as it applies to gymnastics until they have an experience of the actions in _________________.

3) Just like in dance, an educational gymnastics sequence or routine has a clear beginning, middle and ______.

4) While the instruction in educational gymnastics is large-group in nature, the responses to questions teachers ask are ______________.

5) In lieu of the gymnastics some children may participate in during out of school time such as club or Olympic style gymnastics, Children Moving focuses entirely on ________________ gymnastics.

6) The self-testing nature of educational gymnastics is challenging to children because of all of the following EXCEPT

A) they receive immediate feedback.
B) gymnastics tasks are a natural part of a child's world.
C) team play and cooperative worth are not necessary.
D) they enjoy performing predetermined skills in specific ways.

7) Educational gymnastics programs are designed to

A) assist those few children who are developmentally ready for the challenge of gymnastics.
B) provide children with a foundation of gymnastics experiences.
C) teach children to take risks.
D) increase their knowledge about stunts and tumbling skills.

8) The content of educational gymnastics derives from all of the following skill themes EXCEPT

A) balancing.
B) transferring weight and rolling.
C) levels.
D) jumping and landing.

9) All of the following should be taught to children in educational gymnastics prior to apparatus experiences EXCEPT

A) safety procedures.
B) spotting.
C) proper use of the equipment.
D) floor experiences.

10) Children who are exploring balancing on different body parts as bases of support and balancing in different shapes are performing gymnastics tasks at the

A) precontrol GLSP.
B) control GLSP.
C) utilization GLSP.
D) proficiency GLSP.

11) When teaching Educational Gymnastics, what type of practice is inappropriate?

A) children practicing on apparatus
B) all students required to perform the same stunts or routines
C) children continuing a task after little success
D) skills are sequentially developed

12) The concept of "stillness" would be a development level at:

A) precontrol
B) control
C) utilization
D) proficiency

13) Which of the following pieces of equipment are not considered ‘apparatus'?

A) balance beam
B) benches
C) playground equipment
D) mats

14) The most important concept to teach in a learning environment with Gymnastics is:

A) verbal feedback
B) visual cues
C) listening skills
D) safety

15) Children who fall out of inverted balances could be a result of all but which of the following?

A) The body parts are not properly aligned
B) They are overweight and have a weak core
C) Muscular tension is not sufficient
D) They do not fully understand the concept of balance

16) Teaching sequences begins with a simple combination of

A) Two gymnastic skills.
B) Four gymnastic skills.
C) An approach, two skills and a dismount.
D) A mode of travel, two skills and an ending shape.

17) Unlike manipulative skills, a demonstration is not typically necessary in educational gymnastics because

A) All children are not expected to perform the skill the same.
B) Most teachers are not good at gymnastics.
C) There is typically not a student who can demonstrate.
D) Children already know how to do the skills.

18) Teachers may use stations for teaching gymnastics for all of the reasons below EXCEPT:

A) Lessons have been taught in large-group floor experiences
B) Children are ready for gymnastics equipment/apparatus
C) Children have demonstrated the ability to work safely and independently
D) The teacher uses this format of teaching on a daily basis

19) Spotting is not recommended or required in a quality educational gymnastics lesson for all of the reasons below EXCEPT:

A) Children become dependent on the help
B) Most teachers do not know how to spot
C) Spotting encourages children to try things they are not ready for
D) Children can progress to a high level of skill proficiency without spotting

20) In educational gymnastics the desired student response is not predetermined, instead the teacher helps students to gain all but which of the following?

A) Better balance and weight transfer abilities
B) The ability to determine the best way to execute skills
C) The ability to perform the skills as well as their peers
D) Gain self-confidence and self-reliance in interpreting tasks

21) What are all of the elements involved in creating a safe learning environment? Why is each one important?

22) Why is purchasing gymnastic apparatus not a requirement to teach educational gymnastics?

23) In gymnastics, when all of the children in a class are expected to perform a task the same way, what is likely to happen? What is the result when you offer children choices about how they will perform a task?