GACE

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Study Companion

Health and Physical Education Assessment

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Table of Contents

Subarea II: Personal Health and Wellness, Sexual Health, and Nutrition ............................. 7

Subarea III: Safety and Injury Prevention, and Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs .............. 8

Test II Subareas ...................................................................................................................... 10

Test II Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 10

Subarea I: Basic Sciences of Physical Education ............................................................... 10

Subarea II: Motor Learning and Motor Development ........................................................... 11

Subarea III: Sports, Activities, and Fitness .......................................................................... 11

Subarea IV: Instructional Principles and Professionalism in Physical Education ................ 12

Practice Questions ...................................................................................................................... 14

Answer Key and Rationales ........................................................................................................ 35

Educators (SHAPE America).Other Resources ...................................................................... 54

Online Resources .................................................................................................................... 55

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About the Assessment

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This assessment includes two tests. You may take either test individually or the full assessment

in a single session. The testing time is the amount of time you will have to answer the questions

on the test. Test duration includes time for tutorials and directional screens that may be included

in the test. The questions in this assessment assess both basic knowledge across content areas

and the ability to apply principles.

The total number of questions that are scored is typically smaller than the total number of

questions on the test. Most tests that contain selected-response questions also include

embedded pretest questions, which are not used in calculating your score. By including pretest

questions in the assessment, ETS is able to analyze actual test-taker performance on proposed

schools should know and be able to do.

testing.

descriptors of what each knowledge statement encompasses.

See a breakdown of the subareas and objectives for the tests in this assessment on the

following pages.

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Personal Health and Wellness, Sexual Health, and Nutrition 40%

Safety and Injury Prevention, and Alcohol, Tobacco, and

Other Drugs

The beginning Health and Physical Education teacher:

G. Understands strategies for coping with changes in families

I. Understands skills promoting healthy interactions

K. Understands group dynamics

L. Knows the social/cultural influences on communication

M. Understands factors affecting decisions about dating

O. Knows the signs, symptoms, causes, and effects of self-destructive behavior

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nine cannot be produced by the human body. These must be

supplied by the diet.

Option (C) is correct. To reduce body weight, more calories must

be expended than are taken in. With a daily expenditure of 800

calories above intake, Tim would lose approximately two pounds

per week. Alice, with a calorie expenditure so much greater than

her calorie intake, is at risk of ketosis due to carbohydrate

The higher the specific gravity, the lower the fat composition.

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Correct

Answer Rationale

Option (C) is correct. The ozone layer is a region of the upper

atmosphere that forms a protective layer that prevents the Sun’s

most harmful ultraviolet radiation from reaching Earth’s surface.

The depletion of the ozone layer has resulted in dramatic

Option (D) is correct. Fetal exposure to alcohol is a leading cause

of developmental disabilities.

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Correct

Answer Rationale

Option (C) is correct. The ovum enters the flared opening of the

fallopian tube after it is released from the follicle in the ovary. At

ejaculation, the sperm enter the vagina and, within 15 minutes to

an hour, move into the cervix, through the uterus, and into the

fallopian tubes.

enabling doctors to detect genetic disorders.

ption (B) is correct. The incidence of Down syndrome increases

with the age of the mother. In the United States, for example,

among mothers in the age range 20-30, about one in 800

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Correct

Answer Rationale

B, C Options (A), (B), and (C) are correct. This list makes up three of

the ten components of the Whole School, Whole Community,

Whole Child (WSCC) model. The other seven are employee

wellness, social and emotional school climate, physical

environment, health services, counseling, psychological, and

psychosocial climate that helps maximize the health and safety of

students and staff.

B, C Options (A), (B), and (C) are correct. HIV can only be transmitted

from an HIV-positive to an HIV-negative person through a mucous

membrane found in the rectum, vagina, mouth, or tip of the penis,

through open cuts or sores, or by direct injection from a needle or

syringe. Less commonly, an HIV-positive person can transmit HIV

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Correct

Answer Rationale

ption (B) is correct. Role-playing in class is the most appropriate

way for students to demonstrate refusal skills in real-life

situations.

creating the theory of cognitive development. The theory suggests

that students play an active role in the learning process. As

students interact with the world around them, they continually add

new knowledge, build upon existing knowledge, and adapt

previously held ideas to accommodate new information.

ption (B) is correct. Depression is caused by low levels of

serotonin in the brain.

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Correct

Answer Rationale

Option (D) is correct. According to the World Health Organization,

between five and ten million people worldwide die each year from

exposure to polluted water.

injuries are the leading cause of death of young Americans ages

15 to 24, followed by homicide and suicide.

, C, D Options (B), (C), and (D) are correct. The ease with which the

material can be presented should not be a concern to the teacher.

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Answer Rationale

evaluate student performance in real-time, provide feedback, and

improve the course content and delivery during the learning

process.

ption (A) is correct. Hib stands for Haemophilus influenza type

B, which is a kind of bacteria. Most strains of Hib are opportunistic

pathogens that usually live in their host without causing disease;

they cause problems only when other viral infections or reduced

immune function create an opportunity.

D Options (B), (C), and (D) are correct. There are five major

categories in the affective domain of Bloom’s taxonomy: receiving,

responding, valuing, organizing, and characterizing. (A),

analyzing, is not one of the five major categories in the affective

domain of Bloom’s taxonomy.

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Answer Rationale

B, D Options (A), (B), and (D) are correct. Static balance means to hold

a position in place. The correct options describe a person holding

a position in place.

Thus, bocce is considered to be a target game.

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Answer Rationale

B, C Options (A), (B), and (C) are correct. The way to maintain or

increase fitness is to exercise in the target heart rate zone.

Students in physical education classes should be exercising this

way. Safety procedures for a physical education program include

inspection of facilities, marking areas for safety, and having

teacher to provide a different avenue of learning to students, and

it addresses the diverse learning styles that students have. In

physical education, a writing assignment will integrate writing

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Correct

Answer Rationale

demonstrate proper technique of the takedown, the wrestler can

learn by seeing the move in action and has the ability to stop the

video, rewind, use slow motion, and watch the move over and

over, then apply what he or she has seen to his or her own

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Correct

Answer Rationale

ption (A) is correct. All three practices are critical when

implementing a classroom management plan.

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Correct

Answer Rationale

ption (B) is correct. Exercise training drills termed plyometrics,

or explosive jump training, are used for football, volleyball,

sprinting, basketball, and other sports requiring explosive power.

to the action of the arm. The body as a whole, therefore, throws

the object, with hip action being a commonly observed attribute of

the mature overhand throw.

Option (D) is correct. For a 150-pound person, bowling burns

about 140–280 kcal/hour, walking burns 222–300 kcal/hour, and

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Answer Rationale

would increase cardiovascular fitness, just as distance running

would. Swimming may help maintain flexibility but would not

develop agility or balance.

be drawn back beyond the shoulders, making pulling the arms

back too far a common fault when learning the breaststroke. The

pull, kick, glide sequence must also be executed in the proper

order, making improper timing between the movement of the legs

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The resources listed below may help you prepare for the GACE assessment in this field. These

preparation resources have been identified by content experts in the field to provide up-to-date

information that relates to the field in general. You may wish to use current issues or editions of

these materials to obtain information on specific topics for study and review.

Educators (SHAPE America).

SHAPE America, The Society of Health and Physical Educators. (2011). The Physical

Education for lifelong fitness: The physical best teacher's guide. Champaign, IL: Human

Kinetics. SHAPE America, The Society of Health and Physical Educators Clements, R., and

Kinzler, S. (2003). A Multicultural Approach to Physical Education. Reston, Va.: National

Association for Sport and Physical Education.

Colvin, A. Y., Markos, N. J., and Walker, P. J. (2000). Teaching the Nuts and Bolts of Physical

Dougherty, N. (Ed.) (2010). Physical Activity & Sport for the Secondary School Student. Reston,

Va.: National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Dougherty, N. (Ed.) (2002).

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Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics Publishers.

Hoeger, W., and Hoeger, S. A. (2018). Lifetime Physical Fitness and Wellness. Belmont, Calif.:

Wadsworth Publishing.

Mohnsen, B. (Ed.) (2010). Concepts of Physical Education: What Every Student Needs to

Mohnsen, B. (Ed.) (2008). Teaching Middle School Physical Education. Champaign, Ill.: Human

Kinetics.

Pangrazi, R. P. (2019). Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children. Menlo

Park, Calif.: Benjamin/Cummings.

Seaman, J., DePauw, K., Morton, K., and Omato, K. (2003). Making Connections: From Theory

Human Kinetics.

American Association of Active Lifestyles and Fitness — www.aaalf.org

American Red Cross — www.redcross.org

American College of Sports Medicine — www.acsm.org

The Cooper Institute, FitnessGram — www.fitnessgram.net

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Human Kinetics — www.HumanKinetics.com

PE Central: The Web Site for Health and Physical Education — www.pecentral.org

Society of Health and Physical Educators — www.shapeamerica.org