FTCE PHYSICAL EDUCATION
CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Germans influenced on. Answer: Gymnastics
⩥ England influenced on. Answer: sports and games
⩥ Sweden influenced on. Answer: the use of light equipment
⩥ The first school to require PE was in its CURRICULUM was.
Answer: Round Hill School, 1823. A private school in Northhampton
Massachusetts
⩥ 1855 Cincinnati Ohio. Answer: The first City School System to offer
PE to students in Public Schools
⩥ 1866. Answer: California was the first state to pass a law that actually
required two periods a day of exercise in its public schools.
⩥ 1950's. Answer: All states passed to have PE
,⩥ Kraus Weber study. Answer: That American children were far less fit
than children in European countries
⩥ Idealism. Answer: The MIND developed through the acquisition of
knowledge is of highest importance. Fitness and strength activities
contribute to the development of ones personality
⩥ Realism. Answer: The physical world is real. Believe in the laws of
nature, the scientific method, and mind and body harmony. Physical
fitness results in greater productivity, physical drills are important to the
learning process, athletic programs lead to desired social behavior, and
play and recreation help life adjustments
⩥ Pragmatism- Experience. Answer: IS the key to life. Dynamic
experience shapes individuals truth. Education is child-centered.
Consequently, physical education takes the form of creating physical
activities and sports for children to experience and thus discover.
⩥ Naturalism. Answer: this philosophy is materialistic. Self activities
accomplish learning and activities are more than physical nature.
Naturalists promote play and discourage high levels of competition.
Physical education takes a holistic approach
⩥ Existentialism. Answer: the chief concern is individualism. do not
want the individual to conform with society. "inner-self"
, ⩥ Humanism- Eclecticism. Answer: based on the development of
individual talents and total fulfillment that encourages involvement and
participation in ones environment.
⩥ Primary aim to Physical Education is to. Answer: Equip students with
the knowledge, skill, capabilities, values, and enthusiasm necessary to
the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle into adulthood, regardless of
physical abilities
⩥ activity modification. Answer: Activity modification is the first option
to achieve maximum participation by simply modifying the type of
equipment used or the activity rules.
- However, keep activity as close to the original as possible (i.e.
substitute a yarn ball for a birdie for badminton).
⩥ Multi-Activity Designs. Answer: Permit greater diversification of
equipment and more efficient use of available facilities
⩥ homogeneous and heterogeneous grouping. Answer: Allows for
indidualized instruction, enhances students' self-concepts, equalizes
competition, and promotes cooperation among classmates
⩥ Command style. Answer: requires that the teacher make all decisions
and control all the activities. The _______ is particularly useful in
CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Germans influenced on. Answer: Gymnastics
⩥ England influenced on. Answer: sports and games
⩥ Sweden influenced on. Answer: the use of light equipment
⩥ The first school to require PE was in its CURRICULUM was.
Answer: Round Hill School, 1823. A private school in Northhampton
Massachusetts
⩥ 1855 Cincinnati Ohio. Answer: The first City School System to offer
PE to students in Public Schools
⩥ 1866. Answer: California was the first state to pass a law that actually
required two periods a day of exercise in its public schools.
⩥ 1950's. Answer: All states passed to have PE
,⩥ Kraus Weber study. Answer: That American children were far less fit
than children in European countries
⩥ Idealism. Answer: The MIND developed through the acquisition of
knowledge is of highest importance. Fitness and strength activities
contribute to the development of ones personality
⩥ Realism. Answer: The physical world is real. Believe in the laws of
nature, the scientific method, and mind and body harmony. Physical
fitness results in greater productivity, physical drills are important to the
learning process, athletic programs lead to desired social behavior, and
play and recreation help life adjustments
⩥ Pragmatism- Experience. Answer: IS the key to life. Dynamic
experience shapes individuals truth. Education is child-centered.
Consequently, physical education takes the form of creating physical
activities and sports for children to experience and thus discover.
⩥ Naturalism. Answer: this philosophy is materialistic. Self activities
accomplish learning and activities are more than physical nature.
Naturalists promote play and discourage high levels of competition.
Physical education takes a holistic approach
⩥ Existentialism. Answer: the chief concern is individualism. do not
want the individual to conform with society. "inner-self"
, ⩥ Humanism- Eclecticism. Answer: based on the development of
individual talents and total fulfillment that encourages involvement and
participation in ones environment.
⩥ Primary aim to Physical Education is to. Answer: Equip students with
the knowledge, skill, capabilities, values, and enthusiasm necessary to
the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle into adulthood, regardless of
physical abilities
⩥ activity modification. Answer: Activity modification is the first option
to achieve maximum participation by simply modifying the type of
equipment used or the activity rules.
- However, keep activity as close to the original as possible (i.e.
substitute a yarn ball for a birdie for badminton).
⩥ Multi-Activity Designs. Answer: Permit greater diversification of
equipment and more efficient use of available facilities
⩥ homogeneous and heterogeneous grouping. Answer: Allows for
indidualized instruction, enhances students' self-concepts, equalizes
competition, and promotes cooperation among classmates
⩥ Command style. Answer: requires that the teacher make all decisions
and control all the activities. The _______ is particularly useful in
