PGA LEVEL 1 TEACHING & COACHING
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS 2026/2027
Improvement in golf skill performance due to increased strength and flexibility as a result of
participation in a fitness program is that learning has taken place. (T/F) - ANS False
A common mistake in teaching is the expectation that the student will be able to learn a skill
from a verbal suggestion. (T/F) - ANS True
Cognitive learning is the first phase of learning a student will pass through when learning a new
skill. (T/F) - ANS True
Effectively inhibiting unwanted movements is a characteristic of the autonomous phase of
learning. (T/F) - ANS True
Competing movements encountered in new skill learning can cause a motor program memory
to be forgotten. (T/F) - ANS True
Students can expect a slower rate of learning as they progress through the 3 phases of golf skill
learning. (T/F) - ANS True
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,Motor learning has taken place when the improvements in skill technique were caused by
changes in motivation. (T/F) - ANS False
3 Phases of Golf Skill Learning - ANS 1) Early (cognitive), 2) Intermediate (associative), 3)
Advanced (autonomous)
Memory - ANS An internal representation of an event, experience, or something learned, and
is about its storage and retrieval.
Retention - ANS Persistence or durability over time of something learned.
A student's improved performance by the end of the first lesson is evidence that learning has
occurred. (T/F) - ANS True
As learning takes place there are 4 performance characteristics observed. What are they? -
ANS Improvement, consistency, persistence, adaptability
According to the Challenge Point Framework, the level of difficulty should be increased as a
player improves or becomes familiar with how swing movements feel. (T/F) - ANS True
Changes in performance that result from increased motivation are suitable as evidence for
learning? (T/F) - ANS False
One-minute is about the short term memory storage capacity for new cognitive information
before it is lost due to inattention? (T/F) - ANS True
Performance production measures are the result of the movement. (T/F) - ANS True
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, Intrinsic Feedback - ANS Comes solely from the student and arises as a natural consequence
of the performed skill.
Augmented Feedback - ANS Received from a source external to the performer that
supplements the intrinsic feedback.
Performance is: - ANS Observable Behavior
Learning is not: - ANS Observable Behavior
What is an indication that learning has occurred? - ANS When a relatively permanent change
in performance has occurred.
Outcome Measures - ANS simply focus on what happens as a result of the movement.
What happens to the student in the early phase of golf skill learning? - ANS The student may
have cognitive self-talk aloud, lack confidence, and fear of failure.
What should instructors teach their students in the early learning phase? - ANS 1)Explain and
demonstrate the new skill or correction, 2)CLEARLY point out appropriate cues, 3)Encourage
students to exercise patience in learning and 4) Encourage positive and rational self talk.
How does a student transfer golf skills learned in the cognitive phase to play on the course in
the intermediate phase? - ANS Transfer Practice
What would be a Transfer Test to determine learning? - ANS If a student has been chipping
on flat lie, move the student to uneven lies.
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS 2026/2027
Improvement in golf skill performance due to increased strength and flexibility as a result of
participation in a fitness program is that learning has taken place. (T/F) - ANS False
A common mistake in teaching is the expectation that the student will be able to learn a skill
from a verbal suggestion. (T/F) - ANS True
Cognitive learning is the first phase of learning a student will pass through when learning a new
skill. (T/F) - ANS True
Effectively inhibiting unwanted movements is a characteristic of the autonomous phase of
learning. (T/F) - ANS True
Competing movements encountered in new skill learning can cause a motor program memory
to be forgotten. (T/F) - ANS True
Students can expect a slower rate of learning as they progress through the 3 phases of golf skill
learning. (T/F) - ANS True
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,Motor learning has taken place when the improvements in skill technique were caused by
changes in motivation. (T/F) - ANS False
3 Phases of Golf Skill Learning - ANS 1) Early (cognitive), 2) Intermediate (associative), 3)
Advanced (autonomous)
Memory - ANS An internal representation of an event, experience, or something learned, and
is about its storage and retrieval.
Retention - ANS Persistence or durability over time of something learned.
A student's improved performance by the end of the first lesson is evidence that learning has
occurred. (T/F) - ANS True
As learning takes place there are 4 performance characteristics observed. What are they? -
ANS Improvement, consistency, persistence, adaptability
According to the Challenge Point Framework, the level of difficulty should be increased as a
player improves or becomes familiar with how swing movements feel. (T/F) - ANS True
Changes in performance that result from increased motivation are suitable as evidence for
learning? (T/F) - ANS False
One-minute is about the short term memory storage capacity for new cognitive information
before it is lost due to inattention? (T/F) - ANS True
Performance production measures are the result of the movement. (T/F) - ANS True
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, Intrinsic Feedback - ANS Comes solely from the student and arises as a natural consequence
of the performed skill.
Augmented Feedback - ANS Received from a source external to the performer that
supplements the intrinsic feedback.
Performance is: - ANS Observable Behavior
Learning is not: - ANS Observable Behavior
What is an indication that learning has occurred? - ANS When a relatively permanent change
in performance has occurred.
Outcome Measures - ANS simply focus on what happens as a result of the movement.
What happens to the student in the early phase of golf skill learning? - ANS The student may
have cognitive self-talk aloud, lack confidence, and fear of failure.
What should instructors teach their students in the early learning phase? - ANS 1)Explain and
demonstrate the new skill or correction, 2)CLEARLY point out appropriate cues, 3)Encourage
students to exercise patience in learning and 4) Encourage positive and rational self talk.
How does a student transfer golf skills learned in the cognitive phase to play on the course in
the intermediate phase? - ANS Transfer Practice
What would be a Transfer Test to determine learning? - ANS If a student has been chipping
on flat lie, move the student to uneven lies.
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