FTCE Physical Education Subject Area
Exam [Study Set #1] Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026
The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
recreation, and dance (shapeAmerica) - Correct Answers
✅AAHPERD
Focus on acquisition of skills that promote acquisition of
knowledge: reading, writing, speaking, and problem solving.
Transferable to all fields of study - Correct Answers ✅Skills-
based instruction
What does SMART goals stand for? - Correct Answers
✅Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely OR
Targeted to Learner
What terms should you avoid when setting objectives, and
why? - Correct Answers ✅"feel" "think" "understand" or
"learn", because objectives must be observable in order to be
measured, and these words are not observable
teachers make pre-instructional decisions including group
size, grouping method, members roles, room and material
arrangement, and academic and social skills objectives -
Correct Answers ✅formal cooperative learning
involves forming temporary, ad-hoc student groups, lasting
several minutes to a whole class period, collaborating to
, FTCE Physical Education Subject Area
Exam [Study Set #1] Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026
accomplish a shared learning goal - Correct Answers
✅informal cooperative learning
long-term groups, staying together and meeting regularly
across a semester, year, or several years; developing deeper
group bond and interdependence - Correct Answers ✅base
group cooperative learning
assessments that are cyclical, and interactive in nature. This
form of assessment occurs during the course of instruction
allows teachers to adjust their instruction to better meet the
needs and strengths of students - Correct Answers
✅formative assessment
assessments that are conducted at the end of lessons, units,
and/or semesters, and do not inform ongoing assessment -
Correct Answers ✅summative assessment
Why are summative assessments useful? - Correct Answers
✅measure student achievement of standards, determining
curriculum and instruction they received. Mainly used to
measure accountability (i.e. ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS
(AYP))
Exam [Study Set #1] Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026
The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
recreation, and dance (shapeAmerica) - Correct Answers
✅AAHPERD
Focus on acquisition of skills that promote acquisition of
knowledge: reading, writing, speaking, and problem solving.
Transferable to all fields of study - Correct Answers ✅Skills-
based instruction
What does SMART goals stand for? - Correct Answers
✅Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely OR
Targeted to Learner
What terms should you avoid when setting objectives, and
why? - Correct Answers ✅"feel" "think" "understand" or
"learn", because objectives must be observable in order to be
measured, and these words are not observable
teachers make pre-instructional decisions including group
size, grouping method, members roles, room and material
arrangement, and academic and social skills objectives -
Correct Answers ✅formal cooperative learning
involves forming temporary, ad-hoc student groups, lasting
several minutes to a whole class period, collaborating to
, FTCE Physical Education Subject Area
Exam [Study Set #1] Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026
accomplish a shared learning goal - Correct Answers
✅informal cooperative learning
long-term groups, staying together and meeting regularly
across a semester, year, or several years; developing deeper
group bond and interdependence - Correct Answers ✅base
group cooperative learning
assessments that are cyclical, and interactive in nature. This
form of assessment occurs during the course of instruction
allows teachers to adjust their instruction to better meet the
needs and strengths of students - Correct Answers
✅formative assessment
assessments that are conducted at the end of lessons, units,
and/or semesters, and do not inform ongoing assessment -
Correct Answers ✅summative assessment
Why are summative assessments useful? - Correct Answers
✅measure student achievement of standards, determining
curriculum and instruction they received. Mainly used to
measure accountability (i.e. ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS
(AYP))
