PGA PGM LEVEL 1 3.0 TEACHING AND COACHING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Improvement in golf skill performance due to increased strength and flexibility as a result of
participation in a fitness program is evidence that learning has taken place. - (ANSWER)False
A common mistake in teaching is the expectation that the student will be able to learn a skill from a
verbal suggestion - (ANSWER)True
Autonomous learning is the first phase of learning a student will pass through when learning a new golf
skill. - (ANSWER)False
Effectively inhibiting unwanted movements is a characteristic of the autonomous phase of learning. -
(ANSWER)True
Competing movements encountered in new skill learning can cause a motor program memory to be
forgotten. - (ANSWER)True
Students can expect as lower rate of learning as they progress through the three phases of golf skill
learning. - (ANSWER)True
Motor learning. has taken place when the improvements in skill technique were caused by changes in
motivation. - (ANSWER)False
A student's improved performance by the end of the first lesson is evidence that learning has occurred. -
(ANSWER)false
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. - (ANSWER)True
Changes in performance that result from increased motivation are suitable as evidence for learning? -
(ANSWER)False
,PGA PGM LEVEL 1 3.0 TEACHING AND COACHING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
One minute is about the short-term memory storage capacity for new cognitive information before it is
lost due to inattention? - (ANSWER)True
Performance production measures are the result of the movement. - (ANSWER)False
What is an indication that learning has occurred? - (ANSWER)Relative permeant change
What is the basis on which instructors can make reliable inferences that learning has taken place? -
(ANSWER)Permeant results in experience and practice
How does a student transfer golf skills learned in the cognitive phase to play on the course in the
intermediate learning phase? - (ANSWER)......
What increases as students transition from early to intermediate to the advanced phase of learning? -
(ANSWER)Movement coordination
What is the definition of learning? - (ANSWER)Relatively permeant change
What would be a Transfer Test to determine learning? - (ANSWER)Taking time off and coming back
According to the 2004 Guadagnoli and Lee study, what is the optimal challenge point? -
(ANSWER)Middle ground of challenge
According to Gentile's Model, what is the second stage of learning called? -
(ANSWER)Fixation/diversification
Confidence is a performance characteristic that is observed as learning takes place. - (ANSWER)False
What should instructors limit to help students process information from short term to long-term
memory? - (ANSWER)Chunks and cues
, PGA PGM LEVEL 1 3.0 TEACHING AND COACHING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Where does the ability to retrieve accomplished swing skills reside - (ANSWER)Long-term memory
What is the essential assumption of the basic information processing model? - (ANSWER)People are
active processors of information
Juniors: Learning, fitness, Develop Programs - (ANSWER)
Fundamental movement skills should be the focus of pre-teen training?( - (ANSWER)True
Early success in golf for Juniors is the reliable predictor of long-term success. - (ANSWER)False
What should the learning environment emphasize when working with early childhood students? -
(ANSWER)Experimentations with movement and skills
What is the first thing an instructor should test when determining the physical capabilities of a junior
golfer? - (ANSWER)Motor skills
Which exercises are best for evaluating a junior's movement patterns? - (ANSWER)Throwing, striking,
running, skipping
What is likely being evaluated when an informed instructor asks a junior golfer to throw or kick a ball? -
(ANSWER)Distance control
Introduction to building relationships and communication - (ANSWER)
Teachers must exhibit qualities students value when modeling professional standards. - (ANSWER)True
One way disciplined teachers can demonstrate consistency and balance is to moderate their praise for
student achievements - (ANSWER)True
Improvement in golf skill performance due to increased strength and flexibility as a result of
participation in a fitness program is evidence that learning has taken place. - (ANSWER)False
A common mistake in teaching is the expectation that the student will be able to learn a skill from a
verbal suggestion - (ANSWER)True
Autonomous learning is the first phase of learning a student will pass through when learning a new golf
skill. - (ANSWER)False
Effectively inhibiting unwanted movements is a characteristic of the autonomous phase of learning. -
(ANSWER)True
Competing movements encountered in new skill learning can cause a motor program memory to be
forgotten. - (ANSWER)True
Students can expect as lower rate of learning as they progress through the three phases of golf skill
learning. - (ANSWER)True
Motor learning. has taken place when the improvements in skill technique were caused by changes in
motivation. - (ANSWER)False
A student's improved performance by the end of the first lesson is evidence that learning has occurred. -
(ANSWER)false
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. - (ANSWER)True
Changes in performance that result from increased motivation are suitable as evidence for learning? -
(ANSWER)False
,PGA PGM LEVEL 1 3.0 TEACHING AND COACHING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
One minute is about the short-term memory storage capacity for new cognitive information before it is
lost due to inattention? - (ANSWER)True
Performance production measures are the result of the movement. - (ANSWER)False
What is an indication that learning has occurred? - (ANSWER)Relative permeant change
What is the basis on which instructors can make reliable inferences that learning has taken place? -
(ANSWER)Permeant results in experience and practice
How does a student transfer golf skills learned in the cognitive phase to play on the course in the
intermediate learning phase? - (ANSWER)......
What increases as students transition from early to intermediate to the advanced phase of learning? -
(ANSWER)Movement coordination
What is the definition of learning? - (ANSWER)Relatively permeant change
What would be a Transfer Test to determine learning? - (ANSWER)Taking time off and coming back
According to the 2004 Guadagnoli and Lee study, what is the optimal challenge point? -
(ANSWER)Middle ground of challenge
According to Gentile's Model, what is the second stage of learning called? -
(ANSWER)Fixation/diversification
Confidence is a performance characteristic that is observed as learning takes place. - (ANSWER)False
What should instructors limit to help students process information from short term to long-term
memory? - (ANSWER)Chunks and cues
, PGA PGM LEVEL 1 3.0 TEACHING AND COACHING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Where does the ability to retrieve accomplished swing skills reside - (ANSWER)Long-term memory
What is the essential assumption of the basic information processing model? - (ANSWER)People are
active processors of information
Juniors: Learning, fitness, Develop Programs - (ANSWER)
Fundamental movement skills should be the focus of pre-teen training?( - (ANSWER)True
Early success in golf for Juniors is the reliable predictor of long-term success. - (ANSWER)False
What should the learning environment emphasize when working with early childhood students? -
(ANSWER)Experimentations with movement and skills
What is the first thing an instructor should test when determining the physical capabilities of a junior
golfer? - (ANSWER)Motor skills
Which exercises are best for evaluating a junior's movement patterns? - (ANSWER)Throwing, striking,
running, skipping
What is likely being evaluated when an informed instructor asks a junior golfer to throw or kick a ball? -
(ANSWER)Distance control
Introduction to building relationships and communication - (ANSWER)
Teachers must exhibit qualities students value when modeling professional standards. - (ANSWER)True
One way disciplined teachers can demonstrate consistency and balance is to moderate their praise for
student achievements - (ANSWER)True
