Teaching Styles and Methods

Question 1

Pedagogy - Definition

Answer 1

Method and style of education, including the study and practice of how best to teach.

Question 2

Basic Learning Steps - 1 of 5

Answer 2

Must possess the motor skills necessary to execute the movements

Question 3

Basic Learning Steps - 2 of 5

Answer 3

Memorize the steps or sequence

Question 4

Basic Learning Steps - 3 of 5

Answer 4

Understand how an exercise is supposed to look and feel

Question 5

Basic Learning Steps - 4 of 5

Answer 5

Have the body awareness to perform movements correctly and repeatedly

Question 6

Basic Learning Steps - 5 of 5

Answer 6

Have the ability to physiologically keep up with the demands of learning

Question 7

GFIs Role in Learning (2 total)

Answer 7

• Build rapport

- Provide effective instructions that are clear and concise

Question 8

Teaching Principles (5 total)

Answer 8

• Set-up
• Execution
• Transitions
• Cueing
• Rhythm

Question 9

Set-up - Considerations (3 total)

Answer 9

• Name the exercise
• Position the equipment or body
• The “start” position

Question 10

Execution - Considerations (3 total)

Answer 10

• Performing the movement or exercise through the full range of motion (ROM) w/ correct technique and form
• Use only words that impact the outcome (economy of words)
• Words should be clear and concise

Question 11

Integrating Learning Styles Thru Cueing (2 total)

Answer 11

• Strive to effectively integrate visual, verbal, and kinesthetic cues to coach participants
• Add brief learning opportunities to improve the overall experience (i.e. identify target muscle groups and benefits)

Question 12

Transitions - Types (3 total)

Answer 12

• Matching
• Mending
• Patching

Question 13

Transitions - Definition

Answer 13

• Flowing to the next exercise maintains motion and connects one exercise to the next

Question 14

Matching - Definition

Answer 14

Where one exercise ends, another starts

Question 15

Matching - Example

Answer 15

A barbell front squat followed by an over head press or a grapevine followed by single-leg hamstring curls

Question 16

Mending - Definition

Answer 16

Stringing two exercises/movements together

Question 17

Mending - Example

Answer 17

Incorporating thrusters (a squat overhead press in unison) or a right knee and left uppercut performed simultaneously

Question 18

Patching - Definition

Answer 18

Performing an additional movement between two exercises or movements for a seamless transition

Question 19

Patching - Example

Answer 19

Burpees (a push up, knees tuck in to stand, and jump)

Question 20

Cueing - Definition

Answer 20

Using as few words as possible to deliver directions and desired outcomes

Question 21

Cueing - Rhythm Based

Answer 21

Cue must come before the movement

Question 22

Cueing - Strength or Other Based

Answer 22

Cue may be corrective

Question 23

Cueing - Guidelines - 1 of 5

Answer 23

Provide no more than one corrective action at a time and choose the most critical

Question 24

Cueing - Guidelines - 2 of 5

Answer 24

Ensure gross movement errors are addressed first before refining other aspects of form and technique

Question 25

Cueing - Guidelines - 3 of 5

Answer 25

Form and corrective cues should be sequential, often starting from the trunk/core then moving to the extremities

Question 26

Cueing - Guidelines - 4 of 5

Answer 26

Cues should be positive and solution-based

Question 27

Cueing - Guidelines - 5 of 5

Answer 27

Build vocabulary that doesn’t use negative words or filler

Question 28

Proximal - Definition

Answer 28

Nearest to the midline of the body or point of origin of a muscle

Question 29

Distal - Definition

Answer 29

Farthest from the midline of the body, or from the point of origin of a muscle

Question 30

Rhythm- Definition

Answer 30

the tempo of the movement

Question 31

Rhythm - Choreographed Class

Answer 31

Based on the music’s beats per minute

Question 32

Rhythm - Other or Strength Based

Answer 32

Can manipulate the cadence which can affect the overload

Question 33

Rhythm - Music Background Based

Answer 33

Music provokes emotion and motivation and helps keep exercises in motion, enhancing skill acquisition

Question 34

Overload - Definition

Answer 34

The principle that a physiological system subjected to above-normal stress will respond by increasing in strength or function accordingly