Study Guide

Physical Education
Test Design and Framework

The test design below describes general assessment information. The framework that follows is a detailed outline that explains the knowledge and skills that this test measures.

Test Design

Format Computer-based test (CBT) and online-proctored test
Number of Questions 100 multiple-choice questions
Time* 2 hours
Passing Score 220

*Does not include 15-minute tutorial

Test Framework

 

Content Domain Range of Competencies Approximate Percentage of Test Score
I. Movement Skills and Activities 0001–0005 40%
II. Health-Related Physical Fitness 0006–0009 30%
III. The Foundations of Physical Education 0010–0014 30%

Domain I–Movement Skills and Activities

Competency 0001–Understand principles of motor development and efficient human movement.

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Competency 0002–Understand movement concepts and fundamental movement skills.

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Competency 0003–Understand principles, activities, and techniques for body management, rhythmic movement, and creative expression and dance skills.

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Competency 0004–Understand principles, skills, and techniques for individual, dual, and team sports.

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Competency 0005–Understand principles, skills, and techniques for outdoor pursuits, recreational activities, and cooperative group games and challenges.

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Domain II–Health-Related Physical Fitness

Competency 0006–Understand basic concepts of anatomy and physiology, major components of personal wellness and fitness, and significant factors that influence wellness and fitness, including diverse cultural, economic, and geographic contexts.

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Competency 0007–Understand principles and activities for promoting cardiorespiratory fitness.

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Competency 0008–Understand principles and activities for promoting muscular strength and endurance and muscular and joint flexibility.

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Competency 0009–Understand strategies and activities for promoting healthy levels of body composition and the skills needed to develop personal health and physical activity plans.

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Domain III–The Foundations of Physical Education

Competency 0010–Understand factors that influence growth, development, and learning and the importance of developing physically literate individuals.

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Competency 0011–Understand how children and adolescents learn and how to provide them with opportunities that support their psychomotor, cognitive, social, and emotional development.

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Competency 0012–Understand the relationship between physical activity and the development of responsible personal and social behaviors and traits.

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Competency 0013–Understand physical education instruction and assessment, including how to adapt instruction and assessment for students with diverse learning needs.

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Competency 0014–Understand ethical, legal, professional, and safety guidelines and practices in physical education.

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