Chapter 14 Test Items
Chapter 14 Multiple-choice Items
1. Which of the following statements helps explain the link between technology and childhood obesity?
A) Technology classes are replacing physical education classes.
B) Children see various media that advocate poor eating habits.
C) Children spend time on computers instead of physical activity.
D) Physical activity decreases because children see poor online models.
2. What is the main reason that students should become informed consumers of online health and fitness products
and information?
A) To avoid misleading and harmful advice on health matters
B) To avoid unwanted exposure to controversial health-related topics
C) To get best prices on health-related products and services
D) To obtain information on topics not available in other formats
3. Students can use these monitoring devices to determine their percent of body fat.
A) pedometer
B) spirometer
C) blood pressure cuff
D) body composition analyzer
4. Students can use this device measures lung volume, which is an indicator of fitness.
A) pedometer
B) spirometer
C) blood pressure cuff
D) body composition analyzer
5. This software helps students watch their weight by analyzing their calorie intake and monitoring portions of
required food groups.
A) body composition analyzer
B) video analysis program
C) nutritional analysis program
D) body biomechanical analyzer
6. What is one way that a video camera can assist young athletes?
A) Obtaining footage of role models
B) Self-assessment of their performance
C) Learning important visual technology skills
D) Creating a practice plan for themselves.
7. These have been referred to as “the physical educator’s new clipboard,” because they make it easy for
instructors to do on-site assessments.
A) electronic clipboards
B) mobile apps
C) tablet computers
D) digital portfolios
8. What is the nature of the controversy surrounding exergaming in physical education (PE)?
A) Whether or not it should be included in PE curriculum
B) Whether or not these programs actually provide physical exercise
C) Whether or not they should be included in Special Olympics
D) Whether or not schools will be able to afford them
9. What is one way video resources can help influence students’ health behaviors?
A) Confirms information and opinions that their school peers tell them
B) Allows them to hear information from someone other than the teacher
C) Gives them alternatives to peers and parents as role models
D) Helps them decide on healthy long-term goals for physical activity
10. Software such as Measurement in Motion and Dart Trainer use this instructor–supplied resource to allow for
ease of measurement and analysis of movement performance
A) tablets
B) apps
C) software
D) videos
11. What is one technology-based strategy to connect students with information they need about controversial
topics such as suicide, drugs, and violence?
A) Refer them to a valid website
B) Have them create an example website
C) Use a keypals project
D) Create a vodcast on the topic
12. In combination with handheld devices like smartphones, these allow learners to take
dance instruction anywhere.
A) vodcasts
B) exergames
C) accelerometers
D) apps
13. These often state a goal, such as walking four miles a day, which students must accomplish for each week.
A) individual practice plans
B) online physical education courses
C) individual assessment strategies
D) online student information systems
14. These computer programs help students assess and enhance their personal health by determining life
expectancy, cardiovascular disease risk, and/or cancer risk based on students’ answers to questions.
A) health risk assessments
B) nutritional analysis assessments
C) video analysis programs
D) health advisory programs
Chapter 14 Short-Answer Items
1. According to Mears and Hansen (2009), this is defined as “video games that provide physical activity or
exercise through interactive play.”
2. This device helps monitor physical exercise by counting the number of steps one takes while walking or
running, but can also report calories burned and exercise intensity minutes.
3. Technology use has the potential both to increase and decrease physical activity in young people, which can
result in this major challenge to good health.
4. While there is an increase in this requirement at elementary and middle-school levels, most states have
decreased it for high school levels.
5. While students can obtain a great deal of health information online, they must have a sufficient level of this in
order to know how to locate, evaluate, and use the information.
6. This is the term for software that analyzes calorie intake and monitors portions of required food groups.
7. These devices are especially effective for providing students with feedback as to whether they are in their target
heart rate zones and benefiting from the training effect for cardiorespiratory endurance.
8. This device measures an athlete’s rate of acceleration, which is one way of monitoring body functions during
sport and exercise activities.
9. Treadmills, stair steppers, and stationary bikes are all examples of this kind of technology-enhanced equipment.
10. Several studies are exploring this technology-enabled activity as a form of therapeutic intervention for children
with disabilities.
11. For students who have advanced sports skills, this video technique is useful for learning strategy and tactics.
12. These can put students in charge of collecting, recording, and analyzing their learning in
psychomotor and cognitive domains, their fitness performance, and their social
interactions.
13. This website provides video-based scenarios and advice on behavior issues such as bullying, allowing students
to apply their knowledge to problem-solving situations.
14. This website is has become a popular way for dance students to research and view models of various dances.
Chapter 14 Essay Items
1. Discuss some ways that video can be used in helping students build competence in sports and other physical
activities.
2. Discuss some of the strategies and resources that health and physical education instructors can use to increase
their proficiency as technology-using teachers.
Chapter 14 Test Item Answer Key
Chapter 14 Multiple-choice Items
Chapter 14 Short-Answer Items
Chapter 14 Essay Items