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MTEL Physical Education Test Breakdown

Physical Development and Motor Learning has five subareas with a total of 13 to 15 questions.

Major Body Systems: organization, components, functions, actions and disorders of the skeletal, muscular, circulatory, respiratory and nervous systems, and their physiological processes.
Physical Growth and Development: influential factors, phases and characteristics during infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood, and human growth issues.
Motor Development: sequences and characteristics during infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood, relationship to physical, cognitive, psychosocial and emotional development, and factors that influence development and performance.
Perceptual Motor Development: principles, visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic discriminations and activities, materials and equipment for various age groups, and development levels.
Motor Learning: principles, theories, practices, retention, readiness, feedback, observational learning and transfer of learning, recognizing and using similar methods in a variety of movements and activities, detecting mistakes and providing feedback, and methods of modifying physical activities to promote using a variety of motor skills.

Health-Related Physical Fitness has five subareas with a total of 13 to 15 questions.

Physical Fitness and Training: components and principles; aerobic and anaerobic conditioning; short and long term effects on the cardiorespiratory, muscular, skeletal, neural and endocrine systems and their interactions during movement; energy systems; factors that affect fitness and performance; health risks; and injury prevention techniques.
Cardiorespiratory and Endurance: development, maintenance, principles and activities, assessing and monitoring heart rate and endurance levels and aerobic activities for various ages, purposes and developmental levels.
Muscular Strength and Endurance: development, maintenance, principles and activities for various muscle groups; principles, safety practices and equipment for resistance training; assessment techniques; and activities for various ages, purposes and developmental levels.
Flexibility: development, maintenance, principles and activities for major joints; assessment techniques and activities for various ages; purposes; and developmental levels.
Body Composition that promotes Good Health: nutrition and weight control and how they affect health and development; relationship between activity, body type and body composition; and activities for various ages, purposes and developmental levels that promote fitness and health.

Movement and Sports Activities has nine subareas with a total of 24 to 26 questions.

Biomechanics: principles and how they apply to body movement, motion, stability and balance; force projection; and absorption, buoyancy, rotation and speed.
Movement: time, space, direction, speed and force; applying these movements via shapes, levels and pathways; body awareness; and activities for various ages, purposes and developmental levels.
Locomotor, Nonlocomotor and Body Control: principles, activities, types and characteristics; assessment methods; and methods for integrating into various combinations.
Object Control: principles, activities and combinations of throwing, catching, dribbling, kicking and striking skills; assessment methods; and methods for integrating with locomotor and nonlocomotor skills.
Rhythm and Dance: principles, elements and activities; assessment methods; methods for integrating locomotor and nonlocomotor skills and body control; and object control skills and techniques, sequences and skills for various dances.
Tumbling and Gymnastics: techniques, skills, organization, safety practices and equipment and its proper use; assessment methods; and activities for various ages, purposes and developmental levels.
Aquatics: techniques, skills, organization, safety practices, equipment and its proper use; and emergency pool procedures, assessment methods and activities for various ages, purposes and developmental levels.
Individual and Dual Sports, Recreational Activities and Outdoor Pursuits: techniques, skills, etiquette, safety practices, rules and types; and proper use of equipment, assessment methods and activities for various ages, purposes and developmental levels.
Team Sports: techniques, skills, etiquette, safety practices, lead-up activities, rules and types and proper use of equipment; assessment methods; and activities for various ages, purposes and developmental levels.

Cognitive, Social and Personal Development has three subareas with a total of seven to nine questions.

Relationship to Physical Education: characteristics of cognitive, social and personal development during childhood and adolescence; influence of peers, parents, siblings and extended family; influences related to gender, physical appearance and skills and their affects; anxiety and performance; stress management; relationship between activity, identity and well-being; and methods to promote creative expression through dance and sports.
Higher-Order Thinking and Evaluation Skills: developing problem-solving, decision-making, goal setting; self-assessment and control skills through physical activity and health-related lifestyle choices; and ways to evaluate advertising claims about health products and services.
Positive Personal and Social Behavior and Traits: encouraging enjoyment of creative and aesthetic performances; respecting physical limitations of self and others; social and cultural benefits of participation; and how physical activity influences personal and social behavior.

Professional Knowledge and the Physical Education Program has seven subareas with a total of 18 to 20 questions.

History and Philosophies: significant events and major philosophies and their effects on past and present programs, current issues and trends, and contributions of major educators.
Structures, Goals and Purposes: procedures, components, scope and sequence of the PE curriculum; criteria and procedures for assessing and modifying programs as needed; ways to integrate physical activity into other school activities; and communication with students, parents and the community at large.
Instructional Strategies: methods and their characteristics; activities for different objectives, situations and age and development levels; instruction for students with special needs, linguistic challenges and different cultural backgrounds; modifying rules, equipment and environments in certain circumstances; and collaborating with other staff members.
Assessment Methods and Instruments: types, characteristics, advantages and limitations; selecting, constructing, adapting and implementing appropriate methods for different groups in different situations to meet different objectives; uses of technology; and developing exercise regimens and interpreting their effectiveness.
Management and Environments: organizing and managing classes in different environments; benefits and limitations of various discipline strategies, logistics, availability and use of facilities; equipment, staff and other resources; funding issues; care and maintenance of facilities and equipment; and safety procedures in all venues.
Injury Prevention and Emergency First-Aid: principles and techniques, injuries common to various activities, CPR, control of bleeding, shock and other emergency situations, and safety precautions when administering various types of first-aid.
Legal and Ethical Issues: requirements, responsibilities, guidelines and their applications, lifeguarding and pool safety, supervision, safety, liability and negligence and gender equity, special education, religious issues, and other student rights.

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