Examination 1: Modern Teaching Methods (True/ False Format)

This exam is based on the premise that the best teaching methods are designed to match the human learning process. Hence this part of the examination will focus on questions about the human learning process.

       
1. Rote repetition is the most effective teaching method. TRUE FALSE
2. Students learn fastest when they have a role in their development TRUE FALSE
3. Confidence is your greatest ally in teaching TRUE FALSE
4. When you are feeding balls to condition a stroke, is this an act by the student of exploration or rote repetition? Exploration Repetition
5. You can see every error a student makes in stroke execution with your naked eye. TRUE FALSE
6. Human language is precise that I do not have to choose my words carefully when teaching TRUE FALSE
7. Training every day is preferred to training in intervals where days are skipped at random. TRUE FALSE
8. Having fun is detrimental to the human learning process. TRUE FALSE
9. I should push my students to ignor all injuries and keep training TRUE FALSE
10. Humans need gestation time to absorb new knowledge between periods of training TRUE FALSE
11. It is better to concentrate on getting one stroke 70 or so percent developed right before starting a second stroke TRUE FALSE
12. It is better to train the student so that they develop the components of a stroke rather than a stroke template. TRUE FALSE
13. People learn more rapidly if the new knowledge they acquire has a clear meaning, relevance, or purpose. TRUE FALSE
14. One should start by developing the student's strokes based on their natural stroke inclinations TRUE FALSE
15. Using negative language will insure student compliance with your instructions TRUE FALSE
16. Males and Females have the same learning styles TRUE FALSE
17. Fear is a good instructional tool. TRUE FALSE
18. You should keep the student dependent on you to accelerate their learning process. TRUE FALSE
19. The student should be given time to explore the ideas of the instructor without being constantly corrected by the instructor. TRUE FALSE
20. You can determine a student's weaknesses within five minutes of seeing them hit. TRUE FALSE