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Study Guide

Overview and Test Objectives
Field 112–113: Health and Physical Education Subtests 1 and 2

Test Overview

Table outlining the test format, number of questions, time, and passing score.
Format Computer-based test (CBT)
Number of Questions Subtest 1: Health Education: 80 multiple-choice questions
Subtest 2: Physical Education: 80 multiple-choice questions
Time Subtest 1: Health Education: 1 hour 45 minutes*
Subtest 2: Physical Education: 1 hour 45 minutes*

*Does not include 15-minute CBT tutorial

Test Objectives

Subtest 1: Health Education
Subarea Range of Objectives Approximate Test Weighting
1 Health Promotion and Risk Reduction 001–002 32.5%
2 Health Literacy and Social-Emotional Health 003–004 32.5%
3 The Health Education Program 005–008 35%

Hover over each subarea for details of subtest content or see table above.

Sub area 1 32.5%, Sub area 2 32.5%, and Sub area 3 35%.

Subtest 2: Physical Education
Subarea Range of Objectives Approximate Test Weighting
4 Motor Learning and Movement Concepts 009–010 32.5%
5 Health-Related Fitness 011–012 32.5%
6 The Physical Education Program 013–016 35%

Hover over each subarea for details of subtest content or see table above.

Sub area 4 32.5%, Sub area 5 32.5%, and Sub area 6 35%.

Subtest 1: Health Education

Subarea 1—HEALTH PROMOTION AND RISK REDUCTION

Objective 001—Understand principles and concepts of health promotion and disease prevention.

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Objective 002—Understand personal safety and injury prevention, and skills and strategies for preventing and reducing risks related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

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Subarea 2—HEALTH LITERACY AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH

Objective 003—Understand factors that affect mental and emotional health, and skills and strategies for developing and maintaining healthy interpersonal, social, and family relationships.

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Objective 004—Understand influences on health behaviors, and strategies and activities for promoting students' health literacy skills.

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Subarea 3—THE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM

Objective 005—Understand the role of the health education teacher in promoting students' ability to make health-enhancing choices and maintain healthy lifestyles.

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Objective 006—Understand the foundations of health education and the professional responsibilities of a health education teacher.

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Objective 007—Understand how to plan and implement developmentally appropriate instruction in the health education program.

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Objective 008—Understand the use of a variety of assessment strategies and tools to evaluate student learning and progress and to improve health education instruction.

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Subtest 2: Physical Education

Subarea 4—MOTOR LEARNING AND MOVEMENT CONCEPTS

Objective 009—Understand motor learning and development, movement concepts, biomechanics, and skillful movement.

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Objective 010—Understand critical elements, task progressions, cues, organizational strategies, basic rules, etiquette, equipment, and safety practices for sports, lifetime activities, outdoor pursuits, and cooperative and group games.

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Subarea 5—HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS

Objective 011—Understand anatomical and physiological concepts related to physical activity and health, and principles and components of health-related fitness.

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Objective 012—Understand principles and activities for developing and maintaining healthy levels of cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition.

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Subarea 6—THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

Objective 013—Understand the role of physical activity in promoting students' development of positive personal and social behaviors and their ability to make healthy lifestyle choices.

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Objective 014—Understand how to plan and implement developmentally appropriate instruction in the physical education program.

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Objective 015—Understand the use of a variety of assessment strategies and tools to evaluate student learning and progress and to improve physical education instruction.

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Objective 016—Understand the foundations of physical education and legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities of physical education teachers.

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