Physical Education
Appendix F: Glossary
- active living
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A way of life valuing physical activity as an essential part of living; characterized by
the integration of physical activity into daily routines and leisure pursuits.
- activity-specific motor skills
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Motor skills specific to a particular activity, such as square dance--do-si-do;
soccer--heading; aquatics--front crawl; basketball--chest pass.
- appropriate competitive behaviour
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Striving for improvement while respecting and remaining sensitive to the social,
emotional, and physical needs and ability levels of all participants.
- asymmetrical
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Having each side different.
- body awareness
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An element of movement; being aware of body shape, parts of the body, and the
support and transfer of weight.
- co-ordination
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Using the senses of vision and touch together with kinesthetic (muscle) sense to
accomplish accurate or well-timed body movements.
- critical thinking
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The ability to discern and discriminate through an individual thought process.
- creative movement process
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A combination of cognition and psychomotor skills in sequential movements that
involve perceiving stimulus, exploring, selecting, combining, refining, and
performing.
- elements of movement
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What the body does, how the body moves, and where the body moves, alone and in
relation to objects and people.
- fair play
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Participating with integrity and with respect for teammates, opponents, officials, and
rules.
- health
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A dynamic state influenced by circumstances, beliefs, and environments; soundness
of mind, body, and spirit.
- large apparatus
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For example, trestle box, balance beam, climbing apparatus, horse.
- levels
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Low, medium, or high spatially.
- locomotor skill
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An element of movement; movement from place to place, such as walking, running,
hopping, jumping, leaping, skipping, climbing, galloping, rolling, and sliding.
- matching
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Performing the same movement side-by-side and at the same time.
- motor skill
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Any muscular activity, under voluntary control of the brain, that is directed toward a
specific objective.
- non-locomotor skill
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An element of movement; movement that does not involve locomotion, such as
bending, curling, holding, lifting, pulling, pushing, stretching, swinging, twisting, and
turning.
- performance modifiers
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Variables affecting performance and level of participation in a physical activity.
- personal functional level of physical fitness
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Possessing fundamental motor skills that allow a learner to participate comfortably
and confidently in a selected physical activity.
- play
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Both an attitude and an action; characterized by freely choosing to participate in a
structured or non-structured activity that may be physical, social, or mental.
- qualities
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An element of movement referring to speed, force, time, and flow.
- relationship
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An element of movement; movement in relation to people or objects.
- small apparatus
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For example, ball, beanbag, quoit, skittle, hoop, individual mat, bench, skipping rope,
chair.
- space awareness
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An element of movement; being aware of personal and general space, directions,
pathways, levels, and planes.
- symmetrical
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Having each side the same.
- water adjustment
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Introduction to water, which includes the development of comfort in a water
environment and exposure to basic water-entry skills.
- well-being
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An optimum condition of health, based on a balanced lifestyle, in which an
individual experiences satisfaction and confidence in personal levels of fitness and
motor skill development.
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