Which is NOT one of the four methods of practice in physical education?

• A. The progressive-part method
• B. The progressive-whole method
• C. The whole-part-whole method
• D. The part method

Answer: (B)

Understanding how practice is organized helps students learn skills more effectively. In motor learning, four widely taught methods describe how to structure practice: practicing the entire skill (whole method), practicing it in parts (part method), adding parts gradually to build the full skill (progressive-part method), and practicing parts and then the whole (part-whole method). The option labeled progressive-whole isn’t a recognized method in this standard framework. The idea behind progressive-whole would imply a sequence that isn’t part of the established category—for example, starting with the whole and then expanding it in a way that isn’t how the common methods are defined. The other options fit clearly: part method, progressive-part method, and part-whole method all describe accepted ways to organize practice, and the whole-part-whole variation is another valid sequence. So the choice that isn’t one of the four methods is the progressive-whole method.