Strategies of Teaching Early Childhood Education

D) Conservation

A child has two equal balled of clay. She takes one and rolls it out into a long snake. The teacher asks her, "Which piece if clay is bigger?" The child tells the teacher that the snake is bigger than the ball. This child has not yet developed skills of... A) Equilibrium B) Accommodation C) Assimilation D) Conservation

B)Rituals

According to Dr. Becky Bailey, experiences that connect people and/ or build community are termed as... A) Routines B)Rituals C)Responsive D)Predictable

A) Maturation, experience, and social interactions

According to Piaget, as a child develops, what works together to help a child continually reconstruct reality and achieve equilibrium? A) Maturation, experience, and social interactions B) Social, physical, and logical-mathematical C) Centering, decentering, and egocentrism D) Adaptation, accommodation, and equilibrium

C) Open-ended

An activity that allows for a variety of responses as opposed to an activity that allows for only one response is termed as... A) Simple B) Complex C) Open-ended D) Super

D) Explore the differences and similarities among individuals and groups

An anti-bias environment encourages children and adults to... A) Work to improve unfair political practices B)Study the food and exotic aspects of other lands C)Help children notice they are individuals and that they are different than their parents and or siblings D) Explore the differences and similarities among individuals and groups

-Exploring difference and similarities -Self-confidence

An anti-bias environment foster four skills. Two of these skills are the respect for diversity and a positive self-concept. What are the other two? -Postive self-concept -Respect for diversity - -

B) Modeling

Bandura observed that the level of aggression expressed by the children that viewed the films was directly related to the adult behaviors the children observed. Teachers should consider this theory when they reflect on their teaching behaviors. When teachers intentionally behave in specific ways to teach pro-social behaviors, it is called... A) Zone of proximal development (Z.P.D.) B) Modeling C) Attachment D) Equilibrium

D) Birth to age 8

Early childhood is considered to be... A) Birth to age 10 B)Birth until the child enters kindergarten C)Preschool to first grade D) Birth to age 8

A) Self-selected B) Non-literal C) Intrinsically motivated D) Pleasurable E) Enjoyable

Give the definition of "play". Be sure to list 5 components of the definition.

A) Perceptual constancy

If a child understand that an object is the same even though it it may be viewed from different perspectives (such as near and far), he/ she understands that... A) Perceptual constancy B) Conservation C) Object permanence D) Equilibrium

C) Compatibility

If a teacher placed noises areas near noisy areas, quiet areas near quiet ares, and the art area near natural light and a water source, she would most likely be following which principle of organization in the physical environment? A) Spacing B) Communicability C) Compatibility D) Availability

D) Accommodation

If the same child learned that it was not a bug and discovered a new category of animals, which Piagetian concept might he be experiencing? A) Assimilation B) Equilibrium C) Conservation D) Accommodation

A) Bandura

If you believe that children should not watch TV cartoons where the characters solve their problems by fighting, you might be influenced by which theorist? A) Bandura B) Vygotsky C) Gardner D) Piaget

A) Spaces indoors and out of specific activities

Interest areas are... A) Spaces indoors and out of specific activities B) Teacher-structured activities C)Areas that are of interest to parents D) Parts of the classroom designed for "messy" play

Stage 1: -Sensorimotor: Birth-2ish, object permanence Stage 2: -Pre-operational: 2ish-7ish, symbolic play and language Stage 3: -Concrete-operational: 7ish-11ish, reasoning

List the first three of Piaget's stages of development. Give the approximate ages of each and explain what a child learns at each stage of development.

C) Assimilation

Now summer, a child saw many hopping bugs and started call any small creature that hopped a "bug". Then, at the end of the summer, he saw a tiny hopping frog and called it a "bug". Which Piagetian concept was their child demonstrating? A) Equilibrium B) Accommodation C) Assimilation D) Conservation

Same

Piaget believed that the developmental sequence is the s_________ for all children, but each child may move through each stage more quickly or more slowly than another child. In this developmental hierarchy, each child develops as his or her own pace, but the developmental sequence is always the s________

B) Social, physical, and logical-mathematical

Piaget categorized knowledge into three different categories. They are... A) Social, physical, and inquiry-based B) Social, physical, and logical-mathematical C) Emotional, physical, and social-cultural D) Cognitive, Physical, and social-cultural

C) Adaptation, accommodation, and equilibrium

Piaget's three basic processes of thing are... A) Maturation, experience, and social interactions B) Social, physical, and logical-mathematical C) Adaptation, accommodation, and equilibrium D) Centering, decentering, and egocentrism

C)Complex

Play equipment or play manipulative's that combine two different types of materials are termed as... A) Simple B) Super C)Complex D)Open-eneded

D) The sum total of the physical and human qualities that combine to create a space for children

The environment in an early childhood classroom is defined as... A)The area outside of the building B)The yard, the parking lot and other routes to get to school C)The classroom and materials D) The sum total of the physical and human qualities that combine to create a space for children

B)The feeling and tone of the program

The interpersonal environment is... A) The materials in dramatic play B)The feeling and tone of the program C)The routines and transitions around self-care D)The relationship between the amount of physical space and the number of children in the program

A) Responsive

The quality of the environment that produce immediate and consistent feedback is termed as... A) Responsive B) Complex C) Seclusive D) Inclusive

C) The tight to develop autonomously and independently

The self-help environment selects two beliefs about children's rights. They are... A) The right to a challenging and aesthetically pleasing environment B)The right to a welcoming environment C) The tight to develop autonomously and independently D) The right to have aspects of your culture visible in the classroom

B) Scaffolding

The support provided by adults and more skilled peers to help children learn new tasks that they cannot yet accomplish on their own is called... A) Seriation B) Scaffolding C) Centering D) Decentering

A) How time is pend and sequenced in the program including scheduling, transitions, runtiness, group times and time for independent exploration, self-care, and clean-up

The temporal environment is... A) How time is pend and sequenced in the program including scheduling, transitions, runtiness, group times and time for independent exploration, self-care, and clean-up B)The number and nature of the teachers, ages and number of children and types of styles of interactions between them C)The way the space and furniture is arranged in the classroom D) The softness, hardness and safety of the environment

A) Constructivism

This learning theory states that children are active at making meaning, testing our theories, and trying to make sense of the world and themselves. This theory is called... A) Constructivism B) Social constructivism C) Modeling D) Zone of proximal development (Z.P.D.)

B) Social constructivism

This learning theory states that development occurs through interactions with others in a costal context, that learning is socially constructed and share. This theory is called... A) Constructivism B) Social constructivism C) Modeling D) Zone of proximal development (Z.P.D.)

D) Both A & B

Velcro is sewn on the dress-up clothes in the dramatic play area in place of buttons. This would support which of the following? A) An inclusive environment B) A self-help environment C) A Super environment D) Both A & B

D) Both B & C

Vygotsky's theory is called.... A) Constructivism B) Sociocultural C) Social constructivism D) Both B & C

C) Egocentrism

What a child regards herself the self as the center of all things, as the cent of the universe, the chip is demonstrating.... A) Reasoning B) Decentration C) Egocentrism D) Centering

B) Equilibrium

What is the Piagetian term for a mental process to achieve a mental balance, whereby a person tales new information and continually attempts to make sense of experience and perceptions? A) Egocentrism B) Equilibrium C) Assimilation D) Accommodation

D) Cognitive conflict

What is the Piagetian term for a period of disequilibrium when new information os not in agreement with that is "known." A) Animism B) Centering C) Egocentrism D) Cognitive conflict

B) Schema

What is the Piagetian term for a plan, schema, or framework that helps make an organizational pattern from which to operate and make sense of the world? A) Egocentrism B) Schema C) Centering D) Seriation

A) Reversibility

What is the Piagetian term for the realization that any change in position, shape, order, etc. can be reversed to its original shape and position? A) Reversibility B) Conservation C) Seriation D) Centrality

C) Conservation

What is the Piagetian term used to describe a child's understanding that quantities of objects and amounts continue to have the same length, substance, number, etc. if nothing is added or taken away and only the form has changed- like water going from a tall, slender glass to a wide, short glass. A) Perceptual constancy B) Centering C) Conservation D) Egocentrism

D) Centering

What is the Piagetian term used to describe the behavior of a pre operational child who focuses on one attribute of a situation? A) Decentering B) Egocentrism C) Reasoning D) Centering

A) Decentering

What is the Piagetian terms for the process of learning to see beyond one's learning self and realize other people have unique needs and feelings? A) Decentering B) Cognitive conflict C) Egocentrism D) Centering

A)Activity concentration

What is the term used when you present materials in a way that shows their relationship to each other, such as when markers paper stencils and scissors are all located in the writing center? A)Activity concentration B)Visibility C) Accommodating individuals needs D) Routine

D) The interpersonal environment

When the teacher intentionally greets each children every morning with a smile and a personal handshake, she is enhancing what aspect of the environment? A) The memorial environment B) The physical environment C) The self-help environment D) The interpersonal environment

C) The self-help environment D) The temporal environment

When you, the teacher, pst a schedule so that the children know the sequence of the day's activities, you are enhancing what aspect of the environment? A) The physical environment B) The interpersonal environment C) The self-help environment D) The temporal environment

B) Bandura

Who was the theorist who studied aggression? Clue: In his study, children viewed films of people hitting, kicking, and abusing an inflated Bobo doll. A) Piaget B) Bandura C) Vygotsky D) Gardner

D) Object permanence

You are playing with a baby and the baby is reaching for a ball on the floor. You cover the ball with a blanket and the baby stops reaching for the ball and picks up something else. The baby has not yet developed which Piagetian concept? A) Conservation B) Perceptual constancy C) Equilibrium D) Object permanence

Zone of Proximal Development (Z.P.D.)

You know two children that demonstrate different skill levels in block building. One child builds tall buildings by continuing to place one block on top of another block. The other child only builds "roads" by connecting the ends of the blocks, making long lines of blocks on the rug. He does not build anything "up". You want the " road builder" to learn how to build tall buildings, so you pair the two builders together to play in the block area. This would be evidence that you believe in what part of Vygotsky's theory.