CHFD 2412 Midterm Review (1-7)
Which of the following scenarios is an indicator of attention deficit? A. A three-year-old won't wait to put on her coat while the teacher helps someone else. B. An 18-month-old won't stay in the crib once she wakes up. C. A two-year-old won't sit at the table while lunch is being served. D. A four-year-old can watch television for an hour without moving but cannot sit on the teacher's lap for a short story.
A. A three-year-old won't wait to put on her coat while the teacher helps someone else.
All of the following are valid reasons for observing children EXCEPT: A. To determine how smart a child is B. To decide about future classroom activities C. To determine the best way to provide guidance D. To determine how to help a child who is struggling with an activity
A. To determine how smart a child is
(1) A Portfolio is: A. an intentional collection of information about a child's development that includes written comments by the teacher. B. documentation of the progress of the entire class. C. a notebook to document progression of art ability. D. a scrapbook kept by the teacher throughout the year and presented to the parent at the end of the school year.
A. an intentional collection of information about a child's development that includes
Toddlers are in the stage that Erik Erikson labeled the conflict of: A. autonomy versus shame and doubt. B. trust versus mistrust. C. compliance versus independence. D. industry versus inferiority.
A. autonomy versus shame and doubt.
It is important for teachers to record information about attention span because: A. it shows what the child is interested in and when he is ready for more challenging activities. B. it is important documentation to show that a child has been abused. C. it provides evidence that the more popular learning centers should be closed for a part of each day to encourage children to explore other less popular areas. D. it is valuable for early screening for autism.
A. it shows what the child is interested in and when he is ready for more challenging activities.
Teachers can use observations like Anecdotal Recording to: A. plan appropriate curriculum and share with the family. B. plan appropriate curriculum. C. share with the family. D. diagnose a learning disability.
A. plan appropriate curriculum and share with the family.
When the teacher has a child in the class whose home language is different from the rest of the children, the teacher should: A. provide all printed materials for the family in the child's home language. B. require that the parents pay for an interpreter to attend with the child. C. teach the child good manners by teaching him to say please and thank you in English. D. encourage the parents to only speak English to the child at home.
A. provide all printed materials for the family in the child's home language.
Piaget's theory: A. provides a framework to help us better understand a child's thinking. B. helps us better understand a child's social development. C. proves that infants are thinking far above their level. D. helps us better understand a child's physical development.
A. provides a framework to help us better understand a child's thinking.
Children's small muscle development can be assessed when they are: A. putting together puzzles. B. playing on the playground. C. playing Follow the Leader. D. moving about the classroom.
A. putting together puzzles.
The child's ability to learn language is MOST influenced by: A. quality interactions with adults. B. the frequency at which the child is spoken to and allowed to speak. C. the parent's educational level. D. the parent's home language.
A. quality interactions with adults.
All of the following are considered self-help skills EXCEPT: A. riding a bicycle. B. washing hands before meals and after using the toilet. C. dressing. D. participating in daily classroom jobs.
A. riding a bicycle.
All of the following are acceptable uses for a completed Anecdotal Recording EXCEPT: A. shown to your father because he is a child psychiatrist. B. dated and filed in the individual child's portfolio. C. reviewed and used as a comparison later in the year. D. read to the child.
A. shown to your father because he is a child psychiatrist.
The Time Sample recording method measures: A. the amount of time a child spends in one area. B. physical development. C. language development. D. how many times a child does something.
A. the amount of time a child spends in one area.
Checklists are good for measuring: A. the presence or absence of behaviors and/or skills and specific, observable milestones of development B. specific, observable milestones of development C. the details of a conversation and the presence or absence of behaviors and/or skills. D. the details of a conversation. E. the presence or absence of behaviors and/or skills.
A. the presence or absence of behaviors and/or skills and specific, observable milestones of development
Children can experience nature: A. in zoos, gardens, museums and nature centers. B. All of these answers are correct. C. in books, television, and films. D. in direct experiences with plants, animals and habitats.
B. All of these answers are correct.
Your personal frame of reference is influenced by: A. your past experiences with children. B. All of these answers are correct. C. your education and training. D. your values, biases, prejudices.
B. All of these answers are correct.
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Piaget's Preoperational Stage?: A. Animism B. Conservation C. Egocentrism D. Centration
B. Conservation
Which of the following statements provides the BEST description of the difference between growth and development? A. Both are change but growth is sequential and the same for every child. B. Development is qualitative change and growth is quantitative change. C. Development is quantitative change and growth is qualitative change. D. Both are change but development is sequential and the same for every child.
B. Development is qualitative change and growth is quantitative change.
Of the following, choose the MOST valid reason for using a Time Sample recording method: A. It is good for recording information on the child's self-esteem. B. It is effective for recording information on the child's attention span. C. It is effective for recording information about the child's physical development. D. It is effective for recording information about the child's language development.
B. It is effective for recording information on the child's attention span.
(1) Developmentally appropriate assessment methods for young children include all of the following EXCEPT: A. Child Interviews. B. Standardized Group Tests. C. Work Samples. D. Portfolios
B. Standardized Group Tests.
A baby lifts her head, then her head and shoulders. This is an example of the _________________ principle. A. proximodistal growth B. cephalocaudal growth C. sequential growth D. cycles of growth
B. cephalocaudal growth
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of temperament that may affect approaches to learning? A. activity level B. diversity C. adaptability D. persistence
B. diversity
All of the following characteristics occur during the Sensorimotor Stage of development EXCEPT: A. crawling and putting things in the mouth. B. egocentrism. C. listening to and kicking the crib mobile. D. developing object permanence.
B. egocentrism.
(1) The teacher uses assessment to: A. document how many days the child has missed school. B. gather information and document a child's skills and development. C. evaluate the progress of an entire classroom. D. analyze development of a particular child.
B. gather information and document a child's skills and development.
The Reflective Journal: A. is used as a tool to write notes to share with families. B. is a place for the teacher to record personal thoughts and should be kept at home. C. includes only facts, not opinions and feelings. D. is a public document and subject to the opens records policy.
B. is a place for the teacher to record personal thoughts and should be kept at home.
The theory of multiple intelligences is important because: A. it helps teachers identify gifted children. B. it explains that various abilities and strengths are different for each child. C. it explains how a child can play a musical instrument without taking lessons. D. It helps to diagnose autism.
B. it explains that various abilities and strengths are different for each child.
The new research about babies' brain development is important because: A. it indicates that the most important place for the mother during the child's first year of life is at home. B. it shows the complexity of learning capability of an infant. C. it demonstrates that even the effects of drug and alcohol and early poor nutrition can be overcome. D. it proves that infants are capable of learning to read earlier than previously thought.
B. it shows the complexity of learning capability of an infant.
A class list log is: A. posted on the bulletin board to keep the parents informed about what their child did that day. B. kept in the Class file to refer to later when gathering individual pieces of information on individual children. C. kept at home because it contains confidential information. D. kept in each child's personal file because it contains information about each child.
B. kept in the Class file to refer to later when gathering individual pieces of information on individual children.
The most important thing a teacher can do to understand what the child is trying to say is: A. ask questions. B. listen. C. break eye contact so the child does not feel nervous. D. ask another child to interpret.
B. listen.
Mealtimes are a routine activity in the early childhood program during which the teacher can: A. should be a quiet time so that children can focus on eating and not socializing. B. model appropriate behavior for the children as they sit and interact with them at the table. C. observe academic accomplishments. D. take a break to eat their own meal.
B. model appropriate behavior for the children as they sit and interact with them at the table.
As Bill sits on the floor stacking blocks, he hums a little song: "One, two, three, four, five, six, I would like to pick up sticks." Bill is: A. matching. B. rote counting. C. ordering. D. rational counting.
B. rote counting.
Which of the following is a work sample? A. Anecdotal Recording B. Checklist C. Collage D. Class List Log
C. Collage
All of the following statements are true about physical development EXCEPT: A. It is affected by environmental factors. B. It is affected by social interactions with other people. C. It occurs in a predictable sequence and at the same rate for all children. D. It occurs in a predictable sequence but at an individual timetable for each child.
C. It occurs in a predictable sequence and at the same rate for all children.
A checklist is: A. an open method of recording. B. useful for capturing the details of a child's behavior. C. a tool for recording the presence or absence of a skill. D. a time-consuming method.
C. a tool for recording the presence or absence of a skill.
Dysfluency (commonly called stuttering) A. is a condition that should cause alarm at any age. B. often disappears without any intervention. C. is a temporary and short-lived speech disorder and often disappears without any intervention. D. All of these answers are correct.
C. is a temporary and short-lived speech disorder and often
An Anecdotal Recording: A. is private and is against the confidentiality guidelines to share it with families. B. only records a brief description of the incident. C. is one method of recording details to document suspicion of child abuse. D. is a recording that includes the teacher's personal interpretation.
C. is one method of recording details to document suspicion of child abuse.
Children need activities to help them develop small muscle skills because: A. it helps prevent obesity in later life. B. it is one indicator of school readiness. C. it prepares them for writing. D. it shows that their parents have taught them to button, snap, and tie.
C. it prepares them for writing.
When children put dinosaurs in a line according to size, the term used to describe this activity is: A. organizing. B. measuring. C. seriation. D. contrasting.
C. seriation.
Tanya and Greg were playing in the spaceship (a large cardboard packing box). Together they counted down: "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF!" This is an example of: A. the criterion-referenced recording method. B. the qualitative recording method. C. the narrative recording method. D. the Work Sample recording method.
C. the narrative recording method.
Words that describe action used in Anecdotal Recordings are: A. adjectives. B. tense C. verbs D. sequence
C. verbs
(1) The ecological view of the child means: A. viewing the child from the context of genetics. B. evaluating how well the child and family participate in environmental activities. C. viewing the child in the context of the family and all other environments that influence the child's development. D. evaluating the child from the perspective of the predominant culture.
C. viewing the child in the context of the family and all other environments that influence the child's development.
All of the following are examples of closed ended questions EXCEPT: A. "What did you have for lunch at school today?" B. "Is that your family that you drew in your picture?" C. "Where did you put your shoes?" D. "What do you think will happen next?"
D. "What do you think will happen next?"
The teacher can help prepare the child for departures by: A. gathering the child's belongings. B. telling the child it is almost time to leave. C. watching for what makes the smoothest transition once the family arrives. D. All of these answers are correct.
D. All the above
The concept of object permanence is developed by the end of the: A. Formal Operations stage. B. Concrete Operations stage. C. Preoperational stage. D. Sensorimotor stage.
D. Sensorimotor stage.
The teacher should suggest additional speech evaluations to the family when: A. the four-year-old is stuttering. B. the three-year-old does not speak or respond to adults for the first two weeks of school. C. the child often uses bad words in the classroom. D. a variety of observations using a variety of observation methods indicate delays in normal development.
D. a variety of observations using a variety of observation methods indicate delays in normal development.
(1) To ensure that we learn as much as possible about the environmental influences on each individual child, an ecological view of the child includes: A. the physical environment. B. the social environment. C. the family. D. all aspects that influence the child.
D. all aspects that influence the child.
As you listen to a child talk, you can learn about his: A. cultural development only. B. cognitive development and cultural background only. C. cognitive development and creativity but not social development. D. development in every area.
D. development in every area.
Because the teacher is an important language role model to children, the teacher should: A. only speak the child's home language. B. correct the child's grammar. C. constantly ask the child questions to encourage him to talk. D. focus on the use of correct grammar and clear articulation when speaking with children.
D. focus on the use of correct grammar and clear articulation when speaking with children.
All of the following are true of a checklist EXCEPT: A. it does not eliminate bias and inference on the part of the observer. B. the criteria is typically arranged in a developmental sequence. C. it is not effective for recording details. D. it produces the same results from one teacher to the next.
D. it produces the same results from one teacher to the next.
When using the method of Anecdotal Recording, it is important for the teacher to: A. include inferences as part of the recording. B. keep inferences in a separate notebook. C. never make inferences based on one isolated incident. D. keep inferences separate from the details and the facts.
D. keep inferences separate from the details and the facts.
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences outlines several types of intelligences that: A. support logical and scientific learning. B. include how the intellectually gifted person learns. C. everyone should master for their best learning. D. maybe one or more area through which an individual may learn most readily
D. maybe one or more area through which an individual may learn most readily.
The smallest unit of speech that distinguishes one utterance from another is called a: A. morpheme. B. syntax unit. C. symbol. D. phoneme.
D. phoneme.
Toileting as a self-care skill: A. should be avoided because the teacher can be accused of abuse. B. teaches a child to use the toilet independently. C. should not be focused on in the early childhood program because it is the family's responsibility. D. teaches the child many skills in the social, emotional, and physical areas of development.
D. teaches the child many skills in the social, emotional, and physical areas of development.
An Anecdotal Record is considered: A. a narrative account and a closed method of recording B. a closed method of recording. C. an open method of recording. D. a narrative account. E. a narrative account and an open method of recording.
E. a narrative account and an open method of recording.
T/F: Checklists are never shared with parents or family because they are confidential.
F
T/F: Checklists are not effective because they do not preserve the raw data or details.
F
T/F: Play in nature can only take place in rural programs or programs with access to a park.
F
T/F: An advantage of a checklist is that it is an open method.
F.
T/F: Checklists are only used to record physical growth and not development.
F.
T/F: Girls are always more coordinated than boys.
F.
T/F: Infants should be confined to enclosed areas to keep them from exploring the room.
F.
T/F: Physical growth is change measured qualitatively.
F.
True or False: "How many dinosaurs are pictured in this group?" is an example of an open question.
F.
True or False: "Why is the sky blue?" is an example of a closed question.
F.
True or False: A closed recording method is one that preserves the raw data, recording as many details as possible about the situation, the actions of the persons involved, and the exact quotes.
F.
True or False: Anecdotal recording should use a limited number of descriptive words to keep the recordings short.
F.
True or False: Autism has no effect on the child's ability to communicate or on the social, physical, or cognitive areas of development.
F.
True or False: Children say things like, "Me drink," because they are shy and do not want to say too many words.
F.
True or False: Children stutter because they are thinking faster than they can speak.
F.
True or False: Development is influenced completely by the capacity that is inherited.
F.
True or False: Expressive language is always greater than receptive language.
F.
True or False: Expressive language is hearing and understanding.
F.
True or False: If a child speaks language other than English at home, the teacher should make the child speak English at school in order to learn it.
F.
True or False: In education, conservation is the effort to save trees from extinction through lesson planning.
F.
True or False: Language is speech.
F.
True or False: Observation is mainly using our eyes and ears to take in information about the child.
F.
True or False: When children place items in a line according to size, weight, length, or diameter, it is called organizing.
F.
True or False: A child's development is random and cannot be predicted.
False
True or False: An objective recording method may allow the recorder's prejudices, opinions, judgments, or inferences to enter the documentation.
False
True or False: Communication with the infant's family about school transition should be limited so they are not worried.
False
True or False: Observing during arrival is more important than during departures.
False
T/F: Checklists can be used to measure a child's progress.
T
True or False: Logico-mathematical knowledge is observed in block play.
T
T/F: Small muscle development is important for writing.
T.
True or False: A Time Sample is time-intensive for the recorder to complete.
T.
True or False: Anecdotal Recording is one of many recording methods used to record self-care skills.
T.
True or False: Conversations as an observation technique depend on the child's comfort level in talking with adults.
T.
True or False: Information collected from observation and recording is used to formulate curriculum.
T.
True or False: Listening is the basis for speech and language development.
T.
True or False: Self-care promotes physical, social, emotional, and cognitive skill development.
T.
True or False: Social-conventional knowledge contributes to the ability to use acceptable manners.
T.
True or False: Speech refers to the sounds that make up the words spoken.
T.
True or False: The word development is used to show progress toward achieving a milestone that is predictable.
T.
(1) True or False: The teacher should explain to children why they are writing notes about them and act as a literary role model.
True
True or False: A child's adjustment to school is a joint effort between the family and the school.
True
True or False: Infants' adjustment to group care can be observed in arrivals and departures.
True
True or False: Separation anxiety difficulties can be exhibited in eating, sleeping, social interactions, and toileting.
True
True or False: The Diary is not an effective way of recording information about children's achievements and behavior at the end of the day because the teacher is tired and may not remember all the children.
True
