ECE 2200 Ch. 9 Quiz
According to Isenberg and Jalongo, to be considered creative, a behavior must meet four basic criteria of the child's thinking process, including originality, relevancy, fluency, and scalability. a. True b. False
B
Which of the following are included in the list of multiple intelligences? a. environmental intelligence b. musical intelligence c. spatial intelligence d. kinesthetic intelligence
B, C, D
Piaget, Vygotsky, and Bandura all subscribed to which of the following ideas? a. Object permanence is a prerequisite to critical thinking skills. b. Children cannot learn abstract concepts outside a social context. c. The ability to understand and use symbols is the foundation of cognition. d. Real learning can occur only within the child's ZPD.
C
Which of the following describes an indication that a child has entered the concrete operational stage? a. Actions take place internally. b. He or she begins to think about what could be rather than what is. c. He or she can mentally retain several variables at once. d. He or she has reached the age of seven
C
Which of the following describes the sequence of cognitive functioning? a. input, output, processing, feedback b. input, output, feedback, processing c. stimulus, mental activity, response, feedback d. perception, processing, output
C
According to Piaget, which of the following describes the order of development of cognitive structure? a. schemata, preconcept, concept b. generalization, preconcept, concept c. preconcept, concept, schema d. schema, schemata, concept
A
Children develop almost all the speech skills they will use throughout life during the preoperational stage (three to five years old). a. True b. False
A
In order to create an effective individual instruction program, an educator should consider classroom, home, and neighborhood performance along with any information from formal or informal testing. a. True b. False
A
The ability to classify is important for which of the following reasons? a. Classification is a fundamental part of math and science. b. Classification assists children in the process of organizing their belongings. c. It supports understanding the fact that you don't drive a sweater. d. It is first in the learning sequence of classification, conservation, and seriation.
A
Which of the following describes the information-processing approach to understanding intelligence? a. Emphasis is placed on the process the individual uses to solve problems. b. Children are evaluated in their natural environments. c. Learners increase their cognitive abilities based on their innate abilities. d. Intelligence is composed of three ability areas: analytical, creative, and practical.
A
Basic principles of Piaget's work that should be applied to teaching include which of the following? a. Teaching should be appropriate to the child's developmental stage. b. Teaching should be individualized. c. Learning should be designed from the child's point of view. d. Children should be taught abstract concepts to help develop imagination.
A, B, C
The text describes which of the following as basic preoperational concepts? a. seriation b. causality c. centering d. classification
A, B, D
The text suggests which of the following as supportive of creative thinking? a. guiding children to find answers b. a chaotic classroom c. allowing children to follow their passions d. encouraging role-playing
A, C, D
Which of the following are included in the criticisms of IQ scoring? a. Scores have been misused to label as developmentally disabled children who really were not. b. Not enough research has been conducted to validate test results. c. Test content is unfair to children who may not have strong English language skills. d. Test preparation and test taking raise stress levels.
A, C, D
Albert Einstein contributed to an understanding that which of the following are characteristic of a creative mind? a. a higher overall level of intelligence b. above-average leadership ability c. an emphasis on convergent thinking d. a high degree of connectivity
D
