101 - Chapter 11 Quiz
Quiz by Nicole Moomaw
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- Q1
Which of the following statements is true about appropriate curriculum choices?
Curriculum should be very similar for childrem of similar ages.
Teachers should be careful not to be influenced by their eprsonal values and beliefs when choosing curriculum.
A packaged or commercially developed curriculum is usually the most effective and appropriate type of curriculum.
Curriculum choices should include considering what families believe is important for their children to learn.
300s - Q2
Learning shapes, colors, numbers, and the alphabet…
are isolated skills and fragments of knowledge that can be learned as children pursue tasks and learn about things that are meaningful to them.
are skills that should be mastered before children go to kindergarten.
should be the basis of most of the activities you plan for preschool-age children.
are skills and concepts that children will not be ready to learn until kindergarten.
300s - Q3
The education approach in which a topic of study provides a focus for the curriculum is called…
content-centered curriculum.
subject-centered curriculum.
integrated curriculum.
learner-centered curriculum.
300s - Q4
To show how you are teaching to meet your state early learning guidelines or standards, you might…
have a copy of the state standards readily available.
test the children on the standard at the end of the activity.
encourage children to engage in play that a teacher planned.
identify relevant standards on your activity plan.
300s - Q5
Whole-group times are appropriate for…
singing songs and engaging in group games.
teaching content about a topic or lesson.
doing a cooking activity.
teaching a specific skill.
300s - Q6
When teachers prepare detailed outlines for a singular curriculum event, they are called…
lesson or activity plans.
short-term plans.
integrated units.
long-term plans.
300s - Q7
The element of planning that helps you know if children have really acquired the knowledge, skills, or attitudes you intended to teach is called…
assessing and documenting.
evaluating the plan.
activity description.
teaching steps.
300s - Q8
Characteristics of a good topic for appropriate curriculum are…
animals, family, oceans, community helpers.
simple, fun, and easy to implement.
easy to understand, factual, relevant.
interesting, accessible, and worth knowing.
300s - Q9
The first step in doing integrated planning for preschool children is to…
select a topic of study that connects meaningfully to the lives of the children and their families, cultures, community, and geographic locale.
do a developmental assessment of the children.
get the list of approved monthly themes provided by the curriculum committee or the program director.
identify the attitudes, skills, and concepts the children must master while in your classroom.
300s - Q10
Which would be the best topic for an integrated plan for preschool teachers?
Insects
St. Patrick's Day
The letter 's'
Countries of the world
300s - Q11
Which of the following is an example of a "Big Idea" for the topic of food?
Everyone needs a variety of different kinds of foods to live, grow, and stay healthy.
Children choose healthy foods and snacks.
Each child will be able to distinguish healthy from unhealthy foods.
Each child will be able to classify foods according to the food groups on the food pyramid.
300s - Q12
One of the dangers of using holidays as a basis for organizing integrated curriculum is that…
they happen throughout the year and thus can take too long for an integrated curriculum study.
children get too excited, making it hard to maintain order and calm in a classroom.
holidays can have little or no appropriate content for young children to understand.
there are so many fun holidays that it is hard to choose which ones should be celebrated.
300s - Q13
When introducing a new integrated curriculum unit…
add topic related materials to only one or two centers to avoid over-stimulating the children.
conduct many large-group activities to share information about the topic.
provide firsthand experiences to generate interest and provoke children to inquire about the topic (e.g., bring a puppy into the classroom and go visit a pet store).
show as many videos on the topic as possible so children will have background information when you go on a learning trip to culminate the unit.
300s - Q14
The lifespan of an integrated study should be…
no more than one week.
based on the interest of the children.
determined by the curriculum committee or the program director.
about one month.
300s - Q15
An assessment plan is…
planned periodic assessment using developmental checklists on the children in your class.
a written description of what you will look for to show whether or not children have gained the knowledge, skills, or attitudes identified in a plan's objectives.
a reflection after the activity about what you did and how the children responded, and what you might do differently next time.
planning time to ask the children if they liked the activity and recording their responses.
300s