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Chapter 1: The Whole Child

Quiz by Laura Hunter

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  • Q1
    Early childhood education in the US can trace its beginnings to the theories of:
    Fredrich Froebel
    Montessori
    Piaget
    Freud
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is NOT an aspect of Piagetian theory?
    Children construct their own knowledge
    Children's development can be sped up by exemplary curriculum
    Children learn through play
    Children pass through stages in their development
    30s
  • Q3
    The original Montessori schools mainly emphasized:
    dramatic play
    individual learning
    language experience
    group activities
    30s
  • Q4
    The first nursery schools in the US began during the:
    the same time Maria M. founded her schools in Italy
    1960's
    Early 1920s
    second world war
    30s
  • Q5
    The best known example of a compensatory early childhood program is:
    Follow through
    Head Start
    Title IV-A Bilingual Projects
    Home State
    30s
  • Q6
    Child care service for young children in the US:
    varies a great deal in quality
    is usually provided without cost to parents
    is usually great
    is inexpensive
    30s
  • Q7
    Each of the following statements describes play as a valuable ingredient of the early childhood school day except:
    play provides opportunities for children to experience clearly satisfying delight
    play is the medium used by children to translate experience into something that is internally meaningful
    play facilitates learning
    play is fun for children, but it does not provide them opportunity for skill building
    30s
  • Q8
    Young children learn best when:
    the teacher talks things over with them
    their learning is based on real experiences with actual objects
    they hear an interesting book about a subject
    their parents come on field trips
    30s
  • Q9
    In designing curriculum, the teacher will find it valuable to include opportunities for self-selected activities because:
    self-selection provides ways to individualize curriculum
    when the teacher selects the curriculum herself, she has less control
    children are more cooperative when they can do whatever they want
    research has demonstrated that self-selection produces the greatest cognitive gains
    30s
  • Q10
    Recent research on brain development reveals that:
    permanent improvement in brain development happens with use of flash cards
    there are no lasting effects on development that can be traced to a child's attendance in pre school
    early intervention and education positively affects development of the brain's cognitive capacity
    the direct instruction model primarily affects the brain's development but not the child's emotional well being
    30s
  • Q11
    The teacher who provides quiet and active play experiences for children during the same period of time is
    planning for individual temperamental requirements
    being inconsistent
    going to run ragged supervising too many things at once
    arranging a time for the assistant to set up the cots
    30s
  • Q12
    Behavior modification
    works best when the teacher wishes to discourage "undesirable behavior"
    is used by teachers every time they smile or frown at something a child does
    should be avoided because it is usually a deliberate attempt to manipulate behavior
    is a new theory by Erikson
    30s
  • Q13
    Piaget's primary area of interest was the investigation of:
    children's thought processes
    the zone of proximal development
    the way children pour materials from one container to another
    children's emotional development
    30s
  • Q14
    Reggio Emilia pre schools are based on:
    a similar philosophy to Dewey's progressive education
    bilingual education
    Montessori method
    behavior modification philosophy
    30s
  • Q15
    It is more important to teach skills rather than facts because:
    increasing children's ability to cope increases their sense of self worth
    research indicates skillful children do better in the later grades of school
    schools teach too many facts
    children prefer learning how to do things rather than memorizing information
    30s

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