Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education, 3e (Bredekamp)
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1) Philosopher John Locke believed children are born as
A) sinners
B) blank slates
C) noble savages
D) miniature adults
2) Which 19th and 20th century laws impacted a child’s ability to contribute to their family’s
economic resources?
A) child welfare laws
B) child labor laws
C) child recreation laws
D) religious laws
3) The idea that a child is an active player in his or her own development and thinking is known
as
A) the absorbent child
B) the blank slate
C) the competent child
D) the rational child
4) The “competent child” viewpoint shifted which toys are purchased for children, emphasizing
educational value rather than
A) cost
B) fun
C) creativity
D) durability
5) The idea that teaching methods should be engaging and fun rather than punitive is attributed to
A) Maria Montessori
B) Caroline Pratt
C) John Locke
D) John Amos Comenius
6) Johann Pestalozzi founded his school on the idea that all children should all be able to attend,
regardless of their
A) economic status
B) religion
C) developmental abilities
D) age
7) Whose work most contributed to the Kindergarten movement in the United States?
A) Maria Montessori
B) John Amos Comenius
C) Friedrich Froebel
D) Johann Pestalozzi
8) The term “kindergarten” means
A) children’s laughter
B) children’s play
C) garden for children
D) garden for fun
9) In contrast to Froebel’s ideas about kindergarten, today’s kindergartens are far more
A) formal
B) expensive
C) simple
D) punitive
10) Which early childhood educator is responsible for the (now common) idea that furniture
should be child-sized?
A) Friedrich Froebel
B) Caroline Pratt
C) Elizabeth Peabody
D) Maria Montessori
11) Curriculum which addresses learning goals across multiple subject areas at the same time is
known as
A) thematic curriculum
B) integrated curriculum
C) emergent curriculum
D) incorporated curriculum
12) The child-centered curriculum places which person(s) in charge of determining what is
learned and how it is learned?
A) the children in the class
B) parents
C) the teacher
D) the program administrator
13) The National Committee on Nursery School was created to address poor quality educational
practices. What is the name of that organization today?
A) American Education Association
B) Head Start
C) Universal Prekindergarten
D) National Association for the Education of Young Children
14) Caroline Pratt made numerous contributions to the field of early childhood education. What
is she most known for developing?
A) wooden unit blocks
B) child-sized furniture
C) washable markers
D) post-its
15) What is the name of the educational philosophy developed by Lucy Sprague Mitchell that
emphasizes firsthand experiences and play?
A) Montessori Method
B) High Scope
C) Creative Curriculum
D) Bank Street
16) Who was the first African American president of the NAEYC, and is credited with
developing a code of ethics for the profession?
A) Caroline Pratt
B) Maria Montessori
C) Evangeline Ward
D) Oneida Cockrell
17) The Head Start Program Performance Standards required what of programs?
A) Staff should speak the primary language of children in their care.
B) Staff should live in the same city as the children in their care.
C) Staff should have a master’s degree in child development.
D) Smaller class ratios
18) Explain why it is important for early childhood educators to learn from the past.
19) Describe the Head Start movement in the United States.
20) Describe the role of the NAEYC.
21) Describe what is meant by the “both/and” principle.
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