What does the adult do in the summing up phase of conflict mediation?
a. Define the problem in mutual terms.
b. Gain control of the disputed object.
c. Summarize all different solutions suggested so far.
d. Suggest ways for children to compromise.
Which of the perceptual motor skills are most closely associated with deciphering
letters from words?
a. Balance
b. Directional awareness
c. Temporal awareness
d. Figure ground awareness
Which strategy is LEAST appropriate in making a center self-sustaining?
a. Prepare the environment before children arrive and observe them in action,
intervening for safety or socially inappropriate behavior.
b. Introduce the activity at group time, demonstrate use of the materials prior to
children trying them in the center.
c. Use pictographs posted in the center to guide children’s actions.
d. Use the center activity to give children a chance to practice something they have
already been taught.
Which of the following attributes does NOT fit the behavior pattern of an authoritarian
adult? The adult:
a. Has high expectations for children’s behavior.
b. Is flexible.
c. Is detached.
d. Expects unquestioning obedience.
Helping, cooperating, encouraging and comforting are examples of which facet of the
social domain?
a. Prosocial behavior
b. Socialization
c. Socially responsible actions
d. Psychology with the area of social studies
What is metacognition?
a. The process of brain growth periodization.
b. Societal rules, conventions, and viewpoints transmitted during the early elementary
years.
c. Proficient strategies for monitoring your own thought processes.
d. Genius-level cognitive abilities.
The purpose of using activities related to diverse cultures in a homogenous classroom is
to provide which of the following?
a. Opportunities to make the dramatic play area more interesting.
b. Opportunities for children to feel more comfortable with people less familiar to them.
c. Learning experiences about the dominant culture.
d. Early chance to learn languages other than English.
Children in your three-year-old classroom have trouble putting away materials in the
dramatic play center. Which of the following strategies would help create reasonable
expectations for cleaning up?
a. Allow children to put dress up clothes in a hamper rather than hanging them on
hangers.
b. Clean-up the area yourself.
c. Remove Joe (a child with Down Syndrome) from the situation so the other children
can clean-up without interference.
d. Remind children of the rule every day
The National Association for the Education of Young Children defines early childhood
as the preschool years.
Explain how to handle a situation when children reach the wrong conclusion from a
science experiment (ex. all the objects sank because they were big).
The quality of basic movements in a creative dance experience can be altered by
changes in stops, pathways, and effort.
By kindergarten, what are the likely differences in children who have a strong sense of
being valued and those who do not have that sense?
Mr. Pesek brought his own lunch to school each day. It included a half peanut butter
and jelly sandwich, several cookies, and sometimes an ice cream bar. There were never
vegetables included because he just did not like them. He ate with the children at lunch.
Is it likely that this would have any effect on the children and if so, how?
Describe 3 pitfalls to avoid in planning effective group times.
Teachers should give reasons for why some behaviors are acceptable and others are not
every time they talk to children about behaviors.
Mr. Barkey used good judgment when he put the fertilizer and water mixture on top of
the refrigerator when interrupted by an early arriving child.
School personnel welcome fathers and generally make extra efforts to involve
non-custodial fathers in most programs for young children.
What are the 3Rs of environmental responsibility?
Most American families cite quality as an important factor in selecting an early
childhood program for their child.
Children enter programs knowing how to wash their hands properly and how to use
toilet tissue appropriately.
Routine health practices that are taught during early childhood tend to remain as
practices.
Identify 3 practices that run counter to DAP.
Identify the 3 sources of knowledge that make up developmentally appropriate practice
and give an example of each.
Children younger than 10 years of age generally do not associate the source of their
emotions with what happens in their minds.
There is more than one path to becoming an early childhood professional.
Teachers repeat activities more than once during the year because children develop at
varying rates.
Describe the steps involved in the process of inquiry or “doing science.”
When first starting to use whole group dramatics, all children in the group should act
out all the parts together.