Test your basic knowledge |

Early Childhood Education Essentials

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. He was a philosopher who believed in 'learning by doing' which formed the foundation of progressive education. He believed that the teachers' goal should be 'education for life and that the workbench is just as important as the blackboard.' Viewed pr






2. Successful teachers communicate with the school nurse - families - school mental health professionals - teacher assistants - and the student to understand how the student's term can be supported so that the child can learn at an optimal level. Term c






3. Genetic predisposition to respond in particular ways to one's physical and social environments.






4. The extent to which two variables are related to each other - such that when one variable increases - the other either increases or decreases in a somewhat predictable manner






5. 4 mos fine motor grasps rattle - plays with hands together - inspects hands - carries objects to mouth.






6. Help team determine diagnosis -identify atypical development -obtain baseline information -determine eligibility for service -norm-referenced or formal -done once or infrequently






7. The number of children of the same age or grade level who would be expected to score lower thatn the child tested






8. If parents encourage their child's use of initiative and reassure her when she makes mistakes - the child will develop the confidence needed to cope with future situations that require choice - control and independence.


9. Application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation






10. Characteristic approaches to learning and studying






11. Need for friendship - need to belong - desire to find a life partner/mate - desire to have children - need to give and receive love. Maslow physiological needs






12. Behaviors and belief systems that members of a long-standing social group share and pass along to successive generations.






13. Disability characterized by significantly below-average general intelligence and deficits in practical and social skills.






14. AKA observational learning or modeling; component of social learning theory; expanded by Albert Bandura; states that people pay attention to a model and convert the learning into action






15. In classical conditioning - the eventual disappearance of a conditioned response as a result of the conditioned stimulus being repeatedly presented alone - In operant conditioning - the eventual disappearance of a response that is no longer being rei






16. Gross motor stis securely wo support - bears weight on legs when supported - may stand holding on






17. Refers to postural reactions such as head balance - sitting - creeping - standing and walking.






18. Learners break down tasks into pieces and approach each piece separately






19. Is rationally deciding what to believe or what to do. When one rationally decides something - he or she evaluates information to see if it makes sense - whether it's coherent - and whether the argument is well founded on evidence.






20. Professional developement - knowing the latest educational practices - attend meetings on students - open communications with all involved - modifying and accommodating learning practices






21. 2.5 years






22. Children who are not loved and cared for become mistrustful and insecure.






23. Personal dictionaries - Identify key words in stories - Listening to oral reading - Oral story retelling - Predict/confirm events in a story - Labeling - Copying - Fill-in blanks - Drawing as a means of written expression






24. Norm = monitor progress - criterion = measure effects of PT






25. 1902-1994; Field: neo-Freudian - humanistic; Contributions: created an 8-stage theory to show how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting 'Who am I?'






26. Modeling - Reciprocal Determinism - Vicarious Learning






27. 2.5 years






28. Disorders found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills such as processing language or grasping mathematical concepts






29. The practice of placing students in groups based on academic ability or achievement






30. People can solve this crisis by having and nurturing children or helping the next generation in other ways.






31. PDMS - Bayley - Gessell - Battalle






32. Extent to which assessment tasks either offend or unfairly penalize some students because of their ethnicity - gender - or socioeconomic status.






33. Sensorimotor - 0-2 yrs - involves the senses and motor activity Preoperational - 2-7 yrs - stage before a child masters logical mental operations Concrete operational - 7-11 yrs - mental tasks tied to concrete objects and situations Formal operation






34. Refers to the use of hands and fingers in the prehensile approach to grasping and manipulating an object






35. Harvard researcher that has identified at least eight types of intelligences: linguistic - logical/mathematical - bodily/kinesthetic - musical - spatial (visual) - interpersonal (the ability to understand others) - intrapersonal (the ability to under






36. Early Advanced LiteracyStudents begin to combine the elements of English language in complex - cognitively demanding situations and are able to use English as a means of learning in content areas.






37. Social and language becomes bored when left alone - begins to show memory - squeals and vocalizations change with mood






38. Inductive: proceed from the particlar tot he general; deductive: general to the more specific






39. Gives and estimate of the margin of error associated with a particular test score






40. Adult individuals can form close relationships and share with others if they have achieved a sense of identity.






41. To feel bad about doing something wrong






42. 2-3 syllable babble






43. Social and language shows emotions of jealousy - affection - anger fear - may develop habit of security blanket or favorite toy - da-da or ma-ma - recognizes objects by name - imitates animal sounds - understands simple verbal commands (give it to me






44. The idea that two control systems- inner & outer controls- work against our tendencies to deviate any consequence that increases the future likelihood of a behavior






45. Practice of individualizing instructional methods - and possibly also individualizing specific content and instructional goals - to align with each student's existing knowledge - skills - and needs.






46. Based on the prevalence of the problem to be screened and on the applicability fo the test to the particular popluation






47. Dry in the day - Removes some clothing






48. Purpose - age range - areas tested - time required - administration - appropriatness - cost - reliability - validity






49. Provision in IDEA that requires students with disabilities to be educated with nondisabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate






50. In result of a federal court decree - the San Francisco school system was integrated - and about 2 -800 Chinese students didn't speak English. About 1 -000 of these students received instruction on English - and the rest did not. Those who did not de