Early Childhood Education Exam Review
Course Introduction
Early Childhood Education explores the foundational principles, theories, and practices involved in teaching and caring for children from birth to age eight. This course examines the developmental milestones of young children, the importance of play-based learning, and the impact of family, culture, and community on early development. Students will learn effective strategies for creating inclusive, safe, and stimulating learning environments that promote social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth. Emphasis is placed on observing and assessing childrens progress, designing age-appropriate curriculum, and understanding the role of educators in supporting the diverse needs of young learners.
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Positive Child Guidance 8th Edition by Darla Ferris Miller
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Chapter 1: Why Guidance Matters
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Q1) _________________ is defined as a set of contrived methods for external control aswell as interaction with and extension of the development of naturally unfolding internalmechanisms and motivations for self-control and self-discipline.
Answer: child guidance
Q2) Which is a stressor on contemporary parents?
A)Juggling home and workplace tasks
B)Shift of responsibility for child guidance
C)Access to quality child care
D)All of these
Answer: A
Q3) As the world changes dramatically, children no longer need protection and nurturance.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) An appropriate environment for a child is relaxed and playful.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Historical Perspectives and Guidance Theories
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Q1) Why are ethologists important in child guidance?
Answer: They have refined the idea of sensitive periods for learning in which environmental stimuli canhave a maximum impact on learning.Hunt described what he called the "match," which must becreated between a child's level of readiness and the exact level of difficulty or discrepancy in aspecific learning situation before optimal learning can take place.If interactions in theenvironment are too difficult, children become frustrated and discouraged.If they are too easy,children become bored.Children actively seek out materials and activities that match their level.
Q2) Vygotsky said that children interact through ____________________, and through these socialand cultural interactions learn the values of their society. Answer: dialogues
Q3) Settings where children live, work, and play function as their small version of society.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Child care has brought_____________ to many children's lives.
Answer: new levels of structure
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Chapter 3: Understanding Childrens Behavior
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Q1) External control methods work best for older school-agers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages of human development, babies from birth to one yearmust deal with a developmental crisis he called
Answer: trust vs.mistrust
Q3) To maximize a toddler's comprehension of important communication, it is important to
A)look directly into the child's eyes and always speak loudly to get the child's full attention.
B)choose key words and use facial expressions and body gestures that emphasize meaning.
C)use many elaborate words that stimulate and enrich the child's vocabulary.
D)use only holophrases because that is all the toddler can comprehend.
E)both look directly into the child's eyes and always speak loudly to get the child's full attention,as well as choose key words and use facial expressions and body gestures that emphasizemeaning.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: How to Observe Children
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Q1) Adults who care for young children primarily need to observe to find out the "what, when, where,and why" of children's problem ____________________.
Q2) The purpose of time ____________________ is to determine the patterns of occurrence andgeneral frequency of specific behaviors.
Q3) One way to increase objectivity is to make a conscious effort to separate facts from____________________.
Q4) To interpret what has been observed, knowledge of child development in general as well as of theunique development of an individual child is necessary.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which of the following is an example of an opinion?
A)The music was on in the infant room on Tuesday, and Kyle did not sleep.
B)Kyle's body was moving, and he turned his head back and forth several times on the cribmattress.
C)Kyle twisted his body and attempted to turn over in the direction of the music.
D)Babies can't sleep when music is playing.
E)None of these is an example of an opinion.
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Chapter 5: Serving Culturally Diverse Children and Families
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Q1) One trait of human life that is transmitted genetically is
A)the newborn's desire for food.
B)intelligence quotient (IQ).
C)emotional social intelligence quotient (EQ).
D)none of these.
Q2) What can we do to assist children with limited English proficiency?
Q3) Accepting cultural differences involves recognition and respect.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ____________________ socially interacting humans have culture.
Q5) Depending on their environment, children may already be intensely aware of theircultural identity by the age of five.
A)True
B)False
Q6) ____________________ consists of traditional beliefs and patterns of behaviorthat are passed down from parents to children.
Q7) Racism, sexism, negative stereotyping, and discrimination____________________ children physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually.
Q8) How does culture affect a person's learning approach?
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Chapter 6: Understanding Children With Ability Differences
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Q1) Stay in close contact with the child's ____________________for suggestions on solving tactical"how-to" problems and for celebrating triumphs.
Q2) Children with ability differences sometimes behave ____________________ and needconsequences.
Q3) Describe the legal rights of children with disabilities and the legal responsibilities of educationalprofessionals who work with them by briefly defining the Individuals with Disabilities EducationAct, or IDEA; free appropriate public education, or FAPE; and least restrictive environment, orLRE.
Q4) Unattractive children are commonly ____________________ preferred as playmates by otherchildren.
Q5) DAP provides support for a(n) ____________________ lifestyle, good nutrition, sleep, andexercise.
Q6) Dealing with a child with a profound ability difference can cause parents to feel very isolated.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Describe sensory processing disorders.
Q8) What if a program does not accept children with ability differences?
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Chapter 7: Designing Developmentally Appropriate
Environments Inside and Out
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Q1) Define prosocial behavior.
Q2) Research tells us that physically punishing children is an appropriate and effective method ofdiscipline.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The nurturing adult will closely monitor and limit children's viewing of ____________________to avoid overexposure to violent and irresponsible behaviors.
Q4) Memorization and busywork are important and logical tools for teaching prosocial behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Dewey argued that the single most important purpose of schooling is to prepare children tobecome academic achievers.
A)True
B)False
Q6) How do children acquire prosocial behavior?
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Q7) Appropriate affection and other expressions of affection must never be intrusive,____________________, or one sided, but rather respectful and reciprocal.
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Chapter 8: Building Relationships Through Positive Communication
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Q1) Give an example of an appropriate adult statement of feelings.
Q2) School-age children recognize that communicators must take turns ____________________ and speaking.
Q3) Adolescents rebel against the close parental ____________________ that protected them in childhood.
Q4) Describe assertive communication.Could loud, angry threats be considered assertive communication? Why or why not?
Q5) Attentive ____________________ gives children the confident feeling that what they have to say is important enough for us to listen.
Q6) A nine-year-old who persists in telling the teacher what other children are doing just to get them in trouble may be seeking A)action.
B)information.
C)inappropriate interaction.
D)negative reinforcement.
E)all of these.
Q7) How do children show an inappropriate dependency on caregivers?
Q8) Is "baby talk" harmful?
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Chapter 9: Fundamental Causes of Positive and Negative Behavior
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Q1) ____________________ definitions of misbehavior focus on the effect a child's behavior has on the adult.
Q2) Under oppressive enough circumstances, even the most docile of us might be inclined to ____________________.
Q3) ____________________ definitions of misbehavior focus on the ability level, motives, and long-term well-being of the child.
Q4) When children have accepted as their own the moral values of their adult role models, they begin to experience the emotional component of morality that is called
A)postconventional morality.
B)self-determination.
C)autonomy.
D)moral affect.
E)all of these.
Q5) All human beings need to feel a sense of ____________________, to feel wanted and needed.
Q6) When a child has ____________________ the standards of his or her adult role models, the child begins to experience the emotional component of morality, or moral affect.
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Chapter 10: Effective Guidance Interventions
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Q1) Persistent follow-up
A)Unwavering commitment to work through a problem until an appropriate conclusion is reached
B)Helping the child to replace an inappropriate behavior with a more appropriate behavior that cannot be done simultaneously
C)Attending to a child with single-minded focus on the child at that moment; usually at the child's eye level, in close proximity, and with eye contact
D)The giving of warmth and friendliness without qualifications
E)Activity in which children pretend or "act out" interactions
Q2) Because ____________________ can cause toddlers to behave inappropriately, adults should provide a safe environment with interesting things to explore that challenge budding motor skills.
Q3) Simple, consistently enforced guidelines help children learn to respect and abide by rules.
A)True
B)False
Q4) It is ____________________for children to use appropriate words to express strong emotions such as anger, frustration, or disappointment.
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Chapter 11: Mistaken Goals, Motivation, and Mindfulness
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Q1) The behavior of children whose self-esteem is lacking may deteriorate into disruptive habit patterns of destructiveness and ____________________.
Q2) A child's feelings of listlessness, ineptness, and hopelessness can be caused by A)too much adult attention and affection.
B)adults' failure to rescue the child from the logical consequences of inappropriate behavior.
C)overwhelming disruption in the child's life.
D)the family's nontraditional family structure.
E)all of these.
Q3) At the heart of almost any behavior lies the desire to be the center of attention. A)True
B)False
Q4) The child filled with contempt and mistrust needs to work on the basic development of ____________________ that most children develop as babies.
Q5) The destructive or aggressive child must know that he or she will be ____________________, that others' rights will be protected.
Q6) Inhibited children sometimes turn all their bad feelings
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