Early Childhood Education Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Early Childhood Education explores the foundational principles, theories, and practices involved in the development and learning of young children from birth to eight years old. This course examines key developmental milestones, the role of play in learning, family and community engagement, as well as effective teaching strategies and classroom environments that foster positive social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth. Students will gain insights into curriculum planning, assessment methods, and the importance of inclusive and culturally responsive environments to support all learners during their formative years.
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Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education Building a Foundation 2nd Edition by Sue Bredekamp
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Chapter 1: Continuity and Change in Early Childhood Education
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Q1) Which term is used to describe the concept of holding schools and teachers who receive public dollars responsible for children's achievement of learning standards?
A)Accountability
B)Standards
C)Licensing
D)Qualifications
Answer: A
Q2) The group of children who are infants and toddlers fall into which of the following age groups?
A)Birth-12 months
B)Birth-18 months
C)Birth-24 months
D)Birth-36 months
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Building on a Tradition of Excellence
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Q1) What agency was established during the Great Depression of the 1930s to address the high unemployment rate 25%,as well as to build needed public works throughout the country?
A)Works Progress Administration (WPA)
B)Medicaid Administration (MA)
C)Social Security Administration (SSA)
D)Women Infants and Children (WIC)
Answer: A
Q2) Whose work influenced the kindergarten movement in the United States?
A)Friedrich Froebel
B)John Locke
C)Marie Montessori
D)John Dewey
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Understanding and Applying Developmentally Appropriate Practice
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Q1) In developmentally appropriate programs,a curriculum:
A)should be followed exactly so that children make the necessary gains in the year.
B)is not necessary since children need to play most of the day.
C)is only necessary for children ages four-years-old and up.
D)offers the teacher flexibility.
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is a characteristic of a developmentally appropriate classroom?
A)Didactic Lessons
B)Whole-Group Instructions
C)Child-Initiated Activities
D)Rote Learning
Answer: C
Q3) According to the textbook,"Effective Practice" equals
A)A sound schedule + A sound curriculum + A sound assessment
B)Knowing children + Knowing how to teach + Knowing what to teach
C)A community of learners + Educated staff + A diverse population of children
D)Assessments + Curriculum + Activities
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Applying What We Know About Childrens
Learning and Development
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Q1) What did Vygotsky believe to be an important tool for children's learning?
A)Curriculum
B)Speech
C)Culture
D)Problem Solving
Q2) Which one of Piaget's stages of cognitive development developes at approximately 7-11 years of age and is characterized by the ability to think,and solve problems more logically,through concrete expereinces although with the limited ability to think abstractly</para>?
A)Sensorimotor
B)Preoperational
C)Concrete Operational
D)Formal Operational
Q3) What term means the ability to adapt or control behavior,emotions,and thinking?
A)Self-regulation
B)Private speech
C)Social- Conventional Knowledge
D)Cognition
Q4) Explain how the two learning theories,behaviorism and social cognitive theory differ.
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Chapter 5: Adapting for Individual Differences
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Q1) Describe the learning cycle of differentiating instruction.
Q2) Which is an example of person-first language?
A)A special needs child
B)An autistic child
C)A child with Down Syndrome
D)A hearing impaired child
Q3) What is thought to be the biggest difference between the genders?
A)Girls are less mature at birth
B)Girls are more mature at birth
C)Boys are larger and stronger than girls
D)Girls spend more time on visual-spatial tasks
Q4) Which research-based practice has been found to be effective in helping dual language learners achieve at high levels in English?
A)Avoiding the use of the home language in the classroom
B)Providing the family with a list of vocabulary words to practice at home
C)Supporting the continued development in the home language including teaching in that language as much as possible.
D)Responding to the child only when the child speaks in English
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Chapter 6: Embracing a Culturally and Linguistically
Diverse World
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Q1) Define culture and then describe how culture influences a child's development.
Q2) What is ethnicity?
A)Ethnicity is based on the color of skin within the group
B)Ethnicity is associated with a persons biological make-up
C)Ethnicity is based on where a child is born
D)Ethnicity is the shared characteristic of a group of people and is connected to the geographic origin of a group
Q3) When the values of the group focuses on the needs of the individual,independence,self-expression,and personal property and choice,then the cultural orientation is thought to be what type of culture?
A)Collectivist Culture
B)Socialist Culture
C)Democratic Culture
D)Individualistic Cultural
Q4) What is the term that defines children who are learning two languages at once?
A)Multicultural
B)Dual-Language Learner
C)Bi-Lingual
D)Multi-linguistic
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Chapter 7: Building Effective Partnerships With Families
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Q1) Provide two effective strategies for maintaining two-way communication with families
Q2) According to the textbook,what type of message helps form the foundation of a relationship and consists of everyday chit chat?
A)Vitamin enriched messages
B)After-hours messages
C)Tennis ball messages
D)Slippery egg messages
Q3) According to the Ecological model,who would be considered part of a child's microsystem?
A)The media
B)The grandparents
C)Government programs
D)Health systems
Q4) Describe three of the seven contrasting roles of teachers and parents have in the lives of children.
Q5) Summarize the principles of planning and conducting family conferences.
Q6) Describe how culture plays a role in the development of young children.
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Chapter 8: Creating a Caring Community of Learners: Guiding Young Children
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Q1) Which of the following is not an appropriate strategy for preventing or intervening bulling?
A)Providing warm and involved relationships with children
B)Model positive use of power and problem solving
C)Closely monitor and supervise
D)Ignore the situation and allow the children to work out their own problems even if they ask for help
Q2) What is the name of the teaching model that is used to support children's social and emotional development and focuses on relationships rather than "fixing" the child?
A)Time-Out
B)Teaching Pyramid
C)Functional Assessment
D)Individualized Education Plan
Q3) Provide a strategy and an example for promoting emotional literacy.
Q4) Outline a daily schedule that can be used so that children can do their best and that prevents behavior problems.Give the rationale of the schedule you provided.
Q5) Give an example of how the ABC's in a Functional Assessment can be used to reduce a challenging behavior
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Chapter 9: Teaching to Enhance Learning and Development
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Q1) Describe how teaching is both a science and art.
Q2) Which of the following is not a true statement regarding small group instruction?
A)Small group instruction provides the opportunity for focused attention
B)Small group instruction allows for individualized instruction from the teacher
C)Small group instruction provides an extended period of time,from 45 to 90 minutes,for children to engage in child-initiated experiences
D)Small groups are highly effective for literacy and mathematics learning
Q3) When a teacher gives a high-five to a child for a child's persistence and effort,what has the teacher done?
A)Gave the child acknowledgement
B)Gave a model of how to perform a task
C)Gave encouragement
D)Gave quality feed-back
Q4) List five of the nine learning centers that were described in the textbook.Provide three examples of the materials that would be found in each of these centers.
Q5) Define the K-W-L organizer and explain how it is used in early childhood programs.Provide one example.
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Chapter 10: Planning Effective Curriculum
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Q1) Which curriculum model is a comprehensive curriculum addressing all areas of child development as well as literacy and mathematics,identifies intentional teaching strategies and learning sequences,provides guidance for book discussions and suggestions for "mighty minutes"-ways to support learning during transitions and routines?
A)Tools of the Mind
B)Core Knowledge
C)Creative Curriculum
D)High Scope
Q2) Summarize how standards influence curriculum planning
Q3) Which of the following curriculum models developed in the early 1960s is based on the constructivist point of view and a key element of the curriculum is the plan,do,review process for organizing the daily routine?
A)Tools of the Mind
B)Core Knowledge
C)Creative Curriculum
D)High Scope
Q4) Compare the differences between learning,content,and performance standards.
Q5) Make a checklist of five criteria you would use to review an early childhood curriculum.
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Chapter 11: Assessing Childrens Learning and Development
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Q1) Provide an example of when to use informal assessments and when to use formal assessments.
Q2) Explain how teachers use assessment strategies to improve child outcomes.
Q3) What type of standardized test compares the student to a predetermined level of performance?
A)Performance Assessment
B)Norm-Referenced Test
C)Authentic Assessment
D)Criterion-Referenced Test
Q4) What are the short descriptions of incidences that teachers can write based on observations?
A)Anecdotal Record
B)Checklist
C)Frequency Count
D)Rubric
Q5) Which one of the following is an example of a formative assessment?
A)Curriculum-Embedded assessment
B)Aptitude Testing
C)Readiness Testing
D)Diagnostic Assessment
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Chapter 12: Teaching Children to Communicate: Language, Literacy and the Arts
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Q1) Describe the effective teaching strategies of an effective early literacy program.
Q2) According to researcher David Dickinson,how many back-and-forth exchanges should a teacher strive for in a conversation?
A)3
B)4
C)5
D)6
Q3) What type of book should a teacher use when the teacher wants the whole class to chime in and "read" along?
A)Recall Books
B)Predictable Books
C)Fiction Books
D)Informational Books
Q4) At which grade level would you find transitional readers and writers?
A)Kindergarten
B)First Grade
C)Second Grade
D)Third Grade
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Q5) List ways a teacher can promote book appreciation and motivation to read.
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Chapter 13: Teaching Children to Investigate and Solve
Problems: Mathematics, Science, and Technology
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Q1) Which of the following is an example enumeration?
A)The simple act of counting
B)Putting written numbers in order
C)Being able to recognize the symbols for numbers
D)Counting backwards
Q2) Which would be appropriate topics of study in preschool for the curriculum area of life science?
A)Children notice the movement of the sun and the moon
B)Children notice the change in the seasons
C)Children water plants and feed classroom pets
D)Children keep track of the weather
Q3) What does STEM stand for?
A)Systematic Training in Education for Mathematic
B)Science,Technology,Engineering,and Mathematics
C)Systems To Enhance Mathematics
D)Supporting Teacher's Education in Mathematics
Q4) Describe how an intentional teacher promotes science learning by carefully organizing the environment,providing focused learning experiences and information,and integrating science into children's play and everyday routines in the early childhood classroom.
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Chapter 14: Teaching Children to Live in a Democratic
Society:socialemotional Learning and Social Studies
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Q1) According to the textbook,what concept would the children learn if they had a clothing drive at their school?
A)Geography
B)Early Economics
C)History
D)Culture
Q2) Which theorist identified the four types of social play and the approximate age when each type of play dominates?
A)Parten
B)Montessori
C)Pratt
D)Piaget
Q3) What is the widening horizons approach to studying social studies?
A)Social studies curriculum concentrates on other curriculum areas
B)Social studies curriculum planning is based on other cultures
C)Social studies curriculum includes diversity
D)Social studies curriculum planning begins where children are and then expands outward
Q4) Describe the steps a teacher can use to teach problem-solving skills.
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Chapter 15: Teaching Children to Be Healthy and Fit:
Physical Development and Health
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Q1) According to the CDC what percent of 2- to 5-year-olds are now considered to be obese?
A)4%
B)14%
C)24%
D)34%
Q2) How much time a day should preschoolers be spending in structured physical activity?
A)10 minutes
B)20 minutes
C)30 minutes
D)60 minutes
Q3) What type of play do we see when children use their whole bodies to run,jump,roll,climb,fall,tumble,somersault,and generally engage in vigorous,playful activity?
A)Super Hero Play
B)Inappropriate Play
C)Risky Play
D)Rough and Tumble Play
Q4) Outline the components of a health,and safety curriculum for young children
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Chapter
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Q1) What can the teacher use to guide their decision making when they have encountered a conflict or a dilemma?
A)The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct
B)The Professional Journal of Ethical Behavior
C)The Early Childhood Educator's Professional Guide
D)The Guide to Appropriate Practice and Ethical Behavior
Q2) What are personal views about what is right and wrong and how to behave?
A)Ethical Dilemmas
B)Professional Ethics
C)Ethics
D)Morality
Q3) Which of the following is an example of an ethical dilemma?
A)Deciding on the implementation of either a play-based curriculum or an academic based curriculum in a preschool program.
B)Deciding if you should rearrange your classroom
C)Deciding on what to serve for snack
D)Deciding what book to read at circle time
Q4) Create a table and compare the considerations for choosing to work with infants,toddlers,preschoolers,and primary age children.
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