ECE Practicum Exam Questions
Course Introduction
ECE Practicum provides students with hands-on experience in early childhood education settings, bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. Through supervised fieldwork, students develop skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating developmentally appropriate activities for young children. The course emphasizes observation, assessment, and interaction techniques, as well as professional conduct and reflective practice, preparing students to effectively support children's learning and development in diverse educational environments.
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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) What is the name of a controversial movement that publicly supports preschool programs for three and four year old children?
A)Alignment of Preschool and K-3 Movement
B)Early Intervention
C)Universal Prekindergarten
D)Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Answer: C
Q2) Which study was the first to determine the lasting effects of a high quality preschool education on educational and economic outcomes for children?
A)The Perry Preschool Project
B)The Abecedarian Project
C)Chicago Child-Parent Centers
D)Head Start Program
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Building on a Tradition of Excellence
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Q1) Patty Smith Hill's concern about the lack of standards and curriculum,and the threat of unqualified people taking leadership positions in the field created the National Committee on Nursery Schools.What did this organization later become?
A)National Head Start Association (NHSA)
B)American Montessori Association (AMA)
C)National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
D)Universal Prekindergarten Association (UPA)
Answer: C
Q2) In which theory did John Locke state that experiences in their environment matter in the development of children?
A)The Sinful Child
B)Tabula Rosa
C)The Competent Child
D)The Absorbent Mind
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Understanding and Applying Developmentally Appropriate Practice
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Q1) From the scenario in chapter three,how did Mr.Washington demonstrate developmentally appropriate practices when interacting with Olivia?
Answer: In chapter three, Mr. Washington demonstrated developmentally appropriate practices when interacting with Olivia by understanding and respecting her individual developmental needs and pace. He used age-appropriate language and activities that Olivia could understand and engage with. He also showed patience and provided guidance when Olivia struggled, allowing her to learn at her own pace. He encouraged Olivia's curiosity and exploration, fostering her cognitive and emotional growth. Furthermore, he respected Olivia's feelings and thoughts, promoting her self-esteem and self-expression. By doing so, Mr. Washington created a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment for Olivia.
Q2) The term "Widening the Lens" refers to thinking that is
A)Either/Or
B)Alike/Different
C)Individual/Cultural
D)Both/And
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Applying What We Know About Childrens
Learning and Development
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Q1) 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
Q2) What is the type of play describes when a child uses one thing to represent something else such as a block becomes a car or a hairbrush becomes a baby bottle for a doll?
A)Functional Play
B)Constructive Play
C)Symbolic Play
D)Games with Rules
Q3) In Maslow's self-actualization theory which of the following needs was at the base or bottom of the pyramid and considered one of the basic needs?
A)Physical Needs
B)Psychological Needs
C)Growth Needs
D)The need for self-esteem
Q4) Explain the effects of culture on parenting styles.
Q5) Explain why it is important to study child development.
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Chapter 5: Adapting for Individual Differences
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Q1) Name two recipients who benefit from the practice of inclusion and then describe how they benefit.
Q2) A child who is behind expectations for his or her age group,which occurs in one or more of the following areas: physical development,cognitive development,communication development,social or emotional development,or adaptive development may be in which category of exceptionality?
A)Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD
B)Down Syndrome
C)Developmental Delay
D)Language Delayed
Q3) What kind of intelligence,according to Gardner,does a child have when the/she enjoys solving problems with numbers?
A)Logical
B)Linguist
C)Musical
D)Spatial
Q4) Define one of Howard Gardener's intelligences in his theory of multiple intelligence and give examples of how a teacher may plan for a child who has a strength in this intelligence.
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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) At about what age do children begin to learn that teasing or rejecting others because of their identity is hurtful?
A)3 years old
B)4 years old
C)5 years old
D)6 years old
Q3) What consists of values,beliefs,and patterns of behavior that are passed on from generation to generation?
A)Language
B)Culture
C)Diversity
D)Family
Q4) 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
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Chapter 7: Building Effective Partnerships With Families
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Q1) What term is used when a family experiences parental dysfunction,abuse,parental mental illness,substance abuse,and/or illness?
A)Emotionally Disturbed
B)Dismorphic
C)Special Education
D)At-Risk
Q2) Provide two effective strategies for maintaining two-way communication with families
Q3) Which of the following was NOT a reason the textbook gave as to why in recent years home visits have become less common?
A)Teacher Union contracts discourage them
B)Teachers do not feel safe
C)Home-Visits are time consuming
D)Home-Visits have not found to be effective
Q4) Which factor is considered to be the greatest challenge for families?
A)Parent Education
B)Poverty
C)Resiliency
D)Divorce
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Chapter 8: Creating a Caring Community of Learners: Guiding Young Children
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Q1) Give an example of how the ABC's in a Functional Assessment can be used to reduce a challenging behavior
Q2) What is a systematically planned and implemented set of actions designed to alter the course of a child's development used when a child demonstrates challenging behaviors?
A)An Individualized Education Plan
B)Functional Assessment
C)Challenging Behavior Plan
D)Individualized Intervention
Q3) The textbook outlined steps in applying the Teaching Pyramid to biting.Summarize these three different levels.
Q4) Which of following is one strategy that can be used with boys to increase the likelihood of their success in the classroom?
A)Discuss during circle time the effects of their behavior on the whole group
B)Place them in time-out as a punishment
C)Allow boys to have increased indoor and outdoor large-motor and whole-body experiences
D)Use the threat of the consequence but allow them to play on if they are being active
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Chapter 9: Teaching to Enhance Learning and Development
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Q1) According to the research,how long should a teacher wait for a response after asking a question?
A)3 seconds
B)5 seconds
C)15 seconds
D)As much as 1 minute
Q2) Describe how teaching is both a science and art.
Q3) When a teacher supports children in a task that they would not have been able to accomplish on their own,what teaching strategy is the teacher using?
A)Giving Direct or Explicit Instructions
B)Demonstrating
C)Modeling
D)Scaffolding
Q4) 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
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Chapter 10: Planning Effective Curriculum
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Q1) In which curriculum does the central element include using high level,mature socio-dramatic play to develop children's self-regulation?
A)Tools of the Mind
B)Core Knowledge
C)Creative Curriculum
D)High Scope
Q2) 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
Q3) Which type of standards are the expectations for student learning?
A)Learning Standards
B)Content Standards
C)Performance Standards
D)Licensing Standards
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Chapter 11: Assessing Childrens Learning and Development
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Q1) With regards to the assessment of a child with special needs,what type of change is made when a teacher allows more time for the testing procedure or enlarges the print of the material to eliminate the barriers of the child's disability that might keep them from demonstrating their full abilities?
A)Modification
B)Informal Assessment
C)Accommodation
D)Reliability
Q2) List the four basic purposes for assessment.
Q3) The accountability movement has increased which type of testing?
A)Diagnostic Testing
B)IQ Testing
C)High-Stakes Testing
D)Formal Testing
Q4) What type of evaluation would be used by licensing or an accreditation agency?
A)Functional Skills Evaluation
B)Center Assessment
C)Program Evaluation
D)Early Learning Standards Assessment
Q5) Explain how teachers use assessment strategies to improve child outcomes.
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Chapter 12: Teaching Children to Communicate: Language, Literacy and the Arts
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Q1) Which would be beneficial for children during pretend play or dramatization activities?
A)Detailed Scripts where each child is assigned a role
B)Realistic Props such as dress-up clothes or actual props that can be used by the characters
C)A Stage so that others can watch
D)An Audience to appreciate the children's performance
Q2) At about what age would you expect children to have a speaking vocabulary to reach 200 words?
A)Between 8 months and 12 months
B)Between 12 months and 18 months
C)From 18 months to 24 months
D)Between 2 and 3 years
Q3) What type of communication is an adult using when they talk to a baby in a high-pitched tone of voice?
A)Fostering Language
B)Parentese
C)Play-by-Play Language
D)Nonsense
Q4) 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) 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
Q3) Which statement best explains the purpose of science?
A)To explain where we came from
B)To be able to explain the basic ideas of the properties of objects
C)To realize that we need to study more about the different systems
D)To study the physical and natural world,especially by observing and experimenting
Q4) Give the definition and an example of each of the scientific inquiry processes observing,making predications,gathering evidence,recording,refining questions,and sharing ideas).
Q5) Explain what is meant by the "Language of Mathematics."
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Chapter 14: Teaching Children to Live in a Democratic
Society:socialemotional Learning and Social Studies
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Q1) 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
Q2) 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
Q3) List five themes or concepts that could be taught in an early childhood social studies curriculum.
Q4) Explain how a teacher might respond to the individual differences in young children with regards to their social or emotional development.
Q5) 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) What type of grasp is a child using when she picks up cereal on her tray with her thumb and forefinger?
A)Infancy Motor Grasp
B)Pincer Grasp
C)Voluntary Hand Grasp
D)Toner Grasp
Q2) List the characteristics of an appropriate outdoor environment for young children.
Q3) What is universal design?
A)The concept that materials and environments need to be usable by everyone,including those with disabilities,to the greatest extent possible
B)The idea that materials and the opportunities are available and equitable for both genders
C)A concept of material and environmental design is the same to be fair for everyone
D)The idea that children from any culture will be at home with the design of the materials
Q4) Outline the components of a health,and safety curriculum for young children
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Q1) At what point can an early childhood professional stop learning?
A)Once they have received their bachelor's degree
B)After they have completed the necessary training required by the state
C)When they become a director or principal of a program or school
D)Never.Effective early childhood professionals continue to learn throughout their careers
Q2) What is one of the most valuable steps in becoming a professional?
A)Joining a professional group
B)Realizing that there will no longer be a reason to continue training
C)Purchasing a new wardrobe
D)Deciding which age group or grade to teach
Q3) What are the kinds of actions that are right or wrong in the workplace and are a public matter?
A)Professional Ethics
B)Ethical Responsibilities
C)Ethical Dilemmas
D)Morality
Q4) Describe the use of the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct in early childhood settings.
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