Foundations of Early Childhood Education Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Foundations of Early Childhood Education explores the historical, philosophical, and theoretical underpinnings of early childhood education, providing students with a comprehensive overview of the field. The course examines the developmental needs of young children from birth to age eight, effective practices for fostering growth in diverse learning environments, and the impact of family, culture, and community. Through an introduction to major curriculum models, standards, and advocacy roles, students gain a foundational understanding of the responsibilities, challenges, and ethical considerations of early childhood educators.
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A Guidance Approach for the Encouraging Classroom 6th Edition by Dan Gartrell
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Chapter 1: The Guidance Tradition
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Q1) John Dewey's greatest contribution to the guidance tradition resulted when he
A)initiated the constructivist movement in the United States.
B)joined the "self psychologists" and formulated a new branch of self analysis.
C)promoted progressive education in the United States.
D)formulated the basics for assertive discipline in the United States.
Answer: C
Q2) The encouraging classroom
A)Uses the assertive discipline approach to classroom management
B)Fosters worth within each child and gives confidence to all children that they can learn.
C)Leaves the teacher-only empowered to build classroom interactions
D)Creates a teacher-centered approach to learning.
Answer: B
Q3) Assertive discipline and obedience-based systems
A)Support developmentally appropriate practice
B)Use a system of rewards and punishments
C)Holds that the adult should guide the child,rather than discipline the child
D)Stems from the belief that human nature has the potential for good
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Child Development and Guidance
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Q1) Erik Erikson believed that healthy personal development
A)develops only in enriched environments
B)comes from the resolution of universal inner conflicts
C)results from the complete resolution of unmet
D)comes from narrowing the focus of experiences and self initiative
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following did Vygotsky identify in children as the distance between the actual developmental level determined by problem solving and the potential development?
A)autonomy
B)private speech
C)separation anxiety
D)zone of proximal development
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following is one of the five components of emotional intelligence?
A)physiological well-being
B)knowing one's emotions
C)scaffolding
D)equilibrium
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Mistaken Behaviorchallenging Behavior
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Q1) Which of the following levels is NOT one of Steven D.Harlow's relational patterns in his conceptual model for children's social development?
A)encountering
B)adjustment
C)survival
D)conflict
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is the most immature and least open of the relational patterns identified by Harlow?
A)adjustment
B)survival
C)encountering
D)conflict
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Guidance: The Bottom Line
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Q1) Occasionally the teacher needs to rescue children from their own behavior.In order to assist children in difficult situations,which of the following is best for the teacher to use?
A)corporal punishment
B)crisis intervention
C)assertive discipline
D)none of these answers
Q2) How can poverty influence the child in the classroom?
Q3) How does guidance reduce the need for mistaken behavior?
Q4) Solution orientation in guidance includes which of the following?
A)crisis intervention strategies
B)conflict management
C)teacher as a responsive leader
D)all of the above
Q5) According to Kounin,which of the following characteristics does an effective teacher demonstrate?
A)skill as a technician
B)reactive behavior
C)with-it-ness
D)withholding behavior
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Chapter 5: Organizing the Encouraging Classroom
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Q1) Which of the following is a possible roadblock preventing family involvement in school?
A)family members not finding time for involvement
B)children's objections to family involvement
C)administrator's objections
D)board members' objections to family
Q2) Who developed the thematic-based instruction model that enables the primary grades to incorporate learning centers?
A)Montessori and Reggio Emillo
B)Myers and Maurer
C)Gestwicki and Ryan
D)Piaget and Maslow
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the most important considerations when planning the environment within the guidance classroom?
A)teacher planning space
B)traffic patterns
C)noise levels
D)accommodations for the active nature of children
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Chapter 6: Managing the Encouraging Classroom
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a reason why large-group instruction may fail?
A)Children are "over taught and under practiced ".
B)Children are mischievous and will not sit still long enough to hear instructions.
C)Children absorb the information but do not have the opportunity to construct their own knowledge from it.
D)Children are not fully able to "own" the learning,make sense of it and value it.
Q2) When incorporating active playtime into the program,which of the following is NOT a consideration for the teacher?
A)that active playtime is a necessary part of the program for young children
B)that effective playtime must be competitive
C)that movement to music can refresh participants and help concentration
D)that in addition to active play time,the preprimary program should also have an activity center open each day
Q3) How can the teacher make use of family members and other classroom volunteers?
Q4) In the guidance approach,how does the teacher work with emergent bilingual learners?
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Chapter 7: Leadership Communication With the Group
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Q1) Mistaken behavior is often the result of
A)a mismatch between the child and the education program
B)lack of effective disciplinary practices in the classroom
C)intentional behavior by a child to disrupt classroom routines
D)none of the above
Q2) One positive aspect of the use of guidelines is that
A)they allow teachers a range of choices
B)they empower teachers to be professional
C)they support children in making effective choices
D)all of the above
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a strategy to use when teachers face squabbles among students who exclude those other than their friends from play?
A)use the teacher's leadership to structure small-group experiences that transcend usual social circles
B)use class meetings and curriculum to teach friendliness
C)establish a guidelines of friendliness
D)contact parent of students involved in the exclusionary tactics
Q4) How do class meetings build the encouraging classroom?
Q5) Why are guidelines,not rules,important in the encouraging classroom?
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Chapter 8: Leadership Communication With the Individual
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Q1) According to Novick,symptoms such as stomachache,ulcers,occasional headaches,hypertension,and depressive reactions result from which of the following?
A)school-related stress
B)parental disagreements
C)sibling rivalry
D)peer pressure
Q2) Which of the following activities is a good method to use when making a personal contact of "quality time" with a child?
A)parents' night
B)show and tell
C)contact talk
D)upon issuance of school report cards
Q3) Conferences with parents can take place
A)always within the classroom setting
B)in various places such as the home or a community center
C)never in a school
D)all of the above
Q4) How do teachers' listening skills encourage young learners?
Q5) How do teachers use effective communication in the guardian-teacher conference?
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Chapter 9: Using Conflict Management
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a common reason why teachers impose moralistic "solutions" that result in punishing one or more children in conflict?
A)need for a child to "learn the consequences" of his or her actions
B)determination that punishment is preferable to conflict resolution
C)need to "remind" certain children who is in charge
D)frustration at being distracted from "time on task"
Q2) Which is not a common peace prop?
A)block area
B)talk-and-listen chairs
C)peace puppets
D)talking stick
Q3) As a mediator,the teacher should
A)maintain an authoritative stance in all situations
B)share power with the children involved in the conflict.
C)consider only the feelings of the other classmates
D)work with high needs students primarily
Q4) What do teachers need to know about two trends in family diversity?
Q5) How does violence affect children's social problem-solving approach?
Q6) Why can't teachers prevent all conflicts?
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Chapter 10: Problem-Solving Mistaken Behavior
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a reason that a teacher would want a child-report?
A)a child has wandered from the playground
B)a child has been hurt
C)a child is having a seizure
D)a child did not wash his/her hands before snack time
Q2) When putting choices to a child,the teacher should make which one the most attractive?
A)last choice
B)out-choice
C)first choice
D)in-choice
Q3) Which is NOT a step of problem solving with parents?
A)describing the situation in terms of a problem caused by the child
B)generating multiple solutions
C)discussing the implementation of solutions
D)meeting again
Q4) How does the teacher respond to mistaken behaviors reported by children?
Q5) How do nonverbal techniques act as a quick intervention strategy?
Q6) Why should teachers take the time to problem-solve mistaken behavior?
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Chapter 11: Guidance Through Intervention
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Q1) When a child has lost control,the teacher should
A)use restraint immediately
B)use a combination of intervention strategies
C)use the out-choice
D)all of the above
Q2) Which of the following is NOT one of the three responses that constitute the crisis response of first resort?
A)commanding a choice
B)correct by direction
C)express displeasure without insult
D)describe without labeling
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the four crisis management techniques that are part of a guidance approach?
A)using physical restraint
B)commanding a choice
C)being indirect
D)calming all involved
Q4) How does commanding cooperation differ from issuing an ultimatum?
Q5) Why is it important for the teacher to manage anger?
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Chapter 12: Liberation Teaching: A Guidance Response
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Q1) Which of the following is a task of peace education?
A)provide awareness of alternatives to violence
B)promote aggressive,competitive behavior toward one another
C)focus primarily on the results of a child's violent acts
D)accept violent ways of thinking and acting
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a way children come into a classroom vulnerable to stigma?
A)culture
B)personality factors
C)physical vulnerabilities
D)labels
Q3) How does liberation teaching apply to relations with family members?
Q4) How does anti-bias education differ from the tourist curriculum?
Q5) Which of the following is NOT a common effect of violence directed at a child?
A)The child may more easily form attachments
B)The child may act provocatively and aggressively
C)The child may avoid intimacy
D)The child feels incapable of learning
Q6) How is liberation teaching a response to societal violence?
Q7) What is the liberation teaching response to bullying?
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