Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood Mock Exam
Course Introduction
This course explores the fundamental concepts and practices of observation and assessment in early childhood settings. Students will learn various observation techniques and assessment tools to monitor and document the development, learning, and needs of young children. Emphasis is placed on using systematic observation to inform instruction, support individual growth, and communicate effectively with families and professionals. The course highlights ethical considerations, cultural responsiveness, and strategies for unbiased assessment to ensure accurate and meaningful understanding of each child's unique abilities and challenges.
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Teaching Young Children An Introduction 6th Edition by Michael L. Henniger
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Chapter 1: Overview of the Profession
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Q1) The approach to planning curriculum in early learning is different from lesson development in elementary school classrooms.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The following are all characteristics of the Head Start and Early Head Start programs except
A)funded by parents paying tuition and private donations.
B)helps low-income children catch up academically.
C)emphasizes good health and provides resources and assistance with nutritional,dental,medical,and mental health needs.
D)provides opportunities for parent involvement.
E)assists parent in obtaining necessary social services.
Answer: A
Q3) Publicly funded programs for 5 year old children is not available to all children in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Historical Contexts
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Q1) Maria Montessori
A)founded the first early education program in Venice,Italy,called Casa dei Pepe.
B)believed that institutionalized children couldn't be educated.
C)was the first female physician in Italy and first to establish an education program in the slums of Rome.
D)created the first nursery school in Spain called Casa de Niños.
Answer: C
Q2) John B.Watson was the father of the Progressive Education movement.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Martin Luther suggested all of the following except
A)all towns and villages should have schools.
B)only girls should receive an education.
C)schools should foster intellectual,religious,physical,emotional,and social development.
D)educating the whole child.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Early Childhood Program Models
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Q1) High/Scope cannot be successfully used with infants and toddlers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The project approach is one cornerstone of the Reggio Emilia program.What do you see as the strengths of using projects? Are there potential problems? Identify a possible project for preschool children.What might some options be for a group of second graders?
Answer: Students should address elements of cooperation,collaboration and organization of Reggio.In addition,issues around these same concepts for preschooler could apply.With regard to second graders,the concepts of increased cooperation among peers,ability to organize information more succinctly and increased peer cooperation are apparent developmentally.When choosing projects,the concept of developmentally appropriate practice is paramount.
Q3) The environment of a Reggio Emilia classroom is all of the following except:
A)designed to foster communication and relationships.
B)full of children's own work.
C)discovery-oriented.
D)attractive to all adults.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Understanding How a Child Develops and Learns
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Q1) All of the following are characteristics of developmentally appropriate practices except
A)child-initiated,child-directed,adult-supported play.
B)all areas of development are integrated into the planned activities.
C)active parent involvement.
D)learning is viewed as a passive process.
E)multicultural,nonsexist materials and experiences.
Q2) Intrapersonal intelligence is the special ability to understand other people. A)True B)False
Q3) Attachment is viewed as crucial for healthy social and emotional development.What are some implications of attachment for the early care and learning professional? How should knowing about attachment influence caregivers working with infants and toddlers?
Q4) Compare and contrast two of the theorists presented in this chapter.What are the similarities and differences between the theorists selected?
Q5) Vygotsky had many practical implications for early learning professionals.Chose one of the implications discussed in the text and that implication's correlation to your own teaching.
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Chapter 5: Play in Childhood
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Q1) Dramatic play is an important foundation for later academic learning.
A)True
B)False
Q2) It is often difficult to convince others of the value of play.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which is not one of Garvey's four different types of play with language?
A)Play with sounds and noises
B)Play with the linguistic system
C)Adult-planned rhyming and word play
D)Play with convention of speech
Q4) The primary cognitive play type of infants and toddlers is:
A)construction play.
B)functional play.
C)solitary play.
D)parallel play.
Q5) It is developmentally appropriate for infants to engage in solitary play.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Define cooperative play.
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Chapter 6: Guiding Young Children
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of an appropriate verbal guidance strategy?
A)Body language
B)Active listening
C)Yelling
D)Using gestures
Q2) Rules are generally statements that start negatively such as "no running" or "don't run".
A)True
B)False
Q3) Early childhood professionals can define the limits of acceptable behavior by
A)ignoring attention-getting behavior.
B)dissuading children from understanding the difference between social behaviors that are acceptable and those which are not.
C)setting and consistently applying program rules.
D)making daily decisions about what is acceptable and not acceptable based on personal judgment.
Q4) What is active listening?
Q5) The physical space used for group times is an important element of guidance.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Diversity and Young Children
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Q1) Identify two meaningful diversity experiences.
Q2) Inappropriate responses to diversity include all of the following except A)ignoring diversity.
B)talking only about similarities.
C)exposing children to diversity.
D)using only a tourist-multicultural-curriculum approach.
Q3) Talking about differences with children is developmentally appropriate practice.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What was the major impact of Public Law 94-142?
Q5) Try one of the self-analysis activities listed in this chapter and answer the following questions: Did you learn anything new about yourself? Did the activity change or affirm your beliefs? How will you use this information as an early learning professional?
Q6) Starting in the preschool years,individualized plans for children with special needs are called IEPs.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Who designs individualized plans for children with special needs?
Q8) What is the tourist approach to diversity issues?
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Chapter 8: Planning the Physical Environment: Indoors
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Q1) Unit blocks help young children learn the following about mathematics: A)multiplication.
B)classification.
C)number sense.
D)associativity.
Q2) The environment itself should give children clues about how to use the space in all of the following ways except: A)seating.
B)lighting.
C)center charts.
D)pictures and posters.
Q3) The woodworking center is considered too dangerous for preschool children.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A rating tool developed for assessing the effectiveness of indoor space is called the A)Cryer Indoor Assessment Instrument.
B)Harms and Cryer Environment Rating Scale.
C)Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale.
D)Harms and Cryer Environment Assessment.
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Chapter 9: Planning the Physical Environment: Outdoors
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Q1) Schools designing their own playgrounds should provide at least ____square feet of outdoor space for each child.
A)100
B)75
C)50
D)45
Q2) Movable equipment is fairly uncommon on playgrounds for young children.Given its value,why is this the case? What can be done about this problem?
Q3) Which of the following can be stored outdoors in a storage shed?
A)Group snacks
B)Class pets
C)Napping equipment
D)Wheeled toys
Q4) Adventure Playgrounds from which continent consist of a trained play leader who guides the children in their Adventure Playground experiences?
A)Europe
B)Asia
C)South America
D)Africa
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Chapter 10: Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum
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Q1) Madeline and Alisha enjoy playing cooperatively with classmates in a game of kickball.When the scores of each team don't match,they get frustrated and start to cry.Their developmental level is ____.
A)primary
B)infant
C)toddler
D)preschool
Q2) A developmentally appropriate curriculum supports the child's home culture while strengthening the ability to participate in the shared culture.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is the purpose of a curriculum web?
Q4) Describe two curriculum goals appropriate in an early childhood setting.
Q5) World events like the September 11,2001 World Trade Center disaster
A)are too complex to address with young children.
B)can be a part of a developmentally appropriate curriculum.
C)should be discussed by families at home.
D)require interventions by a trained specialist.
Q6) What is the difference between informal and formal observations of children?
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Chapter 11: Health and Wellness
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Q1) What is Fifth disease?
Q2) National curriculum standards for young children's physical activity were developed by the
A)American Physical Education Association.
B)National Physical Education Association.
C)National Society for Physical Recreation and Sport.
D)National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
Q3) Since 1976,childhood obesity has
A)increased from 6.5% to 19.6% for children ages 2 to 5.
B)doubled for children ages 2 to 5.
C)decreased from 19.6% to 6.5% for children ages 2 to 5
D)decreased for children 6 through 11.
Q4) How will knowledge of health and wellness be helpful to you as a future professional in an early childhood setting?
Q5) Michael Pollan,author of several popular food books,encourages us to
A)eat foods with limited additives.
B)eat more processed foods.
C)increase our daily intake of salt.
D)increase our daily intake of sugar.
Q6) How can healthy adults impact young children?
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Chapter 12: Supporting Emotional and Social Development
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of an environment and/or materials for social development?
A)Ms.LaSalle has a table that seats four children in each center.
B)Mr.Gusto blocks off certain centers because the children get too noisy and talkative.
C)Ms.Wang and Mrs.Delgado,co-teachers,only allow one child to sit at each computer station.
D)Principal Smith notices that the new kindergarten teacher has hung up pictures depicting one child engaged in a solitary activity.
Q2) Early pressure to excel can be a stressor for young children.
A)True
B)False
Q3) All of the following are healthy social skills encouraged by play except
A)making friends.
B)sharing.
C)bullying.
D)cooperating.
E)problem solving.
Q4) What is the difference between core emotions and complex emotions?
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Chapter 13: Mathematics,science,and Social Studies
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Q1) Describe a good example of a chemistry experience for the early care and education environment.
Q2) Social studies learning in early care programs involves all of the following except
A)developing an understanding of self and family.
B)relating to friends and relatives.
C)developing relationships in school.
D)understanding the relationships between the planets in the solar system.
Q3) Failure is difficult for young children and should be avoided in scientific investigations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) While constructivist learning is essential to early education,is it always necessary for children to learn in this manner? Can you give examples of situations in which constructivist learning isn't necessary or even best?
Q5) Describe a social studies experience that would be appropriate for young children.
Q6) Give an example of an appropriate measurement experience for preschool and kindergarten children.
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Chapter 14: The Creative Arts
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Q1) Art activities for infants and toddlers
A)are inappropriate because of safety issues.
B)might include paper,glue,scissors,crayons,and paint.
C)might include pudding and play dough.
D)Might include straw painting and crayon shavings.
Q2) Four-year-olds often show an interest in learning to play a musical instrument.
A)True
B)False
Q3) How can music be used to teach cognitive concepts in an early childhood program?
Q4) Briefly describe Rhoda Kellogg's contribution to children's development in their progress of art.
Q5) By age 3,most children produce recognizable figures in their artwork. A)True
B)False
Q6) Coloring books are considered developmentally inappropriate as an example of a creative art activity for young children.What is the problem with this common "art material"?
Q7) Creative art experiences are usually adult-centered.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 15: Technology and Young Children
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Q1) To make computer use more playful,adults should
A)encourage frequent 'play breaks' between computer uses.
B)choose primarily drill and practice software.
C)select software that children use with a low risk of failure.
D)spend considerable time interacting with children as they use the computer.
Q2) Thousands of software options being sold nationally are specifically designed for use by young children.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Families and educators have concerns over video game use because children
A)spend a lot of time watching and playing video games.
B)get ideas for creative writing.
C)learn prosocial skills from video game characters.
D)develop skills needed to cooperate and positively interact with others.
Q4) High levels of television viewing have been linked to A)hearing loss.
B)childhood obesity.
C)vision problems.
D)skin cancer.
Q5) What is drill-and-practice software?
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