Preschool Education Exam Review
Course Introduction
Preschool Education is a foundational course that explores the theories, principles, and practices central to teaching young children from infancy through age five. The course examines key aspects of early childhood development, curriculum design, classroom management, and the importance of play-based learning in fostering cognitive, social, and emotional growth. Students will learn to create nurturing, inclusive, and stimulating environments that support diverse learners, as well as strategies for family engagement and collaboration with community resources. Emphasis is placed on applying developmentally appropriate practices and understanding current trends and challenges in early childhood education.
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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 code of ethics developed by ___ provides guidelines for responsible behavior in relation to students,families,colleagues,and society.
A)CDA
B)NAEYC
C)SRCD
D)ACEI
Answer: B
Q2) When children learn many subjects simultaneously we are referring to
A)integrated curriculum.
B)multi-domain curriculum.
C)subject-specific curriculum.
D)multiple intelligences curriculum.
Answer: A
Q3) One of the major ways children learn about the world is through play.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Historical Contexts
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Q1) Louise Derman-Sparks continues to write and speak about issues of _____
A)kindergarten curriculum.
B)the importance of outdoor play.
C)diversity and young children.
D)children's health.
Answer: C
Q2) Constructivist theories suggest all of the following except
A)individuals actively construct knowledge on an ongoing basis.
B)we are all constantly receiving new information.
C)we are all engaging in experiences that lead us to revise our understanding of the world.
D)we create our own knowledge through rewards and punishments.
E)individuals actively learn by doing.
Answer: D
Q3) Define Vygotsky's zone of proximal development.
Answer: no answer
Q4) Define negative education.
Answer: Rousseau believed that education experiences should be postponed until age 12 and called this idea "negative education".
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Chapter 3: Early Childhood Program Models
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Q1) The Bank Street curriculum is:
A)organized by traditional curriculum subjects (math,science,reading,etc).
B)uses mostly commercial toys and equipment.
C)encourages children to complete teacher-identified activities.
D)emphasizes an integrated curriculum.
Answer: D
Q2) 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
Q3) Why is documentation important in the Reggio Emilia program?
Answer: Documentation helps engage families and helps professionals use representations of learning to better understand children.
Q4) Compare and contrast any two of the model early care and education programs discussed in this chapter.What are the similarities and differences?
Answer: Students can choose to compare and contrast any of the models discussed in the text.
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Chapter 4: Understanding How a Child Develops and Learns
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Q1) An outcome of the popular book From Neurons to Neighborhoods (Shonkoff & Phillips,2000)has been the growing emphasis on _____ as an important issue in development.
A)self preservation
B)self esteem
C)self regulation
D)self monitoring
Q2) Children who are egocentric have a difficult time seeing things from any perspective other than their own.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
Q4) According to Shonkoff,the following are core concepts regarding brain development,except:
A)Early experience shapes the structure of young brains.
B)Young brains build basic connections first,followed by more complex connections
C)Cognitive,social,and emotional functioning are all interrelated.
D)The ability of the brain to change increases over time.
Q5) Describe Bronfenbrenner's ecological model of human development.
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Chapter 5: Play in Childhood
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Q1) Choose one area of child development (cognitive,social,emotional,language,physical)and describe how play facilitates that component of the child's life.Use examples to highlight the points you make.
Q2) In an ideal world,adults would simply provide the materials and allow adequate time for quality play and just sit back and watch it happen.Many times today,that is not enough.Early care and learning professionals must intervene to guide and enrich play.Why?
Q3) Time and energy must be spent in carefully planning environments for children to have adequate play materials and play space..
A)True B)False
Q4) What is the surplus energy theory of play?
Q5) Quality play experiences are those in which the child chooses to participate. A)True B)False
Q6) Adults should provide guidance in childhood play by intervening whenever possible. A)True B)False
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Chapter 6: Guiding Young Children
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Q1) Problem solving and behavior modification differ because
A)problem solving involves both adult and child in cooperative efforts,and behavior modification is initiated and directed by the adult.
B)problem solving is initiated and directed by the adult,and behavior modification is initiated and directed by the child.
C)problem solving involves only children working to address issues of concern,and behavior modification involves only families in working to address issues of concern.
D)problem solving is initiated and directed by the adult,and behavior modification involves both adult and child in cooperative efforts.
Q2) A logical consequence makes a clear link between the child's inappropriate behavior and the consequences for that behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Physical proximity of the adult makes a difference in children's behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Why is it important to establish limits for acceptable behavior?
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Chapter 7: Diversity and Young Children
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Q1) Which of the following is the best way to increase opportunities to discuss diversity?
A)Using quality children's literature
B)Planning curriculum that only discusses a specific cultural group around its most popular celebration or holiday
C)Making available traditional games reflecting the dominant culture
D)Providing children with gender-specific and stereotypical toys
Q2) 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?
Q3) Talking about differences with children is developmentally appropriate practice. A)True
B)False
Q4) Sources for diverse pictures include all of the following except:
A)magazines such as National Geographic.
B)holiday greeting cards.
C)photographs of children and families in your program or community.
D)posters from organizations such as NAEYC.
Q5) Identify two meaningful diversity experiences.
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Chapter 8: Planning the Physical Environment: Indoors
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Q1) Sand/water play center props include all of the following except
A)markers
B)measuring cups
C)small buckets
D)waterwheel
E)pitchers
Q2) When assessing the physical space's complexity of play units,super-units are characterized by
A)a play material or piece of equipment has only one use and is obvious to children.
B)three or more play materials juxtaposed.
C)a play option has subparts,or different materials.
D)play equipment or material can only be used by two to four children.
Q3) In addition to books,the literacy center can include all of the following except:
A)watercolors for illustrating stories.
B)a listening center.
C)notebooks with paper and pens.
D)magnetic board letters.
Q4) What is the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale?
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Chapter 9: Planning the Physical Environment: Outdoors
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Q1) One of the problems associated with playground safety,according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Frost & Henniger,1979),is
A)a lack of signage in and around the playground equipment.
B)that equipment on many playgrounds was not appropriate to the developmental abilities of children.
C)the lack of color on the playground equipment.
D)available square footage for each child was below the standard.
Q2) Consider the social value of outdoor play for infants/toddlers,preschoolers,kindergartners,and children in the primary grades.Discuss the similarities and differences.
Q3) Prop boxes can have important benefits when used on the playground.One benefit would be
A)additional props discourage dramatic play outdoors.
B)prop boxes maintain consistency,without confusing children with change in the outdoor setting.
C)prop boxes add to the many play options outdoors.
D)they can only be used outdoors.
Q4) Which federal agency was responsible for the creation of voluntary playground safety guidelines?
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Chapter 10: Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum
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Q1) Planning for an effective early childhood curriculum includes all of the following except
A)organizing the indoor and outdoor physical spaces.
B)developing a daily schedule.
C)creating activities,experiences,and lessons based solely on the group's average age.
D)making decisions about procedures and materials.
Q2) Transition time in a routine can be spontaneous and does not need to be planned. A)True
B)False
Q3) Curriculum goals
A)are detailed explanations of what the adult does with all children in the group.
B)are broad learning outcomes that identify the key results from the educational process.
C)are short-term activities that define what materials will be needed.
D)identify the specific experiences that children must have during the school year.
Q4) Describe developmentally appropriate assessment for the early childhood setting.
Q5) 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) How can healthy adults impact young children?
Q2) Nutrition does not influence a young child's behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An indicator of abuse and/or neglect may include
A)verbally abusive communications from early childhood professionals to families.
B)no changes in a child's general behavioral patterns.
C)adequate supervision at home.
D)a pattern of physical injuries,which are not a typical part of the child's history.
Q4) Rough and tumble play is a component of outdoor play,particularly for boys.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Piaget believed that for the first 2 years of life,children engage in mostly sensory and motor experiences.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain the four main categories of abuse and neglect as defined by the Child Welfare Information Gateway (2008).
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Chapter 12: Supporting Emotional and Social Development
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Q1) How does stress affect young children? What should early learning professionals do to assist children in dealing with the stresses they face?
Q2) Self-concept is defined by how people feel about themselves and includes:
A)the belief that he/she can accomplish tasks and achieve goals
B)has no value by others
C)the degree to which people feel others control them
D)that goals and task accomplishment are hopeless
Q3) It is expected that young children will need help in identifying and controlling their emotions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Racial bullying may be seen as early as seven or eight years of age.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Smiling,a pat on the shoulder,and a hug are forms of encouragement.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What are the key elements of self-concept?
Q7) List social skills that are developing as children engage in play activities.
Q8) Name three strategies that build a positive climate or "friendly workplace"?
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Chapter 13: Mathematics,science,and Social Studies
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Q1) An example of a constructivist environment would be:
A)The children in Ms.Franco's 2nd-grade class always take pages of notes and watch their teacher demonstrate science experiments without their assistance or opportunities to try the experiments themselves.
B)The children in Mr.Delaney's room know that they can experiment with a variety of materials to determine whether they sink or float without worry that their teacher will restrict their curiosity.
C)Mrs.Shishani tells her students that they must hand their community maps in to her without discussing directions or crossroads with their classmates.
D)Toddlers in the "Sunshine" room at Mr.Christian's child care center are given worksheets to look at that identify shapes during the scheduled shape theme week.
Q2) Define seriation.
Q3) Families are the children's first and best teachers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is a home learning task?
Q5) Why is objectivity difficult for children during the early years?
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Chapter 14: The Creative Arts
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Q1) Novelty refers to
A)an idea or product being new or novel.
B)an idea or product being familiar and well known.
C)not new to humankind.
D)not new to the individual.
Q2) What four central elements should be included in the early childhood art curriculum?
Q3) Give one example of a valuable musical activity for infants/toddlers.
Q4) Which of the following people wrote about the connection between play and creativity?
A)Bowlby,Vygotsky,and Piaget.
B)Freud and Bruner.
C)Einstein,Elkind,and Feynman.
D)Dewey and Erikson.
Q5) Children can benefit when adults describe and/or demonstrate appropriate uses for art tools and materials.
A)True
B)False
Q6) How do you define creativity?
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Q7) How can music be used to teach cognitive concepts in an early childhood program?
Chapter 15: Technology and Young Children
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Q1) The Internet has valuable content for children and early childhood professionals,such as
A)video-sharing websites (youtube.com,teachertube.com,ehow.com)
B)convenient online shopping.
C)infant/toddler programming.
D)violent video games.
Q2) Thousands of software options being sold nationally are specifically designed for use by young children.
A)True
B)False
Q3) To use computers in developmentally appropriate ways,early care and education professionals need to find physical space for computers in the early childhood setting.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The term digital literacy refers to interactive media use.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Give an example of preschool children's developmental readiness for computer use.
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