The surest way to instill internal feelings of self-worth is to:
a. help children achieve competence in various areas.
b. provide them with extrinsic satisfactions.
c. help them get along well with other people so that people will like them.
d. none of the above statements are correct.
Question 2...Piaget's concept of accommodation is defined as:
a. Changing existing beliefs based on new information or experience that challenges current knowledge, so that new understanding is created.
b. The cognitive state of balance, where the child feels comfortable with beliefs, ideas, and knowledge.
c. Integrating new experiences, ideas, or beliefs, into existing knowledge structures.
d. Being given new information not previously experienced.
Question 3...The 2-year-old who makes extensive use of the words No, Mine, and Me do it is:
a. working through the stage of initiative versus guilt.
b. showing that they are learning to use words instead of actions.
c. being difficult and cranky.
d. learning to express their independence.
Question 4...What were the key reasons for the creation of the DAP statement?
a. Increasing numbers of children in out-of-home care, academic push-down of elementary education curricula, variation in program quality.
b. Several court cases publicizing abuse in centers, need to regulate public funding for child-care programs.
c. Federally appointed commission on early childhood education charged with the task of creating a national program model.
d. Need to standardize care based on universal expectations for programs.
Question 5...Early learning professionals can help move children out of their comfort zones in all of the following major ways except
a. encouraging children to try new activities.
b. providing novel materials, attracting children to areas not usually chosen during free play.
c. modeling nontraditional play as an adult during playtimes.
d. encouraging children to stay with activities and levels of challenge they are most comfortable with.
Question 6...It is particularly important to appreciate a child's efforts when:
a. the child has been exposed to racial prejudice.
b. the child has tried hard but not succeeded.
c. the child is very proud of what they have done.
d. the child does not get much attention at home.
Question 7...Culturally responsive practices recognize the many ways children are diverse. NAEYC suggestions for best practices includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. Seek out resources and information that will help you understand and value individual cultures.
b. Encourage all parents to only speak English in the home to assist Dual Language Learning children in learning English more quickly.
c. Foster homeschool connections, using translation software or community services when needed.
d. Give all children opportunities to represent their knowledge and experiences in a variety of ways.
Question 8...When a teacher is dealing with problems on a long-term basis, one of the best
things to do is to:
a. remember that many problems evaporate if the teacher ignores them.
b. think back to how the mother said goodbye to her child that morning.
c. comfort the child when they begin to cry.
d. think back to whatever else changed in the child's life at about the same time the emotional upset became apparent.
Question 9...What are the key components in Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development?
a. Children work on simple, repetitive tasks to build confidence, teachers observe and take notes.
b. Children are given tasks above their ability while teachers assess progress.
c. Children watch teachers as they silently complete tasks and then they try it themselves.
d. Children work on challenging tasks with varying assistance of more skilled teachers.
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