According to Montessori, the period where children are most likely to learn particular skills and ...

According to Montessori, the period where children are most likely to learn particular skills and behaviors is called the _____________.
 
  a. critical period
  b. sensory period
  c. developmental period
  d. sensitive period

Question 2

________________ is a physician turned educator who concluded that educational intervention is more effective than medical treatment when teaching children with disabilities.
 
  a. Maria Montessori
  b. Edouard Seguin
  c. G. Stanley Hall
  d. Ivan Pavlov

Question 3

This approach, with its emphasis on the child and his or her interests, was counter to the then prevalent theme of teacher-directed, subject-oriented curriculum.
 
  a. Hands-on experience
  b. Progressivism
  c. Play-based curriculum
  d. Sensory-based learning

Question 4

The father of the child study movement who believed in formal observations and a scientific basis for understanding children is _______________.
 
  a. John Dewey c. G. Stanley Hall
  b. Lev Vygotsky
   c. G. Stanley Hall
  d. Erik Erikson

Question 5

In Froebels curriculum, occupations were _________.
 
  a. teachers activities
  b. childrens habits
   c. parents work
  d. arts and crafts for children

Question 6

In Froebels curriculum, the term gifts refers to _________.
 
  a. childrens talents
  b. parents
  c. books
  d. manipulative activities

Question 7

Kindergarten is a German word for _________.
 
  a. childrens school
  b. flower garden
   c. childrens garden
  d. none of the above

Question 8

_______________ is known to be the Father of the Kindergarten.
 
  a. Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel
  b. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
  c. Robert Owen
  d. John Dewey

Question 9

Owens Infant School was noted for its emphasis on the development of basic academics as well as creative experiences such as _________.
 
  a. science & technology
  b. acting
  c. computer education
  d. dance & music