Exam 10: Child-Centered Art Versus Teacher-Directed Projects

Which of the following is a developmentally appropriate art activity for toddlers?

Because older children are more product-oriented, they are more likely to:

When children encounter only opportunities for independent exploration in the art center, they will soon:

Open-ended art activities encourage children to choose:

Teacher-directed art projects are appropriate when young children tire of visiting the art center and seem to have run out of ideas for processing.

Which of the following is a developmentally appropriate art activity for four- and five-year-old children?

In a teacher-directed art project, the teacher:

Decorating cookies with colored frosting and sparkles is an appropriate art activity for young children.

Child-centered art activities are all of the following except:

When teachers give children precut shapes or pre-drawn outlines for art projects, what is the likely outcome?

Extrinsic motivation supports and increases children's intrinsic motivation to engage in art activities.

In the art center, rules for behavior and the use of materials should be:

Humans are born with a biological need to create art.

List the three knowledge bases that inform decision making in developmentally appropriate practices.

List the three criteria shared by activities that masquerade as art.

Which of the following is not true of appropriate art-making activities in an early childhood classroom?

Teaching children to draw is most likely to:

Children's access to the materials in the art center should be limited for reasons of safety.

Active participation in the learning process is needed for children to:

Teacher-directed art projects do not have a place in a developmentally appropriate early childhood art program.