Question 1

Which of the following is a cognitive skill of the early years?

Accepted Answer

A)  seriation 
B)  blinking 
C)  flexibility 
D)  winking 
A)  seriation 
B)  blinking 
C)  flexibility 
D)  winking

Question 2

Gardner's theory involves multiple languages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following skills do children develop first?

Accepted Answer

A)  seriation 
B)  numbering 
C)  time 
D)  classification 
A)  seriation 
B)  numbering 
C)  time 
D)  classification

Question 4

What skills could be the focus for cognitive curriculum planning?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive curriculum planning

Question 5

Describe how to use computers appropriately in the classroom.

Accepted Answer

Teachers must be comfortable with the co

Question 6

Match the example with its type of website.
-Interaction

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask an Astronaut 
B)  Kid Pub 
C)  Similar to software programs, but run more slowly 
D)  National Zoo from Smithsonian 
A)  Ask an Astronaut 
B)  Kid Pub 
C)  Similar to software programs, but run more slowly 
D)  National Zoo from Smithsonian

Question 7

Match the appropriate application with its brain research conclusion.
-All learning is mind-body.

Accepted Answer

A)  Make a positive, personal connection with each child, and avoid using threats. 
B)  Snacks are good! 
C)  Keep track of and teach children about their bodily functions and how long they are expected to sit still or be quiet. 
D)  Develop meaningful themes for activity planning. 
A)  Make a positive, personal connection with each child, and avoid using threats. 
B)  Snacks are good! 
C)  Keep track of and teach children about their bodily functions and how long they are expected to sit still or be quiet. 
D)  Develop meaningful themes for activity planning.

Question 8

A skill is basic if it is transcurricular and if it has dynamic consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Teachers can help encourage the development of the skill of inquiry by asking questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Match the example with its type of website.
-Communication

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask an Astronaut 
B)  Kid Pub 
C)  Similar to software programs, but run more slowly 
D)  National Zoo from Smithsonian 
A)  Ask an Astronaut 
B)  Kid Pub 
C)  Similar to software programs, but run more slowly 
D)  National Zoo from Smithsonian

Question 11

Match each of Gardner's "frames of mind" with its definition.
-Logical

Accepted Answer

A)  Social understanding 
B)  Capacity to perceive the visual world 
C)  Understanding self 
D)  Ability to recognize and classify plants and animals 
E)  Language ability
F) Ability to control body motions and handle objects
G) The earliest talent to emerge
H) Ability to manipulate, order, and access quantity 
A)  Social understanding 
B)  Capacity to perceive the visual world 
C)  Understanding self 
D)  Ability to recognize and classify plants and animals 
E)  Language ability
F) Ability to control body motions and handle objects
G) The earliest talent to emerge
H) Ability to manipulate, order, and access quantity

Question 12

Cognitive skills in early childhood include knowledge of the physical world and the skills of inquiry and classification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match the appropriate application with its brain research conclusion.
-The brain runs better with regular food intake.

Accepted Answer

A)  Make a positive, personal connection with each child, and avoid using threats. 
B)  Snacks are good! 
C)  Keep track of and teach children about their bodily functions and how long they are expected to sit still or be quiet. 
D)  Develop meaningful themes for activity planning. 
A)  Make a positive, personal connection with each child, and avoid using threats. 
B)  Snacks are good! 
C)  Keep track of and teach children about their bodily functions and how long they are expected to sit still or be quiet. 
D)  Develop meaningful themes for activity planning.

Question 14

Constructivist classrooms are likely to share several characteristics. Match the category with its example.
-Choice

Accepted Answer

A)  Their role is to facilitate and impart information. 
B)  This teaches how to evaluate choices and decisions. 
C)  This arises from the issues in the students' lives. 
D)  Through these experiences, children develop their own thinking. 
E)  Each day will allow long blocks of this for child-initiated activities.
F) Concepts are developed through interactions and experimentation with real objects, materials, and people 
A)  Their role is to facilitate and impart information. 
B)  This teaches how to evaluate choices and decisions. 
C)  This arises from the issues in the students' lives. 
D)  Through these experiences, children develop their own thinking. 
E)  Each day will allow long blocks of this for child-initiated activities.
F) Concepts are developed through interactions and experimentation with real objects, materials, and people

Question 15

Match the cognitive skill with the technique a teacher can use to teach it.
-Ask questions that will help children focus on objects and see differences and details.

Accepted Answer

A)  Inquiry 
B)  Social knowledge 
C)  Classification 
D)  Spatial relationships 
E)  Time concept 
A)  Inquiry 
B)  Social knowledge 
C)  Classification 
D)  Spatial relationships 
E)  Time concept

Question 16

Constructivist classrooms are likely to share several characteristics. Match the category with its example.
-Teacher

Accepted Answer

A)  Their role is to facilitate and impart information. 
B)  This teaches how to evaluate choices and decisions. 
C)  This arises from the issues in the students' lives. 
D)  Through these experiences, children develop their own thinking. 
E)  Each day will allow long blocks of this for child-initiated activities.
F) Concepts are developed through interactions and experimentation with real objects, materials, and people 
A)  Their role is to facilitate and impart information. 
B)  This teaches how to evaluate choices and decisions. 
C)  This arises from the issues in the students' lives. 
D)  Through these experiences, children develop their own thinking. 
E)  Each day will allow long blocks of this for child-initiated activities.
F) Concepts are developed through interactions and experimentation with real objects, materials, and people

Question 17

Match the kind of intelligence with its corresponding activity for learning to count.
-Draw some items, counting as you draw each one.

Accepted Answer

A)  Spatial 
B)  Interpersonal 
C)  Body-kinesthetic 
D)  Musical 
A)  Spatial 
B)  Interpersonal 
C)  Body-kinesthetic 
D)  Musical

Question 18

Logical-mathematical knowledge involves coordinating physical actions into some kind of order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Match the cognitive skill with the technique a teacher can use to teach it.
-Ask for the precise location of an object that a child wants.

Accepted Answer

A)  Inquiry 
B)  Social knowledge 
C)  Classification 
D)  Spatial relationships 
E)  Time concept 
A)  Inquiry 
B)  Social knowledge 
C)  Classification 
D)  Spatial relationships 
E)  Time concept

Question 20

Using manipulatives can help young children learn how to add and subtract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is a cognitive skill of the early years?

Gardner's theory involves multiple languages.

Which of the following skills do children develop first?

What skills could be the focus for cognitive curriculum planning?

Describe how to use computers appropriately in the classroom.

Match the example with its type of website. -Interaction

Match the appropriate application with its brain research conclusion. -All learning is mind-body.

A skill is basic if it is transcurricular and if it has dynamic consequences.

Teachers can help encourage the development of the skill of inquiry by asking questions.

Match the example with its type of website. -Communication

Match each of Gardner's "frames of mind" with its definition. -Logical

Cognitive skills in early childhood include knowledge of the physical world and the skills of inquiry and classification.

Match the appropriate application with its brain research conclusion. -The brain runs better with regular food intake.

Constructivist classrooms are likely to share several characteristics. Match the category with its example. -Choice

Match the cognitive skill with the technique a teacher can use to teach it. -Ask questions that will help children focus on objects and see differences and details.

Constructivist classrooms are likely to share several characteristics. Match the category with its example. -Teacher

Match the kind of intelligence with its corresponding activity for learning to count. -Draw some items, counting as you draw each one.

Logical-mathematical knowledge involves coordinating physical actions into some kind of order.

Match the cognitive skill with the technique a teacher can use to teach it. -Ask for the precise location of an object that a child wants.

Using manipulatives can help young children learn how to add and subtract.

History of Early Childhood Education

Types of Programs

Defining the Young Child

Developmental and Learning Theories

Teaching: A Professional Commitment

Observation and Assessment of Children

Guiding Childrens Behavior

Families and Teachers: Partners in Education

Creating Environments

Curriculum: Creating a Context for Learning and Play

Planning for the Body: Physicalmotor Development

Curriculum Planning for the Mind: Language and Literacy Development

Planning for Heart and Soul: Psychosocial Development

Issues and Trends in Early Childhood Education: Four Themes

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Exam 12: Curriculum Planning for the Mind: Cognitive Development in Action

Which of the following is a cognitive skill of the early years?

Gardner's theory involves multiple languages.

Which of the following skills do children develop first?

What skills could be the focus for cognitive curriculum planning?

Describe how to use computers appropriately in the classroom.

Match the example with its type of website. -Interaction

Match the appropriate application with its brain research conclusion. -All learning is mind-body.

A skill is basic if it is transcurricular and if it has dynamic consequences.

Teachers can help encourage the development of the skill of inquiry by asking questions.

Match the example with its type of website. -Communication

Match each of Gardner's "frames of mind" with its definition. -Logical

Cognitive skills in early childhood include knowledge of the physical world and the skills of inquiry and classification.

Match the appropriate application with its brain research conclusion. -The brain runs better with regular food intake.

Constructivist classrooms are likely to share several characteristics. Match the category with its example. -Choice

Match the cognitive skill with the technique a teacher can use to teach it. -Ask questions that will help children focus on objects and see differences and details.

Constructivist classrooms are likely to share several characteristics. Match the category with its example. -Teacher

Match the kind of intelligence with its corresponding activity for learning to count. -Draw some items, counting as you draw each one.

Logical-mathematical knowledge involves coordinating physical actions into some kind of order.

Match the cognitive skill with the technique a teacher can use to teach it. -Ask for the precise location of an object that a child wants.

Using manipulatives can help young children learn how to add and subtract.

History of Early Childhood Education

Types of Programs

Defining the Young Child

Developmental and Learning Theories

Teaching: A Professional Commitment

Observation and Assessment of Children

Guiding Childrens Behavior

Families and Teachers: Partners in Education

Creating Environments

Curriculum: Creating a Context for Learning and Play

Planning for the Body: Physicalmotor Development

Curriculum Planning for the Mind: Language and Literacy Development

Planning for Heart and Soul: Psychosocial Development

Issues and Trends in Early Childhood Education: Four Themes

Filters