Question 1

Match the step in professional observation with its relevant example.
-What does your observation mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plan the observation. 
B)  Observe and record. 
C)  Re-read your notes. 
D)  Interpret what you observed. 
E)  Follow through with your ideas.
F) Keep professional confidentiality. 
A)  Plan the observation. 
B)  Observe and record. 
C)  Re-read your notes. 
D)  Interpret what you observed. 
E)  Follow through with your ideas.
F) Keep professional confidentiality.

Question 2

Match the example or description with the reason to evaluate children.
-To make administrative decisions

Accepted Answer

A)  A child's readiness for the next step in school 
B)  Family conferences with teachers 
C)  Entry-level assessment 
D)  A teacher sees a problem behavior. 
E)  Mid-year assessment
F) Creating appropriate activities to meet children's needs 
A)  A child's readiness for the next step in school 
B)  Family conferences with teachers 
C)  Entry-level assessment 
D)  A teacher sees a problem behavior. 
E)  Mid-year assessment
F) Creating appropriate activities to meet children's needs

Question 3

Match the example or description with the reason to evaluate children.
-To establish a baseline

Accepted Answer

A)  A child's readiness for the next step in school 
B)  Family conferences with teachers 
C)  Entry-level assessment 
D)  A teacher sees a problem behavior. 
E)  Mid-year assessment
F) Creating appropriate activities to meet children's needs 
A)  A child's readiness for the next step in school 
B)  Family conferences with teachers 
C)  Entry-level assessment 
D)  A teacher sees a problem behavior. 
E)  Mid-year assessment
F) Creating appropriate activities to meet children's needs

Question 4

Observing and documenting the behavior of young children is still considered a questionable responsibility of early childhood professionals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of Gardner's eight intelligences does most formal testing engage?

Accepted Answer

Linguistic intellige

Question 6

Match the example or description with the reason to evaluate children.
-To communicate with parents

Accepted Answer

A)  A child's readiness for the next step in school 
B)  Family conferences with teachers 
C)  Entry-level assessment 
D)  A teacher sees a problem behavior. 
E)  Mid-year assessment
F) Creating appropriate activities to meet children's needs 
A)  A child's readiness for the next step in school 
B)  Family conferences with teachers 
C)  Entry-level assessment 
D)  A teacher sees a problem behavior. 
E)  Mid-year assessment
F) Creating appropriate activities to meet children's needs

Question 7

A display portfolio contains samples of a child's best work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match the description with its guideline for observing.
-Stay on the periphery.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sit, squat, or bend at the knees. 
B)  Find a spot that doesn't infringe on the children's spaces. 
C)  Do not walk through areas; go around them instead. 
D)  You and other observers consciously separate yourselves. 
E)  Go if a child says to leave
F) Inform the office; wear a name tag 
A)  Sit, squat, or bend at the knees. 
B)  Find a spot that doesn't infringe on the children's spaces. 
C)  Do not walk through areas; go around them instead. 
D)  You and other observers consciously separate yourselves. 
E)  Go if a child says to leave
F) Inform the office; wear a name tag

Question 9

Specific samples that might be in a child's portfolio could be art samples, writing samples, cutting samples, and _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  photographs 
B)  magazine articles 
C)  books 
D)  progress reports 
A)  photographs 
B)  magazine articles 
C)  books 
D)  progress reports

Question 10

Match the step in professional observation with its relevant example.
-Plan what you will do with the results.

Accepted Answer

A)  Plan the observation. 
B)  Observe and record. 
C)  Re-read your notes. 
D)  Interpret what you observed. 
E)  Follow through with your ideas.
F) Keep professional confidentiality. 
A)  Plan the observation. 
B)  Observe and record. 
C)  Re-read your notes. 
D)  Interpret what you observed. 
E)  Follow through with your ideas.
F) Keep professional confidentiality.

Question 11

Children are evaluated to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  monitor health 
B)  determine salaries 
C)  inform police 
D)  plan for intervention 
A)  monitor health 
B)  determine salaries 
C)  inform police 
D)  plan for intervention

Question 12

Match the ideas about portfolios with advice from Wiggins-Dowler's "Insights".
-Have documentation become part of your regular day.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kids might like clipboards, paper, and pencils in the writing center. 
B)  Begin with simplicity and convenience so that you will become more proficient. 
C)  Keep clipboards, Post-its, cameras, and tape recorders handy. 
D)  It looks like too much work. 
E)  Use Post-its and write legibly.
F) Art and cutting samples, dictated stories and invented writing, conversations and social interactions. 
A)  Kids might like clipboards, paper, and pencils in the writing center. 
B)  Begin with simplicity and convenience so that you will become more proficient. 
C)  Keep clipboards, Post-its, cameras, and tape recorders handy. 
D)  It looks like too much work. 
E)  Use Post-its and write legibly.
F) Art and cutting samples, dictated stories and invented writing, conversations and social interactions.

Question 13

Name three guidelines for visitors and observers to a center.

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary. Possible answers inclu

Question 14

Match the goal of observation with its example.
-Understanding of self

Accepted Answer

A)  The environment affects children's behavior. 
B)  When you apply what you know about observation to yourself, you gain greater self-awareness. 
C)  An individualized curriculum arises out of observation. 
D)  Observation helps understand the whole child. 
E)  Observation helps growth patterns emerge 
A)  The environment affects children's behavior. 
B)  When you apply what you know about observation to yourself, you gain greater self-awareness. 
C)  An individualized curriculum arises out of observation. 
D)  Observation helps understand the whole child. 
E)  Observation helps growth patterns emerge

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a reason to assess children?

Accepted Answer

A)  communication with children 
B)  program evaluation and accountability 
C)  identifying children with special needs 
D)  educational planning 
A)  communication with children 
B)  program evaluation and accountability 
C)  identifying children with special needs 
D)  educational planning

Question 16

Match the example about why teachers observe with the reason.
-To improve your teaching

Accepted Answer

A)  It helps teachers become more objective about the children. 
B)  The teacher uses informal ways to note skills and capabilities. 
C)  Teachers can match what they read with what they see. 
D)  A teacher becomes part scientist. 
E)  The teacher shares examples that show a child's growth and challenges. 
A)  It helps teachers become more objective about the children. 
B)  The teacher uses informal ways to note skills and capabilities. 
C)  Teachers can match what they read with what they see. 
D)  A teacher becomes part scientist. 
E)  The teacher shares examples that show a child's growth and challenges.

Question 17

Match the description or example with its type of observation.
-Event sampling

Accepted Answer

A)  Using prepared recording sheets 
B)  Day-to-day descriptions 
C)  Adult asks relevant questions 
D)  On-the-spot as time passes 
E)  Recording for the duration of the event
F) Simple, clear, pure study
G) Follows one child in detail
H) Describes frequency or degree 
A)  Using prepared recording sheets 
B)  Day-to-day descriptions 
C)  Adult asks relevant questions 
D)  On-the-spot as time passes 
E)  Recording for the duration of the event
F) Simple, clear, pure study
G) Follows one child in detail
H) Describes frequency or degree

Question 18

Match the concern about assessment with its description.
-Do not try to fit a child into the mold created by the assessment tool.

Accepted Answer

A)  Unfair comparisons 
B)  Bias 
C)  Overemphasis on norms 
D)  Interpretation 
E)  Too narrow a perspective
F) Too wide a range
G) Too little or too much time 
A)  Unfair comparisons 
B)  Bias 
C)  Overemphasis on norms 
D)  Interpretation 
E)  Too narrow a perspective
F) Too wide a range
G) Too little or too much time

Question 19

Why should teachers learn to observe?

Accepted Answer

To improve teaching, to construct theory

Question 20

In general, evaluations are made to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  have a systematic plan for intervention and guidance 
B)  monitor the growth of a group of children 
C)  provide children with updated information about their development 
D)  increase the marketability of the child care facility 
A)  have a systematic plan for intervention and guidance 
B)  monitor the growth of a group of children 
C)  provide children with updated information about their development 
D)  increase the marketability of the child care facility

Match the step in professional observation with its relevant example. -What does your observation mean?

Match the example or description with the reason to evaluate children. -To make administrative decisions

Match the example or description with the reason to evaluate children. -To establish a baseline

Observing and documenting the behavior of young children is still considered a questionable responsibility of early childhood professionals.

Which of Gardner's eight intelligences does most formal testing engage?

Match the example or description with the reason to evaluate children. -To communicate with parents

A display portfolio contains samples of a child's best work.

Match the description with its guideline for observing. -Stay on the periphery.

Specific samples that might be in a child's portfolio could be art samples, writing samples, cutting samples, and _____.

Match the step in professional observation with its relevant example. -Plan what you will do with the results.

Children are evaluated to ____.

Match the ideas about portfolios with advice from Wiggins-Dowler's "Insights". -Have documentation become part of your regular day.

Name three guidelines for visitors and observers to a center.

Match the goal of observation with its example. -Understanding of self

Which of the following is NOT a reason to assess children?

Match the example about why teachers observe with the reason. -To improve your teaching

Match the description or example with its type of observation. -Event sampling

Match the concern about assessment with its description. -Do not try to fit a child into the mold created by the assessment tool.

Why should teachers learn to observe?

In general, evaluations are made to _____.

History of Early Childhood Education

Types of Programs

Defining the Young Child

Developmental and Learning Theories

Teaching: A Professional Commitment

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: Cognitive Development in Action

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 6: Observation and Assessment of Children

Match the step in professional observation with its relevant example. -What does your observation mean?

Match the example or description with the reason to evaluate children. -To make administrative decisions

Match the example or description with the reason to evaluate children. -To establish a baseline

Observing and documenting the behavior of young children is still considered a questionable responsibility of early childhood professionals.

Which of Gardner's eight intelligences does most formal testing engage?

Match the example or description with the reason to evaluate children. -To communicate with parents

A display portfolio contains samples of a child's best work.

Match the description with its guideline for observing. -Stay on the periphery.

Specific samples that might be in a child's portfolio could be art samples, writing samples, cutting samples, and _____.

Match the step in professional observation with its relevant example. -Plan what you will do with the results.

Children are evaluated to ____.

Match the ideas about portfolios with advice from Wiggins-Dowler's "Insights". -Have documentation become part of your regular day.

Name three guidelines for visitors and observers to a center.

Match the goal of observation with its example. -Understanding of self

Which of the following is NOT a reason to assess children?

Match the example about why teachers observe with the reason. -To improve your teaching

Match the description or example with its type of observation. -Event sampling

Match the concern about assessment with its description. -Do not try to fit a child into the mold created by the assessment tool.

Why should teachers learn to observe?

In general, evaluations are made to _____.

History of Early Childhood Education

Types of Programs

Defining the Young Child

Developmental and Learning Theories

Teaching: A Professional Commitment

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: Cognitive Development in Action

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