Question 1

Match the time period with the correct educator.
-Comenius

Accepted Answer

A)  Mid-1800s 
B)  Late 1700s 
C)  Mid-1700s 
D)  Mid-1600s 
E)  Early 1600s 
A)  Mid-1800s 
B)  Late 1700s 
C)  Mid-1700s 
D)  Mid-1600s 
E)  Early 1600s

Question 2

The Renaissance and Reformation periods saw the first call for universal education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Many American educational beliefs are founded upon those developed in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ancient China 
B)  medieval England 
C)  Greece and Rome 
D)  Germany 
A)  ancient China 
B)  medieval England 
C)  Greece and Rome 
D)  Germany

Question 4

Name at least three experiences that have implications for how you work with or think about children and early education.

Accepted Answer

1. Working as a nanny or babysitter: Thi

Question 5

Which of the following questions most helps you reflect on your early childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  What did your parents do for a living? 
B)  What expectations did your culture have for young children? 
C)  What kinds of clothes did you wear to school? 
D)  Did everyone in your neighborhood go to preschool? 
A)  What did your parents do for a living? 
B)  What expectations did your culture have for young children? 
C)  What kinds of clothes did you wear to school? 
D)  Did everyone in your neighborhood go to preschool?

Question 6

Match the educator or movement with their contribution to ECE.
-Total community response to children

Accepted Answer

A)  McMillan sisters 
B)  Susan Isaacs 
C)  Progressive education 
D)  Waldorf School 
E)  Child study movement
F) British Infant School
G) Reggio Emilia 
A)  McMillan sisters 
B)  Susan Isaacs 
C)  Progressive education 
D)  Waldorf School 
E)  Child study movement
F) British Infant School
G) Reggio Emilia

Question 7

Match the component with the appropriate program.
-Montessori

Accepted Answer

A)  Compensatory education 
B)  Self-correcting materials 
C)  Education to fulfill one's destiny 
D)  Creative, child-centered curriculum 
E)  Multi-age/vertical groupings 
A)  Compensatory education 
B)  Self-correcting materials 
C)  Education to fulfill one's destiny 
D)  Creative, child-centered curriculum 
E)  Multi-age/vertical groupings

Question 8

Match the word with the correct definition.
-Another name for kindergarten

Accepted Answer

A)  Child-centered 
B)  Self-correcting 
C)  Play 
D)  Developmentally appropriate practices 
E)  Children's garden 
A)  Child-centered 
B)  Self-correcting 
C)  Play 
D)  Developmentally appropriate practices 
E)  Children's garden

Question 9

Match the time period with its influence on ECE in the United States.
-Children sent to school primarily for religious reasons

Accepted Answer

A)  Colonial times 
B)  The South 
C)  Revolutionary War 
D)  Slave period 
E)  Post-Civil War 
A)  Colonial times 
B)  The South 
C)  Revolutionary War 
D)  Slave period 
E)  Post-Civil War

Question 10

Comenius, who wrote the first picture book for children, also stressed ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  universal literacy 
B)  improvement in health conditions 
C)  the scientific method 
D)  learning by doing 
A)  universal literacy 
B)  improvement in health conditions 
C)  the scientific method 
D)  learning by doing

Question 11

Match the contribution to early childhood education with the educator.
-Edelman

Accepted Answer

A)  Children's Defense Fund 
B)  Father of kindergarten 
C)  Advocate of Reggio Emilia 
D)  The prepared environment 
E)  American progressive education 
A)  Children's Defense Fund 
B)  Father of kindergarten 
C)  Advocate of Reggio Emilia 
D)  The prepared environment 
E)  American progressive education

Question 12

Jean Jacques Rousseau suggested that schools ought to be ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  more structured 
B)  less restrained 
C)  more abstract 
D)  less training oriented 
A)  more structured 
B)  less restrained 
C)  more abstract 
D)  less training oriented

Question 13

Johann Pestalozzi proposed teaching individual children with a tutor rather than in groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Dewey is best known for _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  group teaching 
B)  child centered classrooms 
C)  rigid schedules 
D)  none of these answers 
A)  group teaching 
B)  child centered classrooms 
C)  rigid schedules 
D)  none of these answers

Question 15

The first education in "schools" outside the home was in Egyptian times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match the educator or movement with their contribution to ECE.
-Curriculum emphasis on the arts and tales of wisdom

Accepted Answer

A)  McMillan sisters 
B)  Susan Isaacs 
C)  Progressive education 
D)  Waldorf School 
E)  Child study movement
F) British Infant School
G) Reggio Emilia 
A)  McMillan sisters 
B)  Susan Isaacs 
C)  Progressive education 
D)  Waldorf School 
E)  Child study movement
F) British Infant School
G) Reggio Emilia

Question 17

Match the component with the appropriate program.
-Waldorf

Accepted Answer

A)  Compensatory education 
B)  Self-correcting materials 
C)  Education to fulfill one's destiny 
D)  Creative, child-centered curriculum 
E)  Multi-age/vertical groupings 
A)  Compensatory education 
B)  Self-correcting materials 
C)  Education to fulfill one's destiny 
D)  Creative, child-centered curriculum 
E)  Multi-age/vertical groupings

Question 18

Match the person(s) with the appropriate phrase.
-"Sabbath schools"

Accepted Answer

A)  African-American slaves 
B)  John Amos Comenius 
C)  Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel 
D)  Maria Montessori 
E)  McMillan sisters 
A)  African-American slaves 
B)  John Amos Comenius 
C)  Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel 
D)  Maria Montessori 
E)  McMillan sisters

Question 19

Name the three major points of Head Start: _____, _____, and _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  health education, parent involvement, small group instruction 
B)  parent involvement, academics, large groups 
C)  academics, large groups, school readiness 
A)  health education, parent involvement, small group instruction 
B)  parent involvement, academics, large groups 
C)  academics, large groups, school readiness

Question 20

Nontraditional perspectives in the United States include ideas of _____, _____, and _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dewey, Eliot, Hill 
B)  Montessori, Froebel, Dewey 
C)  Dewey, Schurz, Froebel 
D)  Montessori, Peabody, Hill 
A)  Dewey, Eliot, Hill 
B)  Montessori, Froebel, Dewey 
C)  Dewey, Schurz, Froebel 
D)  Montessori, Peabody, Hill

Match the time period with the correct educator. -Comenius

The Renaissance and Reformation periods saw the first call for universal education.

Many American educational beliefs are founded upon those developed in ____.

Name at least three experiences that have implications for how you work with or think about children and early education.

Which of the following questions most helps you reflect on your early childhood?

Match the educator or movement with their contribution to ECE. -Total community response to children

Match the component with the appropriate program. -Montessori

Match the word with the correct definition. -Another name for kindergarten

Match the time period with its influence on ECE in the United States. -Children sent to school primarily for religious reasons

Comenius, who wrote the first picture book for children, also stressed ____.

Match the contribution to early childhood education with the educator. -Edelman

Jean Jacques Rousseau suggested that schools ought to be ____.

Johann Pestalozzi proposed teaching individual children with a tutor rather than in groups.

Dewey is best known for _____.

The first education in "schools" outside the home was in Egyptian times.

Match the educator or movement with their contribution to ECE. -Curriculum emphasis on the arts and tales of wisdom

Match the component with the appropriate program. -Waldorf

Match the person(s) with the appropriate phrase. -"Sabbath schools"

Name the three major points of Head Start: ___, _, and ___.

Nontraditional perspectives in the United States include ideas of ___, _, and ___.

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: 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

Exam 1: History of Early Childhood Education

Match the time period with the correct educator. -Comenius

The Renaissance and Reformation periods saw the first call for universal education.

Many American educational beliefs are founded upon those developed in ____.

Name at least three experiences that have implications for how you work with or think about children and early education.

Which of the following questions most helps you reflect on your early childhood?

Match the educator or movement with their contribution to ECE. -Total community response to children

Match the component with the appropriate program. -Montessori

Match the word with the correct definition. -Another name for kindergarten

Match the time period with its influence on ECE in the United States. -Children sent to school primarily for religious reasons

Comenius, who wrote the first picture book for children, also stressed ____.

Match the contribution to early childhood education with the educator. -Edelman

Jean Jacques Rousseau suggested that schools ought to be ____.

Johann Pestalozzi proposed teaching individual children with a tutor rather than in groups.

Dewey is best known for _____.

The first education in "schools" outside the home was in Egyptian times.

Match the educator or movement with their contribution to ECE. -Curriculum emphasis on the arts and tales of wisdom

Match the component with the appropriate program. -Waldorf

Match the person(s) with the appropriate phrase. -"Sabbath schools"

Name the three major points of Head Start: _____, _____, and _____.

Nontraditional perspectives in the United States include ideas of _____, _____, and _____.

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: 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

Name the three major points of Head Start: ___, _, and ___.

Nontraditional perspectives in the United States include ideas of ___, _, and ___.