Question 1

Which of the following bridges children's informal knowledge with formal concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning mathematical content and processes 
B)  Opportunities presented for real problem solving 
C)  Watching, listening, memorizing, and copying 
D)  Offering particular time slots in the day for mathematics 
A)  Learning mathematical content and processes 
B)  Opportunities presented for real problem solving 
C)  Watching, listening, memorizing, and copying 
D)  Offering particular time slots in the day for mathematics B

Question 2

Cardinality is:

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to recognize the number of a small group of objects without counting 
B)  Changing the order of operands in addition or multiplication without changing the outcome 
C)  Comparative terminology for subtraction and division 
D)  The last counting word named when counting a group of objects 
A)  The ability to recognize the number of a small group of objects without counting 
B)  Changing the order of operands in addition or multiplication without changing the outcome 
C)  Comparative terminology for subtraction and division 
D)  The last counting word named when counting a group of objects D

Question 3

Which of the following is true about debriefing with children after a science activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helps them realize that science is a collection of well-known facts. 
B)  It encourages children to think creatively, divergently, and convergently in their problem solving. 
C)  It teaches children that science is bound by already documented laws, theories, and principles. 
D)  It guards against relying on their using intuitive feelings to solve problems. 
A)  It helps them realize that science is a collection of well-known facts. 
B)  It encourages children to think creatively, divergently, and convergently in their problem solving. 
C)  It teaches children that science is bound by already documented laws, theories, and principles. 
D)  It guards against relying on their using intuitive feelings to solve problems. B

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oral language is increased when a child has a chatty mother. 
B)  The peak learning years for human beings appears to be between 4 and 10 years of age. 
C)  Pruning destroys synapses, resulting in a less efficient brain. 
D)  Poor nutrition and maternal drug use may result in problematic fetal brain development. 
A)  Oral language is increased when a child has a chatty mother. 
B)  The peak learning years for human beings appears to be between 4 and 10 years of age. 
C)  Pruning destroys synapses, resulting in a less efficient brain. 
D)  Poor nutrition and maternal drug use may result in problematic fetal brain development.

Question 5

Pruning is a process in brain growth periodization. Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is where the brain develops new and powerful synapses. 
B)  It takes place most aggressively around the age of 10. 
C)  It is a process whereby brain function can be examined in a non-intrusive manner. 
D)  It requires that children be in enriched environments. 
A)  It is where the brain develops new and powerful synapses. 
B)  It takes place most aggressively around the age of 10. 
C)  It is a process whereby brain function can be examined in a non-intrusive manner. 
D)  It requires that children be in enriched environments.

Question 6

When children think in a convergent manner:

Accepted Answer

A)  They center on already-known facts. 
B)  They are able to think in many different directions about a problem. 
C)  They are thinking creatively. 
D)  They are thinking intuitively. 
A)  They center on already-known facts. 
B)  They are able to think in many different directions about a problem. 
C)  They are thinking creatively. 
D)  They are thinking intuitively.

Question 7

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some people are more "right brained" and some are more "left brained." 
B)  Listening to Mozart will make young children smarter. 
C)  There are brain differences by race. 
D)  Pruning is a way of making a brain more efficient. 
A)  Some people are more "right brained" and some are more "left brained." 
B)  Listening to Mozart will make young children smarter. 
C)  There are brain differences by race. 
D)  Pruning is a way of making a brain more efficient.

Question 8

In what ways can mathematics and science be integrated in the classroom? Provide examples and discuss why integration of these two subjects is important.

Accepted Answer

Mathematics and science can be integrate

Question 9

Who believed that knowledge is not generated from within but that learning stimulates and leads development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lev Vygotsky 
B)  Robert Syler 
C)  Jean Piaget 
D)  Howard Gardner 
A)  Lev Vygotsky 
B)  Robert Syler 
C)  Jean Piaget 
D)  Howard Gardner

Question 10

The best definition of science is:

Accepted Answer

A)  A process of finding out and a system for organizing and reporting discoveries. 
B)  The study of biology, zoology, and psychology. 
C)  The study of the life spans of living organisms 
D)  The process of learning the laws of anatomy, physiology, and biology. 
A)  A process of finding out and a system for organizing and reporting discoveries. 
B)  The study of biology, zoology, and psychology. 
C)  The study of the life spans of living organisms 
D)  The process of learning the laws of anatomy, physiology, and biology.

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of Socratic questioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Which one of these answers is correct?" 
B)  "What is the name of that animal?" 
C)  "How do you know that?" 
D)  "Which of these dates comes first on a timeline?" 
A)  "Which one of these answers is correct?" 
B)  "What is the name of that animal?" 
C)  "How do you know that?" 
D)  "Which of these dates comes first on a timeline?"

Question 12

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) guidelines say that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rote memorization will allow broad application of numerical operations to a number of fields. 
B)  Rote memorization is obsolete. 
C)  Rote memorization helps children work through problems by applying the rules 
D)  Rote memorization must have well developed methodologies for improving children's memory strategies. 
A)  Rote memorization will allow broad application of numerical operations to a number of fields. 
B)  Rote memorization is obsolete. 
C)  Rote memorization helps children work through problems by applying the rules 
D)  Rote memorization must have well developed methodologies for improving children's memory strategies.

Question 13

What is metacognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  The process of brain growth periodization. 
B)  Societal rules, conventions, and viewpoints transmitted during the early elementary years. 
C)  Proficient strategies for monitoring your own thought processes. 
D)  Genius-level cognitive abilities. 
A)  The process of brain growth periodization. 
B)  Societal rules, conventions, and viewpoints transmitted during the early elementary years. 
C)  Proficient strategies for monitoring your own thought processes. 
D)  Genius-level cognitive abilities.

Question 14

In response to the teacher's request to tell her how many red blocks there are in a set of 40 colored blocks, Sam must use which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  One-to-one correspondence 
B)  Cardinality 
C)  Subitizing 
D)  Conservation 
A)  One-to-one correspondence 
B)  Cardinality 
C)  Subitizing 
D)  Conservation

Question 15

Which approach is most likely to enhance children's ability to classify objects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tell the children to find all of the red ones. 
B)  Provide the materials that could be classified for the children to use on their own during free play. 
C)  Explain in detail what attributes are and how they vary, and quiz children about their comprehension of this instruction. 
D)  Ask children to sort materials and then tell you why they put certain things together. 
A)  Tell the children to find all of the red ones. 
B)  Provide the materials that could be classified for the children to use on their own during free play. 
C)  Explain in detail what attributes are and how they vary, and quiz children about their comprehension of this instruction. 
D)  Ask children to sort materials and then tell you why they put certain things together.

Question 16

The teacher asks the children to sort the insect pictures in one pile and the spider pictures in another pile. This is an example of what cognitive operation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Classification 
B)  One-to-one correspondence 
C)  Matching 
D)  Conservation 
A)  Classification 
B)  One-to-one correspondence 
C)  Matching 
D)  Conservation

Question 17

Which is not one of the 5 essential functions of inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Helps students "know how we know" in science. 
B)  Develops dispositions to use the skills, abilities, and habits of mind associated with science. 
C)  Develops an understanding of the nature of science. 
D)  Creates new facts about how to model observation. 
A)  Helps students "know how we know" in science. 
B)  Develops dispositions to use the skills, abilities, and habits of mind associated with science. 
C)  Develops an understanding of the nature of science. 
D)  Creates new facts about how to model observation.

Question 18

What is true about STEM education?

Accepted Answer

A)  It should begin in the first grade in order to maximize its benefits and effectiveness. 
B)  It is currently controversial in terms of educational policy and public discourse. 
C)  It has proven to be more effective for boys than for girls. 
D)  It includes engineering for young children. 
A)  It should begin in the first grade in order to maximize its benefits and effectiveness. 
B)  It is currently controversial in terms of educational policy and public discourse. 
C)  It has proven to be more effective for boys than for girls. 
D)  It includes engineering for young children.

Question 19

Describe classroom practices that enhance or deter children's abilities to become independent thinkers and lifelong learners. Be specific.

Accepted Answer

Classroom practices that enhance childre

Question 20

Describe some examples of the kind of knowledge that children must learn in the category "Social Conventional Knowledge" and why it cannot be taught in a constructivist manner.

Accepted Answer

Examples might be that Christmas always

Which of the following bridges children's informal knowledge with formal concepts?

Cardinality is:

Which of the following is true about debriefing with children after a science activity?

Which of the following is NOT true?

Pruning is a process in brain growth periodization. Which of the following is true?

When children think in a convergent manner:

Which of the following is true?

In what ways can mathematics and science be integrated in the classroom? Provide examples and discuss why integration of these two subjects is important.

Who believed that knowledge is not generated from within but that learning stimulates and leads development?

The best definition of science is:

Which of the following is an example of Socratic questioning?

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) guidelines say that:

What is metacognition?

In response to the teacher's request to tell her how many red blocks there are in a set of 40 colored blocks, Sam must use which of the following?

Which approach is most likely to enhance children's ability to classify objects?

The teacher asks the children to sort the insect pictures in one pile and the spider pictures in another pile. This is an example of what cognitive operation?

Which is not one of the 5 essential functions of inquiry?

What is true about STEM education?

Describe classroom practices that enhance or deter children's abilities to become independent thinkers and lifelong learners. Be specific.

Describe some examples of the kind of knowledge that children must learn in the category "Social Conventional Knowledge" and why it cannot be taught in a constructivist manner.

Introduction

Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Evolving Framework for Teaching Young Children

Teaching and Learning in Developmentally Appropriate Programs

Planning and Implementing Effective Small-Group Activities

Planning and Implementing Effective Group-Time Activities

Organizing Space and Materials

Child Guidance in Early Childhood Classrooms

Assessing and Evaluating Childrens Learning

Strengthening Developmentally Appropriate Programs Through Family Engagement

The Aesthetic Domain

The Affective Domain

The Language Domain

The Physical Domain

The Social Domain

Integrating Curriculum Through Pretend and Construction Play

Organizing Childrens Learning Over Time

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Exam 12: The Cognitive Domain

Which of the following bridges children's informal knowledge with formal concepts?

Cardinality is:

Which of the following is true about debriefing with children after a science activity?

Which of the following is NOT true?

Pruning is a process in brain growth periodization. Which of the following is true?

When children think in a convergent manner:

Which of the following is true?

In what ways can mathematics and science be integrated in the classroom? Provide examples and discuss why integration of these two subjects is important.

Who believed that knowledge is not generated from within but that learning stimulates and leads development?

The best definition of science is:

Which of the following is an example of Socratic questioning?

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) guidelines say that:

What is metacognition?

In response to the teacher's request to tell her how many red blocks there are in a set of 40 colored blocks, Sam must use which of the following?

Which approach is most likely to enhance children's ability to classify objects?

The teacher asks the children to sort the insect pictures in one pile and the spider pictures in another pile. This is an example of what cognitive operation?

Which is not one of the 5 essential functions of inquiry?

What is true about STEM education?

Describe classroom practices that enhance or deter children's abilities to become independent thinkers and lifelong learners. Be specific.

Describe some examples of the kind of knowledge that children must learn in the category "Social Conventional Knowledge" and why it cannot be taught in a constructivist manner.

Introduction

Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Evolving Framework for Teaching Young Children

Teaching and Learning in Developmentally Appropriate Programs

Planning and Implementing Effective Small-Group Activities

Planning and Implementing Effective Group-Time Activities

Organizing Space and Materials

Child Guidance in Early Childhood Classrooms

Assessing and Evaluating Childrens Learning

Strengthening Developmentally Appropriate Programs Through Family Engagement

The Aesthetic Domain

The Affective Domain

The Language Domain

The Physical Domain

The Social Domain

Integrating Curriculum Through Pretend and Construction Play

Organizing Childrens Learning Over Time

Filters